Fishing Lake Dorothey in Colfax County, New Mexico

• Overview

  Lake Dorothey is a Colfax County water, in New Mexico. The setting is farm and woodlot. The water measures roughly 10 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Colfax County list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Raton, 7.9 miles off. The nearest city of size is Pueblo, 88 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Lake Dorothey

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Fish documented in Colfax County include cutthroat trout, white sucker and rainbow trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lake Dorothey for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 62°F in July and bottom out at 25°F in January. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. At Lake Dorothey the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is a slipway on the shore, half a mile from the water we list. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lake Maloya, 1.1 miles away. Treat Lake Dorothey as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.