The South Fork area has several stretches of the Rio Grande River that are designated as Gold Medal waters. Where you can find brown and rainbow trout fishing from Rio Grande Reservoir downstream to Del Norte. The section of water between South Fork and Del Norte provides the best location for the catching trophy brown trout. Beaver Creek Reservoir is also a popular trout fishing area in the South Fork area. The reservoir is populated with brown, rainbow and brook trout, along with Kokanee salmon for trolling fishermen.
Ice fishing is also popular here during the winter months.
When fishing any Gold Medal waters, be sure that you know what the possession limits for the area are and the type of fish allowed. This information can be obtained through the current Colorado Fishing Season Information printed, by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Million Reservoir , offers a variety of rainbow trout, which are best caught on lures or flies. Big Meadows offers a variety of fish including rainbow and brook trout, salmon and German browns. They are all caught equally well with bait, lures, and flies.