Willow Creek Reservoir Fishing near Granby, Colorado

• Overview

  Colorado holds Willow Creek Reservoir, in Grand County. The surface lies 8,140 feet up. The water covers around 292 acres, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Around 5.4 miles of bank, which is a long day on foot. Few waters listed in Grand County are bigger. Start from Granby, 4.3 miles down the road. Fraser is 16 miles away, with Kremmling at 24 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Willow Creek Reservoir

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. County-wide records name black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Willow Creek Reservoir rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 15°F and July at about 59°F, the water has a wide range to work through. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Willow Creek Reservoir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Bunte Reservoir is 2.7 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Willow Creek Reservoir.