Fishing at Holy Terror Reservoir, Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  Holy Terror Reservoir lies in Delta County, Colorado. The ground round it is lake country bush. The water measures roughly 11 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Start from Paonia, 11 miles down the road. Boulder is the closest city, 145 miles away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications. Most of the shoreline can be walked in a session.

• Where to Fish on Holy Terror Reservoir

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Reported across Delta County: rainbow trout, white sucker, flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and brown trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Holy Terror Reservoir repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 54°F; the cold one sits at 16°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Holy Terror Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Rex Reservoir sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Holy Terror Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.