Fishing at McCormick Number 1 Reservoir, Saguache County, Colorado

• Overview

  McCormick Number 1 Reservoir sits within Saguache County in Colorado. The bank gives way to dry rangeland. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saguache County. The closest town, Center, is 8.8 miles distant. Pueblo is the closest city, 91 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on McCormick Number 1 Reservoir

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Saguache County cover brown trout, white sucker and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. This water repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 17°F in January and 64°F in July. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. On average, early April opens the water and late November closes it again. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on this water follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Kimmel Lake, 6.3 miles away. Rules at this water are worth checking on the day.