Fishing near Santa Fe, NM

Set in Santa Fe County, this city sits at the meeting point of cold-water trout streams in the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez mountains and warm-water reservoirs like Cochiti and Abiquiu. The Santa Fe National Forest alone holds nearly 1,000 miles of streams and close to 20 fish-bearing lakes, with marquee waters including the Pecos River, Rio Chama, and the Rio Grande near Pilar.