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Sunnyside Fishing Site is located on the northeastern shore of Twin Lakes Reservoir.
Remember to check fishing regulations before fishing at any body of water. For stocking reports and more information on regulations or fishing licenses, check out the Colorado Division of Wildlife Website.
This area is a fee area from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day, unless camping within a Leadville Ranger District developed campground. The fee is $7.00 and there is a fee tube at the site.
This is a nice little fishing location just a short walk from the nearby Dexter campground. There are two methods to get here either walking the shoreline from Dexter, or parking up top, and then traversing through some moderately dense foliage, that looks like is in what used to be the old water level of the lake, and it resembles a sandy beach with lake grass deposits throughout. Once you break out of the thick foliage however it opens into a beautiful shoreline with several different fishing aspects from rock outcroppings to what looks like a deep trench that runs off from the shoreline. The shoreline itself is very very loose sand, so I recommend some high walled shoes, boots, or caution as it was easy to sink down in, or lose your footing if traversing through the rocks, which some of them made from good places to sit as some are large. Overall this was an enjoyable spot, with decently calm water being away from the boat ramp with exceptional views of the lake.
