Lunney Reservoir, Colorado: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Colorado holds Lunney Reservoir, in Rio Blanco County. The bank is 7,175 feet above sea level. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Meeker sits 10 miles from here and is the nearest stop. It is 132 miles to Boulder, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end. It is the kind of place people fish for years without exhausting.

• Where to Fish on Lunney Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Survey and observation records for Rio Blanco County include flannelmouth sucker, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and bluehead sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Lunney Reservoir should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 20°F and July at about 62°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Lunney Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Wyman Reservoir, 3.4 miles out. Signs at Lunney Reservoir carry more weight than any list.