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Looking for the best place to catch a 20-incher on a dry? Fish with grizzlies? Escape the crowds? Or get a beer and some advice at the end of the day? We've found the top 40 trout spots in the Rockies where you can do all that and more. Plus, we tell you the 10 greatest hatches and the top patterns to tie on. Whether you're there for a day, a week, or the rest of your life, this is the guide you need to discover Trout Country.

Click on the states below to read about the hundreds of rivers, lakes, and streams offering the sweet possibility of big fish on any cast. We've done the scouting work for you.



ARIZONA
Watch Them Eat
Colorado River - Lees Ferry, Arizona
Next Best: Armstrong and Nelson's Spring Creeks, Paradise Valley, Montana

COLORADO
Ditch the Family
Steamboat Springs - Colorado
Next Best: Bozeman, Montana

See a Fistfight
The Bend Pool, Fryingpan River - near Basalt, Colorado
Next Best: The Dream Stream, South Park, Colorado

Find Solitude
San Juan Mountains - Colorado
Next Best: Wind River Range, Wyoming

IDAHO
Get Your A** Schooled
Henrys Fork - Idaho
Next Best Silver Creek, Picabo, Idaho

Meet a Reel Woman
Reel Women Fly Fishing Adventures - Victor, Idaho
Next Best: Patty Reilly, Jackson, Wyoming

Have a Beer
The "A-Bar" Motel and Supper Club, Last Chance, Idaho
Next Best: The Grizzly Bar, Cameron, Montana

MONTANA
Lose the Crowds
Kootenai River - Montana
Next Best: Yampa River, Colorado

Teach Your Children
Lone Mountain Ranch - Montana
Next Best: Vermillion Ranch, Livingston, Montana

Get Eaten by a Griz
Flathead River - Montana
Next Best Thoroughfare of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Catch Trout So Big They're Scary
Beaverhead River - Dillon, Montana
Next Best: Missouri River, Craig, Montana Missouri River

Get Lost in Indian Country
Blackfeet Reservation, Montana
Next Best: Duck Valley Indian Reservation, Idaho/Nevada

UTAH
Catch Footballs on Dry Flies
Green River, Utah
Next Best: San Juan River, New Mexico

WYOMING
Catch Your Dinner
Shoshone National Forest - Wyoming
Next Best: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Cutt Your Teeth
South Fork Snake River - Wyoming
Next Best Kelly Creek, Idaho

Fish at 10,000 Feet
Beartooth Plateau - Wyoming
Next Best: Trappers Lake and Flat Tops Wilderness lakes, Colorado

Gawk at Mountains
Snake River - Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Next Best: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado

Keep Your Wallet in Your Waders
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Next Best: Teton River, Idaho

Go Wild
Yellowstone River, Montana/Wyoming
Next Best: Roaring Fork River, Colorado

Go Trophy Hunting
North Platte River, Wyoming
Next Best: Bighorn River, Montana