Loch Lomond Fishing in Clear Creek County, Colorado

• Overview

  You will find Loch Lomond in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Land around it is lake country bush. With some 28 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. It ranks high for size among our Clear Creek County listings. 9 miles away sits Georgetown, the nearest town. Boulder is the closest city, 25 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Loch Lomond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Clear Creek County include black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Loch Lomond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 52°F and January about 17°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late May. The season between ice runs from about late May to early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Loch Lomond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. James Peak Wilderness runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Reynolds Lake, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Loch Lomond carry more weight than any list.