Prince Reservoir near Lamar: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Prowers County, Prince Reservoir is a Colorado water. The setting is mixed woodland. About 11 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Prowers County list. Supplies mean a trip to Lamar, 9.6 miles off. Las Animas is 36 miles and Syracuse 48 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Prince Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. County-wide records name white sucker, gizzard shad, green sunfish, channel catfish and common carp. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Prince Reservoir fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 77°F on average, January about 28°F. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Prince Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Fort Lyons Reservoir, 1.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Prince Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.