Fishing

Numerous high-alpine lakes and mountain streams make the area around Lake City an angler’s heaven. Lake San Cristobal is known around the region for its rainbow and mackinaw trout, while the Lake Fork of the Gunnison attracts anglers for rainbow and brown trout.

The Sportsman Outdoors and Fly Shop. This full-service outfitter offers half- and full-day guided fly-fishing trips, as well as lessons for both novice and advanced anglers. The Sportsman also runs hiking, four-wheel-drive, snowshoeing, and backcountry skiing trips. At the shop, you can buy and rent all manner of outdoor gear. 238 S. Gunnison, Lake City, Colorado, 81235. 970/944–2526; www.lakecitysportsman.com. Lessons from $130; fly-fishing tours from $260.