Nofstger Reservoir Fishing Guide, Routt County, Colorado

• Overview

  Nofstger Reservoir is listed under Routt County, Colorado. The surface lies 6,729 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 8 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. 8 miles away sits Hayden, the nearest town. It is 103 miles to Boulder, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Nofstger Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Public occurrence data for Routt County names brook trout, cutthroat trout and rainbow trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Nofstger Reservoir gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 63°F for July and 18°F for January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Nofstger Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Nofstger Zeigler Reservoir, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Nofstger Reservoir as something to verify.