Genesee Sewage Treatment Reservoir Fishing in Jefferson County, Colorado

• Overview

  This water sits in Jefferson County, Colorado. It stands 7,103 feet above sea level. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. Most waters listed here for Jefferson County are larger. Some 0.8 miles away sits Genesee, the nearest settlement. Then Kittredge, 2 miles, and Evergreen, 3.7 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Genesee Sewage Treatment Reservoir

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Jefferson County include rainbow trout, brown trout, common carp and green sunfish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Genesee Sewage Treatment Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 64°F, the coldest about 28°F. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Anyone fishing Genesee Sewage Treatment Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records classify it as a working water rather than a fishery. There are picnic tables half a mile away. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Evergreen Lake is 4.2 miles distant. None of that is settled for Genesee Sewage Treatment Reservoir in what we hold.