R R Rutherford Reservoir Fishing Guide, Baca County, Colorado

• Overview

  Set in Baca County, Colorado, this is R R Rutherford Reservoir. It stands 4,019 feet above sea level. Roughly 51 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Colorado listings. Springfield is the closest town at 14 miles. Then Johnson, 35 miles, and Elkhart, 43 miles. More in the same country: Two Buttes Reservoir after 14 miles and Hoopengarner SW-1 Reservoir lies 18 miles on. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on R R Rutherford Reservoir

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Across Baca County, recorded fish include logperch, orangespotted sunfish, walleye and bigscale logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish R R Rutherford Reservoir where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 31°F in January and 77°F in July. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan around that when you fish R R Rutherford Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Two Buttes Reservoir, 14 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat R R Rutherford Reservoir as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.