Taussig Reservoir Number 1 in Grand County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Taussig Reservoir Number 1 is one of the Grand County listings for Colorado. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. The closest town, Kremmling, is 7.2 miles distant. The big place round here is Boulder, 53 miles distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Taussig Reservoir Number 1

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Grand County records list black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and cutthroat trout among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work this water in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 63°F and January near 14°F on the long-run figures. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about late November in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. 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. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Williams Fork Reservoir, 2.8 miles out. Treat access at this water as something to verify.