Lagunita Lake Fishing near Kremmling, Colorado

• Overview

  The Routt County entry here is Lagunita Lake, in Colorado. The land about it is pine and birch. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. On size it sits at the modest end of our Routt County list. Kremmling is the closest place, 16 miles off. After that come Steamboat Springs at 27 miles and Eagle at 32 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lagunita Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Routt County records list brook trout, cutthroat trout and rainbow trout among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Lagunita Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 56°F and January reads 19°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Lagunita Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Public toilets are recorded roughly 140 yards off. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Morris Reservoir, 1.9 miles away. Check the position at Lagunita Lake before loading the car.