Mountain Home Reservoir is located in the San Luis Valley near Fort Garland, Colorado. It is a popular fishing area that offers anglers the opportunity to catch rainbow trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout, and kokanee salmon. The reservoir is surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery and offers nearby activities such as hiking, camping, and wildlife viewing. The best time to fish here is from May through September, with temperatures ranging from 50-80 degrees Fahrenheit. Fishing tips include using lures or baits that imitate the prey of the target fish, such as insects or small fish.

Featured Fish - Alligator Gar

Because of its huge size and great strength, the alligator gar is popular with anglers. Obviously, it is not a fish that is easily caught, as its sharp teeth will cut most lines in an instant. They are edible, but are not highly rated by most people. The following are fishing methods used to catch this fish: It is certainly one of the most distinctive freshwater species of fish. It can be distinguished from all other gars by the two rows of teeth in the upper jaw, its broader snout, and its size when fully grown. All other gars have one row of teeth in the upper jaw. In most other respects all gars are very similar in appearance, with a long body, a long, toothy snout, and a single dorsal fin that is far back on the body above the anal fin and just before the tail. The tail is rounded and pectoral, ventral, and anal fins are fairly evenly spaced on the lower half of the body. The gars most closely resemble the fishes of the pike family (muskellunge, northern pike, and the pickerels, Esox spp.) in body shape and fin placement. In the pike family, the tail is forked not rounded.