La Veta Town Reservoir Fishing in Huerfano County, Colorado

• Overview

  Within Huerfano County, Colorado, you have La Veta Town Reservoir. Elevation runs to 7,297 feet. Nearest place of any size is Walsenburg, 15 miles away. Pueblo sits 57 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Others worth noting: Wahatoya Lake Reservoir at 1.4 miles, Hayes Reservoir (1.4 miles), Daigre Reservoir at 1.7 miles, Marker Lake (1.7 miles) and McDonald Reservoir at 2.6 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on La Veta Town Reservoir

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Public occurrence data for Huerfano County names cutthroat trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of La Veta Town Reservoir decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 26°F in January and 64°F in July. The season stretches long at both ends here. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan around that when you fish La Veta Town Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Wahatoya Lake Reservoir, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at La Veta Town Reservoir are worth checking on the day.