Reeder Reservoir near Palisade: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Mesa County in Colorado is where Reeder Reservoir sits. The surroundings are sage and rock. This is a pocket water of some 16 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Palisade sits 9.4 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Clifton lies 11 miles off, Fruitvale another 12 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Reeder Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open biodiversity records for Mesa County list flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, green sunfish, white sucker and common carp. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Reeder Reservoir where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 76°F; by January the average is down near 27°F. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Expect Reeder Reservoir to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Hallenbeck Reservoir is 1.4 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Reeder Reservoir for certain.