Manitou Park Lake Fishing Guide, Douglas County, Colorado

• Overview

  Set in Douglas County, Manitou Park Lake is a Colorado water. Height above sea level is 7,756 feet. Surface area runs to about 17 acres — small enough to read in one session. Woodland Park sits 6.9 miles from the bank. Palmer Lake lies 9.9 miles off, Cascade-Chipita Park another 11 miles. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Manitou Park Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Public occurrence data for Douglas County names white sucker, longnose sucker, rainbow trout, johnny darter and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Manitou Park Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 62°F; the cold one sits at 23°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Manitou Park Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Ute Lake, 5.9 miles out. Nothing on Manitou Park Lake should be assumed from this page alone.