Fishing Wall Lake in Garfield County, Colorado

• Overview

  Wall Lake lies in Garfield County, in Colorado. The bank is 11,024 feet above sea level. The water covers some 45 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 1.1 miles of margin, front to back. It is among the larger waters listed here for Garfield County. You are 26 miles from Gypsum. Then Glenwood Springs, 28 miles, and Eagle, 30 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Wall Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. 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. Species logged across Garfield County include cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Wall Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 52°F; by January the average is down near 14°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in early June, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early June and starts locking again about early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Wall Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Parvin Lake sits 2.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Wall Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.