ANGLER PHOTOS
Bobby Erbe shows o
his catch on a beau-
tiful day at Chateld
Reservoir.
© Bobby Erbe
▶
Colin Cipolla is all
smiles with his catch
from Granby Reservoir.
© Colin Cipolla
▶
Matt Taylor on Bear
Creek Reservoir.
© Matt Taylor
▶
▶
Alberto Crespo with
his catch on the shore
of Brush Hollow
Reservoir.
© Alberto Crespo
Laila Seibert caught this
22” monster through
the ice at Deweese
Reservoir.
© Eric Seibert
▶
Nick Sauer and his
catch from Pelican
Pond at St. Vrain
State Park.
© Nick Sauer
▶
Juan Camacho shows o
his catch from Pelican Pond
at St. Vrain State Park.
© Juan Camacho
▶
Ronnie Romero and his catch pulled in
from Granby Reservoir. © Ronnie Romero
▶
Shawn Buster
on Cheesman
Reservoir.
© Shawn Buster
▶
Rafael Lopez on
Poudre Learning
Center Pond.
© Rafael Lopez
Cooper Skalla
and his catch
near Silverton.
© Katie Skalla
▶
▶
▶
Kolten fishing in style
on Pueblo Reservoir.
© Kolten
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CONTENTS
WHAT’S NEW: 2024 ............................................... 1
LICENSE INFORMATION ..................................... 1–2
■ License & Habitat Stamp fees .......................................................................1
■ What you need to buy a shing license; license requirements......................1
■ Residency requirements; Habitat Stamps; anglers with disabilities .............2
■ Help improve your sheries ...........................................................................2
GENERAL INFORMATION ................................... 3–7
■ Fishery programs: Gold Medal Waters; Wild Trout; stream surveys ................3
■ Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) ....................................................................4
■ Fishing terms glossary...................................................................................5
■ Online shing information resources ............................................................5
■
State Records by Weight program & award table; Measure Your Catch ..........6
■ State Records by Length program & award table ..........................................7
■ Master Angler program and award lengths ...................................................7
FISHING LAWS ................................................ 8–10
■ Legal shing methods ...................................................................................8
■ Special conditions & restrictions ..............................................................8−9
■ Statewide bag & possession limits ..............................................................10
■ MAP: Wiper/white bass & walleye/saugeye bag limits ...............................10
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: FISHING WATERS .......11–39
■ MAP: Upper Arkansas River .........................................................................12
■ MAP: Blue River Basin .................................................................................13
■ MAP: Middle Colorado & Eagle Rivers .........................................................15
■ MAP: Upper Colorado River — Headwaters to Radium ..............................16
■ MAP: Conejos & Alamosa River Drainages ................................................... 18
■ MAP: Upper Gunnison Basin — Taylor Park Res. to Blue Mesa Res. ............19
■ MAP: North Fork Gunnison Basin — Hotchkiss to McClure Pass .................20
■ MAP: Lower Gunnison — Blue Mesa Res. to Delta......................................21
■ MAP: Lower Colorado River & Grand Mesa ..................................................22
■ MAP: Upper Poudre River Drainage ............................................................. 25
■ MAP: Upper Rio Grande Basin .....................................................................27
■ MAP: Middle Colorado & Roaring Fork Rivers ..............................................28
■ MAP: South Platte River in South Park ........................................................30
■ MAP: South Platte River — Cheesman Res. to Chateld Res. .....................31
■ MAP: White River — Headwaters to Meeker ..............................................33
■ MAP: White River — Meeker to Utah state line ..........................................34
■ MAP: Yampa River — Headwaters to Craig ................................................. 36
FISH IDENTIFICATION ....................................40–41
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OUR MISSION: e mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife
resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system and to provide enjoyable
and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and
future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources.
COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR
Je Davis
COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of January 2024
Dallas May, Chair Duke Phillips, IV
Richard Reading, Vice-Chair Gary T. Skiba
Karen Michelle Bailey, Secretary James Jay Tutchton
Jessica Beaulieu Eden Vardy
Marie Haskett Dan Gibbs, ex-ocio member
Jack Murphy Kate Greenberg, ex-ocio member
Gabriel Otero Je Davis, CPW Director
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WHAT'S NEW LICENSES
WHAT’S NEW: 2024
▶ NEW REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES:
■ The West Fork of Clear Creek, Duck Creek, the Square Top Lakes, and Williams Gulch:
Fishing with fly and lure only and catch-and-release. See pages 11–39.
■ Blue River and Tenmile Creek: Brown trout over 14 inches in length must be
immediately returned to the water upon catch and fishing is prohibited
Sept. 1–Dec. 1. See pages 13 and 37.
■ Dillon Reservoir: Brown trout over 14 inches in length must be
immediately returned to the water upon catch. See page 20.
■ Hermosa Creek: Fishing is prohibited 100 feet upstream and downstream
of the fish barrier located 0.1 miles below the East Fork of Hermosa
Creek confluence. See page 25.
▶ NEW RECORDS BY WEIGHT AND LENGTH:
Look for the
NEW
tag on pages 6 and 7 for the newest records by weight
and length, and go to cpw.info/shing-records for how to properly
weigh and measure your fish.
▶ KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! ere are actions you can take and available
resources to consult BEFORE you head out on your next adventure that will
help make your shing experience the best it can be.
CPW encourages you to disinfect your shing gear (page 4), know the
statewide and special regulations for the water you plan to visit (start-
ing on page 8), and be aware of the local shing conditions such as water
level/stream ow and water temperature (page 5). You may also contact
the local CPW Area Oce for more information: cpw.info/contact-us
▶ ADULTS: People 16 and older are required to buy and carry a physical sh-
ing license (or My CPW app accessible license) to sh or take sh, amphib-
ians and crustaceans on their person, except where prohibited.
▶ YOUTH: Residents ages 16–17 can purchase a shing license for $11.47.
ose under 16 can take a full bag and possession limit without a license.
However, they must have a second-rod stamp if shing with a second line.
▶ SENIORS: Colorado residents age 65 and older can obtain an annual senior
shing license for $11.47 or an annual senior combo small game/shing
license for $35.32, both of which include the 25-cent search-and-rescue fee
and the $1.50 Wildlife Education Fund fee. License must be carried while
shing. Seniors must have a second-rod stamp if shing with a second line.
a. Senior lifetime low-income shing licenses also are available for Colo-
rado residents age 64 or older. For information and eligibility require-
ments, contact any CPW location.
▶ SECONDROD STAMP: Anglers can use a second rod, handline or tip-up by
purchasing a second-rod stamp. One stamp is allowed per season and is
nontransferable. A second-rod stamp does not entitle an angler to an ad-
ditional bag limit, nor can it be used for another person to sh.
a. ose with disability licenses must purchase a stamp if shing with a
second line.
b. A second-rod stamp is not required when only using trotlines or jugs.
c. Youth under 16 must have and carry with them a second-rod stamp if
shing with a second line.
d. Seniors shing with a senior license must have and carry with them a
second-rod stamp if shing with a second line.
▶ COMMERCIAL LICENSE: $40. An annual license is required to take or possess
bait sh, amphibians, or crustaceans for commercial purposes. Licensees
must provide live-sh buyers with a receipt stating the seller’s name, date
of sale, species and number sold. For application, restrictions, and annual
reporting requirements, visit: cpw.info/purchase-special-license
▶ CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY: State and federal law require a Social
Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identication Number to buy a
license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to
Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and shing licenses are
not issued to those suspended for noncompliance with child support. Any
current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is deemed
noncompliant by Child Support Enforcement.
▶ ARMED FORCES EXEMPTION: Colorado residents on active duty with U.S.
armed forces out of state can sh free without a license while here on
temporary leave, maximum of 30 days a year. You must carry ocial leave
papers while shing.
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
ANNUAL LICENSES VALID MARCH 1–MARCH 31 THE NEXT YEAR 13 MONTHS
WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY A LICENSE
PROPER IDENTIFICATION and PROOF of residency (for CO residents).
HABITAT STAMP: A 2024 or lifetime Habitat Stamp is required prior
to buying a license for anyone ages 1864. One will be automatically
added to your purchase, if applicable. (See page 2.)
NOTE: A Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identication
Number is required for hunters age 12 and older, per federal law.
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SEASON DATES: Colorado waters are open to taking sh, amphibians and crustaceans day and night,
year round, except if otherwise stated in the regulation section of this brochure. See pages 11–39.
FREE FISHING DAYS: Residents and nonresidents can sh without a license or Habitat Stamp
from June 1–2, 2024. All other rules and regulations apply.
LICENSE INFORMATION
HABITAT STAMPS FEE
■ Annual Habitat Stamp (nonrefundable) .................................................$12.15
Only one is required per person, ages 18–64, per year buying or applying for a license.
■ Lifetime Habitat Stamp ..........................................................................$364.63
AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (ANS) STAMP AMOUNT
■ RESIDENTS: Annual .............................................................................. $25.00
■ NONRESIDENTS: Annual ......................................................................$50.00
LICENSES FEE
■ RESIDENTS
Adult annual (1864)...........................................................................$41.83
Senior annual (65+) .............................................................................$11.47
Youth ages 1617 (second-rod stamp charge still applies; see below) .............$11.47
Small game & shing combo ................................................................$60.05
Senior small game & shing combo (65+) ...........................................$35.32
■ NONRESIDENTS
Annual ..................................................................................................$117.14
Five-day ...............................................................................................$38.19
■ RESIDENTS & NONRESIDENTS
Second-rod stamp ................................................................................$12.68
A second-rod stamp per year is available to anyone who has purchased
a shing license and to any youth under 16.
