Windsor Lake Fishing Guide, Pitkin County, Colorado

• Overview

  The Pitkin County end of Colorado holds Windsor Lake. The setting is lake country bush. The water measures roughly 20 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On our Pitkin County list it sits near the top for size. Leadville North sits 9.9 miles from the bank. The big place round here is Lakewood, 81 miles distant. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Windsor Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Pitkin County list 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. On Windsor Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 13°F in January and 49°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early June. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early June and starts locking again about early November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Windsor Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Three Lakes at 1 mile is the sensible second choice. Where Windsor Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.