freestone river · trout
Rio Costilla (Valle Vidal)
Live conditions for Rio Costilla (Valle Vidal): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.
Right now
0cfs→ stablecaution
No wade or float band on file yet.
Water temp—
Stage1.09 ft
Engine callOFF no band
The water
Rio Costilla (Valle Vidal) is a freestone river in New Mexico, fished for trout — cutthroat. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.
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Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.
Access
- Costilla Reservoir Dam Access (Valle Vidal boundary parking)walk in
- Upper Rio Costilla Meadow Reach (FR 1950 pullouts)walk in
- Comanche Point / Comanche Creek–Rio Costilla Confluence Bridgebridge
- Rio Costilla Canyon Reach (FR 1950 roadside access)walk in
- FR 1900/1950 Junction Crossingbridge
- Valle Vidal Unit West Boundary Accesswalk in
- RCCLA Rio Costilla Park Upper Access (NM-196 fee area)walk in
- NM-196 Bridge over Rio Costilla near Amaliabridge
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.