McPhee Reservoir (Main Boat Ramp)
CPW set nets here in 2021 and caught 204 fish, most of them smallmouth bass. TroutTips researches Kokanee Salmon at this water.
- Elevation
- 6,947 ftUSGS 3DEP at the mapped access point
- Approach
- Roadside or park access
- Last netted
- 2021standard gill net survey
- Fish in the net
- 20452.5% sport fish
- Most caught
- Smallmouth Bass38 fish
- Longest measured
- 18.5″Walleye
- County
- MontezumaColorado
- Coordinates
- 37.5044, -108.5521Access point TroutTips uses
What was in the net
| Species | Caught | Share | Mean | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallmouth Bass | 38 | 18.6% | 12.3″ | 8.7–17.3″ |
| Kokanee Salmon | 10 | 4.9% | 11″ | 5.3–12.8″ |
| Rainbow Trout | 6 | 2.9% | 11.6″ | 10–13.8″ |
| Walleye | 38 | 18.6% | 11.8″ | 7.9–18.5″ |
| Yellow Perch | 11 | 5.4% | 7.8″ | 4.3–11.7″ |
| White Sucker | 90 | 44.1% | 13.8″ | 7.9–21.6″ |
| Black Crappie | 4 | 2% | 6″ | 4–11″ |
| Carp | 7 | 3.4% | 13.6″ | 8.8–23.2″ |
CPW survey summary (PDF) · survey data extracted 2026-10-18
A survey count is not a catch rate. These fish were handled by biologists, not caught by anglers. A species missing from the table was not caught in those nets, which is not the same as absent from the lake. Mesh selects for a size range, and CPW states that Kokanee Salmon in particular are “difficult to capture and monitor with gillnet surveys”.
What CPW has stocked
The most recent stocking years CPW listed in this report. Years CPW did not list are not shown, and absence from this table is not evidence that nothing went in.
| Year | What went in |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
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| 2020 |
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| 2019 |
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CPW: “Smallmouth Bass are self-sustaining and do not require annual stocking.”
How far it is
| From | Drive | By road |
|---|---|---|
| Durango | 1 hr 31 min | 63 miles |
| Grand Junction | 4 hr 27 min | 222 miles |
| Alamosa | 4 hr 52 min | 210 miles |
| Pueblo | 7 hr 15 min | 332 miles |
| Colorado Springs | 8 hr 7 min | 376 miles |
| Steamboat Springs | 8 hr 23 min | 416 miles |
| Denver | 9 hr 2 min | 406 miles |
| Fort Collins | 9 hr 53 min | 454 miles |
Driving times along the road network to the access point TroutTips uses, not straight-line distance.
Fishing it
This page is the survey record: what was in the net, and when. Access, regulations, seasonal timing and what the approach actually involves are in the planner, alongside the drive from your own town.
See Kokanee Salmon outings in Montezuma CountyOther surveyed lakes nearby
By road from Lewis, the town closest to this water.
- Vallecito Reservoir 119 fish netted 2021
- Blue Mesa Reservoir (Elk Creek) 730 fish netted 2022
- Taylor Park Reservoir (boat ramp shoreline) 208 fish netted 2022
- Twin Lakes Reservoirs 448 fish netted 2019