Skaguay Reservoir
CPW set nets here in 2019 and caught 96 fish, most of them rainbow trout. TroutTips researches Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout at this water.
- Elevation
- 8,917 ftUSGS 3DEP at the mapped access point
- Approach
- Roadside or park access
- Last netted
- 2019gillnetting survey
- Fish in the net
- 96100% sport fish
- Most caught
- Rainbow Trout76 fish
- Longest measured
- 35.5″Northern Pike
- County
- TellerColorado
- Coordinates
- 38.6954, -105.0489Access point TroutTips uses
What was in the net
| Species | Caught | Share | Mean | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Trout | 7 | 7.3% | 12.1″ | 10–14.7″ |
| Rainbow Trout | 76 | 79.2% | 12″ | 7.2–15″ |
| Northern Pike | 13 | 13.5% | 21.6″ | 9.9–35.5″ |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
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| 2017 |
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| 2016 |
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How far it is
| From | Drive | By road |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs | 2 hr 8 min | 58 miles |
| Pueblo | 2 hr 41 min | 96 miles |
| Denver | 3 hr 19 min | 126 miles |
| Fort Collins | 4 hr 19 min | 180 miles |
| Alamosa | 4 hr 39 min | 192 miles |
| Steamboat Springs | 5 hr 23 min | 209 miles |
| Grand Junction | 6 hr 31 min | 290 miles |
| Durango | 7 hr 19 min | 309 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 Rainbow Trout outings in Teller CountyOther surveyed lakes nearby
By road from Goldfield, the town closest to this water.
- Twin Lakes Reservoirs 448 fish netted 2019
- Mount Elbert Forebay Reservoir 339 fish netted 2019
- Turquoise Lake (Abe Lee Fishing Site) 416 fish netted 2017
- Taylor Park Reservoir (boat ramp shoreline) 208 fish netted 2022