Shingle Lake Fishing in Summit County, Colorado

• Overview

  Shingle Lake sits within Summit County in Colorado. The surface lies 10,535 feet up. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Our Summit County list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 9.4 miles from Basalt. Beyond it, El Jebel at 11 miles and Gypsum at 13 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Shingle Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Summit County list brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Treat Shingle Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 55°F in July and bottom out at 17°F in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On average, mid May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Shingle Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Sugarloaf Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Shingle Lake if anything is unclear.