Jumbo Reservoir near Cedaredge: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Jumbo Reservoir is a Mesa County water, Colorado side. This is pine and birch ground. Supplies mean a trip to Cedaredge, 14 miles off. Palisade is 14 miles away, with Orchard City at 17 miles. Nearest other option: Sunset Lake 0.2 miles, Beaver Lake at 0.4 miles, Ball Reservoir Number 1 0.4 miles, Glacier Springs at 0.4 miles and Water Dog Reservoir 0.6 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Jumbo Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. County-wide records name flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and green sunfish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Jumbo Reservoir in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 18°F in January up to 59°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around early May to about late November in an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Jumbo Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is a car park 100 yards from the bank. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Toilets are 90 yards away, which matters on a long session. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Sunset Lake sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Jumbo Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.