Ellgen Reservoir Number 2 Fishing near Craig, Colorado

• Overview

  Look for Ellgen Reservoir Number 2 in the Moffat County part of Colorado. The setting is rolling bush on every side. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Moffat County list. For a base, Craig sits 9.9 miles out. The big place round here is Boulder, 132 miles distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Ellgen Reservoir Number 2

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Moffat County names flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, white sucker and common carp. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On this water a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 68°F, while January sits near 19°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. This water fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Ellgen Reservoir, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at this water are worth checking on the day.