Fishing Victor Reservoir in Ouray County, Colorado

• Overview

  In Colorado, Victor Reservoir belongs to Ouray County. The setting is lake country bush on every side. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Ouray County. Ouray is the closest place, 15 miles off. Further out sit Montrose (20 miles) and Telluride (22 miles). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Victor Reservoir

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Ouray County include rainbow trout, brown trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Victor Reservoir a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 66°F; by January the average is down near 23°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about late March and return around early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Victor Reservoir runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Chaffe Gulch Dentention Number 6 Reservoir, 3.8 miles away. Confirm before you fish Victor Reservoir.