Mix Lake Fishing in Conejos County, Colorado

• Overview

  This water sits in Conejos County, Colorado. It stands 10,089 feet above sea level. At 14 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. For a base, Del Norte sits 25 miles out. Pueblo sits 122 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Close by you also have: Platoro Reservoir at 1.4 miles, Lilly Pond 1.7 miles, Big Lake at 2.4 miles, Hilman Lake 2.5 miles and Kerr Lake at 2.7 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Mix Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Conejos County include white sucker, brown trout and green sunfish. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Mix Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 52°F and January at 15°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually goes in late May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late May until roughly mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Mix Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Platoro Reservoir, 1.4 miles away. What applies at Mix Lake may have changed since it was mapped.