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Colorado trout streams

Homestake Creek Fishing

A Colorado stream in Eagle County.

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Colorado streams

A quick portrait of the Homestake Creek

The Homestake Creek is a Colorado stream flowing through Eagle County. Supplies wait in Red Cliff, some 10 miles off.

Public access runs through White River 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 Homestake Creek

Public access

Public property on the Homestake Creek

White River National ForestNational Forest

Stay inside public boundaries along the Homestake Creek; trespass rules are strict.

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

Access

Ramps and access on the Homestake Creek

Public land is the way onto the Homestake Creek.

More places to launch near the Homestake Creek

Matchless Ramp on Turquoise LakeTurquoise Lake, 10 miles
Boat Ramp on Sylvan LakeSylvan Lake, 16 miles

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

Limits

The keep-or-release rules on the Homestake Creek

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

Read the west of the Continental Divide rows of the statewide chart for the Homestake Creek. Outside its regulated reaches, the Homestake Creek follows the statewide chart.

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

Close to the Homestake Creek

Backup lakes when the Homestake Creek is slow

Tennessee Lake, West, Upper3 miles
Timberline Lake6 miles
Camp Hale Pond8 miles
Virginia Lake8 miles

Shops worth the stop before the Homestake Creek

Colorado Angling Companybait and tackle shop, Minturn, 14 miles
Minturn Anglersfly shop, Minturn, 14 miles
Gore Creek Fly Fishermanbait and tackle shop, Avon, 18 miles
Hill's Discount Fliesbait and tackle shop, Avon, 18 miles
Fly Fishing Outfittersfly shop, Avon, 18 miles

Guide businesses near the Homestake Creek

Anderson's Fish Camp LLCfishing guide, Avon
Aspen Angling Company LLCfishing guide, Vail
Basalt Fishing Expeditions LLCfishing guide, Basalt
Colorado Angling Company LLCfishing guide, Edwards
Gone Fishing Coloradofishing guide, Basalt
Minturn Anglers LLCfishing guide, Minturn
Minturn Anglers Vailfishing guide, Vail, (970) 688-5290
Rocky Mountain Drifters LLCfishing guide, Basalt

Towns that work as a base camp for the Homestake Creek

Minturn11 miles
Leadville13 miles
Edwards18 miles
Avon18 miles

More streams near the Homestake Creek

West Tennessee Creek4 miles
West Cross Creek6 miles
Cunningham Creek, Pitkin County6 miles
Glacier Creek7 miles

County pages touching the Homestake Creek

Eagle County

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Know your fish

Species photos for anglers bound for Homestake Creek

Rainbow Trout, Colorado — Rainbow Trout
Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie, Public domain

Brook Trout, Colorado — Brook Trout
Photo: United States Fish and Wildlife Services, Public domain

Walleye, Colorado — Walleye
Photo: U.S. Geological Survey from Reston, VA, USA, CC0 1.0

Channel Catfish, Colorado — Channel Catfish
Photo: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0

Answers

Straight answers about the Homestake Creek

Which Colorado counties does the Homestake Creek cross?

Maps put it in Eagle County.

What trout label does the Homestake Creek carry?

No special trout designation is on file; the statewide bag applies.

Has USGS installed a gauge on the Homestake Creek?

No USGS station on our Colorado list sits on it.

Which public land touches the Homestake Creek?

The atlas names White River National Forest.

Which CPW chart rows cover the Homestake Creek?

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

What does a CPW license cost for a day on the Homestake Creek?

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.

Where can I buy flies near the Homestake Creek?

Closest on our list: Colorado Angling Company, 14 miles.

Which species turn up in CPW sources for the Homestake Creek?

CPW keeps no species roster for it.

How long is the drive from the Homestake Creek to a Colorado town?

Red Cliff, roughly 10 miles from where CPW maps the stream.

Aim the truck at the Homestake Creek this season

Reach rules change the bag; read them first.

Colorado rivers License and limits