Upper Reservoir Fishing in Montezuma County, Colorado

• Overview

  Upper Reservoir is set in Montezuma County, Colorado. It stands 6,870 feet above sea level. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Most waters listed here for Montezuma County are larger. Mancos is the closest place, 13 miles off. The big place round here is Albuquerque, 171 miles distant. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Upper Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Montezuma County include bluehead sucker, brook trout, bluegill and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Upper Reservoir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 26°F in January to roughly 70°F in July. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Upper Reservoir rarely departs from it. Overcast days spread the fishing across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Harrison Reservoir is 1.7 miles distant. Treat access at Upper Reservoir as something to verify.