Leon Park Reservoir Fishing Guide, Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  In Colorado, Leon Park Reservoir belongs to Delta County. Height above sea level is 10,492 feet. Small at around 18 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Cedaredge lies 13 miles from the water. The big place round here is Boulder, 150 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about. It repays a second visit more than a first.

• Where to Fish on Leon Park Reservoir

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Across Delta County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, white sucker, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Take Leon Park Reservoir a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 55°F, while January sits near 16°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. The water is typically free of ice between mid May and mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Leon Park Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Leon Lake is 0.4 miles distant. Rules at Leon Park Reservoir are worth checking on the day.