Lone Cabin Reservoir, Colorado: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Delta County, Colorado, is where Lone Cabin Reservoir sits. The surface lies 7,385 feet up. The water measures roughly 11 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Paonia is the closest town at 4.8 miles. For a city, Lakewood is 143 miles off. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lone Cabin Reservoir

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Survey and observation records for Delta County include rainbow trout, white sucker, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. Take Lone Cabin Reservoir a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 68°F in July and bottom out at 23°F in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. After late March the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around late March in spring and again near early December in autumn. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Lone Cabin Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Roeber Reservoir at 3 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Lone Cabin Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.