Fishing Little Brown Lake in Rio Grande County, Colorado

• Overview

  Set in Rio Grande County, Little Brown Lake is a Colorado water. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. Small even by pond standards, it rewards one careful line. It is a small entry by Rio Grande County standards. Monte Vista is the closest town at 18 miles. For a city, Pueblo is 112 miles off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Brown Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Rio Grande County include white sucker, brown trout, rainbow trout and tench. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Little Brown Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 18°F in January to roughly 58°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Little Brown Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. The nearest car park we can see is 0.9 miles out, so expect a walk with your gear. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Terrace Reservoir at 1.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Little Brown Lake before loading the car.