Lost Lake Fishing near Basalt, Colorado

• Overview

  Lost Lake is one of the Eagle County listings for Colorado. Elevation runs to 10,853 feet. At roughly 5 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. You are 13 miles from Basalt. Beyond it, Eagle at 15 miles and El Jebel at 15 miles. Within a short run: LEDE Reservoir near enough 2.5 miles, Rim Lake 3.9 miles, Muckey Lake near enough 4.3 miles, Ruedi Creek 4.9 miles and Sylvan Lake near enough 4.9 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Eagle County: brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lost Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 55°F and January near 17°F on the long-run figures. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around mid May until roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Lost Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try LEDE Reservoir, 2.5 miles away. Nothing on Lost Lake should be assumed from this page alone.