Fishing Summers Reservoir in Montezuma County, Colorado

• Overview

  Summers Reservoir sits within Montezuma County in Colorado. Everything around it is farm and woodlot. This is a pocket water of some 5 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Nearest town is Cortez, 22 miles off. It is 207 miles to Albuquerque, the nearest city. Close by you have: Crooked Reservoir at 0.3 miles, Red Lake after 1.4 miles, Hinchman Reservoir at 1.6 miles, Salter Reservoir after 1.7 miles and Knolls Reservoir at 1.9 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Summers Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Species logged across Montezuma County include bluehead sucker, brook trout and bluegill. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Summers Reservoir a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 25°F for January. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. At Summers Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Crooked Reservoir, 0.3 miles out. Treat access at Summers Reservoir as something to verify.