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Colorado lakes and reservoirs

Mountain Home Reservoir Fishing

A 206-acre Colorado reservoir in Costilla County at 8,149 feet.

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Costilla County

The short version on Mountain Home Reservoir

The CPW outline of Mountain Home Reservoir encloses about 206 acres in Costilla County. Elevation on the Fishing Atlas reads 8,149 feet. On the Fishing Atlas, the property is Mountain Home Reservoir SWA. Around 4 miles separates the water from Fort Garland. CPW manages it out of the Southwest Region.

Expect rainbow trout and trout, according to CPW. There are 2 boat ramps on its shore. Boat use on file: Motor boats (gasoline). Access is easy, pressure high, per the atlas. Winter note: ice fishing listed as yes.

206acres

8,149feet elevation

2boat ramps

2species listed

CPW Fishing Atlas 2025 layers (waterbody outline, Boatable Waters, fishing locations), Census places, retrieved October 25, 2026.

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Species

Targets for a day at Mountain Home Reservoir

CPW sources tie these fish to Mountain Home Reservoir; others may swim there too.

Rainbow trout Trout

CPW Boatable Waters species field, CPW state records and stocking report, retrieved October 25, 2026.

Access

Boat ramps at Mountain Home Reservoir

Mountain Home Reservoir SWA near Fort Garland (north)boat ramp, high-water ramp, condition good, CDOW
Mountain Home Reservoir SWA near Fort Garland (south)boat ramp, low-water ramp, CDOW

Where to fish from the bank at Mountain Home Reservoir

Mountain Home Reservoir fishing access near Fort Garlandeasy access, stocked: sub-catchables, 8,149 ft

More places to launch near Mountain Home Reservoir

Smith Reservoir SWA near BlancaSmith Reservoir, 8 miles west
La Jara Reservoir State Trust Land boat ramp on Sanchez ReservoirSanchez Reservoir, 20 miles south

CPW boat ramp and Fishing Atlas fishing location layers, retrieved October 25, 2026.

Water supply

Storage and elevation readings for Mountain Home Reservoir

400 acre-feetstorage, Mountain Home Reservoir

Co. Division of Water Resources storage telemetry for Mountain Home Reservoir (station MTNRESCO), recorded October 25, 2026; retrieved October 25, 2026. Provisional data from CDSS.

A reading well below normal can close ramps at Mountain Home Reservoir.

Colorado water levels

Limits

Colorado limits that apply at Mountain Home Reservoir

Species	Bag and possession	Season
Trout, arctic char, grayling, salmon and whitefish (not kokanee)	Daily bag 4, possession 8, in aggregate	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise
Brook trout 8 inches or less (bonus)	Daily bag 10, possession 10	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise
Kokanee salmon	Daily bag 10, possession 10	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise
Walleye, saugeye and sauger	Daily bag 5, possession 5, in aggregate	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise
Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass	Daily bag 5, possession 5, in aggregate	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise
White bass, striped bass and wiper	Daily bag 10, possession 10, in aggregate	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise
Channel, flathead and blue catfish	Daily bag 10, possession 10, in aggregate	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise
White and black crappie	Daily bag 20, possession 20, in aggregate	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise
Bluegill and other sunfish	Daily bag 20, possession 20, in aggregate	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise
Yellow perch	Daily bag 20, possession 20	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise
Tiger muskie	Daily bag 1, possession 1; at least 36 inches long	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise
Northern pike and bullhead	No bag or possession limit	Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise

Read the east of the Continental Divide rows of the statewide chart for Mountain Home Reservoir. The chart above is the baseline at Mountain Home Reservoir; a brochure entry can override it.

Statewide bag and possession chart, 2026 Colorado Fishing brochure (CPW, season March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027), p. 10, retrieved October 25, 2026.

Colorado license and limits

Stocking

CPW stocking report entries for Mountain Home Reservoir

Trout report entries for Mountain Home Reservoir: 6 listings, ending May 22, 2026.

