Price Reservoir in Eagle County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Price Reservoir sits in Eagle County, out in Colorado. Elevation runs to 9,186 feet. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. The closest town, Eagle, is 8.8 miles distant. For a city, Boulder is 88 miles off. Within a short drive: G G Upper Reservoir at about 2.4 miles, 2.9 miles out stands Castle Creek Ponds, Schlegel Lake at about 3.9 miles, 5.5 miles out stands Noecker Reservoir and Picture Lake at about 5.7 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Price Reservoir

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Fish documented in Eagle County include brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Price Reservoir fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 17°F in January up to 58°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Price Reservoir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, G G Upper Reservoir at 2.4 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Price Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.