Fish Creek Reservoir Number 2 Fishing in Ouray County, Colorado

• Overview

  Fish Creek Reservoir Number 2 lies in Ouray County, Colorado. It lies 9,469 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 29 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 1.2 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Few waters listed in Ouray County are bigger. The nearest place of any size is Ouray, 18 miles away. Colorado Springs is the closest city, 153 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Fish Creek Reservoir Number 2

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Records held for Ouray County cover rainbow trout, brown trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout, white sucker and bluehead sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Take this water a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 58°F and January near 17°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on this water follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Fish Creek Reservoir Number 1 sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat this water as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.