Colorado Lake Fishing near Corvallis, Oregon

• Overview

  Colorado Lake is a Benton County water, Oregon side. Height above sea level is 200 feet. Surface area runs to about 24 acres — small enough to read in one session. You are 2.4 miles from Corvallis. Beyond it, Tangent at 6 miles and Albany at 6.8 miles. In the same area: Stewart Lake at 1.4 miles, Crystal Lake 2.9 miles away, Corvallis Reservoir at 5.8 miles, Calloway Reservoir 6 miles away and Thornton Lake at 6.6 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Colorado Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Benton County include largescale sucker, bluegill, cutthroat trout and largemouth bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Colorado Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 40°F in December and 67°F in August. No part of the year shuts this water. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Plan around that when you fish Colorado Lake. Wind on the bank for a day or two lifts the fishing there.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Stewart Lake, 1.4 miles out. The position on Colorado Lake is worth confirming on the day.