Fishing Lake Constantine in Eagle County, Colorado

• Overview

  Colorado holds Lake Constantine, in Eagle County. The water sits 11,404 feet up. Small at around 13 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Colorado listings. The closest town, Minturn, is 9.5 miles distant. The big place round here is Boulder, 74 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lake Constantine

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. 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. Open biodiversity records for Eagle County list brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lake Constantine gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 51°F and January near 15°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late May. In an average year the thaw lands around late May and the freeze near early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Lake Constantine the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Tuhare Lakes, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lake Constantine in particular, ask before you travel.