Dixon Lake Fish Survey and Mangement Data Survey Summaries/DixonLake.pdfGeneral Information: Dixon Lake aka Pineridge Lake(44 Acres) is a warmwater impoundment on the City of Fort

General Information: Dixon Lake aka Pineridge Lake(44 Acres) is a warmwater impoundment on the City

of Fort Collins Pineridge Natural Area. Fishing for a variety of warmwater species is available.

Location: Take Overland Trail Road on the west edge of Fort Collins to Hughes Stadium. Turn west on

Dixon Canyon Road, just south of the stadium. go .5 mile to the lake.

Recreational Management: City of Fort Collins ( go to www.fcgov.com/naturalareas for regulations) and

Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife

Fishery Management: Warmwater angling

Annual Survey Data: Scroll Down

Regulations

The minimum size for

Smallmouth and Large-

mouth Bass is 15 inches

Non-motorized boating only

No ice fishing allowed

Dixon Lake

FISH SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT DATA

Kurt Davies - Aquatic Biologist (Fort Collins)

[email protected] / 970-472-4396

Amenities

Hiking Trail around Lake

Previous Stocking

2013

Bluegill

Channel Catfish

Black Crappie

Hybrid Grass Carp

2012

Bluegill

Channel Catfish

Black Crappie

2011

Bluegill

Channel Catfish

Black Crappie

2010

Bluegill

Channel Catfish

2009

Bluegill

Channel Catfish

Sportfishing Notes

Fishing should be good in

the early spring for Bluegill

and Pumkinseed sunfish.

As water temperature get up

over 65 degrees F, typically

in late May, Bass fishing

should pick up.

Thick vegetation will line

the shore by mid-summer.

Wading out deep or using a

float tube or canoe can get

you fishing past this.

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Management Notes

Dixon supports a good population of panfish including bluegill,

pumpkinseed and black crappie, that grow better than in most Fort

Collins area ponds. Bass in the lake do not typically get very large but

they are abundant and fun to catch. The lake is close to Fort Collins and

is an ideal place to get outdoors, take kids fishing and go for a short

hike.

With the exception of catfish, all fish in the lake have some

amount of natural reproduction. We stock catfish to provide an addi-

tional recreational opportunity while just adding to the reproductive out-

put of the other species. Fishing for catfish can be challenging in Dixon

after the vegetation starts to grow thick for the year, so try to target

them earlier or late in the season.

We also stock bluegill and black crappie to supplement the

population in the lake and offset harvest and predation that natural re-

production does not keep up with.

The picture above is a

shot of our tank in the boat

while conducting an electrofish-

ing survey. The fish are recover-

ing from the temporary paralysis

induced by the electrical field.

This shows the variety in sizes

and species of fish.

The chart on the left

shows the results of the most

recent sample. Uncommon in the

Fort Collins area is the robust

golden shiner population in

Dixon that provides a good for-

age base for the other fish.

Dixon Lake




Dixon Fish Species

Dixon Lake


