Windsor Lake Fishing in Arapahoe County, Colorado

• Overview

  Windsor Lake is an Arapahoe County water, in Colorado. It lies 5,472 feet above sea level. Roughly 50 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 1.3 miles keeps the choices simple. Nearest place of any size is Glendale, 2.6 miles away. Holly Hills is 2.9 miles away, with Aurora at 3.4 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Windsor Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Arapahoe County records list common carp, white sucker and walleye among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Windsor Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 73°F and January reads 31°F. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Time your trip to Windsor Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Boats are marked private in public data; check who controls the water. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. There are picnic tables half a mile away. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Bluff Lake, 4.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Windsor Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.