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Blue Mesa Reservoir

Blue Mesa Reservoir, located in the Curecanti National Recreation Area, is Colorado's largest body of water. While bows and kokanee are the reservoirs most popular, lake trout can reach trophy size. Located near Gunnison

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Fish Species in Blue Mesa Reservoir:

We have 10 fish species listed for this lake, including a panfish, a couple of rough fish, a couple of salmonid, a toothy creatures, and a few trout. Log in and join FxR+ for a full detailed list.

Blue Mesa Reservoir on FishExplorer has 660 historic conditions reports, 289 historic water temperature updates, 267 historic status updates, 362 historic water level updates, available with FxR+.

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Recent Reports

We have cataloged 1,578 reports for Blue Mesa Reservoir, including detailed updates, temperatures, levels, and lake status.

Status:	Sign up and log in ...	12.05.24
Water Tmp:		11.24.24
Level:		12.05.24

Conditions Report

Conditions reports for Blue Mesa Reservoir are available to contributors and subscribers. Create an account or log in, then join FxR+ for a boat-load more on FishExplorer. Last fishing conditions report for Blue Mesa Reservoir: 12.05.24

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Blue Mesa Reservoir

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Latest Content

Laker Love (forum) 11.26.24 by Digginjiggin

Kokanee salmon spawn returns to Colorado public advised to call in advance of giveaway days (news)

Two weekends at Blue Mesa (forum) 07.31.24 by dblendc

53 Colorado Quality Waters Named by CPW (news)

Blue Mesa Lake Trout Tournament participants awarded cash prizes (news)

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Master Angler Records

This lake has 128 records, including 1 bass, 19 panfish, 91 salmonid, 17 trout. Master angler data compiled from the Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Join FxR+ for full details.

General Details

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 p... Log in for additional details...

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Regs/Info

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Camping

We have 9 camping areas listed at or near, and a short note about camping around Blue Mesa Reservoir. Log in for details. Join FxR+ to gain access to our full database of lakes and rivers and additional features and information.

Boating

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Directions, Fees, Misc

Managing Agency

US National Parks
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240

FishExplorer Region: Mountains South

Directions

From Denver take US-285 to Poncha Springs. Go west on US-50 through Gunnison to the lake. US-50 ru...

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