One-day shing*: residents ..................................................................$16.33
One-day shing*: nonresidents............................................................$19.97
Additional-day shing* ........................................................................$7.82
*Customers buying a one-day or one-additional day license are exempt from the Habitat Stamp
fee with the rst two of these licenses. The Habitat Stamp fee will be assessed when a third
license of this type is purchased.
All license fees include a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and a $1.50 fee for the Wildlife
Education Fund.
LICENSE FEES, HABITAT STAMPS & ANS STAMP
required for motorboats and sailboats
EATING YOUR CATCH?
Colorado Parks and Wildlife encourages Colorado residents to go shing and enjoy eating
the sh they catch. Keep in mind that not all sh should be eaten in unlimited amounts.
Fish are an important part of a healthy diet: They are a lean, low-calorie source of protein
and nutrients. However, some sh meat may contain chemicals that could pose health
risks. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, in cooperation with
CPW, tests sh throughout the state for the presence of certain contaminants (such as
mercury, arsenic and selenium) that may be present in some sh.
CURRENT ADVISORIES ARE ONLINE:
colorado.gov/cdphe/wq-fish-consumption
HEALTH ADVISORIES
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ANGLERS WITH DISABILITIES
CPW oers several programs for hunters and anglers with disabilities. Go
to cpw.info/accessibility for more on how to apply.
ese programs require advance legal paperwork submissions: Please apply
AT LEAST 30 DAYS prior to when you wish to use the permit or license. Due to
volume, applications cannot be expedited.
RESIDENT COLUMBINE FISHING LIFETIME PROGRAM
Colorado residents who are totally and permanently disabled can apply
for a free lifetime shing license.
RESIDENT FIRST RESPONDER LIFETIME COMBO LICENSE
Colorado resident rst responders who have proof of a permanent occu-
pational disability can qualify for the First Responder program to obtain
a free lifetime shing or combo small game/shing license.
RESIDENT DISABLED VETERAN LIFETIME COMBO LICENSE
Purple Heart recipients or military veterans who have a service-connected
disability (with an overall combined rating of 60% or more by the Dept. of
Veteran's Aairs) and are residents of Colorado can obtain a free lifetime
shing or combo small game/shing license.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
▶ e physical residence address you give to buy or apply for a license must be
the same as the address given for Colorado state income tax purposes.
Visit
cpw.info/proof-of-residency.
▶ You terminate your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a
resident hunting, shing or trapping license issued by another state or foreign
country, register to vote outside Colorado or accept a driver's license that
shows an address other than in Colorado.
RESIDENCY TYPES
1. STANDARD COLORADO RESIDENT
a. Requirements: You must live in Colorado for at least 6 consecutive months
immediately prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product,
have your primary residence in Colorado and have not applied for or
purchased a resident license or pass outside of Colorado in the last 6
months.
b. Proof: Current and valid Colorado driver’s license/ID with a Colorado
address issued 6 or more months prior. If the Colorado driver’s license/
ID is not 6 months old, you must provide at least two forms of additional
residency proof, as outlined in "Additional Residency Proofs" below.
2. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL TIME IN COLORADO
a. Requirements: You must be attending school full time at an accredited
Colorado school starting at least 6 months prior to buying or applying
for any resident CPW product.
b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date you became a full-time stu-
dent, school transcript showing full-time status.
3. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL TIME OUTSIDE OF COLORADO
a. Requirements: You must meet Colorado residency requirements and be
attending an accredited school outside of Colorado, paying nonresident
tuition.
b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date you became a full-time stu-
dent, proof of out-of-state tuition payment.
4. MILITARY: STATIONED IN COLORADO
a. Requirements: You must be active-duty military stationed in Colorado.
Military member's spouse and/or dependents share the same residency
status. Residency begins the date the orders begin.
b. Proof: Military ID and active orders.
5. MILITARY: COLORADO HOME OF RECORD
a. Requirements: You must be active-duty military stationed outside of Colo-
rado, but with Colorado as your home of record, paying income tax as a
Colorado resident. Military member's spouse and/or dependents share
the same residency status.
b. Proof: Military ID and active orders.
6. YOUTH
Children under the age of 18 have the same residency status as their parent,
legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of the time per
court order.
OTHER RESIDENCY INFORMATION
1. ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY PROOFS
If you otherwise meet residency requirements but your Colorado driver’s
license or ID was issued or renewed less than 6 months ago, or you have a
CPW-approved religious exemption to photo identication on your record,
you must provide at least two additional proofs of residency showing 6
consecutive months of Colorado residency immediately prior to buying or
applying for a license. ose proofs include: income sources (pay stubs),
utility bills, state income tax documents (as a full-time resident), lease
agreements/rent receipts, motor vehicle registration, voter registration.
2. MULTIPLE HOMES
If you have a home in Colorado and another location, call 303-297-1192
to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before
obtaining a CPW license or state park pass.
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HABITAT STAMPS
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Habitat Stamps are $12.15 and only one is required
per person, per year for anyone ages 18–64. Stamps
are valid March 1–March 31
(13 months).
▶ You must purchase a stamp before buying or ap-
plying for a hunting or shing license.
▶ A lifetime stamp is available for $364.63.
▶ Anyone who is approved in the Columbine, First Responder, Veteran
and/or Big Game Mobility Impaired programs is exempt from the
Habitat Stamp requirement. See cpw.info/accessibility.
▶ Learn more online: cpw.info/habitat-stamp
SOME FISH SPECIES ARE GOOD WHERE THEY BELONG, BUT IN THE WRONG
BODY OF WATER THEY CAN RUIN A FISHERY.
▶ CPW biologists are no longer stocking sh in some waters because
illegally introduced sh can compete with and/or eat sh that would
normally be stocked. Fish are stocked by CPW in other waters to en-
sure better use of your license dollars. CPW hatcheries are also raising
larger-sized sh to stock so that illegally introduced sh have a smaller
chance of eating stocked sh. is situation results in increased ex-
penses to CPW and fewer sh available to anglers.
▶ In the wrong place, some sh species can change the entire ecosystem,
reducing the quality of shing overall and interfering with CPW shery
management.
▶ Unlimited bag and possession limits are oen established to aid in the
management of species that were illegally stocked and/or not compat-
ible with CPW shery management.
▶ For waters with no bag and possession limits for certain species, an-
glers are encouraged to catch and keep these sh.
SOME WATERS WHERE YOU CAN KEEP ALL YOU CATCH OF CERTAIN SPECIES:
■ Crawford Reservoir: northern pike
■ Elkhead Reservoir: northern pike; smallmouth bass
■ Green Mountain Reservoir: northern pike
■ Harvey Gap Reservoir: northern pike; smallmouth bass
■ Juniata Reservoir: smallmouth bass
■ Kenney Reservoir: northern pike
■ Ridgway Reservoir: smallmouth bass
■ Rie Gap Reservoir: northern pike; smallmouth bass
■ Stagecoach Reservoir: northern pike; smallmouth bass; walleye
■ Wolford Mountain Reservoir: northern pike
■ Many other rivers and lakes on the West Slope have no bag and posses-
sion limits for certain species. See pages 11–39 of this brochure.
HELP IMPROVE YOUR FISHERIES
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Gold Medal Waters are the highest quality
cold-water habitats and have the capability
to produce many quality-sized (14 inches or
longer) trout.
CPW has established criteria and manage-
ment guidelines to support the public interest
in angling, observing and protecting these
signicant cold-water shery resources.
Gold Medal Waters are dened as any river
or lake which is producing a standing stock of
at least 60 pounds per acre and at least 12 trout that are 14 inches
or longer per acre on a sustained basis. River segments designated
as Gold Medal Waters must be a minimum of 2 miles in length,
and lakes must be a minimum of 50 acres.
The following lakes and streams in Colorado oer the greatest
potential for trophy trout shing!
GOLD MEDAL STREAMS
■ ANIMAS RIVER: From Lightner Creek to Rivera Crossing bridge.
■ ARKANSAS RIVER:
▶ From the conuence with the Lake Fork of the Arkansas,
near Leadville, downstream to Parkdale at the U.S. 50 bridge
crossing above the Royal Gorge.
■ BLUE RIVER:
▶ From Dillon Reservoir dam to Hamilton Creek Road bridge.
▶ From Green Mountain Reservoir dam to the Colorado River.
■ COLORADO RIVER:
▶ From Fraser River to Troublesome Creek.
▶ From Canyon Creek (Grand Co.) to Rock Creek.
■ FRYINGPAN RIVER: From Ruedi Reservoir dam to the Roaring
Fork River.
■ GORE CREEK: From Red Sandstone Creek to Eagle River.
■ GUNNISON RIVER:
▶ From Almont to the U.S. 50 bridge.
▶ From 200 yards downstream of Crystal Reservoir dam to the
North Fork of the Gunnison.
■ NORTH PLATTE RIVER: From the south boundary of Routt
National Forest to Wyoming (Northgate Canyon).
