Olsen Lake Fishing in Eagle County, Colorado

• Overview

  Olsen Lake sits in Eagle County, out in Colorado. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Most waters listed here for Eagle County are larger. Minturn is the closest town at 4.7 miles. The big place round here is Boulder, 73 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Olsen Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Eagle County, recorded fish include brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Anyone new to Olsen Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 53°F and January near 16°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late May and starts locking again about early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Olsen Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Waterdog Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Olsen Lake carry more weight than any list.