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Chatfield Reservoir, CO
Reservoir spanning Jefferson/Douglas counties, Colorado. A roughly 1,500-acre reservoir on the South Platte River at Chatfield State Park southwest of Denver, the most-visited fishing lake in the Denver metro. Stocked walleye, smallmouth and largemouth bass, channel catfish, trout, and panfish make it a popular year-round, family-friendly fishery. Elevation roughly 5,400 ft.
Overall bite score
Scored 7 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
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What swims here
8 tracked species in Chatfield Reservoir, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Multiple concrete ramps within Chatfield State Park; daily park pass required. The below-lake South Platte USGS gauge is discontinued, so water temperature uses a seasonal baseline.
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