Lake Ann Fishing near Pagosa Springs, Colorado

• Overview

  Set in Conejos County, Colorado, this is Lake Ann. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. About 12 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is high ground by Colorado standards. For supplies, Pagosa Springs is 18 miles out. Chama lies 26 miles off, Dulce another 29 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lake Ann

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Conejos County list white sucker, brown trout, green sunfish, black-spotted cutthroat trout and rainbow trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lake Ann light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 52°F; by January the average is down near 15°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late May. Climate averages put the opening at about late May and the closing near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Lake Ann that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Blue Lake, 3.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lake Ann carry more weight than any list.