Keeton Reservoir in El Paso County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Keeton Reservoir stands in El Paso County, Colorado. Country round the bank runs to farm and woodlot. About 3 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our El Paso County list. The closest town, Fort Carson, is 5.3 miles away. Colorado Springs is the closest city, 11 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Keeton Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Public occurrence data for El Paso County names rainbow trout, common carp, brook trout, green sunfish and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Keeton Reservoir for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 62°F on average, January about 27°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on Keeton Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Haymes Reservoir, 4.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Keeton Reservoir are worth checking on the day.