Regions › Rocky Mountains
United States
Rocky Mountains
Trout rivers and tailwaters from Montana to New Mexico, plus high-country lakes.
Waters
river · MT
Madison River
Fifty miles of riffle — the salmonfly hatch in June.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout
river · MT
Yellowstone River
The longest undammed river in the lower 48; native Yellowstone cutthroat.
Cutthroat Trout · Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout
tailwater · MT
Bighorn River
Tailwater with thousands of trout per mile.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout
tailwater · CO
South Platte — Deckers & Cheesman
Technical tailwater an hour from Denver.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout
tailwater · NM
San Juan River
Year-round big trout below Navajo Dam on tiny midges.
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout
reservoir · UT
Flaming Gorge
Giant lake trout and a winter burbot fishery.
Lake Trout · Rainbow Trout · Kokanee · Smallmouth Bass
