Upper Sandbar Lake Fishing in Larimer County, Colorado

• Overview

  Upper Sandbar Lake is one of the Larimer County listings for Colorado. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. Surface area runs to about 8 acres — small enough to read in one session. The nearest town is Estes Park, 31 miles away. Then Granby, 42 miles, and Laporte, 43 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Upper Sandbar Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. 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. Species logged across Larimer County include black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, white sucker and rainbow trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Upper Sandbar Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 19°F in February to roughly 51°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. Expect the water usable from around late May until roughly early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Upper Sandbar Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Rawah Lake Number 2, 0.3 miles out. Confirm before you fish Upper Sandbar Lake.