Fivemile Lake

Fivemile Lake is a lake in Garfield County, Colorado, and covers about 1.7 acres.

Fivemile Lake is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.

Fish and Baits

At Fivemile Lake, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.

At Fivemile Lake, begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water.

How to Read the Water

While learning this small, open lake in Garfield 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.

Season by Season

While checking this small, open lake in Garfield County, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.

A Simple Tackle Plan

At Fivemile Lake, 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.

At Fivemile Lake, 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.