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CO
Clear skies, calm winds, excellent fishing window
Checked 8/7/2026 · openweather, snotel, scoring_engine
Weather conditions are ideal for lake fishing with clear skies, light winds under 10 mph, and no precipitation expected. The scoring engine rates this a 90/100 window for lake fishing. Water conditions should be stable with no snow or runoff concerns.
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Ruedi Reservoir
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Brook Trout
Daily limit: 4
Curated from CPW statewide bag. Many small mountain streams have an 8-fish bonus limit — confirm at the source link.
Brown Trout
Daily limit: 4
Curated from CPW statewide bag. Counts toward 4-trout aggregate.
Cutthroat Trout
Daily limit: 4
Curated from CPW statewide bag. Greenback / Rio Grande / Colorado River cutthroat populations have additional water-specific restrictions — confirm at the source link.
Kokanee
Daily limit: 10
Curated from CPW statewide bag. Daily limit drops to 5 on some reservoirs during snagging season — confirm at source link.
Lake Trout
Daily limit: 8
Curated from CPW statewide bag. Lake trout do NOT count toward the 4-trout aggregate.
Largemouth Bass
Daily limit: 5 · Min size: 15"
Curated from CPW statewide bag. Confirm water-specific exceptions at source link.
Colorado Parks & Wildlife
Ruedi Reservoir — CO.
May Queen
~34 min drive
A worthwhile stop near CO.
Lost Lake
~9 min drive
A worthwhile stop near CO.
Fryingpan River - Ruedi Tailwater
~12 min drive
Expert
Roaring Fork River - Basalt
~23 min drive
Hard
Lake Charles
~19 min drive
A worthwhile stop near CO.
Antones
~12 min drive
A worthwhile stop near CO.
Nolan Lake
~21 min drive
A worthwhile stop near CO.
Sylvan Lake
~14 min drive
A worthwhile stop near CO.
Fancy Creek
~29 min drive
A worthwhile stop near CO.
Sneve Gulch
~15 min drive
A worthwhile stop near CO.
