Fishing Little Grouse Reservoir in Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  The Delta County entry here is Little Grouse Reservoir, in Colorado. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. Cedaredge is the closest place, 8.9 miles off. Boulder sits 157 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Other water nearby: Kiser Reservoir lies 0.3 miles on, Ryan Reservoir (0.6 miles), Donnely Reservoir lies 0.6 miles on, Pine Reservoir (0.6 miles) and Pedro Reservoir lies 0.7 miles on. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Grouse Reservoir

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Open biodiversity records for Delta County list rainbow trout, white sucker, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Little Grouse Reservoir as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 56°F in July and bottom out at 17°F in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan any trip to Little Grouse Reservoir around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Kiser Reservoir, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Little Grouse Reservoir.