Hourglass Lake Fishing near Chama, Colorado

• Overview

  Hourglass Lake falls in Conejos County, part of Colorado. Around the bank it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Conejos County. The closest town, Chama, is 19 miles away. Pagosa Springs lies 29 miles off, Dulce another 32 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Hourglass Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name white sucker, brown trout, green sunfish and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Hourglass Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 52°F in July and bottom out at 15°F in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late May. The water is typically free of ice between late May and mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Hourglass Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Burro Lake, 1.1 miles away. Signs at Hourglass Lake carry more weight than any list.