Pinery Reservoir in Douglas County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Pinery Reservoir sits within Douglas County in Colorado. It lies 6,142 feet above sea level. Small at around 24 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. 0.6 miles away sits The Pinery, the nearest town. Parker is 4.8 miles away, with Ponderosa Park at 5.8 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Pinery Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Douglas County records list white sucker, longnose sucker, rainbow trout, johnny darter and brook trout among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The near bank of Pinery Reservoir is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 70°F, with January the cold end at about 28°F. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Pinery Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Franktown Parker FPS-1 Reservoir, 2.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Pinery Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.