Galloway Lake, Colorado: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Galloway Lake is one of the San Miguel County waters in Colorado. The land about it is lake country bush. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. It is a small entry by San Miguel County standards. Mountain Village is the closest place, 29 miles off. Telluride is 32 miles and Ouray 40 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Galloway Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for San Miguel County include rainbow trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout, brown trout, brook trout and cutthroat trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Galloway Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 64°F on average, January about 22°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about early April and return around early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Galloway Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Mud Lake at 1.9 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Galloway Lake in what we hold.