Mosquito Lake Fishing near Silt, Colorado

• Overview

  Mosquito Lake is a Mesa County water, in Colorado. It sits in rolling bush country. About 3 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Mesa County are larger. Silt at 17 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Boulder, 130 miles distant. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Mosquito Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Mesa County, recorded fish include flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and green sunfish. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Mosquito Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 60°F; the cold one sits at 18°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Mosquito Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. 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. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Gander Pond, 11 miles away. Treat Mosquito Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.