Fishing near Crestone, CO

Crestone sits at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Saguache County, with access to small freestone mountain creeks and high-elevation wilderness lakes. North Crestone Creek and the backcountry lakes of the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness are the marquee waters, drawing anglers after wild trout in remote, scenic terrain.

Top waters to fish near Crestone

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Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

Bighead Carp

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

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

Freshwater Drum

Aplodinotus grunniens

Fishing guides near Crestone

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