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Blue Mesa Reservoir

Near Gunnison

Status:	Log in or Register...	02.07.21
Water Tmp:		01.24.21
Level:		01.24.21

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Conditions reports for this lake are available when logged in. Last Conditions Report for Blue Mesa Reservoir: 02.19.21

Blue Mesa Reservoir on FishExplorer has 588 historic conditions reports, 256 historic water temperature updates, 228 historic status updates, 318 historic water level updates, available to subscribers.

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Murphy

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Fish Species in Blue Mesa Reservoir:

Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Kokanee, (Log in for full fish species list)

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Blue Mesa Reservoir
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US National Parks 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240	Log in to view full details on lakes and rivers on FishExplorer.com...

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Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado's largest reservoir when filled to capacity. The lake is very popular for boaters and other water sports in the summer. In May and early June, large brown trout are a prime target. Good size lakers can also be taken at this time but the main fish all year round is rainbow trout. Over a million people come to Blue Mesa every year. It is one of the premiere kokanee ... Log in for additional details...

Getting there:

From Denver take US-285 to Poncha Springs. Go west on US-50 through Gunnison to the lake. US-50 runs the length of the reservoir.

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Conditions History Subscribe to FxR+ for private journal history, private fish log, and historical FishExplorer.com report archives.		Blue Mesa Reservoir Stocking 2018 to 2020 Log in with your free account to view stocking data for available lakes on FishExplorer.com.
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