Victoria Lake Fishing in Conejos County, Colorado

• Overview

  Victoria Lake is listed under Conejos County, Colorado. It stands 11,342 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 26 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. It is high ground by Colorado standards. For supplies, Chama is 20 miles out. Pagosa Springs is 27 miles and Dulce 31 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Victoria Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Conejos County include white sucker, brown trout, green sunfish and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Victoria Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 52°F, the coldest about 15°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in late May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The water is typically free of ice between late May and mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan any trip to Victoria Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Burro Lake is 1.2 miles off. What applies at Victoria Lake may have changed since it was mapped.