Military Park Reservoir Fishing Guide, Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  Military Park Reservoir is one of the Delta County waters in Colorado. The land about it is pine and birch. With some 27 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. It ranks high for size among our Delta County listings. Cedaredge sits 11 miles from the bank. Then Orchard City, 16 miles, and Paonia, 21 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Military Park Reservoir

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Public occurrence data for Delta County names rainbow trout, white sucker and flannelmouth sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Military Park Reservoir before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 17°F in January to roughly 56°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Military Park Reservoir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Trickle Park Boat Ramp is the mapped launch, some half a mile from here. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Greenwood Reservoir sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Military Park Reservoir if anything is unclear.