Steele Brothers Reservoir Number 2 Fishing in Boulder County, Colorado

• Overview

  Steele Brothers Reservoir Number 2 is listed under Boulder County, Colorado. It sits at 5,210 feet above sea level. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Boulder County standards. Niwot sits 3.2 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Gunbarrel (5.6 miles) and Longmont (6.2 miles). The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Steele Brothers Reservoir Number 2

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Public occurrence data for Boulder County names black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, brown trout and bluegill. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read this water for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 72°F at the top of summer and 30°F at the bottom of winter. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on this water follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Steele Brothers Reservoir Number 1 sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Rules at this water are worth checking on the day.