Vallecito Reservoir
State Park in La Plata County, Colorado
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Vallecito Reservoir produced a state record northern pike in the past and trophy sized pike are routinely captured today. Rainbow trout are consistently in the “quality” size or larger category and brown trout exceeding 30 inches and 14 lbs have been captured in the lake, although rarely.
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Vallecito Reservoir
State Park in La Plata County, Colorado
Water Type:
Conditions:
Vallecito Reservoir produced a state record northern pike in the past and trophy sized pike are routinely captured today. Rainbow trout are consistently in the “quality” size or larger category and brown trout exceeding 30 inches and 14 lbs have been captured in the lake, although rarely.
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Activities:
Common Species:
Be a Pain in the ANS!
If you use water, aquatic nuisance species (ANS) can affect you. For example, Zebra and quagga mussels clog up the infrastructure that delivers water to our homes. Keeping invasive species under control is a matter of public health.