■ RIO GRANDE: From the Colo. 149 bridge at South Fork
downstream to the Rio Grande Canal diversion structure.
■ ROARING FORK RIVER: From the Fryingpan River to the Colorado
River.
■ SOUTH PLATTE RIVER:
▶ From the conuence of the Middle and South Forks to the
Spinney Mountain Reservoir inlet.
▶ From the Spinney Mountain Reservoir outlet to the Eleven
Mile Reservoir inlet.
▶ From Cheesman Reservoir dam to the south boundary of the
Wigwam Club property.
▶ From the north boundary of the Wigwam Club property to
the Scraggy View picnic ground.
▶ Middle Fork, from the Colo. 9 bridge to the South Fork
conuence.
■ TAYLOR RIVER: From Taylor Park Reservoir dam to Almont.
GOLD MEDAL LAKES
■ NORTH DELANEY BUTTE LAKE in Jackson Co.
■ SPINNEY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR in Park Co.
■ STEAMBOAT LAKE in Routt Co.
GOLD MEDAL WATERS
STREAM SURVEYS HELP
BIOLOGISTS MANAGE
FISHING
Colorado Parks and
Wildlife is the state agency
responsible for sheries
management of public
waters in Colorado.
e primary tool that guides
sh management is the lake
and stream survey. ese
surveys periodically moni-
tor sh populations.
During the process, sh are collected using a variety of gear and the necessary
biological data is recorded. is gauges the entire sh community rather than a
single species.
e collected data is used to track sh population trends, evaluate the eective-
ness of management actions such as stocking and regulations, and establish real-
istic management goals for a given lake or stream. e sheries section of CPW
conducts hundreds of lake and stream surveys each year.
High-priority and brood waters such as Chateld, Pueblo and Horsetooth
reservoirs and the Gunnison River are surveyed annually. Smaller, more remote,
or lightly used lakes or streams may only be surveyed once every 5–10 years.
Most of the survey eldwork takes place from early June through late Septem-
ber; however, many areas also conduct more specialized sampling beginning right
aer ice-out and again in the fall prior to freeze-up.
STREAM SURVEYS
MORE ABOUT HOW FISHERY BIOLOGISTS SAMPLE FISH:
cpw.info/shery-management
■
FISHERY DATA FOR SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE COLORADO WATERS:
cpw.info/shery-data
This G next to a
body of water
on pages 11–39
signies it as a
Gold Medal Water.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
WILD TROUT PROGRAM
CPW is responsible for the preservation and protection of native and nonnative wild
trout populations. Most mountain streams and some high lakes in Colorado support
populations of wild trout.
ese resources are important to the integrity of Colorado’s trout sheries, as an
indicator of properly functioning aquatic ecosystems, and for their intrinsic value to
those seeking a unique, aesthetic and signicant shery resource.
To assure the continuation and availability of wild self-sustaining trout populations,
the Parks and Wildlife Commission has established specic management guidelines for
those aquatic habitats which support all life stages of trout. ese waters are to be man-
aged to the extent possible to maintain these wild trout populations.
WILD TROUT & GOLD MEDAL WATERS POLICY:
cpw.info/gold-medal-policy
© CPW photo by Josh Nehring
© CPW photo by Jerry Neal
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DON’T LET INVASIVE SPECIES RUIN YOUR FAVORITE FISHING SPOT
Aquatic nuisance species (ANS) are a signicant and rapidly-growing
threat to Colorado’s sheries and water supplies. ANS are invasive ani-
mals, plants and diseases that are not native to our rivers, lakes, streams
and wetlands. Once introduced, most ANS cannot be eradicated and cost
millions to manage. Preventing the introduction and spread of ANS is
critical to maintaining our sheries.
reats to Colorado’s aquatic ecosys-
tem and sheries include zebra and
quagga mussels, New Zealand mud-
snails, whirling disease, viral hemor-
rhagic septicemia (VHS) and Eurasian
watermilfoil. Help CPW combat these
invasive species and prevent new ANS
from entering our state by following the
guidelines outlined below:
1. It is the responsibility of the vessel or other oating device operator to
clean, drain water from all compartments and motors/engines between
launches, and dry the vessel or other oating device in between launches.
2. Upon removal of a vessel or other oating device from waters of the
state, and before leaving the boat launch or parking area, the opera-
tor is required to remove aquatic plants and water drain plug(s). It is
prohibited to transport a vessel or other oating device over land with
aquatic plants or water drain plugs in place.
3. Remove all plants, animals or mud, and thoroughly wash boats, trail-
ers, waders and equipment that have come in contact with the water
before leaving a lake or stream.
4. Drain any space or item that could hold water, including live wells, bait
containers, bilge, ballast tanks, storage areas, engine cooling systems or
any other place on boats or equipment that might hold water.
5. Allow boats, engines, boots and gear to dry completely before moving
to other waters.
6. If draining and drying are not possible, wash boats, trailers and equip-
ment carefully and completely with hot water (120–140 degrees F).
7. Stop by the CPW oce in Denver (6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216)
Monday–Friday for a free professional ANS inspection or decontami-
nation. Check the CPW website for all 77 statewide inspection station
hours of operation.
8. Don’t move or transport sh between water bodies. is can spread
diseases and nuisance species.
9. Don’t dispose of sh entrails or other byproducts into any body of water.
AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES ANS
MORE ON INVASIVE SPECIES: cpw.info/invasive-species
ANS can hitchhike on boats and gear, being introduced into
new waters accidentally. Inspect your boat between uses and
make sure it is clean, drained and dry. Colorado has a manda-
tory boat-inspection program. Your boat must be inspected if:
1. e boat has been in any water that is positive or suspect for ANS.
2. e boat has been in any water body outside of Colorado.
3. e boat will enter any water where inspections are required.
ere are 77 inspection and decontamination stations in Colorado. Check the CPW
website or call ahead for important details on hours of operation, ramp closures, fees
and reservoir-specic boating policies: cpw.info/boat-inspections
ATTENTION BOATERS
RUSTY CRAYFISH
Craysh are not native to parts of Colorado, yet they have become established
in many waters throughout the state.
Rusty craysh endanger aquatic native species and sportsh by:
▶ PREYING on all life stages of sh, amphibians and invertebrates and other
species of craysh.
▶ COMPETING aggressively for habitat and food.
▶ DESTROYING productive habitat in our streams, ponds and lakes.
Craysh can be taken for personal consumption, but care should be taken with
their use and disposal.
■ Even though craysh can be taken live east of the Continental Divide, it is
recommended that the tails of all craysh be removed immediately and
packed in ice for transport.
■ Do not throw unused bait craysh, or bait of any kind, back in the water alive.
AGGRESSIVE AND OPPORTUNISTIC
LIVE TRANSPORT PROHIBITED
FROM WATERS WEST
OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
All craysh caught west of the Continental Divide must be im-
mediately killed (by removing the head from the thorax) and taken
into possession, or immediately returned to the water from which
they were taken.
AT SANCHEZ RESERVOIR SWA
Rusty craysh have been discovered at Sanchez Reservoir State
Wildlife Area (SWA) in Costilla Co. To prevent their spread within
and beyond this area, a CPW order prevents the transport of any
live craysh from Sanchez Reservoir SWA.
LEARN HOW TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF RUSTY CRAYFISH:
cpw.info/rusty-craysh
REPORT IT
If you nd what you think is an invasive species on your boat
or in a body of water, report it to CPW by emailing:
invasive.species@state.co.us, or call: 303-291-7295
!
MORE ON THE ANS STAMP: cpw.info/boating-registration
DISINFECTING YOUR GEAR
Disinfect waders or boots between uses. Scrub the bottom of waders with a wire
brush and remove all mud, plants and organic materials. Following all label pre-
cautions, perform one of the following before going into the next body of water:
■ OPTION 1: Submerge waders and gear in a tub lled with mixture of 6 ounces of a
quaternary ammonium-based institutional cleaner (such as Super HDQ Neutral)
per gallon of water for at least 10 minutes, scrubbing debris from gear and visu-
ally inspecting the gear for mud, plants or snails before rinsing. Rinse with water
from ANS-free source. Dispose of chemicals properly, away from the water body.
■ OPTION 2: Spray or soak waders and gear with water 140 degrees F for at least 10 min.
■ OPTION 3: Dry waders and equipment completely for at least 10 days in between uses.
■ OPTION 4: Place waders and boots in a freezer overnight between uses.
Zebra mussels are just one example of aquatic
nuisance species that can ruin shing waters.
© CPW
ANS STAMP: Required for motorboats and sailboats
To help CPW detect, prevent and manage aquatic nuisance species in
Colorado's waters, and to protect human health, safety and welfare
from aquatic nuisance species, each motorboat or sailboat must have
an ANS stamp before launching in Colorado waters. Boat owners are
required to purchase the ANS Stamp, and boat operators must retain
proof of purchase (an electronic or printed receipt) on their person,
motorboat or sailboat when operating the vehicle.
▶ RESIDENTS: Boaters registering in Colorado will purchase the ANS
Stamp at the time of registration, renewal online, or at any CPW
oce or state park. Residents with motorboats or sailboats
documented by the U.S. Coast Guard or otherwise exempt from
in-state registration can purchase the ANS stamp online at
cpw.info/buy-apply, or in person at any CPW oce, state
park or sales agent.
