Fishing Sapphire Lake in Teller County, Colorado

• Overview

  Set in Teller County, Sapphire Lake is a Colorado water. What surrounds it is rolling bush. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. On size it sits at the modest end of our Teller County list. Nearest place of any size is Woodland Park, 3.4 miles away. Colorado Springs is the closest city, 15 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Sapphire Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Teller County: brook trout, rainbow trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Sapphire Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 58°F and January about 22°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Sapphire Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. A parking area is marked roughly 160 yards out. A rest area sits about 170 yards from the water. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Leo Lake is 0.2 miles distant. Ask locally about Sapphire Lake if anything is unclear.