Twin Lakes Reservoirs
CPW set nets here in 2019 and caught 448 fish, most of them rainbow trout. TroutTips researches Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout at this water.
- Elevation
- 9,233 ftUSGS 3DEP at the mapped access point
- Approach
- Roadside or park access
- Last netted
- 2019gillnetting survey
- Fish in the net
- 44859.8% sport fish
- Most caught
- Rainbow Trout195 fish
- Longest measured
- 38″Lake Trout
- County
- LakeColorado
- Coordinates
- 39.0828, -106.3820Access point TroutTips uses
What was in the net
| Species | Caught | Share | Mean | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longnose Sucker | 46 | 10.3% | 9.5″ | 4.5–14.8″ |
| Brown Trout | 10 | 2.2% | 14.5″ | 11.8–16.7″ |
| Lake Trout | 63 | 14.1% | 19.1″ | 8.2–38″ |
| Rainbow Trout | 195 | 43.5% | 12.4″ | 10–15.4″ |
| White Sucker | 134 | 29.9% | 13″ | 9.1–18.9″ |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alamosa | 2 hr 39 min | 127 miles |
| Colorado Springs | 2 hr 44 min | 123 miles |
| Denver | 2 hr 50 min | 131 miles |
| Pueblo | 3 hr 12 min | 149 miles |
| Steamboat Springs | 3 hr 14 min | 145 miles |
| Fort Collins | 3 hr 41 min | 179 miles |
| Grand Junction | 3 hr 45 min | 196 miles |
| Durango | 5 hr 19 min | 244 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 Brown Trout outings in Lake CountyOther surveyed lakes nearby
By road from Twin Lakes, the town closest to this water.
- 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
- Blue Mesa Reservoir (Elk Creek) 730 fish netted 2022