Mountain View Lakes Fishing in Boulder County, Colorado

• Overview

  Boulder County in Colorado is where Mountain View Lakes sits. The bank is 5,007 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 2 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Boulder County. Erie lies 1.6 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Boulder, an 11 miles drive. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Mountain View Lakes

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, brown trout, bluegill and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Treat Mountain View Lakes as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 28°F and July at about 73°F, the water has a wide range to work through. In milder years the surface never sets. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. At Mountain View Lakes the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Panama Reservoir Number 1 is 2.1 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Mountain View Lakes.