Northfield Reservoir Fishing Guide, El Paso County, Colorado

• Overview

  Within El Paso County, Colorado, you have Northfield Reservoir. It sits at 8,622 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 17 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Nearest place of any size is Cascade-Chipita Park, 3.8 miles away. Air Force Academy is 4.5 miles away, with Woodland Park at 6.3 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Northfield Reservoir

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Reported across El Paso County: rainbow trout, common carp and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Northfield Reservoir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 58°F in July and bottoms out near 22°F in January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Northfield Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. You will be walking about 0.9 miles from the nearest car park. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Nichols Reservoir is 0.5 miles distant. Signs at Northfield Reservoir carry more weight than any list.