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Evergreen Lake Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Evergreen Lake on Bear Creek: a small drinking-water reservoir in the Jefferson County foothills, stocked with rainbow trout and fished from shore or a hand-launched boat, sunrise to sunset.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Water temp
~47 F est.
Air / High
68 / 68 F
Wind
SW 16 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Evergreen Lake asks for patience today: short windows, precise presentations. Today brings clear skies, wind SW around 16 mph, rising pressure near 1003 hPa and a high of 68. Water sits around 47 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:39 AM-11:39 AM and 10:08 PM-12:08 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rainbow troutExcellent

In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

Tomorrow: Cooler at 50 F with a rain chance. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Colorado requires a fishing licence from age 16, from $57.63 for residents. What a Colorado licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with CPW before you keep anything. The season dates for Colorado, read off the agency, are on the Colorado seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp68 F
High / Low68 / 50 F
WindSW 16-28 mph
Pressure1002.8 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 33%
Sunrise / Sunset07:20 / 18:10
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~47 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunset

Which day to fish Evergreen Lake this week

The best day on Evergreen Lake this week looks like Saturday Oct 24, at 3 out of 5, against 2 today.

Best day this week: Saturday, Oct 24 β€” fair at 3/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Tough

Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Solunar majors
9:39 AM-11:39 AM and 10:08 PM-12:08 AM
Minor period
4:02 AM-5:02 AM
Sun
07:20 to 18:10
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Overcast, 16 mph
Rain chance
33%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Evergreen Lake: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Spring and fall in most lakes; rivers fish year-round while the water stays cool

A cold-water trout native to Pacific drainages from Alaska to Baja California, now stocked in most states and fished in rivers, tailwaters and lakes. In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

When to come: the Evergreen Lake calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Rainbow trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 47 F (estimated, not a reading).

30405060JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~47 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Evergreen Lake today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 70 F, wind to 14 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 70 F, wind to 10 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 64 F, wind to 9 mph.

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Before you go

License

Colorado requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Colorado fishing license. District rules: artificial baits allowed, no live minnows; sunrise to sunset; no fishing near the Lake House except from the accessible pier. Check Colorado Parks and Wildlife regulations for limits.

Access

Evergreen Lake Park, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen. Hand-launched private boats with a day pass and ANS inspection during the boating season; call the district's boating hotline before you go.

About this water

A reservoir on Bear Creek at Evergreen, Jefferson County, Colorado, behind a dam completed in the late 1920s; recreation is run by Evergreen Park and Recreation District.

Fishing Evergreen Lake: the full guide

A dam built for floods and visitors

The Evergreen Metropolitan District says Evergreen Dam was planned in the 1920s to tame flood-prone Bear Creek and draw visitors, and was finished in the late 1920s. The district later took a long-term lease of the lake from the City and County of Denver, and the lake is part of the local drinking-water supply, which is why invasive species checks matter here.

Fishing rules on the lake

Evergreen Park and Recreation District, which runs recreation at the lake, says it is stocked with rainbow trout. Artificial baits may be used, but live minnows may not. Fishing is allowed from sunrise to sunset, all state laws apply, and fishing is not allowed around the Lake House except from its accessible pier. Ice fishing is not managed or monitored by the district and is entirely at your own risk.

Boats and the season

Private boats need a day pass and an aquatic nuisance species inspection before launching from the district's washing station near the Evergreen Lake parking lot; there is no trailer access, gas engines are not allowed, and boats over 17 feet, sailboats and pool inflatables are banned. Life jackets must be worn and buckled at all times, and no swimming is allowed, pets included. The district's boating operations are closed for the season and return in 2027.

Common questions

Is Evergreen Lake stocked with fish?

Yes. Evergreen Park and Recreation District says the lake is stocked with rainbow trout.

Can I use bait at Evergreen Lake?

Artificial baits are allowed, but live minnows are not, under the district's posted rules.

Is ice fishing allowed on Evergreen Lake?

The district does not manage or monitor ice fishing on the lake; anyone who goes out on the ice does so at their own risk.

Is fishing good at Evergreen Lake right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Nearby waters

Bear Creek5 miClear Creek (Golden)8 miChatfield Reservoir15 miSouth Platte River (Deckers)27 miTarryall Reservoir32 miAurora Reservoir36 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 39.6330, -105.3330 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 6, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 6, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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