Lost Man Reservoir fishing

Lost Man Reservoir fishing is on a reservoir. The stocking report does not name the species. It is stocked 2 times in 2026, most often in May and July.

Lost Man Reservoir
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
Last stocked
July 10, 2026
Plants on record
2
Species recorded
0
Elevation
10,583 ft

How Lost Man Reservoir is stocked

Source: Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Turquoise Lake (16 mi), Twin Lakes Reservoir (17.3 mi), and Ruedi Reservoir (18.5 mi) were stocked more recently.

Stocking history

Source: Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 10, 2026–––report
May 29, 2026–––report

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Aspen
Shore access
Yes

About half a mile up the Lost Man Trail (#1996) from its lower trailhead on Highway 82, 14 miles east of Aspen, in the parking lot across from Lost Man Campground. A small diversion dam on Lost Man Creek forms the reservoir, at 10,588 ft in the White River National Forest.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Colorado Parks and Wildlife before you go.

About Lost Man Reservoir

Photo of Lost Man Reservoir
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
Photo of Lost Man Reservoir
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0

Nearest lakes

Camping near Lost Man Reservoir

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Lost Man Reservoir's mapped point, nearest first: Difficult Campground (8.3 miles), Chapman Group camping (12.6 miles), and Silver Bell camping (14.8 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Lost Man Reservoir

Lost Man Reservoir is inside White River National Forest.

It is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness.

It is 0.6 miles outside the edge of Collegiate Peaks Wilderness.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

When is Lost Man Reservoir stocked?

Last stocked July 10, 2026. It is stocked 2 times in 2026, most often in May and July.

How do you get on Lost Man Reservoir?

Shore fishing is available. The nearest town is Aspen. About half a mile up the Lost Man Trail (#1996) from its lower trailhead on Highway 82, 14 miles east of Aspen, in the parking lot across from Lost Man Campground. A small diversion dam on Lost Man Creek forms the reservoir, at 10,588 ft in the White River National Forest.

Which lakes near Lost Man Reservoir were stocked more recently?

Turquoise Lake (16 mi), Twin Lakes Reservoir (17.3 mi), and Ruedi Reservoir (18.5 mi) were stocked more recently.

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