Granby Lake
Located in Arapaho National Forest. Colorado's largest body of water in the CO river headwaters provides great trout fishing. Located near Granby
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Granby Lake on FishExplorer has 1261 historic conditions reports, 826 historic water temperature updates, 774 historic status updates, 882 historic water level updates, available with FxR+.
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| Status: | 05.13.25 | |
| Water Tmp: | 05.13.25 | |
| Level: | 05.13.25 |
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Latest Content
Any recent reports? (forum) 05.13.25 by NoCo Fungi
Lake Granby looks ice free from the cameras (forum) 05.07.25 by KayakerFishfinder
Granby 4/4 (forum) 04.14.25 by Kithme
Granby Lake Trout Limit (forum) 04.08.25 by Kithme
Ice Conditions (forum) 04.02.25 by Fish-On-Son!
Master Angler Records
This lake has 275 records, including 261 salmonid, 14 trout. Master angler data compiled from the Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Join FxR+ for full details.
General Details
Granby Lake, the largest of the three lakes in this Colorado River headwaters area provides fishing for rainbow, brown and lake trout. Granby is also known for the large population of kokanee salmon a... Log in for additional details...
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Managing Agency
US Forest Service740 Simms St
Golden, CO 80401
303-275-5350
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Directions
From Denver, take I-70 west to exit 232 (US 40). North on US 40 through to the town of Granby. On ...Fees
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Granby Lake Stocking Data
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- Since 1995 Granby Lake has had 26 stocking events for this species. Register for free and log in for details.
Total # Lbs #/Lb Inches Avg 24,661,837 26,760 921.6 37,870,471 1.54 - Since 1995 Granby Lake has had 1 stocking event for this species. Register for free and log in for details.
Total # Lbs #/Lb Inches Avg 12,822 248 51.7 53,122 4.14 - Since 2014 Granby Lake has had 1 stocking event for this species. Register for free and log in for details.
Total # Lbs #/Lb Inches Avg 300,002 5,095 58.9 1,054,140 3.51
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