Lost Lake Fishing Guide, Grand County, Colorado

• Overview

  Lost Lake is a Grand County water, in Colorado. It sits at 9,675 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Supplies mean a trip to Granby, 15 miles off. The big place round here is Boulder, 42 miles distant. Nearby, in order: Bowen Lake 2.3 miles away, Ruby Lake a shade over 4 miles, Blue Lake 4.1 miles away, Parika Lake a shade over 5.8 miles and Columbine Lake 6.5 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Grand County include black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Lost Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 52°F and January at 18°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late May. Climate averages put the opening at about late May and the closing near early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lost Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Bowen Lake, 2.3 miles away. Treat Lost Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.