Nepesta Reservoir Number 5 Fishing Guide, Pueblo County, Colorado

• Overview

  You will find Nepesta Reservoir Number 5 in Pueblo County, Colorado. The ground round it is dry open country. It runs to roughly 150 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. It is among the larger waters listed here for Pueblo County. 13 miles away sits Fowler, the nearest town. For a city, Pueblo is 22 miles off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Nepesta Reservoir Number 5

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Records held for Pueblo County cover rainbow trout, white sucker, bluegill and green sunfish. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. This water responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 30°F to 77°F. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Plan any trip to this water around it. Barometer swings matter more than a degree or two.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Dotson and Enlargement Reservoir, 4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where this water is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.