Fishing at Lady Moon Lake, Larimer County, Colorado

• Overview

  Lady Moon Lake lies in Larimer County, Colorado. Around the bank it is farm and woodlot. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Start from Laporte, 23 miles down the road. It is 27 miles to Fort Collins, the nearest city. Others close at hand: Lone Pine Lake lies 0.9 miles on, 2.7 miles out stands West Lake, Snake Lake lies 3 miles on, 3.1 miles out stands Letitia Lake and Molly Lake lies 3.4 miles on. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lady Moon Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Larimer County include black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Lady Moon Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 60°F and January near 26°F on the long-run figures. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. That shapes the year on Lady Moon Lake. Warm rain lifts activity; cold rain flattens it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lone Pine Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Lady Moon Lake in what we hold.