Ypsilon Lake, Colorado: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Larimer County, Colorado. The surroundings are mixed forest. At roughly 8 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Larimer County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Estes Park, 8.8 miles away. It is 32 miles to Fort Collins, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Ypsilon Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Larimer County records list black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, white sucker and rainbow trout among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Anyone new to Ypsilon Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 51°F at the top of summer and 19°F at the bottom of winter. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. Ice usually gives way near late May, and forms again about early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Ypsilon Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Fay Lakes is 0.7 miles off. Treat Ypsilon Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.