Keeler Reservoir Fishing Guide, La Plata County, Colorado

• Overview

  Keeler Reservoir lies in La Plata County, Colorado. The bank is 7,238 feet above sea level. Roughly 27 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Durango is the closest place, 15 miles off. Albuquerque sits 178 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Keeler Reservoir

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Across La Plata County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brook trout and bluehead sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Keeler Reservoir responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 63°F and January at 23°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. The open-water window runs from around early April to about early December in an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Keeler Reservoir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Stratton Lake is 0.4 miles off. What applies at Keeler Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.