▶ NONRESIDENTS: Nonresidents can purchase the ANS stamp online
at cpw.info/buy-apply, or in person at any CPW oce, state
park or sales agent.
AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES ALERTS: cpw.info/ans-alerts
CPW.STATE.CO.USCPW.STATE.CO.US
GENERAL
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■ ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES means devices made entirely of, or a combination of,
natural or synthetic nonedible, nonscented materials (regardless if the scent is added
in the manufacturing process or applied aerward), or materials such as wood, plastic,
silicone, rubber, epoxy, glass, hair, metal, feathers or ber, designed to attract sh. is
does not include anything dened as bait below.
■ BAIT means any hand-moldable material designed to attract sh by the sense of taste or
smell; those devices to which scents or smell attractants have been added or exter-
nally applied (regardless if the scent is added in the manufacturing process or applied
aerward) and scented manufactured sh eggs and traditional organic baits, including
but not limited to worms, grubs, crickets, leeches, dough baits or stink baits, insects,
craysh, human food, sh, sh parts or sh eggs.
■ CHUMMING is placing sh, parts of sh or other feeding material in the waters for the
purpose of attracting sh to a particular area in order that they might be taken. is
does not include shing with baited hooks or live traps.
■ COMMON HOOK is any hook or multiple hooks having a common shank. All hooks at-
tached to a manufactured articial lure are considered a common hook.
■ FISHING is dened as eorts to take sh, amphibians or crustaceans, including by hook
and line, handline, trot-line, jug, seine, net, underwater spearshing, archery, snag-
ging or gigging.
■ FLOAT TUBE means a oating device which suspends a single occupant in the water
from the seat down and is not propelled by oars, paddles or motors.
■ GAME FISH means all species of sh (except unregulated species and prohibited non-
game, endangered and threatened species), which currently exist or may be intro-
duced into the state and which are classied as game sh by the Parks and Wildlife
Commission. is includes, but is not limited to, brown, brook, cutthroat, golden,
lake (Mackinaw), and rainbow trout; cutbow (rainbow/cutthroat hybrids); splake
(lake trout/brook trout hybrids) and tiger trout (brown/brook trout hybrids); Arctic
char; grayling; kokanee salmon; whitesh; sculpin; smallmouth, largemouth, spotted,
striped and white bass; wiper (striped bass/white bass hybrids); carp; bullhead, blue,
channel and athead catsh; black and white crappie; drum; northern pike; tiger
muskie; Sacramento and yellow perch; sauger; saugeye (walleye/sauger hybrids);
speckled dace; rainbow smelt; tench; walleye; bluegill; bluegill hybrids (bluegill/green
sunsh); green, redear and pumpkinseed sunsh; gizzard shad; longnose and white
suckers; and minnows.
■ GIG is a barbed fork with one or more tines attached to a handle.
■ JUGS are oats to which are attached a line and common hook.
■ MINNOW means all members of the families of sh classied Cyprinidae (which includes,
but is not limited to: carp, chub, dace, fathead minnow, shiner, stoneroller and tench),
Cyprinodontidae (including but not limited to: killish) and Clupeidae (gizzard shad),
except those designated as nongame, threatened or endangered, or those designated as
nonregulated. See pages 8–9, and Chapters 10 and 11 of CPW regulations online.
■ NATURAL STREAM is one where water naturally ows regularly or intermittently for at
least part of the year. Man-made ditches or other channels are not considered natural
streams.
■ NET means seine, dip net, gill net, cast net, trap net, hoop net or similar devices used to
take or as an aid in taking sh, amphibians or crustaceans.
■ PERSONALLY ATTENDED LINE means a rod and line, handline or tip-up that is used for
shing and which is under the personal control of a person who is in proximity to it.
■ SEINING means the capture of live sh with the use of a net that hangs vertically in the
water and is used to enclose sh when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore.
■ SIZE OR LENGTH means the total length of a sh with head and tail attached, measured
from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail.
■ SLINGBOW means a hand-held device, not drawn or held mechanically, with the arms
or attachment points to which an elastic band is attached for propelling an arrow. Also
includes string releases or mechanical releases which are hand-drawn and handheld,
with no other attachment or connection to the slingbow other than to the bowstring.
Wrist-brace attachments are considered normal components of a slingbow.
■ SNAGGING is the taking of sh by snatching with hooks, gang hooks, articial ies or
lures, or similar devices where the sh is hooked in a part of the body other than the
mouth.
■ TROTLINE is a single, anchored line with a oat at each end from which droplines are
attached.
FISHING TERMS GLOSSARY
ONLINE RESOURCES
▶ FISHING CONDITIONS: cpw.info/fishing-conditions
▶ FISHING REPORT & STOCKING REPORT
Fishing and stocking reports are generated weekly April 1–
Oct. 31, and twice a month Nov. 1–March 31. Sign up to receive
the reports:
■ cpw.info/fishing-report-sign-up
■ cpw.info/fish-stocking-report
▶ BOAT REGISTRATION: cpw.info/boating-registration
▶ FISHING ATLAS
The interactive Colorado Fishing Atlas allows you to search for
fishing opportunities by species, specific interest or proximity
to your home or destination: cpw.info/maps
▶ FISHING MAPS
Find all of the color-coded fishing regulation maps in this
brochure (pages 11−39) online: cpw.info/maps
▶ FISHING NEWS & EVENTS
Check out upcoming fishing tournaments, such as Debunk the
Winter Funk at Stagecoach State Park and the Kokanee Giveaway.
▶ CATCH OF THE WEEK
Send us your photo for a chance to be featured online:
▶ FISHERY MANAGEMENT & SURVEYS OF COLORADO'S WATERS
CPW is the lead agency responsible for fisheries management
of public waters in the state of Colorado. The primary tool that
guides fish management is the lake and stream survey; find the
PDF online.
▶ AND MORE! GO TO: cpw.info/fishing
PRESERVE. CONSERVE.
ENJOY. LEAVE NO TRACE!
The LEAVE NO TRACE PRINCIPLES are the best way to minimize your
impact while shing:
▶ PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE: Know the local regulations where you'll
sh, obey size and quantity limits, prepare for weather and emergencies.
▶ TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES: Good campsites are found,
not made. Use existing sites whenever possible.
▶ DISPOSE OF WASTE PROPERLY: Pack out all trash including food scraps
and toilet paper. Check with local land managers for regulations on
disposal of sh entrails. Avoid using lead sinkers and jigs.
▶ LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND: When practicing catch and release, use barbless
hooks. Do not ght a sh to exhaustion, use a rod and line of sucient
strength and avoid suspending sh out of water by the shing line. Take care
not to introduce nonnative species to water sources and surrounding areas.
▶ MINIMIZE CAMPFIRE IMPACTS: Use an established re ring or re pan,
and don’t put trash or food in the re pit.
▶ RESPECT WILDLIFE: Humanely dispatch catches you are keeping with
a quick blow to the back of the head with a rock or other solid object.
Refrigerate or eat sh quickly to avoid wasting them. Never feed wild
animals; store your camp food and trash securely.
▶ BE CONSIDERATE TO OTHER VISITORS: Respect other visitors and protect
the quality of their experience. Let nature’s sounds prevail.
Leave No Trace respects the tradition of shing on public lands, expects shers to abide
by state shing laws, and encourages all shers to put these skills and ethics into
action on every sh. This copyrighted information was reprinted under partnership
with the Leave No Trace Organization. For more information, visit: LNT.org
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GENERAL
6
CPW recognizes licensed anglers who catch
exceptionally large sh through three separate
programs: Records by Weight, Records by Length
(release only) and Master Angler. Learn more at:
cpw.info/shing-records
STATE RECORDS PROGRAMS
State Records by Weight is Colorado's original and
oldest shing recognition program. Fish records are
tracked by weight in 49 dierent species categories
(see table at le). If an angler catches a large sh that
they believe may have broken the weight record in
its species, there are a series of steps that must be
taken to have the sh certied as a new state record:
■ Potential record holders must have a valid Colo-
rado shing license or be under the age of 16.
■ e catch must be made in Colorado in compli-
ance with all state shing rules and regulations.
■ e sh in question must be weighed on a state-
certied scale (pounds and ounces). State-certi-
ed scales are available at the four CPW regional
oces: NE, NW, SE, SW.
■ e sh, not frozen, gutted or altered in any way,
must be examined, identied and the application
signed by a CPW employee before an applica-
tion is submitted. e employee will ll out
and return the application form, picture of sh
on scale showing weight, weight receipt of sh
when possible and picture of sh on a length-
measuring device to the Assistant Chief of
Hatcheries in Denver.
■ Veried state record applicants will receive a lapel pin.
■ Applications can be sent to: Record Fish
Program, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Attn:
Assistant Chief of Hatcheries, 6060 Broadway,
Denver CO 80216.
■ See records and more information on qualifying:
cpw.info/sh-weight-records
STATE RECORDS BY WEIGHT
STATE RECORDS BY WEIGHT
SPECIES YEAR LOCATION & CO.
WEIGHT
lbs.-ozs.)
