North Poudre Reservoir Number 2 Fishing near Wellington, Colorado

• Overview

  The Larimer County entry here is North Poudre Reservoir Number 2, in Colorado. The setting is farm and woodlot. It runs to roughly 235 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 2.9 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Few waters listed in Larimer County are bigger. Nearest town is Wellington, 2.7 miles off. Laporte is 7.9 miles away, with Fort Collins at 9.5 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on North Poudre Reservoir Number 2

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Species logged across Larimer County include black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, white sucker and rainbow trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On this water the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 70°F in July and bottoms out near 28°F in January. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. This water runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Mountain Supply Reservoir Number 8 at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat access at this water as something to verify.