Water Supply and Storage Reservoir Number 4 Fishing near Laporte, Colorado

• Overview

  Look for Water Supply and Storage Reservoir Number 4 in Larimer County, Colorado. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling hill. Roughly 75 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 1.4 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Colorado listings. The closest town, Laporte, is 3.2 miles away. The big place round here is Fort Collins, 4.3 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Water Supply and Storage Reservoir Number 4

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Fish documented in Larimer County include black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish this water to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 71°F and January near 28°F. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A made slipway is half a mile from here, which settles the boat question. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Kluver Reservoir sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.