Teller Reservoir in Pueblo County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Pueblo County, Colorado, this is Teller Reservoir. Elevation runs to 5,476 feet. At about 98 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 1.6 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Pueblo West lies 8.5 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Pueblo, 17 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Teller Reservoir

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. County-wide records name rainbow trout, white sucker, bluegill, green sunfish and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Teller Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 31°F to 73°F. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Anyone fishing Teller Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records show it does not hold water year-round. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Arkansas River, 11 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Teller Reservoir.