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Best walleye lakes in Colorado

19 Colorado waters hold walleye. 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. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

1. McPhee Reservoir — 262 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
2. Meredith Reservoir — 6 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, Crappie
3. Horsetooth Reservoir — 188 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
4. John Martin Reservoir — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
5. Prewitt Reservoir — 25 ft max · Walleye, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
6. Chatfield Reservoir — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
7. Pueblo Reservoir — 135 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
8. Boyd Lake — 16 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
9. Trinidad Reservoir — 70 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye
10. Carter Lake — 180 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
11. Standley Lake — 96 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
12. Henry Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, Crappie
13. Union Reservoir — 28 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
14. Boulder City Reservoir — 20 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
15. Arvada Reservoir — 60 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout
16. Brush Hollow Reservoir — 45 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
17. Lon Hagler Reservoir — 24 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
18. Juniata Reservoir — 6 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Bluegill
19. Milavec Reservoir — 17 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill

When to fish walleye in Colorado

• Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
• Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
• Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

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