LENGTH
(inches)
ANGLER
Arctic char 2023 Dillon Res., Summit 7-7.68 26.8
Pete
McDonnell
bass, hybrid striped (wiper) 2004 Pueblo Res., Pueblo 26-15.0 37.5 Kevin Treanor
bass, largemouth 1997 Echo Canyon Res., Archuleta 11-6.0 22.5 Jarrett Edwards
bass, rock 1979 Ramah Res., El Paso 1-1.3 10.5 Timothy Fisk
bass, smallmouth 2011 Aurora Res., Arapahoe 6-11.0 21.5 Raymond Ong
bass, spotted 2005 Valco Ponds, Pueblo 4-7.9 17.75 Michael Hardin
bass, striped 2017 Arkansas River, Bent 29-5.0 39 Harvey Shade
bass, white 1963 Blue Lake, Bent & Kiowa 4-7.0 18 Pedro Martinez
carp, common 2001 Glenmere Park, Weld 35-5.0 38.75 Adam Wickam
carp, grass 2013 Cottonwood Park Lake, Jeerson 57-13.0 47 Brian Husmann
catsh, black bullhead 1993 Farm Pond, Delta 5-1.0 23 Uldene Kuretich
catsh, blue
NEW
2023
Pueblo Res., Pueblo 33-8.48 38.5 Coy Bowyer
catsh, channel 2010 Aurora Res., Arapahoe 43-10.1 40.5 Jessica Walton
catsh, athead
NEW
2023
John Martin Res., Bent 33-13.6 39 David Medina
crappie, black 2017 Frank State Wildlife Area 3-7.8 17.5 Fesstus Stalder
crappie, white 1975 Northglenn Lake, Adams 4-3.8 17 Daryel Thompson
eel, American 1996 Flagler Res., Kit Carson 3-1.0 35.25 Juergen Kernal
freshwater drum 1978 Lonetree Res., Larimer 17-3.0 31 Faye Lancamp
grayling 2002 Lower Big Creek Lake, Jackson 1-10.0 17.25 Derik Drinnen
mountain whitesh 1982 Roaring Fork River, Eagle 5-2.0 18.75 Richard Sals
northern pike 2006 Stagecoach Res., Routt 30-11.0 46.5 Tim Bone
perch, Sacramento 1974 Banner Lakes, Weld 1-14.0 13.25 Dana Wilfong
perch, yellow 2007 Seaman Res., Larimer 2-9.6 13.75 Justin Allbrandt
salmon, chinook 1989 Williams Fork Res., Grand 11-0.0 28.5 Helen Eaton
salmon, kokanee (angling) 1986 Spinney Mountain Res., Park 6-13.0 27.5 Will Arduino
salmon, kokanee (snagging) 2002 Blue Mesa Res., Gunnison 7-5.0 27 Lee Cox
sauger 2011 Horseshoe Res., Heurfano 3-6.7 21.5 Je Riddle
saugeye 2001 John Martin Res., Bent 10-14.0 28.5 Rocklyn Beise
splake 1976 Island Lake, Delta 18-15.0 32 Robin Perkins
sucker, white 2011 Aurora Res., Arapahoe 5-6.7 23.5 Jay Grupp
sunsh, bluegill 2019 Totten Res., Montezuma 2-9.5 12.75 Gregory Wallace
sunsh, green
2001 Gravel pit, Larimer 1-5.0 11.5 Joshua Robinson
& 1997 Big Thompson Pond, Weld 1-5.0 11.25 Justin Evans
sunsh, hybrid 1986 Gravel pit, Larimer 1-8.5 10.75 Je Robinson
sunsh, redear 2022 Stalker Lake, Yuma 1-7.0 12.75 Parker Erker
tench 1998 Home Lake, Rio Grande 5-6.9 20 Craig Curtis
tiger muskie 1994 Quincy Res., Arapahoe 40-2.0 53 Jason Potter
trout, brook 2022 Waterdog Lake, Hinsdale 8-8.9 26.25 Matt Smiley
trout, brown 1988 Roaring Judy Ponds, Gunnison 30-8.0 36 Alan Schneider
trout, cutbow 2007 Antero Res., Park 18-8.0 28.5 Frank Stack
trout, golden 1979 Kelly Lake, Jackson 3-12.0 22.5 Donald O’Leary
trout, lake 2007 Blue Mesa Res., Gunnison 50-5.6 44.25 Donald Walker
trout, native cutthroat 1964 Twin Lakes, Lake 16-0.0 n/a George Hranchak
trout, rainbow 2003 Morrow Point Res., Gunnison 19-9.6 34 Lee Cox
trout, Snake River cutthroat 2005 Blue River, Summit 17-2.6 33 Rob Peckham
trout, tiger 2017 Upper Dome Lake, Gunnison 8-3.7 27.5 Anthony Janssen
walleye 1997 Standley Lake, Jeerson 18-12.6 34 Scott Regan
Fish must be hooked, played and landed on sport
tackle by the entrant. (Snagged sh are not eligible.)
Only sh caught in Colorado are eligible for entry
and must be submitted within 60 days of catch, and
all state shing regulations must be followed.
See the State Records by Length table and more
information on the program on the next page. ▶
To accurately measure a sh for a length record:
■ You MUST place the sh directly on the measuring
device (ruler, tape measure, etc.). As pictured below,
the measuring device shall be behind or under the
sh and not following the curvature of the sh.
■ You MUST align the sh at a clearly-marked area
of the measuring device. In the image below, the
1-inch mark is used to clearly and accurately
indicate the starting point for measurement.
■ You MUST place sh on its side with the jaw closed.
■ You MUST squeeze the tail n together to obtain
the maximum overall length.
■ You MUST measure a straight line from the tip of
the snout to the extreme tip of the tail n.
MEASURE YOUR CATCH
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State Records by Length recognizes the longest sh of
a particular species that is caught and released by an
angler, anywhere throughout Colorado. Records are by
length (inches) for this program, and the angler will
ll out and return an application form. Applications
can be sent to: Record Fish Program, Colorado Parks
and Wildlife, Attn: Assistant Chief of Hatcheries, 6060
Broadway, Denver CO 80216.
Prior to Jan. 2020, the sh that were considered for
the Records by Length program came through our
Master Angler program (see below). e Master Angler
program did not have enough length verication
requirements to verify the size of the sh before it was
released. Because of this, the validity of some catches
was brought into question.
Since Jan. 2020, our Records by Length program
has been a stand-alone program where specic steps
must be followed for record submission and ac-
ceptance. Unlike the Records by Weight program,
these sh MUST BE RELEASED in order to qualify. Only
submissions showing properly measured sh will be
accepted. See "Measure Your Catch" on the previous
page of this brochure. Find more information on
qualifying lengths and the submission process online:
cpw.info/sh-length-records
STATE RECORDS BY LENGTH
SPECIES YEAR LOCATION & CO.
QUALI
FYING
LENGTH
(inches)
RECORD
LENGTH
(inches)
ANGLER
Arctic char no veried record 18
bass, hybrid striped (wiper)
NEW
2023
Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo 25 28.5 Gary Nussbaum II
bass, largemouth
NEW
2023
Longview Pond (private), Weld 18 22.5 Timothy Holt
bass, rock no veried record 10
bass, smallmouth
NEW
2023
Valco Ponds, Pueblo 17 21.25 Corey Ricker
bass, spotted no veried record 18
bass, striped no veried record 28
bass, white no veried record 17
carp, common
NEW
2023
Chateld Res., Douglas
& Jeerson
30 35 James Hurrell
carp, grass
NEW
2023
Pomona Lake #2, Jeerson 30 36.5 Daniel J. Leonardo II
catsh, black bullhead 2022
James M. Robb Colo. River State Park
(Colo. River Section), Mesa
14 14.19 Marc Melnick
catsh, brown bullhead no veried record 14
catsh, blue no veried record 30
catsh, channel 2021 Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo 30 39.5 Colten Smith
catsh, athead no veried record 30
crappie, black
NEW
2023
McKay Lake, Adams 14 18.25 Eric Allee
crappie, white
NEW
2023
Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo 14 15.75 Pam Mitzner
freshwater drum no veried record 20
grayling
NEW
2023
Bonham Reservoir, Mesa 15 16.75 Kenzie Sanderson
mountain whitesh
NEW
2023
Roaring Fork River, Gareld 15 20 John Whiteley
northern pike
NEW
2023
Spinney Mountain Res., Park 36 46.25 Anny Atwell
perch, Sacramento no veried record 12
perch, yellow 2022 Trinidad Res., Las Animas 12 13.63 Jose Mares Jr.
salmon, chinook no veried record 28
salmon, kokanee (angling)
NEW
2023
South Platte River, Park 20 20.75 Cody Hails
sauger no veried record 16
saugeye no veried record 26
splake no veried record 20
sucker, white no veried record 22
sucker, longnose no veried record 18
sunsh, bluegill
NEW
2023
Castle Pines Village Lake,
Douglas
10 10.5 Miles Cullum
sunsh, green 2022 Private farm pond, Mesa 10 10.25 Andrew Potter
sunsh, hybrid 2021 Juniata Reservoir, Mesa 10 10.88 Tristan Francis
sunsh, pumpkinseed no veried record 8
sunsh, redear no veried record 12
tench no veried record 18
tiger muskie
NEW
2023
Clear Creek Reservoir, Chaee 40 41.5 Kevin Snell
trout, brook 2021 Antero Reservoir, Park 16 17 Kyle Schelhaas
trout, brown
NEW
2023
Spinney Mountain Res., Park 22 23 Stephen Dabelko
trout, cutbow
NEW
2023
Spinney Mountain Res., Park 22 25.5 Thomas Horne
trout, golden no veried record 16
trout, lake no veried record 32
trout, native cutthroat no veried record 20
trout, rainbow 2022 Blue River, Grand 24 29.75 Zach Langer
trout, Snake River cutthroat no veried record 20
trout, tiger 2022 S. Platte River, Jeerson 18 20.25 Kolton Paulson
walleye
NEW
2023
Rie Gap Reservoir, Gareld 26 31 Steven Stanton
STATE RECORDS BY LENGTH
e Master Angler Program was
designed to recognize anglers for
success in their sport, as well as to
promote the conservation of shery
resources and quality shing by
encouraging the careful release of
trophy-sized popular sport species.
