Vallecito Reservoir

Fishing and stocking

Trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in August. A 2,603-acre reservoir.

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last stocked Aug 14 70 days ago

best window 10:14 pm-12:14 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

2,603 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Aug 7wk	Trout	catchable		completed
Aug 14wk	Trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Vallecito Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:51-11:51 am and 10:14 pm-12:14 am	4:09-5:09 am and 4:23-5:23 pm
Tomorrow	10:37 am-12:37 pm	5:16-6:16 am and 4:49-5:49 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 93% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Mountain Time (MDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Aug 14

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Colorado fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Animas River #2	20 mi	Aug 7
Rio Grande Reservoir	27 mi	Aug 14
Los Pinos River NM	39 mi	Jul 22
Big Meadows Reservoir	43 mi	Sep 25
Pass Creek Pond	44 mi	Aug 7

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Records from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Colorado fishing regulations.