Mountain Supply Reservoir Number 8 Fishing in Larimer County, Colorado

• Overview

  Look for Mountain Supply Reservoir Number 8 in the Larimer County part of Colorado. The setting is farm and woodlot on every side. It runs to roughly 25 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Start from Wellington, 2.8 miles down the road. Fort Collins sits 8.7 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Mountain Supply Reservoir Number 8

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Across Larimer County, recorded fish include black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, white sucker, rainbow trout and brown trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish this water where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 70°F and January near 28°F. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. This water fishes to that pattern most years. Weed growth peaks in late summer and changes where you can fish.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, North Poudre Reservoir Number 2 is 0.9 miles off. Nothing on this water should be assumed from this page alone.