McPhee Reservoir

Montezuma County, CO

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Fri · Sep 11, 6 AM → 10 AM (America/Denver)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on McPhee Reservoir — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Watch a front passing through. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for McPhee Reservoir in Montezuma County, CO is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Fri, Sep 11 from 6 AM to 10 AM (America/Denver). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, and the main watch-out is a front passing through. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 6 mph out of the east, gusting to 9 mph, surface pressure near 777 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 64 °F, with a dominant forecast of clear. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather alone; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED September 10, 2026, 1:00 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

E · gust 9

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
64°F

18°C · hum 10%

Pressure
22.94inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

One read per day — the bite call, the window, the weather behind it

  1. Thu · Sep 10
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 54°F
    9 mph · Ngust 21
    0.00 in
    ↓ -5.5 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    75° / 59°F
    6 mph · Egust 23
    0.02 in
    ↑ +0.9 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 54°F
    6 mph · NEgust 16
    0.05 in
    ↓ -2.7 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    79° / 55°F
    7 mph · Egust 24
    0.40 in
    ↓ +2.1 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    72° / 54°F
    6 mph · Egust 17
    0.44 in
    ↓ -0.8 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    73° / 54°F
    7 mph · Egust 19
    0.10 in
    ↓ +3.7 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    75° / 52°F
    7 mph · NEgust 11
    0.03 in
    ↓ +1.5 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+1.9 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
8 mph · gust 19 · NE
Temperature
Warmer
+2.2°F over 72h82–55°F range

Weather-only read. Confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

About McPhee Reservoir

McPhee Reservoir, in Montezuma County, CO, is second largest lake in Colorado.

Primary species: Walleye, Smallmouth bass, Largemouth bass, Crappie, Northern pike, Kokanee salmon.

Notable structure: tributary arms.

Nearby waters

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