Banner Lakes is a reservoir in Colorado, near Weld County.
Banner Lakes is a reservoir in Weld County, Colorado, and covers about 28.7 acres, reaches about 15.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 413.5 acre-feet.
Banner Lakes is compact enough to fish slowly, but a change in weeds or bottom can still split it into separate patterns.
Fish listed for Banner Lakes include Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, and Northern Pike.
For the first northern pike pass, cover weed edges and shallow points with a spoon, spinnerbait, or minnow-shaped lure.
For black crappie, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
Before changing spots on this small, shallow reservoir in Weld County, try this for bluegill: use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
For the opening largemouth bass pass, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
Across this Colorado reservoir of small size, other targets listed here include Channel Catfish, Black Bullhead, and Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
In practice, make one shallow pass and one lower pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.
While working this small, shallow reservoir in Weld County, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.
To narrow the search, a midweight spinning setup with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs and light casting baits; add a stronger outfit and a proper leader when northern pike are the target.
When testing depth on this small, shallow reservoir in Weld County, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
When the bite is unclear, soak a worm or small piece of cut bait on the bottom in quiet water after sunset.
Treat 15.3 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and move deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.
To narrow the search, shift after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.