Master Angler awards are based on sh length rather
than weight; this allows anglers to measure sh and
return them to the water alive if they choose to do so.
ere are 46 categories of species recognized in
this program, and there can be more than one Master
Angler award given in each category every year. See
award lengths table below. Anglers who catch a qualify-
ing-length sh will get a Master Angler certicate and
patch; only one patch per angler, per year. For more
information on the program, including application
rules, and to see the Heritage Master Angler Lengths
table online, go to: cpw.info/master-angler
MASTER ANGLER PROGRAM
AWARD LENGTHS FOR MASTER ANGLER:
SPECIES LENGTH
(inches)
Arctic char .............................. 18
bass, hybrid striped (wiper) ...25
bass, largemouth ...................18
bass, rock ...............................10
bass, smallmouth ..................17
bass, spotted .......................... 18
bass, striped ........................... 28
bass, white ............................. 17
carp, common ........................ 30
carp, grass .............................. 30
catsh, black bullhead ........... 14
catsh, brown bullhead .........14
catsh, blue ...........................30
catsh, channel .....................30
catsh, athead ..................... 30
crappie, black ......................... 14
crappie, white ........................ 14
freshwater drum .................... 20
grayling .................................15
mountain whitesh ...............15
northern pike ......................... 36
perch, Sacramento ................. 12
perch, yellow .........................12
SPECIES LENGTH
(inches)
salmon, Chinook ....................28
salmon, kokanee (angling) .... 20
sauger .................................... 16
saugeye .................................26
splake ....................................20
sucker, white .......................... 22
sucker, longnose ....................18
sunsh, bluegill .....................10
sunsh, green ........................10
sunsh, hybrid .......................10
sunsh, redear .......................12
tench ......................................18
tiger muskie ........................... 40
trout, brook ............................ 16
trout, brown...........................22
trout, cutbow ......................... 22
trout, golden .......................... 16
trout, lake ..............................32
trout, native cutthroat ...........20
trout, rainbow ........................24
trout, Snake River cutthroat ... 20
trout, tiger .............................18
walleye ..................................26
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FISHING LAWS
8
1. CATCH AND RELEASE: Any sh released upon catch must be released alive and
into the same body of water from which it was taken.
2. PROHIBITED FISHING METHODS INCLUDE: Chumming, using toxicants or
poisons, stupefying substances, electroshing, explosives.
3. ALLOWABLE SPECIES THE FOLLOWING AQUATIC WILDLIFE MAY BE
POSSESSED BY ANY PERSON IN THE STATE OF COLORADO:
a. AMPHIBIANS: Bullfrogs; aquatic gilled forms of tiger salamanders; any
amphibians allowed under Chapter W-10 regulations; any amphibian
designated as unregulated wildlife under Chapter W-11 regulations:
cpw.info/regulations
THREATENED, ENDANGERED & NONGAME SPECIES
If caught, these species must be returned to the water immediately.
IT IS ILLEGAL TO TAKE OR USE THE FOLLOWING:
Arkansas darter, bluehead sucker, bonytail chub, boreal toad, brassy minnow, Colorado
pikeminnow, common shiner, annelmouth sucker, athead chub, greenback cutthroat
trout, humpback chub, Iowa darter, lake chub, mollusks, mountain sucker, northern
leopard frog, northern redbelly dace, plains leopard frog, plains minnow, plains topmin-
now, plains orangethroat darter, razorback sucker, Rio Grande chub, Rio Grande sucker,
river shiner, roundtail chub, southern redbelly dace, stonecat, suckermouth minnow,
wood frog and Woodhouse's toad.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS & RESTRICTIONS
LEGAL FISHING METHODS
FISHING LAWS
1. ONE PERSONALLYATTENDED LINE: Each line shall have only three common
hooks attached.
2. TROTLINES
a. Permitted only on these reservoirs (as listed in this brochure): Adobe
Creek, Bonny, Henry, Horse Creek, Meredith, Navajo, Nee Gronda,
Nee Noshe, Nee So Pah, Queens (North and South), urston and Two
Buttes.
b. No one may use more than one trot-line.
c. Must be anchored, marked at each end by oats, be no longer than 150
feet with no more than 25 droplines and shall be weighted to place the
line at least 3 feet under water.
d. Only three barbed hooks allowed on a common hook on each dropline.
e. Must be tagged with the user’s CID number and date set, or user’s name
when CID is unavailable.
f. All trot-lines shall be personally checked at least once in every 24-hour
period.
3. JUGS
a. Permitted only on these reservoirs (as listed in this brochure): Adobe
Creek, Bonny, Henry, Horse Creek, Meredith, Nee Gronda, Nee Noshe,
Nee So Pah, Queens (North and South), urston and Two Buttes.
b. Only 10 jugs are allowed for each license holder, each with only one
single line and one common hook.
c. Must be tagged with the user’s CID number or name when CID is un-
available.
d. Must be personally checked at least once an hour.
4. UNDERWATER SPEARFISHING, ARCHERY, SLINGBOWS AND GIGS
Bow anglers are advised to reference the current State Recreation Lands
brochure for more regulations on waters that allow archery shing.
a. Underwater spearshing, archery, slingbows and gigs may be used state-
wide for the taking of carp and northern pike, except as prohibited by
these regulations or land management agencies. East of the Continental
Divide, gizzard shad and white or longnose suckers may also be taken,
unless otherwise prohibited in "Special Regulations: Fishing Waters,"
pages 11–39. Other sh may be taken when authorized for specic
waters in the regulation section.
b. Archery and slingbows may be used to take kokanee if a water is other-
wise open to snagging. In such cases, the following applies:
1. Bows must have reel, shing line and arrow attached to bow.
2. Bows must have an arrow safety-slide mechanism that keeps shing
line in front of the arrow at all times.
c. Additional restrictions apply to underwater spearshing:
1. CO2 guns or cartridge-powered spears are prohibited.
2. Guns must be loaded and unloaded while the gun is submerged.
3. Divers must stay within a radius of 100 feet of a oat bearing the Na-
tional Divers’ Symbol.
4. Spears must be attached by a safety line.
d. Archery, slingbows and gigs are allowed for taking bullfrogs.
5. SNAGGING is permitted for taking kokanee salmon only, on specic waters
listed in this brochure. Other species snagged must be returned to the
water immediately.
6. SEINES AND CASTNET See "Use and Collection of Bait Fish," below and next page.
a. Seines are allowed only for bait sh, gilled form of aquatic tiger salaman-
der larvae and craysh, or, if authorized, for emergency salvage.
b. Seines must be made of a quarter-inch or less nonmetallic square mesh.
c. Seines cannot exceed 20 feet long and 4 feet in depth.
7. BY HAND OR WITH DIP NETS
See "Use and Collection of Bait Fish," below and next page.
a. Allowed for bullfrogs, craysh and the gilled form of aquatic tiger sala-
mander larvae.
b. Fish may be taken by these means or others approved by CPW for emer-
gency salvage.
c. Hand-held dip nets may be used for taking bait sh according to restrictions.
8. LIVETRAPS See "Use and Collection of Bait Fish," below and next page.
Cage or box traps, including set pots, shall be used only for the taking
of craysh, snapping turtles and sh captured as bait sh or for personal
consumption. Traps must be tagged with the user’s CID number or name
when CID is unavailable.
9. ARTIFICIAL LIGHT may be used as a shing aid.
10. BAIT may be used where permitted as a shing aid, except by chumming.
NOTE: It is illegal to go onto private land to sh without permission, including touching any part of private land by person
or watercraft. Private land is not required to be posted or fenced. Trespassers may be suspended for up to 5 years.
b. CRUSTACEANS: e following crustaceans may be possessed east of the
Continental Divide: virile craysh, waternymph craysh, calico craysh,
ringed craysh and Southern Plains craysh. e following crustaceans
may be possessed on either side of the Continental Divide: freshwater
shrimp, commercially available brine shrimp and commercially available
krill. All other species are not allowed to be possessed in Colorado.
