Fishing Lake of the Woods in Mesa County, Colorado

• Overview

  Look for Lake of the Woods in Mesa County, Colorado. The country here is mixed forest. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mesa County. Nearest town is Cedaredge, 13 miles off. Orchard City is 17 miles and Palisade 18 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Lake of the Woods

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Mesa County include flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, green sunfish, white sucker and common carp. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Lake of the Woods where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 56°F at the top of summer and 17°F at the bottom of winter. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Time your trip to Lake of the Woods by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Bull Basin Reservoir Number 1, 0.2 miles out. Nothing on Lake of the Woods should be assumed from this page alone.