Fishing at Metroz Reservoir, Mineral County, Colorado

• Overview

  Mineral County, Colorado, is where Metroz Reservoir sits. This is lake country bush ground. With some 35 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 1.1 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. For supplies, Del Norte is 22 miles out. For a city, Pueblo is 125 miles off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Metroz Reservoir

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Public occurrence data for Mineral County names brook trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Metroz Reservoir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 17°F and July at about 56°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Metroz Reservoir to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Million Reservoir is 4.3 miles off. Where Metroz Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.