Fishing Report For Twin Lakes Reservoir, CO

By Rick Seaman

February 5, 2025

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Fishing Report Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colorado

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Popular Fish Species Twin Lakes Reservoir, CO

Lake Trout

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

Lake trout feed on small fish, so lures imitating baitfish, sunfish or small trout are good choices. Other choices include nightcrawlers or Berkeley Power Crawlers, fished on drop-shot rigs. Flashy spoons can be fished at any depth, either jigging, trolling or casting and retrieving. For big lakers, use larger baits. Of the two lakes, the eastern lake is the deepest - up to 75 feet or more. Most of the lake trout prefer 30' to 60' depths, and will occasionally move up or down from there. When the lake freezes over, ice fishing for big lake trout can deliver some nice catches.

Rainbow Trout

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

Local anglers report good fishing for rainbows, year round. Spring is the peak season and fly fishing is the order of the day. The diet of a rainbow trout consists of insects, small fishes and crustaceans. In addition to flies, rainbow trout are being caught on small lures, imitating their natural food. Small spinners, miniature crankbaits and swimbaits are catching rainbows, as are nightcrawlers, salmon eggs and prepared baits. When the lake freezes over, ice fishing is delivering good results.

Brown Trout

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good

Weekend anglers are catching brown trout on spinners, small jerkbaits, nightcrawlers and a variety of other small offerings. Brown trout can be very aggressive, and put up a good battle. Reports indicate good fishing for brown trout in Twin Lakes Reservoir and should continue throughout the year. These hearty fighters migrate around the lake in search of baitfish and comfortable water temperatures, preferably in the 50 to 62 degree range. In spring brown trout, along with the baitfish, move to the shallows which warms first. As the days get warmer in summer they move deeper, again following schools of bait. As Fall and Winter arrive, browns tend to stay in deeper water. When these trout move deep, it is typically in the 20- to 45-foot range. In-line spinners, bait-colored crankbaits and small spoons are other lures catching trout here.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for rainbow trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout, lake trout and kokanee salmon at Twin Lakes Reservoir in Colorado.

Twin Lakes Reservoir is a 2,700-acre fishery, ideal for avid trout anglers. There are over a dozen miles of shoreline, much with access for fishing from the bank. Trophy size lake trout reside here along with quality populations of rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout, and kokanee salmon. Ice fishing and ice fishing derbies are available in winter once the ice is safe.

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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".