Upper Tule Lake Fishing near Columbine Valley, Colorado

• Overview

  Within Arapahoe County, Colorado, you have Upper Tule Lake. The water sits 5,472 feet up. At 20 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. 1.4 miles away sits Columbine Valley, the nearest town. Littleton lies 1.8 miles off, Columbine another 2.1 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Upper Tule Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Survey and observation records for Arapahoe County include common carp, white sucker and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Upper Tule Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 31°F in January up to 73°F in July. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Anyone fishing Upper Tule Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Launching is possible: a slipway lies half a mile off. There is a marina recorded roughly half a mile off. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Bowles Lake, 0.3 miles out. None of that is settled for Upper Tule Lake in what we hold.