Miller Reservoir Fishing in Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  Miller Reservoir is one of the Delta County listings for Colorado. The water sits 10,121 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 5 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. 13 miles away sits Paonia, the nearest town. Cedaredge is 15 miles away, with Orchard City at 21 miles. No border sits close enough to matter. Regulars know where the fish sit; visitors have to find out.

• Where to Fish on Miller Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. County-wide records name rainbow trout, white sucker, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Miller Reservoir that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 16°F to 54°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid May. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Miller Reservoir that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Water Bug Reservoir, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Miller Reservoir for certain.