Fishing Adobe Creek Reservoir

AKA: Adobe Creek Lake

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Adobe Creek Reservoir, CO

Popular Fish Species Adobe Creek Reservoir, CO

Adobe Creek Reservoir Popular Fish - Black Crappie

Black Crappie Fishing

A nice population of black crappie resides in Adobe Creek Reservoir. Crappie tend to run in schools, and once a school is located, there is a good chance for catching significant numbers. Crappie fishing is easy and requires simple, basic gear. Virtually any fishing pole, reasonably small line and crappie jigs or small hooks baited with live bait, creates the ideal setup. Add a bobber and you can set the depth you prefer the bait to maintain. The best time to catch crappie tends to be at dawn and dusk. Live bait and small jigs are the most common method for crappie here. Because crappie prefer cover and structure, locate brush and vegetation in appropriate water depths. Using a fish finder can help locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover. In spring and fall focus on the 8 to 12 foot range. As the crappie move deep in summer and winter, follow points out deep, as well as find ledges near channels in deeper water.

Adobe Creek Reservoir Popular Fish - Channel Catfish

Channel Catfish Fishing

To fish for catfish on Adobe Creek Reservoir, most any rod and reel will work, as long as the line is strong enough. Blue catfish also reside in the lake and fishing for them is often good as well. For serious catfish enthusiasts, using the right equipment improves success. A medium action, to medium-heavy action rod is ideal, in the 6' to 7' range. Use a slip sinker or Carolina rig with popular catfish baits on at least 10-pound line. Use sharp hooks with bait holders on the shank, or circle hooks for live bait. Adobe Creek Reservoir has a decent population of channel catfish, and they are eager to bite. The typical fish are about 2 pounds, with larger ones caught frequently. The state record channel catfish is over 40 pounds. Night fishing for catfish often delivers better results than daytime fishing. Fishing for channel catfish is often most productive around any kind of structure in the area. In Spring channel catfish migrate toward incoming water, so stay up river away from the main lake. In early summer look for rocky banks, the bigger the rocks the better. In summer and winter deeper structure is where to look. The river end of the lake is often the area where the bigger catfish are caught. Road beds, creek channels and rocky points are all good places to begin.

Adobe Creek Reservoir Popular Fish - Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass Fishing

Adobe Creek Reservoir is a popular bass tournament for local anglers. Weekend and tournament anglers find the fishing to be slow at time, yet pretty good at other times. Fishing for bass can be quite rewarding, with an occasional bass over 4 pounds being caught. Bass often move shallow and become aggressive when they are in a feeding mood. Use shallow crankbaits around rip rap. Around grass, use worms, jigs, topwater and spinnerbaits. In deeper water, drop shot rigs, big worms, jigs and spoons are good options. In winter, spend your time fishing deeper structure where the bass spend much of their time.

Adobe Creek Reservoir Fishing Video

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, blue catfish, black crappie, walleye, saugeye, white bass and striped bass at Adobe Creek Reservoir in Colorado.

At an elevation of 4,100 feet, Adobe Creek Reservoir is a 3,000-acre lake located in the southeast corner of the state mid way between Haswell and Las Animas. This is a warm water lake, with about 15 miles of shoreline, featuring catfish, bass, crappie, white bass, stripers and saugeye. Much of the shore is accessible for fishing from the bank. Primitive camping is allowed.

Albert Goode with a nice birthday present - a really nice fish he caught on a Mister Twister grub.

Locally known as Blue Lake, Adobe Creek Reservoir opens one hour before sunrise and closes one hour after sunset.

Fish Species in Adobe Creek Reservoir, CO

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Adobe Creek Reservoir Amenities

Marina: NO
Boat Launch Ramp: YES
Campgrounds: NO
RV Hookups: NO
Lodging: NO
Store: NO
Bait & Tackle: NO
Restaurant: NO

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Adobe Creek East Boat Ramp
This is a primitive launch area with two concrete boat launch ramps and a rest room. It is located on the east side of the lake off County Road 10.

Adobe Creek West Boat Ramp
This is a primitive launch area with two concrete boat launch ramps. It is located on the east side of the lake off County Road 10.