Water Bug Reservoir Fishing Guide, Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  Water Bug Reservoir is set in Delta County, Colorado. It lies 10,203 feet above sea level. At 3 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Delta County list holds plenty of bigger water. Paonia sits 13 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Boulder, 146 miles distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Water Bug Reservoir

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Records held for Delta County cover rainbow trout, white sucker and flannelmouth sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. On Water Bug Reservoir the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 54°F, with January the cold end at about 16°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Water Bug Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Miller Reservoir is 0.4 miles off. Confirm access to Water Bug Reservoir locally before you travel.