Pace Lake, Colorado: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Pace Lake in Mesa County, Colorado. The land about it is farm and woodlot. Surface area is around 58 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 1.2 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mesa County. Start from Moab, 26 miles down the road. Provo is the closest city, 180 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pace Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Reported across Mesa County: flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and green sunfish. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Pace Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 26°F in January up to 69°F in July. In milder years the surface never sets. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Pace Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Dons Lake at 6.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Rules at Pace Lake are worth checking on the day.