Lost Lake Fishing near Edwards, Colorado

• Overview

  Lost Lake stands in Eagle County, Colorado. The setting is rolling bush. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. It is a small entry by Eagle County standards. Head to Edwards, 13 miles away, for anything you forgot. Boulder sits 68 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Eagle County, recorded fish include brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lost Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 58°F at the top of summer and 17°F at the bottom of winter. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That shapes the year on Lost Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, George Lake is 0.8 miles off. For Lost Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.