Cloudcroft - Fishing

Cloudcroft is located at the heart of the Sacramento Mountains and Lincoln National Forest, offering excellent alpine fishing opportunity to its visitors. The most popular place to cast a line here is at Bear Canyon Lake, located just a few miles to the east of town on highway 244. Several small creeks in the area are also popular with anglers of the flyfishing persuasion. Visitors can also access several privately held fishing ponds in the area that do not require a state license to fish but charging by the size of the catch. Visitors looking for more information on fishing the Cloudcroft area can check with one of the local outdoor stores in Cloudcroft for more information on licensing, patterns, and destinations.

Fishing guides and outfitters that lead guided fishing trips and/or rent fishing equipment in and near Cloudcroft are listed below. Click on any name for more information. For information about rivers, lakes and reservoirs in the Cloudcroft area select Fishing Information.