Hodgson-Harris Reservoir in Boulder County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Hodgson-Harris Reservoir is one of the Boulder County listings for Colorado. The surface lies 5,443 feet up. Surface area runs to about 13 acres — small enough to read in one session. Head to Superior, 1.6 miles away, for anything you forgot. Boulder is the closest city, 8.7 miles away. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Hodgson-Harris Reservoir

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Survey and observation records for Boulder County include black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout and brown trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Hodgson-Harris Reservoir the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 73°F and January near 31°F. In milder years the surface never sets. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. At Hodgson-Harris Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A car park sits roughly 140 yards away. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Autrey Reservoir sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Hodgson-Harris Reservoir.