The Grand Mesa, located about 40 miles east of Grand Junction and 35 miles northwest of Montrose boasts over 300 lakes and streams in it’s 500 square miles area. This is the second Fish the Grand Mesa Guide.<\/p>\n[wpgmza id=”77″]\n

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Cobbet Lake-elevation 10,271 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Easy
\nBoating: Non-motorized
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\nDeep Ward Lake- elevation 10,108 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Splake, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Easy
\nBoating: Motor Boats
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\nAlexander Lake- elevation 10,145 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Easy
\nBoating: Non-motorized
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\nBaron Lake- elevation 10,105 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Easy
\nBoating: Motor Boats
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\nBig Eggleston Lake- elevation 10,129 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Splake, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Easy
\nBoating: Motor Boats
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\nYoungs Creek Reservoir 3- elevation 10,204 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout
\nAccess: Easy
\nBoating: Non-motorized
\nAdditional Info: For Youngs Creek Reservoirs, 1, 2, 3:
\n-Fishing with flies and lures only.
\n-All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catching.<\/p>\n

Little Eggleston Lake- elevation 10,347 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: Non-motorized<\/p>\n

Butts Lake- elevation 10,500 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout
\nAccess: Difficult
\nBoating: Non-motorized<\/p>\n

Cottonwood Lake 1- elevation 10,053 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Splake, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Easy
\nBoating: Motor Boats
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\nLily Lake- elevation 10,215 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout
\nAccess: Difficult
\nBoating: Non-motorized<\/p>\n

Cottonwood Lake 4- elevation 10,207 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: Motor Boats<\/p>\n

DeCamp Reservoir- elevation 9,792 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brook Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: Non-motorized<\/p>\n

Cottonwood Lake 2- elevation 10,016 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: na<\/p>\n

Cottonwood Creek- elevation 9,657 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: na<\/p>\n

Kitson Reservoir- elevation 10,016 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Artic Grayling, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: Motor Boats<\/p>\n

Cottonwood Lake 5- elevation 9,973 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: Electric<\/p>\n

Big Meadows Reservoir- elevation 9,789 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: Electric<\/p>\n

Neversweat Reservoir- elevation 10,068 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: Motor Boats<\/p>\n

Silver Lake- elevation 10,204 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Arctic Grayling, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: Electric
\nAdditional Info:
\n-Fishing is with flies and lures only.
\n-The bag and posession limit is two fish, with a minimum size of 16 inches.<\/p>\n

Forty Acre Lake- elevation 10,166 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brook Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: Electric<\/p>\n

Bull Creek Reservoir 5- elevation 9,647 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout
\nAccess: Difficult
\nBoating: Non-motorized<\/p>\n

Bull Creek- elevation 9,748 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Difficult
\nBoating: na<\/p>\n

Bull Basin Reservoir 1- elevation 10,008 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Difficult
\nBoating: Non-motorized
\nAdditional Info: for Bull Basin Reservoir 1,
\n-Fishing is with flies and lures only
\n-Bag limit is for two trout, with a minimum size of 16 inches in length.<\/p>\n

Additional Info: For Bull Creek Reservoirs 1 & 2, and the Connecting Channels:
\n-Fishing is with flies and lures only
\n-Bag limit is for two trout, with a minimum size of 16 inches in length.
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\nBull Creek Reservoir 1- elevation 10,129 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Difficult
\nBoating: Non-motorized
\nAdditional Info: For Bull Creek Reservoirs 1 & 2, and the Connecting Channels:
\n-Fishing is with flies and lures only
\n-Bag limit is for two trout, with a minimum size of 16 inches in length.
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\nBull Creek Reservoir 2- elevation 10,136 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Difficult
\nBoating: Non-motorized
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\nAdditional Info: For Bull Creek Reservoirs 1 & 2, and the Connecting Channels:
\n-Fishing is with flies and lures only
\n-Bag limit is for two trout, with a minimum size of 16 inches in length.
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\nBig Creek Reservoir 1- elevation 10,090 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Easy
\nBoating: Motor Boats<\/p>\n

Atkinson Reservoir- elevation 9,946 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: na<\/p>\n

Atkinson Creek- elevation 9,946 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Medium
\nBoating: na<\/p>\n

Bonham Reservoir- elevation 9,776 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Arctic Grayling, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
\nAccess: Easy
\nBoating: Non-motorized<\/p>\n

Rock Lake- elevation 10,143 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Cutthroat Trout
\nAccess: Difficult
\nBoating: Non-motorized<\/p>\n

Youngs Creek Lake- elevation 10,197 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brook Trout
\nAccess: Difficult
\nBoating: Electric<\/p>\n

Lost Lake- elevation 10,225 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brook Trout
\nAccess: Difficult
\nBoating: Non-motorized
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\nKenny Creek Reservoir- elevation 9,908 feet<\/strong>
\nFish: Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout
\nAccess: Difficult
\nBoating: Electric<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Grand Mesa, located about 40 miles east of Grand Junction and 35 miles northwest of Montrose boasts over 300 lakes and streams in it’s 500 square miles area. This is the second Fish the Grand Mesa Guide. [wpgmza id=”77″] … <\/p>\n