Weller Lake, Colorado: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Pitkin County, Colorado, this is Weller Lake. The ground round it is pine and birch. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Supplies mean a trip to Aspen, 7.4 miles off. Snowmass Village follows at 13 miles, then Crested Butte at 22 miles. Not far off: Tagert Reservoir within 2.1 miles, Warren Lakes roughly 4.2 miles, Warren Lake within 4.3 miles, Midway Lake roughly 4.3 miles and Tabor Lake within 5 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Weller Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Pitkin County include cutthroat trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout and brown trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Treat Weller Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 51°F and January reads 13°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice-out usually falls in late May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running late May to early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Weller Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Tagert Reservoir is 2.1 miles distant. The position on Weller Lake is worth confirming on the day.