Trout Fishing – Fly Fishing and Spin Fishing

The Resource

The Lodge and Ranch at Chama offers some of the best trout fishing in the West, whether on one of a dozen high-country lakes or on over 12 miles of pristine mountain streams.

New in 2025: Catch and Release Only on all waters

From tiny rivulets to spring creeks to high canyon rivers and over a dozen lakes that hold Browns, Brookies, Rainbows, and Cutthroats, the fishing here at Chama will leave you entranced.

This is an experience which will remain fixed in your memory for the rest of your days. Chama may well be the finest trout fishing destination you have ever experienced, one of the few places in the world where you can fish for the exquisite and elusive Rio Grande Cutthroat, a very unique strain that we have gone to great lengths to re-introduce back into their native habitat here in the San Juan Mountains.

New in 2025: Catch and Release Only on all waters

Whether you are a seasoned veteran who brings your own custom tied flies, or a relative newcomer to fly fishing, you and your companions can and will catch trout here. Trout that will remain a part of your experience and your spirit long after you have returned them to the waters from which they sprung.

Streams

From the upper Poso Creek to the high canyon headwaters of the Brazos River to the broad expanse of the Poso Valley, the opportunities abound for stream fishing here at Chama. Here at Chama our streams hold Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Cutt’bows, Rainbow Trout, and the rare and elusive Rio Grande Cutthroat. Whether you are a seasoned fly fisherman or a relative newcomer to the sport, you can and WILL catch trout here.

New in 2025: Catch and Release Only on all waters

Lakes

Here at Chama, we have over a dozen high country lakes which hold heavy bodied 14 to 22 inch trout which will truly test your fishing skills. These trophies are an integral part of

why the Lodge and Ranch at Chama has earned and maintains a reputation for fishing excellence that is second to none.