1listings in 2026

5listings in 2025

Report date	What CPW lists
May 22, 2026	catchable trout, CPW Southwest Region
August 22, 2025	catchable trout, CPW Southwest Region
June 26, 2025	catchable trout, CPW Southwest Region
June 13, 2025	catchable trout, CPW Southwest Region
May 9, 2025	catchable trout, CPW Southwest Region
April 11, 2025	catchable trout, CPW Southwest Region

CPW Fish Stocking Report (catchable trout of about 10 inches; the date is when CPW added the water to its weekly list), 2024 to October 2026, retrieved October 25, 2026. Colorado stocking.

Compare

Sizing Mountain Home Reservoir up against the reservoirs nearby

Lake	Distance	Acres	Elevation ft	Boat ramps	On the trout report
Mountain Home Reservoir		206	8,149	2	yes
Smith Reservoir	8 miles west	280	7,725	2	yes
Lilly Lake Lower	15 miles northwest	7	12,338	0
Stabilization Reservoir	17 miles southwest	41	7,822	0	yes
Sanchez Reservoir	21 miles south	1,457	8,272	1
North Lake	22 miles southeast	105	8,562	1	yes

CPW Fishing Atlas, ramp layer and stocking report, retrieved October 25, 2026.

Nearby

Close to Mountain Home Reservoir

Backup lakes when Mountain Home Reservoir is slow

Smith Reservoir8 miles west
Lilly Lake Lower15 miles northwest
Stabilization Reservoir17 miles southwest
Sanchez Reservoir21 miles south
North Lake22 miles southeast

Towns that work as a base camp for Mountain Home Reservoir

Alamosa28 miles
Walsenburg37 miles

County pages touching Mountain Home Reservoir

Costilla Countyseat: San Luis

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Know your fish

Telling the species of Mountain Home Reservoir apart by photo

Rainbow Trout, Colorado — Rainbow Trout
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, Public domain

Brook Trout, Colorado — Brook Trout
Photo: Photo by and (C)2007 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), CC BY-SA 2.5

Wiper, Colorado — Wiper
Photo: Nick Loveland, CC0 1.0

Channel Catfish, Colorado — Channel Catfish
Photo: Hardyplants, CC0 1.0

Answers

Mountain Home Reservoir: the questions Colorado anglers bring

Which Colorado county holds Mountain Home Reservoir?

Look in Costilla County, CPW Southwest Region, about 4 miles from Fort Garland.

What size is Mountain Home Reservoir on CPW maps?

Roughly 206 acres, at about 8,149 feet.

Which ramp is closest at Mountain Home Reservoir?

2 boat ramps, including Mountain Home Reservoir SWA near Fort Garland (north).

What might a Colorado angler hook at Mountain Home Reservoir?

CPW records show rainbow trout and trout.

Which limits apply at Mountain Home Reservoir?

Trout, arctic char, grayling, salmon and whitefish (not kokanee): Daily bag 4, possession 8, in aggregate.

What does a CPW license cost for a trip to Mountain Home Reservoir?

Colorado sells no separate trout stamp; a CPW fishing license covers trout ($44.87 for adult residents, $124.01 for nonresidents), and anglers 16 and older need one.

Does CPW stock Mountain Home Reservoir?

CPW records 6 listings on the CPW catchable trout report (1 in 2026, 5 in 2025); latest May 22, 2026.

How far is the nearest tackle shop from Mountain Home Reservoir?

Our Colorado shop list has nothing inside 30 miles.

Is Mountain Home Reservoir low this year?

The water supply band above prints Colorado Division of Water Resources telemetry.

Does Mountain Home Reservoir freeze for anglers?

The Fishing Atlas shows ice fishing listed as yes; check ice yourself before stepping out.

Hitch the boat and head for Mountain Home Reservoir

Read the limits above, then pick a ramp.

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