Fishing at Wyman Reservoir, Routt County, Colorado

• Overview

  Routt County, Colorado, is where Wyman Reservoir sits. It sits in rolling bush country. This is a pocket water of some 12 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. You are 17 miles from Hayden. After that come Craig at 20 miles and Steamboat Springs at 32 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about. It holds up in poor weather better than open water does.

• Where to Fish on Wyman Reservoir

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Survey and observation records for Routt County include brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and mountain whitefish. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Wyman Reservoir the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 20°F and July at about 62°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Wyman Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Saddle Reservoir, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Wyman Reservoir if anything is unclear.