Strawberry Lake Fishing Guide, Las Animas County, Colorado

• Overview

  Out in Las Animas County, Colorado, sits Strawberry Lake. The country here is pine and birch. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It sits higher than most water we list in Colorado. Trinidad is the closest place, 36 miles off. Beyond it, Walsenburg at 38 miles and Questa at 39 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Strawberry Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Las Animas County include rainbow trout, white sucker and brook trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Strawberry Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 54°F and January reads 19°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Strawberry Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lost Lake is 0.6 miles off. For Strawberry Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.