Tikka Reservoir Fishing Guide, San Miguel County, Colorado

• Overview

  Tikka Reservoir stands in San Miguel County, Colorado. Height above sea level is 8,396 feet. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Our San Miguel County list holds plenty of bigger water. Mountain Village is the closest town at 20 miles. Further out sit Telluride (22 miles) and Ouray (26 miles). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Tikka Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in San Miguel County include rainbow trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout, brown trout and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Tikka Reservoir should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 64°F and January at 23°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Tikka Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Go Back Reservoir sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Rules at Tikka Reservoir are worth checking on the day.