Fishing at YT Reservoir, Mesa County, Colorado

• Overview

  In Colorado, YT Reservoir belongs to Mesa County. The water sits 7,260 feet up. The water measures roughly 10 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Battlement Mesa sits 19 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Boulder is the closest city, 151 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line. With some 4,500 people, Battlement Mesa is the local centre.

• Where to Fish on YT Reservoir

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Public occurrence data for Mesa County names flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and green sunfish. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On YT Reservoir the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 64°F and January at 21°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan any trip to YT Reservoir around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Carpenter Reservoir, 4.1 miles away. None of that is settled for YT Reservoir in what we hold.