Fishing Robinson Tailings Pond in Summit County, Colorado

• Overview

  Colorado holds Robinson Tailings Pond, in Summit County. The ground round it is lake country bush. This is sizeable water at about 619 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. Few waters listed in Summit County are bigger. The nearest town is Breckenridge, 10 miles away. Leadville North is 11 miles and Leadville 11 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Robinson Tailings Pond

  National mapping records it as a reservoir rather than a natural lake. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Summit County list brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Robinson Tailings Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 51°F and January about 13°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. Break-up sits around late May on average, with the water closing again about early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Robinson Tailings Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Chalk Mountain Reservoir, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Robinson Tailings Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.