Tyler Reservoir Fishing in Montrose County, Colorado

• Overview

  Look for Tyler Reservoir in the Montrose County part of Colorado. The surroundings are mixed forest. Small at around 10 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. For a base, Paonia sits 16 miles out. Colorado Springs is the closest city, 147 miles away. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Tyler Reservoir

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Across Montrose County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, flannelmouth sucker, brown trout, white sucker and bluehead sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Tyler Reservoir a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 65°F, with January the cold end at about 20°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Climate figures give an open season running early April to early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Tyler Reservoir runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears 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. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Bottle Stomp Reservoir is 2.1 miles off. Nothing on Tyler Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.