Pedro Reservoir in Delta County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Delta County, Pedro Reservoir is a Colorado water. It sits at 10,105 feet above sea level. At 11 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Cedaredge sits 9.3 miles from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Boulder is 157 miles off. No border sits close enough to matter. Most people fish the same few areas, which leaves the rest quiet.

• Where to Fish on Pedro Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Species logged across Delta County include rainbow trout, white sucker, flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and brown trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Pedro Reservoir that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 56°F and January about 17°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Pedro Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Pine Reservoir, 0.2 miles away. Treat access at Pedro Reservoir as something to verify.