Upper Coney Lake (Indian Peaks Wilderness)
CPW set nets here in 2022 and caught 10 fish, most of them cutthroat trout. TroutTips researches Cutthroat Trout at this water.
- Elevation
- 10,945 ftCPW survey table
- Approach
- Walk in on a trail
- Last netted
- 2022a single 150-foot gill net fished overnight from a belly boat
- Fish in the net
- 10100% sport fish
- Most caught
- Cutthroat Trout10 fish
- Longest measured
- 16.9″Cutthroat Trout
- County
- BoulderColorado
- Coordinates
- 40.1079, -105.6251Access point TroutTips uses
What was in the net
| Species | Caught | Share | Mean | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutthroat Trout | 10 | n/a | 14.3″ | 9.1–16.9″ |
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
CPW's stocking record in this report covers the Indian Peaks Wilderness as a whole, not this lake on its own.
| Year | What went in |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2020 |
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How far it is
| From | Drive | By road |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 1 hr 49 min | 55 miles |
| Fort Collins | 2 hr | 63 miles |
| Colorado Springs | 3 hr 3 min | 121 miles |
| Pueblo | 3 hr 45 min | 166 miles |
| Steamboat Springs | 4 hr 23 min | 167 miles |
| Grand Junction | 5 hr 39 min | 256 miles |
| Alamosa | 5 hr 56 min | 247 miles |
| Durango | 8 hr 36 min | 364 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 Cutthroat Trout outings in Boulder CountyOther surveyed lakes nearby
By road from Ward, the town closest to this water.
- Blue Lake (Indian Peaks Wilderness) 8 fish netted 2023
- Isabelle Lake (Indian Peaks Wilderness) 8 fish netted 2023
- Long Lake (Indian Peaks Wilderness) 71 fish netted 2024
- Mitchell (Big) Lake (Indian Peaks Wilderness) 17 fish netted 2023