Moss Lake Fishing near New Castle, Colorado

• Overview

  Moss Lake is one of the Garfield County waters in Colorado. The bank is 10,463 feet above sea level. The whole thing is a single swim; walk it in a minute. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Garfield County. You are 14 miles from New Castle. The big place round here is Boulder, 117 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Moss Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Garfield County list cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and bluegill. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Moss Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 54°F and January about 15°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice-out usually falls in late May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around late May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Time your trip to Moss Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Fivemile Lake sits 1.6 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Moss Lake may have changed since it was mapped.