Fishing Miles Reservoir in Moffat County, Colorado

• Overview

  Miles Reservoir stands in Moffat County, Colorado. The ground around here is mixed forest. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Size puts it in the front rank of our Moffat County list. 31 miles away sits Naples, the nearest town. Provo sits 143 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Miles Reservoir

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Moffat County records list flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, white sucker and common carp among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Miles Reservoir for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 20°F to 64°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Miles Reservoir runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Tittle Reservoir at 2.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Miles Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.