Best saugeye lakes in Colorado
6 Colorado waters hold saugeye. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Walleye × sauger hybrid stocked across midwestern reservoirs. Loves stained water, wind-blown mud lines and dam riprap — bites better in daylight than a walleye.
- Meredith Reservoir — 6 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- John Martin Reservoir — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Prewitt Reservoir — 25 ft max · Walleye, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Trinidad Reservoir — 70 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, SaugeyeWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Henry Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Waneka Lake — 13 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
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How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
Compare maximum depth across 37,233 lake records · See Colorado waters with public access data
When to fish saugeye in Colorado
- Spring 3–12 ft — Stack below dams, on riprap and gravel shoals as water warms; muddy water is your friend.
- Summer 8–22 ft — Shallower than walleye all summer — fish the first breakline and wind-blown points.
- Fall 8–28 ft — Creek-channel edges and dam faces; the colder it gets, the better the daytime bite.
- Winter 12–30 ft — The premier winter bite in saugeye reservoirs — deep channel bends and tailwaters.
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