Lake Annella Fishing Guide, Rio Grande County, Colorado

• Overview

  Lake Annella is set in Rio Grande County, Colorado. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 22 miles from Pagosa Springs. It is 126 miles to Pueblo, the nearest city. Close by you have: Lake De Nolda 0.2 miles off, Hilman Lake (2.4 miles), Crater Lake 3.9 miles off, Platoro Reservoir (4.1 miles) and Mix Lake 4.3 miles off. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Lake Annella

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Rio Grande County list white sucker, brown trout, rainbow trout and tench. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Lake Annella to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 14°F in January up to 50°F in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early June. Ice usually gives way near early June, and forms again about early November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That shapes the year on Lake Annella.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lake De Nolda sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lake Annella for certain.