Lion Lake Number 2 Fishing in Boulder County, Colorado

• Overview

  In Colorado, Lion Lake Number 2 belongs to Boulder County. What surrounds it is rolling bush. Small at around 4 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Boulder County. Some 11 miles away sits Estes Park, the nearest settlement. It is 25 miles to Boulder, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lion Lake Number 2

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Boulder County list black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, brown trout, bluegill and rainbow trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read this water before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 51°F and February at 18°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late May. Ice usually gives way near late May, and forms again about early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On this water that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. A campsite lies 0.9 miles away for anyone staying over. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Snowbank Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For this water in particular, ask before you travel.