Granby Reservoir Number 8 Fishing in Mesa County, Colorado

• Overview

  Mesa County in Colorado is where Granby Reservoir Number 8 sits. The water sits 10,030 feet up. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Mesa County list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Cedaredge sits 8.6 miles out. Orchard City is 12 miles and Delta 18 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Granby Reservoir Number 8

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Reported across Mesa County: flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and green sunfish. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At this water light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 56°F and January near 17°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. Expect the water usable from around mid May until roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Granby Reservoir Number 9 sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about this water if anything is unclear.