Leon Lake Fishing in Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  Leon Lake belongs to Delta County, Colorado. It stands 10,361 feet above sea level. At about 93 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 1.6 miles on foot. It ranks high for size among our Delta County listings. For a base, Cedaredge sits 13 miles out. Beyond it, Paonia at 18 miles and Orchard City at 19 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Leon Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Public occurrence data for Delta County names rainbow trout, white sucker, flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and brown trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Leon Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 16°F in January to roughly 55°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Anyone fishing Leon Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Leon Park Reservoir, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Leon Lake may have changed since it was mapped.