The San Miguel river begins high above Telluride, then proceeds to melt, gurgle and tumble its way downstream to the San Juan River. It features roughly 22 miles of fishable-accessible water, most of it next to HWY 145, make it easy to get to, with numerous pullouts on the road. There are some amazing Caddis hatches or blizzards, and a hungry Rainbow and Brown trout population just feet away from your car.