Emmaline Lake Fishing near Estes Park, Colorado

• Overview

  In Colorado, Emmaline Lake falls inside Larimer County. It lies 11,020 feet above sea level. At 3 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Larimer County standards. Estes Park sits 14 miles from the bank. Laporte is 28 miles away, with Lyons at 30 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Emmaline Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Larimer County records list black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, white sucker and rainbow trout among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Emmaline Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 19°F to 51°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late May. Averages place the thaw at late May and the freeze at early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That shapes the year on Emmaline Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Cirque Lake is 0.1 miles off. Confirm before you fish Emmaline Lake.