Spring Creek Reservoir Fishing Guide, Gunnison County, Colorado

• Overview

  Gunnison County, Colorado, is where Spring Creek Reservoir sits. Land around it is mixed forest. At about 75 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.1 miles, small enough to learn in a day. It ranks high for size among our Gunnison County listings. Head to Crested Butte, 15 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Colorado Springs is 102 miles off. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Spring Creek Reservoir

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, cutthroat trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Spring Creek Reservoir rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 52°F at the top of summer and 12°F at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late May. In an average year the thaw lands around late May and the freeze near early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Spring Creek Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Horsethief Lake, 3.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Spring Creek Reservoir is worth confirming on the day.