See "h. Crustaceans" on next page.
c. FISH: Brown, brook, cutthroat, golden, lake and rainbow trout, and their
hybrids; arctic char; grayling; kokanee salmon; whitesh; sculpin; small-
mouth, largemouth, spotted, striped and white bass; wipers; common
carp; triploid grass carp; bullhead, blue, channel and athead catsh;
black and white crappie; drum; northern pike; tiger muskie; Sacramento
and yellow perch, and their hybrids; sauger and saugeye; speckled dace;
rainbow smelt; tench; walleye; bluegill and bluegill hybrids; green, redear
and pumpkinseed sunsh; gizzard shad; longnose and white suckers;
fathead minnow; families of sh classied Cyprinidae except for bighead
carp, black carp and silver carp; any sh designated as unregulated
wildlife under regulations. All other species are not allowed to be possessed
in Colorado.
4. USE AND COLLECTION OF BAIT FISH:
a. Except as otherwise noted in this brochure, in waters east of the Conti-
nental Divide and below 7,000 feet elevation, live sh collected for use as
bait may only be used in the same body of water from which they were
collected. In addition, collection and use is allowed in any man-made
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ditches and canals within one-half of a mile of the adjoining lake or
reservoir. Use of any baitsh collected in those ditches and canals is
restricted to only the water from which it was collected and the adjoin-
ing lake or reservoir. Baitsh collected under this provision may not be
otherwise transported or stored for later use.
b. e collection, use or possession of live sh for use as bait is prohibited in
all waters east of the Continental Divide above 7,000 feet elevation and
all waters west of the Continental Divide, except in Navajo Reservoir;
collection, use or possession of live sh for bait is also prohibited in the
Arkansas River above Parkdale (in Fremont and Chaee counties) and in
Watson Lake in Larimer Co.
c. In Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers counties, live sh
collected for personal use as bait may be transported, stored or used
anywhere within these counties. Transportation to, or use of, any such
baitsh in any other county is prohibited.
d. e only sh allowed to be taken for commercial use are minnows, giz-
zard shad, white and longnose suckers, and carp. All live aquatic organ-
isms from a commercial source and transported by anglers must at all
times be accompanied by a receipt from the source. It is illegal to import
any live native or nonnative aquatic wildlife into Colorado without
authorization from CPW or as stated in regulations.
e. e only species allowed to be taken and used for personal use as bait
(either alive or dead) by shing, seining, netting, trapping or dipping are
minnows, bluegill, hybrid bluegill, carp, sunsh, gizzard shad, sculpin,
white and longnose suckers, yellow perch and rainbow smelt. Statewide
bag limits apply to sunsh, bluegill, hybrid bluegills and yellow perch.
f. e seining, netting, trapping and dipping of sh is prohibited statewide
in all natural streams, springs, all waters in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder,
Broomeld, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Elbert, Jeerson and
Park counties, and all public standing waters in Rio Grande, Saguache,
Conejos, Costilla, Alamosa, Mineral and Hinsdale counties in the Rio
Grande drainage. is does not apply to sh handled or produced at
commercially licensed aquaculture facilities.
g. BULLFROGS AND SALAMANDERS: Bullfrogs and the aquatic gilled form of the
tiger salamander for private and commercial use are permitted. Statewide
bag limits apply. Bullfrogs can be taken by shing, archery, hand, gigs
and nets. Articial light is allowed. Salamander larvae can be taken by
shing, hand, traps, seines or nets.
h. CRUSTACEANS: Take methods include by hand, baited lines, traps, pots,
nets or seines for food or bait. Taking crustaceans, craysh, with a com-
mercial shing license is allowed with the following restrictions: e
minimum size is 3 inches for commercial food (measured from the tip
of the acumen (bony spike between the eye) to the telson (last bony plate
in the tail)); craysh with eggs attached must be returned to the water
immediately; all set pots and traps must be labeled with the user’s CID or
user’s name if a CID is unavailable.
Only the following species are allowed to be possessed east of the
Continental Divide: virile craysh, waternymph craysh, calico cray-
sh, ringed craysh and Southern Plains craysh. Only the following
crustaceans may be possessed on either side of the Continental Divide:
freshwater shrimp, commercially available brine shrimp and commer-
cially available krill. All other species are not allowed to be possessed in
Colorado.
In all waters west of the Continental Divide and from Sanchez Res-
ervoir SWA, all craysh must be returned to the water of origin imme-
diately or killed by separating the abdomen from the cephalothorax (tail
from body) and taken into possession immediately upon catch.
i. MOLLUSKS: Taking mollusks is prohibited.
5. ICE FISHING: e following rules apply to waters open for ice shing:
a. Ice-shing holes cannot exceed 10 inches in diameter, or 10 inches on
any side.
b. All res on the ice must be enclosed in a container.
c. No litter allowed on the ice.
d. Portable ice-shing shelters (where permitted) must be removed at the
end of the day.
e. Permanent ice-shing shelters (where permitted) must display the name
and CID number of the owner or user on the outside of the shelter facing
the shore. Writing must be in legible, contrasting-color letters at least 2
inches high.
6. TAGGING FISH AND RELEASING TAGGED FISH: It is illegal to tag or mark a sh
prior to releasing it. It is also illegal to release tagged or marked sh, except
for approved contests, into public waters. Tagged or marked sh can be
released in public waters for scientic research with written application and
approval by CPW at least 30 days before release.
7. DONATING FISH: You can donate edible parts of sh to like-license holders
anywhere or to anyone at the recipient’s home. Donor and recipient subject
to bag and possession limits. A “like-license” is a Colorado shing license.
8. TRANSPORTING AND EXPORTING FISH: e license holder must accompany
any species in this brochure, or parts of game sh, that are transported
within or exported from Colorado. Wildlife shipped by common carrier
must be accompanied by license or photocopy of license and donation
certicate, if needed.
9. ILLEGAL TAKE AND TRANSFER OF FISH: Only people designated by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service may take sh, amphibians, mollusks or crusta-
ceans within the boundaries of any Federal sh hatchery or rearing unit.
Molesting, disturbing or damaging gill nets, traps, seines or trot-lines set by
CPW is prohibited.
10. EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF FISHING WATERS: Emergency closure of waters
may be authorized for up to nine months when environmental conditions
in these waters warrant and shing could result in unacceptable levels of
sh mortality. Public notice will be given if waters are closed and notice will
be posted at the site. Closures may occur when any of these criteria are met:
a. Daily maximum water temperature exceeds 71 degrees F.
b. Measured stream ows are 50 percent or less of the daily average ow.
c. Fungus and other visible signs of deterioration and/or stress may be present.
d. Daily minimum dissolved oxygen levels are below 6 parts per million
(ppm).
e. When environmental events such as wildres, mudslides, oil spills or
similar events have occurred, resulting in the need for recovery time or
remedial action for a sh population.
11. PROTECTED WATERS: Fishing may be prohibited as posted to protect:
threatened or endangered species, spawning areas, waters used in CPW
research projects, newly-acquired access to shing waters and the integrity
of aquatic wildlife.
12. EMERGENCY PUBLIC SALVAGE: If substantial numbers of sh are in im-
minent danger of being lost, CPW can allow licensed anglers to take sh
during daylight hours. Public notice will be given, and notice will be posted
at the site regarding the catch limit and approved shing methods.
13. FISHING CONTESTS: Fishing contests cannot be advertised, promoted or
conducted without CPW approval if the purpose is to take marked or
tagged sh released in waters open to public shing.
Applications and a $40 nonrefundable fee must be made 60 days before
the contest. Written approval must be obtained from landowners or
agencies before applying. Contests are not permitted on streams, rivers,
other owing water or Gold Medal Waters, or commercial or private lakes
licensed by CPW. All standard shing regulations apply.
Contests for tagged or marked trout will be permitted only on waters
greater than 200 surface acres and managed as a catchable shery. Public
shing areas will remain open during a contest, regardless of contest fees.
Sponsors shall document the number of participants, average time spent
shing and estimated total catch by species in a written report for CPW
within 20 days of the contest end.
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READING THE LIMITS CHART
Statewide limits for species are listed in the chart to
the right. Species not on this chart have no bag or
possession limits or are restricted or illegal to take.
See "Special Conditions and Restrictions," page 8.
Some waters have more restrictive limits than
what is listed on the chart. See "Special Regula-
tions: Fishing Waters," pages 11–39, for the area
you plan to sh to learn more about specic
waters. If a water is not on the list or no bag limit
is specied, these statewide limits apply.
FISHING IN STATE PARKS & NATIONAL PARKS
Fishing is available at most of Colorado’s state
parks. If you plan a shing trip to these waters,
check the CPW Park Finder for any additional
entrance fees and restrictions that may apply
where you’re going: cpw.info/park-finder
National parks also oer shing opportunities
around the state, but may have dierent bag
limits and regulations. One example of this is
at Rocky Mountain National Park. ere, you
will need a CPW shing license but restrictions
will be specic to the park. Before you plan your
trip, check regulations online at:
nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/fishing.htm
Fishing is available at more than 270 national
wildlife refuges, 29 national sh hatcheries and
many other U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service lands
and waters. Certain refuges may have individual
restrictions. Plan your trip by researching spe-
cic refuges online: fws.gov/shing
DAILY BAG LIMIT
Maximum number of sh you can take in a
day, regardless of what you do with them that
day. Fish caught and placed on a stringer, in a
container or live well, or not returned to the same
water immediately, do count in your daily bag or
possession limit. Fish released immediately are
not part of the limit.
