Fishing Lily Pond in Routt County, Colorado

• Overview

  Lily Pond belongs to Routt County, Colorado. Everything around it is lake country bush. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Most waters listed here for Routt County are larger. Head to Hayden, 29 miles away, for anything you forgot. Then Gypsum, 34 miles, and Craig, 34 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lily Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Routt County include brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, mountain whitefish and mountain sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lily Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 55°F and January at 17°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Lily Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is West Lost Lake, 1.6 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Lily Pond for certain.