Twin Lakes, Colorado: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Twin Lakes is listed under Lake County, Colorado. The bank is 9,203 feet above sea level. The water covers around 3.8 sq miles, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. At about 6.4 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Among the waters listed for Lake County, none is wider. The nearest town is Leadville, 12 miles away. Then Leadville North, 12 miles, and Buena Vista, 20 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lakes

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Lake County list rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout and cutthroat trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Twin Lakes repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 14°F in January to roughly 52°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter locks it down, and late May brings it back. On average, late May opens the water and early November closes it again. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Twin Lakes the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Mapping shows a picnic spot within half a mile. There are toilets half a mile off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Mount Elbert Forebay is 1.9 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Twin Lakes.