Poma Reservoir Fishing near Walsenburg, Colorado

• Overview

  Poma Reservoir is one of the Las Animas County listings for Colorado. The surroundings are rolling hill. Supplies mean a trip to Walsenburg, 15 miles off. Pueblo sits 56 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near. It repays a second visit more than a first.

• Where to Fish on Poma Reservoir

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Records held for Las Animas County cover rainbow trout, white sucker, brook trout, common carp and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Poma Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 71°F and January near 32°F. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Poma Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Gabriel Lake is 0.8 miles off. Treat access at Poma Reservoir as something to verify.