Sheep Lakes Fishing in Larimer County, Colorado

• Overview

  Sheep Lakes lies in Larimer County, in Colorado. It sits at 8,517 feet above sea level. It covers about 2 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Larimer County standards. Some 5.6 miles away sits Estes Park, the nearest settlement. Fort Collins is the closest city, 31 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Sheep Lakes

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Larimer County list black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Sheep Lakes for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between February at about 23°F and July at about 56°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Sheep Lakes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Sheep Lakes offers parking about half a mile from the water. A rest area sits about half a mile from the water. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Cascade Lake at 1 mile is the nearest alternative. Treat Sheep Lakes as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.