Upper Homestake Lake Fishing Guide, Pitkin County, Colorado

• Overview

  Within Pitkin County, Colorado, you have Upper Homestake Lake. Height above sea level is 10,915 feet. This is a pocket water of some 19 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Size puts it in the front rank of our Pitkin County list. Leadville North is the closest town at 11 miles. Leadville is 12 miles away, with Minturn at 19 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Upper Homestake Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Pitkin County include cutthroat trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Upper Homestake Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 14°F to 51°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late May. Averages suggest open water from about late May through to roughly early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Expect Upper Homestake Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Mormon Lake, 0.9 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Upper Homestake Lake for certain.