Fishing at Greasewood Flat Reservoir, Routt County, Colorado

• Overview

  This water sits in Routt County, Colorado. It stands 6,467 feet above sea level. Hayden lies 3.8 miles from the water. It is 110 miles to Boulder, the nearest city. Also worth knowing: John C Temple Reservoir Number 1 0.9 miles away, Whetstone Reservoir Number 3 some 5 miles off, Walrod Reservoir 5.5 miles away, Ashponds Hayden Station some 6 miles off and Nofstger Zeigler Reservoir 6.6 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Greasewood Flat Reservoir

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Across Routt County, recorded fish include brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and mountain whitefish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Greasewood Flat Reservoir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 66°F at the top of summer and 17°F at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from early April until about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Greasewood Flat Reservoir that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. John C Temple Reservoir Number 1 sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Greasewood Flat Reservoir as something to verify.