Fishing at Sellers-Crowell Reservoir, Routt County, Colorado

• Overview

  Routt County in Colorado is where Sellers-Crowell Reservoir sits. It stands 9,078 feet above sea level. At 6 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest place of any size is Hayden, 17 miles away. Craig is 24 miles and Steamboat Springs 26 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Sellers-Crowell Reservoir

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Public occurrence data for Routt County names brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and mountain whitefish. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Anyone new to Sellers-Crowell Reservoir should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 60°F on average, January about 19°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Sellers-Crowell Reservoir follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Dunckley and Dubeau Reservoir sits 0.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Sellers-Crowell Reservoir for certain.