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Colorado trout streams

Fall Creek, San Miguel County Fishing

Special regulation water in San Miguel County.

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Colorado streams

Getting to know the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

The Fall Creek, San Miguel County cuts its stream channel across San Miguel County. Sawpit is the closest Census place to the channel, roughly 6 miles away.

The atlas marks 1 reach as regulated water, near 3.1 miles. Open ground along it includes Uncompahgre National Forest.

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CPW Fishing Atlas 2025 layers (special-regulation, Gold Medal and fishing location layers), NHD flowlines, Census places, retrieved October 25, 2026.

Directions to the Fall Creek

Special regulations

Gold Medal and regulated reaches of the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

Reach	Miles	Rule as printed
Headwaters / Woods Lake	3.15	rule text in the brochure

Fish a regulated Fall Creek, San Miguel County reach by its own rule, not the statewide chart.

The Fall Creek, San Miguel County in the special regulations

Water as printed	Rule	Brochure
From the headwaters downstream to Woods Lake:	Artificial flies and lures only. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately.	p. 21

Special regulations as printed in the 2026 Colorado Fishing brochure (CPW, season March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027), pp. 11 to 39, checked against CPW Chapter W-1 (as approved 13 November 2025); retrieved October 2026.

CPW special fishing regulation and Quality Waters layers, retrieved October 25, 2026.

Public access

Public access on the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

• Uncompahgre National ForestNational Forest

Colorado law gives no right to wade through private land, so stay on public parcels of the Fall Creek, San Miguel County.

CPW Fishing Atlas fishing location property names and Quality Waters access notes, retrieved October 25, 2026.

Access

Finding the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

No ramp or atlas location sits on the Fall Creek, San Miguel County; reach it from public land and road crossings with care for private banks.

Ramps a short tow from the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

• Groundhog Reservoir SWAGroundhog Reservoir, 15 miles
• Dan Noble SWA on Miramonte Reservoir near Norwood (south)Miramonte Reservoir, 16 miles
• Dan Noble SWA on Miramonte Reservoir near Norwood (north)Miramonte Reservoir, 16 miles

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

Limits

Bag limits on the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

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
Smallmouth bass	No bag or possession limit	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
Yellow perch	No bag or possession limit	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

On the CPW drainage map, the Fall Creek, San Miguel County lies west of the Continental Divide. Colorado streams stay open all year; on the Fall Creek, San Miguel County the bag is the variable.

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.

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

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Nearby

Neighbors of the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

Colorado lakes in the Fall Creek, San Miguel County neighborhood

• Navajo Lake5 miles
• Trout Lake11 miles
• Alta Lake Lower12 miles
• Fullers Lake15 miles

Fly shops and bait stores around the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

• Telluride Flyfishersbait and tackle shop, Telluride, 10 miles
• Telluride Anglerfly shop, San Miguel, 13 miles
• RIGS Fly Shop & Guide Servicefly shop, Ridgway, 23 miles
• Ridgeway Marinamarina, Ouray, 28 miles

Paid guides within reach of the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

• Telluride Fly Fishers LLCfly fishing guide, Telluride
• Telluride Fly Fishing Company, Incfly fishing guide, Telluride

Communities within reach of the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

• Mountain Village11 miles
• Telluride13 miles
• Ridgway23 miles

Creeks around the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

• Elk Creek, San Miguel County2 miles
• Muddy Creek3 miles
• Goat Creek8 miles
• Deep Creek, San Miguel County10 miles

the Fall Creek, San Miguel County and the counties around it

• San Miguel County

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Know your fish

Telling the species of Fall Creek, San Miguel County apart by photo

Answers

Planning notes for the Fall Creek, San Miguel County

Where would I look for the Fall Creek, San Miguel County on a Colorado map?

Its Colorado basin takes in San Miguel County.

Is the Fall Creek, San Miguel County Gold Medal?

Yes, 1 reach carry their own rules.

Does a USGS station report flows on the Fall Creek, San Miguel County?

No gauge reports for it.

Is the Fall Creek, San Miguel County mostly private?

Public access: Uncompahgre National Forest.

Is the Fall Creek, San Miguel County flies and lures only?

1 reach carry special rules; read the reach table and brochure entry. The brochure entry reads: Artificial flies and lures only. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately.

Can an out-of-state visitor buy a license for the Fall Creek, San Miguel County?

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.

Is there a fly shop near the Fall Creek, San Miguel County?

Drive 10 miles to Telluride Flyfishers.

Which species does CPW list for the Fall Creek, San Miguel County?

Its fish are not listed.

Which Colorado town sits nearest the Fall Creek, San Miguel County?

Base yourself in Sawpit, roughly 6 miles away.

Put the Fall Creek, San Miguel County on this season's list

Flows and rules are on this page; check both.

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