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Trophy Black Bear

There's something awe inspiring in fishing a mountain trout lake while watching a bear prowl the shoreline, deer come to water, or a beaver gliding silently across the surface.

Such is the uniqueness of Vermejo, where there are 21 well stocked lakes providing impressive rainbow, brown, brook and cutthroat trout. Most fish average 1-2 pounds, but annually numerous 3-8 pound fish are caught. For the avid angler, the lakes provide unequaled opportunities. For the stream fishing enthusiast, some 30 miles of small to medium sized streams traverse Vermejo. Brook, rainbow and cutthroat trout inhabit these waters with plentiful populations providing unsurpassed enjoyment for the beginner and experienced angler alike.

In addition, Vermejo's streams offer one of the few remaining places inhabited by the Rio Grande cutthroat. A project is underway to expand the habitat for these rare cutthroat trout so that this species will again prosper. The ranch's fishing season runs from late May to mid-September. Optimum stream flow usually starts in late June or early July. While late May weather may be unpredictable, the lake fishing is superb for subsurface patterns. Late June and July produce regular hatches of caddis, damsel and mayflies, sending trout into feeding frenzies.

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