Dover Reservoir Fishing Guide, Weld County, Colorado

• Overview

  Look for Dover Reservoir in Weld County, Colorado. Land around it is mixed woodland. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Wellington at 12 miles is the nearest place to stop. Fort Collins sits 19 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Dover Reservoir

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Records held for Weld County cover white sucker, common carp, green sunfish and longnose sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Dover Reservoir fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 71°F and January near 28°F. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. That is the shape of the year on Dover Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Carp respond to sweetcorn or boilies fished patiently on the bottom near feeding areas. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Giffon Number 1 Reservoir is 5.6 miles off. Where Dover Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.