Lilly Pond Fishing Guide, Conejos County, Colorado

• Overview

  Lilly Pond is listed under Conejos County, Colorado. The setting is rolling bush. It covers about 21 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Del Norte is the closest place, 23 miles off. After that come Monte Vista at 26 miles and Pagosa Springs at 27 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lilly Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Conejos County include white sucker, brown trout, green sunfish, black-spotted cutthroat trout and rainbow trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lilly Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 52°F; by January the average is down near 15°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Look for the thaw near late May; the fishing lifts straight after. The lid tends to go about late May and return around mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Lilly Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Kerr Lake is 1.6 miles distant. What applies at Lilly Pond may have changed since it was mapped.