Lake Patricia Fishing in Eagle County, Colorado

• Overview

  Lake Patricia is an Eagle County water, Colorado side. The surroundings are pine and birch. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is high ground by Colorado standards. Supplies mean a trip to Minturn, 7.7 miles off. Further out sit Avon (11 miles) and Vail (12 miles). No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lake Patricia

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Eagle County: brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lake Patricia the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 51°F for July and 15°F for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Look for the thaw near late May; the fishing lifts straight after. Open water usually runs from late May until about early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Lake Patricia by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Bowl of Tears sits 1 mile off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lake Patricia should be assumed from this page alone.