Fishing Report For Lake Pueblo, CO

By Rick Seaman

March 1, 2025

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Fishing Report Lake Pueblo, CO

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Popular Fish Species Lake Pueblo, CO

Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

The quality of smallmouth bass in Pueblo makes it a favorite for bass tournaments. The lake is strewn with rock and boulders, which make ideal cover for a smallmouth bass fishery. Year round smallies will be feeding in the shallow, at least in the mornings during summer. When the weather turns hot, the bass move deeper to holding places on points, ledges and rock piles. Mid-range crankbaits, in crawfish patterns, are a good way to cover lots of water. According to reports by locals and tournament anglers, tube baits and ned rigs, fished on light line are catching finicky bass. In Winter, the fishing is often good on cold, windy, cloudy and rainy days.

Walleye

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good

The ideal seasons for catching nice walleye is early Spring and late Fall. Fishing during the rest of the year is okay, but not as good as during peal seasons. Walleye like to slow cruise around flats and structure close to deep water. They primarily feed close to the bottom. Locals report spoons, deep-diving crankbaits, worm harness spinners, and jigs tipped with minnows are also catching walleye while trolling, drifting or casting.

Hybrid Striped Bass

Current Report:Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good To Excellent

Also known as wipers, hybrid striped bass are abundant in Lake Pueblo. According to reports by locals, you can catch a bunch of them once you locate a school. Swimbaits, jerkbaits, crankbaits, spoons, live bait and cut bait are all effective here for hybrid stripers. Their primarily feed on schools of baitfish, and follow these schools in order to stay close to the food supply. Use electronics and fish finders to locate both bait and wipers. When they are not actively feeding, look for fish markings on a fish finder, tight to the bottom.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, blue catfish, flathead catfish, black crappie, walleye, rainbow trout, rainbow/cutthroat hybrid, bluegill, yellow perch, saugeye, and wiper at Lake Pueblo in Colorado.

Pueblo Reservoir is a 4,000 surface acre lake with 60 miles of shoreline and a nice variety of fish. Bass, walleye, crappies, trout, catfish, perch, sunfish, saugeye and wipers all draw fishing enthusiasts for both warm-water and cold-water species. Boats are available for rent.

Primary fish species to catch

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".