Fern Lake Fishing Guide, Larimer County, Colorado

• Overview

  Within Larimer County, Colorado, you have Fern Lake. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. At roughly 7 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Larimer County standards. The nearest town is Estes Park, 8.6 miles away. Granby lies 22 miles off, Lyons another 23 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Fern Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Larimer County include black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, white sucker and rainbow trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Fern Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 51°F, while January sits near 18°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. Average temperatures cross freezing around late May in spring and again near early November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Fern Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Odessa Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Fern Lake as something to verify.