Lily Pond Fishing near Leadville, Colorado

• Overview

  You will find Lily Pond in Lake County, Colorado. The setting is pine and birch on every side. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Leadville lies 11 miles from the water. It is 81 miles to Lakewood, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lily Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Lake County list rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout and cutthroat trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lily Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 15°F to 54°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lily Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Cozart Reservoir, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lily Pond before loading the car.