Fishing near Alamosa, CO

Alamosa sits in the broad San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado, surrounded by some of the state's most productive trout water. The Rio Grande runs close to downtown, and the wider valley reaches out to the Conejos River, high-country streams in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and a mix of warm-water lakes — drawing anglers from across the country.

Top waters to fish near Alamosa

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Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Blue Sucker

Cycleptus elongatus

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Channel Catfish

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Cutthroat Trout

Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus (Colorado River cutthroat trout), Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis (Rio Grande cutthroat trout)

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

Flathead Chub

Platygobio gracilis

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