Equalizer Lake is a reservoir in Colorado, near Larimer County.
Equalizer Lake is a reservoir in Larimer County, Colorado, and covers about 180 acres and holds roughly 1,139 acre-feet.
Equalizer Lake can be broken down in a few passes: shallow cover, the first break, and the deepest useful water.
Fish listed for Equalizer Lake include Black Crappie, Common Carp, White Bass, and Yellow Perch.
On the 180-acre reservoir in Larimer County, try this for yellow perch: keep a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm close to the bottom on a flat beside deeper water.
Around this Colorado reservoir of midsize size, try this for black crappie: fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
During an opening pass on this midsize, open reservoir in Larimer County, try this for white bass: cast a small spoon, jig, or minnow bait where wind gathers baitfish.
For common carp, place corn or a dough bait on the bottom along a shallow flat.
On the 180-acre reservoir in Larimer County, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
When testing depth on this midsize, open reservoir in Larimer 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.
After choosing a bank on this midsize, open reservoir in Larimer County, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
To keep things simple on this midsize, open reservoir in Larimer 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.