Other Local Waters

* Pueblo Reservoir (3000 acres)
Water levels are considerably better than they were in 2024 at least for the beginning of the season. Fishing should be good again in 2024, but crowding will occur on weekends due to continued low water conditions in southeast Colorado. Anglers can expect better than average fishing for walleye, wiper, bass, catfish and trout this season. The walleye population continues to be good with high catch rates, but a low number of legal fish over 18 inches in length (approx. 3-7 per 100 walleye caught). The wiper population is stable with real good numbers of fish in size ranges from 15 to 22 inches in length. Smallmouth and spotted bass are doing very well and largemouth bass numbers have started to recover with the improving water levels. Catch rates on bass will be high but legal fish over 15 inches will be low. Catfish numbers are low to moderate, but quality us high with the fish in the 20 to 30 pound class showing up each year. Anglers should be looking for the flathead catfish present in the lake as a new state record flathead will likely show up this year. The trout fishery in the reservoir should continue to be good with relatively good numbers of fish in the 14 to 22 inch range. Boating hazards will increase, and boaters will need to exercise extreme caution on the reservoir.

* Martin Reservoir (at Lathrop State Park) (200 acres)
Martin Reservoir will be full in 2024. The fishery can produce some good fish, but the limited surface area of the lake and the popularity of recreational boating make fishing in this reservoir a little challenging. Anglers can expect to catch a diverse bag of fish including bass, bluegill, catfish, northern pike, walleye, saugeye, wipers, trout and yellow perch. There are good quality fish available in all of these species, but anglers will have to work for their catch. The weed beds in the lake are expanding each year which improves the habitat, but makes fishing tougher. Northern pike numbers are expanding in the lake and will provide some excellent pike fishing opportunities. Trout fishing will be excellent as high numbers of fish are being stocked.

* Horseshoe Reservoir (at Lathrop State Park) (170 acres)
Water levels are very good in Horseshoe Reservoir. Much like Martin Reservoir, this is a small lake but the fish are doing pretty well. There are good populations of bass and bluegill as well as sauger, tiger muskie, catfish and trout. Largemouth and smallmouth bass populations are exceptionally good in the lake and catch rates should be high, with chances for some very high quality fish to include some 18+ smallmouth. Catfish are present in much lower numbers, but show some quality-sized individuals.. Sauger populations are on the increase and there is an opportunity to catch a new state record. Anglers can still catch some quality tiger muskie in excess of 20 pounds, but muskie numbers appear to be somewhat low. Trout stocking is high and trout growth is good which results in some very good quality trout fishing. Testing has determined that mercury levels in some sizes of sauger and smallmouth bass in the reservoir exceed the States human health standard. Please see the fish consumption advisory posted at the reservoir of refer to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment website http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/wq/FishCon/FishCon.html for more details.

* San Isabel Lake (30 acres)
Fishing will be very good for catchable trout. Brown trout populations are only fair at the current time but anglers can expect to see some in their catches. Splake will start showing up in the catch as some of the early plants will be getting to a catchable size in 2024. Anglers will also likely encounter some goldfish looking fish. These are European Rudd which are a result of an unknown stocking. Please remove these fish from the lake if you catch them as they are an undesirable species.

* DeWeese Reservoir (200 acres)
DeWeese Reservoir will be fill in early 2024. Catchable trout are scheduled early and should provide good fishing throughout the season. Some holdover rainbows will be available in the 16 to 20 inch range. Brown trout will be available in lower number, but the possibility of a good brown in the 16-18 inch range is not out of the question. Smallmouth bass are abundant in the reservoir and could provide some fast action. Most of these fish will be smaller and range from 6 to 12 inches in length, but fish to 26 inches can be caught at times. As sucker numbers continue to decline in the reservoir, trout growth should continue to improve and angling opportunities will also improve.

* North Lake (100 acres)
North Lake will provide some excellent fishing for catchable rainbow trout and splake this year. Splake populations continue to improve and are now playing a key role in the fisheries management on the lake. North lake is restricted to the use of flies and lures only. Boating on North Lake is with hand, wind or electric motors only.

* Valco Ponds (range from 5-30 acres)
Three of the Valco Ponds located off the river below Pueblo Reservoir are now open for angling. Anglers will find good opportunities to catch some nice saugeye and catfish in these lakes. Anglers will also find some decent smallmouth bass and bluegill fishing in the lakes, but should restrain from harvesting many of the bass as this population is not very tolerant to high harvest.

*reports according to Jim Melby, Aquatic Biologist of Pueblo, Colorado

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