Fishing near Fort Collins, CO the closest public spots today

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Mostly walleye today. Glendo Reservoir scores best, 133 miles out.

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The 12 closest spots

On the Cache la Poudre in northern Colorado. Horsetooth Reservoir is immediately west against the foothills; Boyd Lake is south at Loveland.

Horsetooth Reservoir4.4 mi · ~6 min · Larimer CountySmallmouth bass

8 mph wind

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Boyd Lake11 mi · ~15 min · Larimer CountyWalleye

8 mph wind

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Lake Granby50 mi · ~1 hr 12 min · Grand CountyLake trout

8 mph wind

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Cherry Creek Reservoir66 mi · ~1 hr 36 min · Arapahoe CountyWalleye

6 mph wind

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Chatfield Reservoir72 mi · ~1 hr 44 min · Douglas CountyWalleye

6 mph wind

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Dillon Reservoir85 mi · ~2 hr 3 min · Summit CountyRainbow trout

7 mph wind

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Spinney Mountain Reservoir114 mi · ~2 hr 45 min · Park CountyRainbow trout

9 mph wind

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Eleven Mile Reservoir117 mi · ~2 hr 48 min · Park CountyRainbow trout

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Fryingpan River125 mi · ~3 hr · Pitkin CountyRainbow trout

10 mph wind

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Glendo Reservoir133 mi · ~3 hr 12 min · Platte County, WYWalleye

5 mph wind

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Roaring Fork River135 mi · ~3 hr 14 min · Eagle CountyRainbow trout

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Taylor River150 mi · ~3 hr 36 min · Gunnison CountyRainbow trout

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Distances are straight-line from the middle of Fort Collins. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.