High Park Lake Fishing Guide, Ouray County, Colorado

• Overview

  High Park Lake is an Ouray County water, Colorado side. It stands 9,892 feet above sea level. Small at around 10 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The closest town, Ouray, is 18 miles distant. The nearest city of size is Colorado Springs, 155 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter. Ouray is a place of about 1,000 people.

• Where to Fish on High Park Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Ouray County include rainbow trout, brown trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish High Park Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 57°F and January near 18°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. High Park Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Cowpuncher Lake, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to High Park Lake locally before you travel.