Clear Creek fishing report today Picky — save your energy for the evening.

Questions people ask about Clear Creek

Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Clear Creek.

Is it worth fishing Clear Creek today?

5 out of 10 — picky. Work for it. The strongest stretch is 3:04 AM–5:04 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.

What time should you fish Clear Creek?

Today's major windows run 3:04 AM–5:04 AM and 3:28 PM–5:28 PM, with minor windows at 11:09 AM–12:09 PM and 8:41 PM–9:41 PM. Sunrise is 6:42 AM and sunset 7:09 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.

What is the water temperature at Clear Creek?

No gauge on Clear Creek measures water temperature. US reservoir gauges report height, not temperature — so rather than estimate it, this page leaves it out and leans on the windows and the pressure trend instead.

What is the water level at Clear Creek right now?

3.57 ft, read at 5:45 AM from USGS station 06719505. Over 24 hours it is up 0.03 ft.

Are water levels rising or falling at Clear Creek?

Holding steady. The lake is up 0.03 ft in 24 hours and down 0.03 ft over the week. Over the last 8 days it has held between 3.51 and 3.64 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.

Can you eat the fish you catch in Clear Creek?

That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where a baseline mercury guidance covers every water, with added PFOS advisories at Barr Lake, Runyon Lake and Chatfield Reservoir. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.

CDPHE fish consumption advisory

Do you need a licence to fish Clear Creek?

Yes. A Colorado fishing license covers this water, required from age 16. CPW sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What a Colorado license costs, and who is exempt

What size fish can you keep in Colorado?

It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: trout, arctic char, grayling and mountain whitefish, kokanee salmon, walleye, saugeye and sauger, largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.

Trout, Arctic char, grayling and mountain whitefish limits · Kokanee salmon limits · Walleye, saugeye and sauger limits · Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass limits · Check a length against the rules