Lower Michigan Reservoir Fishing Guide, Summit County, Colorado

• Overview

  Lower Michigan Reservoir sits within Summit County in Colorado. Height above sea level is 10,469 feet. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Summit County list holds plenty of bigger water. Breckenridge lies 8.3 miles from the water. Keystone is 13 miles and Frisco 15 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lower Michigan Reservoir

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Across Summit County, recorded fish include brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Lower Michigan Reservoir in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 16°F to 51°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. Climate averages put the opening at about late May and the closing near early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. At Lower Michigan Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Upper Michigan Reservoir is 0.2 miles distant. Nothing on Lower Michigan Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.