Fishing Lucky Find Reservoir in Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  Delta County in Colorado is where Lucky Find Reservoir sits. The setting is pine and birch on every side. At 6 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest place of any size is Paonia, 11 miles away. Cedaredge is 14 miles and Orchard City 19 miles. No border sits close enough to matter. Regulars know where the fish sit; visitors have to find out.

• Where to Fish on Lucky Find Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Delta County list rainbow trout, white sucker and flannelmouth sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lucky Find Reservoir the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 54°F and January near 16°F on the long-run figures. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. Expect the water usable from around mid May until roughly mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lucky Find Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Gray Reservoir, 0.4 miles away. Rules at Lucky Find Reservoir are worth checking on the day.