Fishing Lost Lake Slough in Gunnison County, Colorado

• Overview

  The Gunnison County end of Colorado holds Lost Lake Slough. This is lake country bush ground. It runs to roughly 43 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. It ranks high for size among our Gunnison County listings. Head to Crested Butte, 12 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Lakewood is 127 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake Slough

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Gunnison County list rainbow trout, brown trout and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Lost Lake Slough where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 14°F in January to roughly 56°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Look for the thaw near mid May; the fishing lifts straight after. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid May until roughly mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lost Lake Slough follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. There are toilets half a mile off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Lost Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lost Lake Slough as something to verify.