Fishing Lake Creek Reservoir in Routt County, Colorado

• Overview

  Lake Creek Reservoir is one of the Routt County waters in Colorado. The surroundings are pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 16 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Steamboat Springs is the closest town at 23 miles. After that come Kremmling at 26 miles and Hayden at 31 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lake Creek Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Survey and observation records for Routt County include brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and mountain whitefish. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Lake Creek Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 59°F, with January the cold end at about 18°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Lake Creek Reservoir that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Whiteley-Nelson Reservoir, 3.7 miles out. Confirm before you fish Lake Creek Reservoir.