Totten Lake Fishing in Montezuma County, Colorado

• Overview

  Montezuma County in Colorado is where Totten Lake sits. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed woodland. At about 218 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 2.6 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Few waters listed in Montezuma County are bigger. Cortez sits 3.2 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Mancos at 13 miles and Towaoc at 16 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Totten Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open biodiversity records for Montezuma County list bluehead sucker, brook trout, bluegill and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Totten Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 71°F and January about 27°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. At Totten Lake the season follows that pattern closely. After heavy rain, give the water a day to settle.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Denny Lake is 1.4 miles off. Signs at Totten Lake carry more weight than any list.