Ghost Lake Fishing Guide, Mineral County, Colorado

• Overview

  Set in Mineral County, Ghost Lake is a Colorado water. The bank is 9,396 feet above sea level. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Most waters listed here for Mineral County are larger. The town to know is Pagosa Springs, 35 miles out. Pueblo is the closest city, 138 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Ghost Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Mineral County cover brook trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Ghost Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 12°F to 53°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid May. The water is typically free of ice between mid May and mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Ghost Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Seepage Lake, 1.5 miles away. Treat Ghost Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.