Fishing near Golden, Colorado

Golden, Colorado, sits in Jefferson County. No water sits inside the town line, so every trip means a short drive. Counting outwards from town: Golden Reservoir roughly 2.0 miles, Rolling Reservoir roughly 2.2 miles to the east, Duke Lake roughly 2.7 miles, Kelly Lake roughly 4.1 miles to the north-east, Upper Mount Olivet Reservoir roughly 4.1 miles, Lower Long Lake roughly 4.4 miles to the north followed by Maple Grove Reservoir roughly 4.4 miles. On Duke Lake the inflow end colours first after rain and fishes for it. Dammed water makes up most of the list. Fish tight rather than far on all of these. A proper freeze arrives most winters. The run after break-up is short and worth having. Golden Reservoir is the near option, about 5 acres in size. Golden Reservoir has mapped parking, which saves a long carry. Between Golden and Golden Reservoir there is nothing else worth stopping for....