Hazeline Lake Fishing near Estes Park, Colorado

• Overview

  Look for Hazeline Lake in Larimer County, Colorado. Elevation runs to 11,115 feet. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Larimer County are larger. Start from Estes Park, 13 miles down the road. Lyons is 29 miles away, with Granby at 31 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Hazeline Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Larimer County list black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, white sucker and rainbow trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Hazeline Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 17°F to 50°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early June. Break-up near early June, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Hazeline Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Mirror Lake, 3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Hazeline Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.