Corder Lake near Saint Francis: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Yuma County in Colorado is where Corder Lake sits. The water sits 3,514 feet up. Surface area runs to about 3 acres — small enough to read in one session. Supplies mean a trip to Saint Francis, 15 miles off. Burlington follows at 27 miles, then Goodland at 28 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it. There is room enough here for more than one party without crowding.

• Where to Fish on Corder Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Across Yuma County, recorded fish include plains darter, white sucker, orangethroat darter, green sunfish and black bullhead. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Corder Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 76°F at the top of summer and 26°F at the bottom of winter. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. The season on Corder Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Hale Ponds is 1.2 miles distant. None of that is settled for Corder Lake in what we hold.