Fishing at Iceberg Lakes, Gilpin County, Colorado

• Overview

  Iceberg Lakes lies in Gilpin County, Colorado. The land about it is mixed forest. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Colorado listings. Fraser is the closest place, 7.5 miles off. Nederland follows at 11 miles, then Georgetown at 13 miles. Also on the doorstep: Clayton Lake about 0.7 miles, Heart Lake a touch under 0.9 miles, Crater Lakes about 1.2 miles, Rogers Pass Lake a touch under 1.3 miles and Arapaho Lakes about 1.5 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Iceberg Lakes

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Gilpin County include brook trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Iceberg Lakes gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 52°F and January at 17°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late May. Open water usually runs from late May until about early November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Iceberg Lakes.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Clayton Lake is 0.7 miles off. Rules at Iceberg Lakes are worth checking on the day.