Fishing Hunky Dory Lake in Eagle County, Colorado

• Overview

  Set in Eagle County, Hunky Dory Lake is a Colorado water. The land about it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It sits higher than most water we list in Colorado. Nearest place of any size is Minturn, 12 miles away. The big place round here is Boulder, 76 miles distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Hunky Dory Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Hunky Dory Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 51°F for July and 15°F for January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After late May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around late May to about early November in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Hunky Dory Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Cleveland Lake, 0.4 miles out. Where Hunky Dory Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.