Fishing Palmer Lake Number 2 in El Paso County, Colorado

• Overview

  Palmer Lake Number 2 is listed under El Paso County, Colorado. The water sits 7,799 feet up. Surface area runs to about 9 acres — small enough to read in one session. Palmer Lake sits 1.4 miles from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Monument at 3.9 miles and Woodmoor at 5 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Palmer Lake Number 2

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Across El Paso County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, common carp, brook trout and green sunfish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of this water is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 24°F to 60°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect this water to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lower Reservoir at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat this water as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.