Timber Lake Fishing Guide, Conejos County, Colorado

• Overview

  Colorado holds Timber Lake, in Conejos County. The setting is lake country bush on every side. The water measures roughly 10 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It sits higher than most water we list in Colorado. The nearest town is Chama, 23 miles away. Pueblo is the closest city, 127 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Timber Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Conejos County cover white sucker, brown trout and green sunfish. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Timber Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 52°F at the top of summer and 15°F at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually goes in late May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near late May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Timber Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Bear Lake at 3.5 miles is the nearest alternative. Rules at Timber Lake are worth checking on the day.