Ingram Lake in San Miguel County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Ingram Lake lies within the bounds of San Miguel County, Colorado. The bank is 12,014 feet above sea level. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Colorado listings. Telluride sits 4.2 miles from the bank. The nearest city of size is Colorado Springs, 171 miles away. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Ingram Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in San Miguel County include rainbow trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout, brown trout and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Ingram Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 13°F to 51°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early June. The water is typically free of ice between early June and early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Ingram Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. 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 parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Ptarmigan Lake is 1.1 miles distant. Check the position at Ingram Lake before loading the car.