POSSESSION LIMIT
Maximum number of sh allowed at any time,
including in the eld, transporting, at home
or in storage. Transporting live sh without
proper permits is prohibited. Fish taken and
later smoked, canned, frozen or preserved for
consumption are part of the posses sion limit
until consumed.
TROUT, ARCTIC CHAR,
GRAYLING, SALMON,
MOUNTAIN WHITEFISH
(except kokanee)
in aggregate*
4 8
Trout include brook, brown, cutbow,
cutthroat, golden, lake, rainbow,
splake and tiger trout
BROOK TROUT
8 inches long or less
(in addition to trout limit above)
10 10
KOKANEE SALMON
angling, snagging or archery
10 10
WALLEYE, SAUGEYE, SAUGER
statewide, in aggregate*
5 5
on Arkansas and South Fork of
Republican River drainages,
in aggregate*
10 10
BASS: LARGEMOUTH,
SMALLMOUTH, SPOTTED
in aggregate*
west of Continental Divide
for smallmouth only
5
unlimited
5
unlimited
BASS: WHITE, STRIPED, WIPER
statewide, in aggregate*
10 10
on Arkansas and South Fork of
Republican River drainages,
in aggregate*
20 20
CATFISH: CHANNEL,
FLATHEAD, BLUE
in aggregate*
10 10
CRAPPIE: WHITE, BLACK
in aggregate*
20 20
BLUEGILL, HYBRID BLUEGILL,
GREEN SUNFISH, REDEAR SUN
FISH, PUMPKINSEED SUNFISH
in aggregate*
20 20
YELLOW PERCH
west of Continental Divide unlimited unlimited
east of Continental Divide
20 20
TIGER MUSKIE
at least 36 inches long
1 1
NORTHERN PIKE, BULLHEAD unlimited unlimited
SPECKLED DACE, SCULPIN
west of Continental Divide
in aggregate*
20 20
east of Continental Divide
unlimited unlimited
CRAYFISH (CRAWDADS),
BULLFROGS
unlimited unlimited
AQUATIC TIGER SALAMANDER
LARVAE
gilled and less than 5 inches long
50 50
* in aggregate means the limit may consist of one species or a mixed
bag of more than one species.
MAP: WIPER/WHITE BASS & WALLEYE/SAUGEYE BAG LIMITS
e map below outlines the general areas of the Arkansas and South Republican River drainages
(green) and the South Platte and North Republican drainages (yellow). If you are shing for wiper,
white bass, walleye or saugeye in these areas, the daily bag and possession limits are dierent for
the two areas on the map. See the Statewide Limits chart at right for details.
SEE "SPECIAL REGULATIONS: FISHING WATERS" SECTION FOR WATERS WITH MORE RESTRICTIVE LIMITS. PAGES 11–39.
STATEWIDE BAG & POSSESSION LIMITS
STATEWIDE LIMITS
TYPE OF FISH
DAILY BAG
LIMIT
POSSESSION
LIMIT
THREATENED, ENDANGERED & NONGAME SPECIES
If caught, these species must be returned to the
water immediately.
IT IS ILLEGAL TO TAKE OR USE THE FOLLOWING:
Arkansas darter, bluehead sucker, bonytail
chub, boreal toad, brassy minnow, Colorado
pikeminnow, common shiner, annelmouth
sucker, athead chub, greenback cutthroat
trout, humpback chub, Iowa darter, lake chub,
mollusks, mountain sucker, northern leopard
frog, northern redbelly dace, plains leopard
frog, plains minnow, plains topminnow, plains
orangethroat darter, razorback sucker, Rio
Grande chub, Rio Grande sucker, river shiner,
roundtail chub, southern redbelly dace, ston-
ecat, suckermouth minnow, wood frog and
Woodhouse's toad.
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▶ ABRAMS CREEK — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 15
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ADAMS CO. FAIRGROUNDS LAKES PUBLIC WORKS &
MANNNYHOLT LAKES — ADAMS
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ ADOBE CREEK RESERVOIR BLUE LAKE — BENT, KIOWA
NOTE: Access to the frozen surface of the lake is
prohibited.
1. Trot-lines and jugs permitted.
▶ AGNES LAKES UPPER & LOWER LAKES — JACKSON
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ AKRON CITY LAKE — WASHINGTON
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ ALBERTA PARK RESERVOIR — MINERAL
MAP: PAGE 27
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ AMERICAN LAKES SNOW & MICHIGAN LAKES
— JACKSON
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ ANIMAS RIVER — LA PLATA
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FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH LIGHTNER CREEK TO
THE RIVERA CROSSING BRIDGE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout
is 2, 16 inches long.
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH HERMOSA CREEK
DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE LINE:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ ANTELOPE CREEK, WEST — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ANTERO RESERVOIR — PARK
MAP: PAGE 30
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
2. Ice-shing shelters must be portable.
▶ ANTHRACITE CREEK, NORTH FORK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH HELL CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ APACHE CREEK, NORTH & SOUTH FORKS
— HUERFANO
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS
BOUNDARY:
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ ARAPAHOE BEND NATURAL AREA BASS, BEAVER,
CORMORANT & SNAPPER PONDS — LARIMER
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ ARAPAHO CREEK — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
FROM MONARCH LAKE DOWNSTREAM TO USFS RD. 125:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ ARCHULETA CREEK — SAGUACHE
MAP: PAGE 19
WITHIN THE COCHETOPA STATE WILDLIFE AREA SNYDER
RANCH DOWNSTREAM FROM DOME LAKES STATE WILDLIFE
AREA:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ ARKANSAS RIVER — CHAFFEE, LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
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FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE LAKE FORK OF THE
ARKANSAS NEAR LEAD VILLE DOWNSTREAM TO
PARKDALE AT THE U.S. 50 BRIDGE CROSSING ABOVE
THE ROYAL GORGE.
▶ ARKANSAS RIVER — CHAFFEE, FREMONT, PUEBLO
WITHIN THE PUEBLO RESERVOIR STATE WILDLIFE AREA:
1. Bag, possession and min. size for walleye and
saugeye is 5 in the aggregate, 18 inches long.
2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
FROM THE BRIDGE AT VALCO PONDS DOWNSTREAM TO
PUEBLO BLVD. EXCEPT AT PUEBLO NATURE CENTER, AS
POSTED:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout longer than 16 inches must be returned
to water immediately.
▶ ARKANSAS RIVER, MIDDLE FORK OF THE SOUTH
ARKANSAS — CHAFFEE
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO BOSS LAKE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ AUGUSTORA CREEK — ARCHULETA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ AURORA SENAC RESERVOIR — ARAPAHOE
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
2. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
3. Min. size for walleye is 18 inches long.
4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
▶ BARD CREEK — CLEAR CREEK
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BARKER RESERVOIR — BOULDER
1. Ice shing prohibited.
2. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1–Dec. 1.
▶ BARR LAKE — ADAMS
1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches
long.
2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
▶ BASIN CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BEAR CREEK — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH THE CONEJOS RIVER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ BEAR CREEK — EL PASO
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO GOLD CAMP
ROAD:
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ BEAR CREEK — JEFFERSON
FROM THE BASE OF EVERGREEN LAKE DAM DOWNSTREAM TO
BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout (except
rainbow and cutbow) is 2.
3. Rainbow trout and cutbow must be returned
to water immediately.
THE FOLLOWING WATERS AND CPW
PROPERTIES HAVE MORE RESTRICTIVE
FISHING REGULATIONS THAN STANDARD BAG
AND POSSESSION LIMITS, MANNER OF TAKE,
FISH ING HOURS, ETC.
If a specic water doesn’t appear in this list, statewide
regulations (page 10) apply.
ATTENTION! This brochure includes shing
regulations. State wildlife areas have additional
access and land regulations. If you plan to visit a SWA,
you must consult CPW’s current State Recreation
Lands brochure for specic property regulations.
Special regulations are designed to provide the
best shing and maintain the long-term welfare of
sh. They include bag limits, size limits and harvest
restrictions.
By reducing bag limits and requiring that certain
sh be returned to the water, larger sh may result.
While many streams and rivers support a daily bag
and possession limit, anglers are asked to reduce their
harvest by practicing voluntary, selective harvest.
GOLD MEDAL WATERS: Waters that oer the
greatest potential for trophy trout shing.
See page 3 for details.
FISHING MAPS ARE ONLINE: PDFs of the maps in
the brochure are available online. Store them on your
smartphone for use in the eld: cpw.info/maps
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: FISHING WATERS
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Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
Clear Creek Reservoir - Snagging kokanee permitted
Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Crystal Lake - Fly/lure only
Hidden Lakes - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be
released
Mount Elbert Forebay - 1 lake trout limit; Lake trout
between 22 and 34 inches must be released
Native Lake - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must
be released
Swamp Lakes - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must
be released
Three Lakes (Lowest and Middle) - Fly
/lure only; All
cutthroat must be released
Timberline Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit
Turquoise Reservoir - 2 lake trout limit
Twin Lakes - 1 lake trout limit; Lake trout between
22 and 34 inches must be released
Virginia Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
River Regulations
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
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Gold Medal Water - Arkansas River from confluence
with Lake Fork of the Arkansas to Parkdale
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- Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
▶ BEAR CREEK — MONTEZUMA
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH THE DOLORES RIVER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR — JEFFERSON
1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches
long.
2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
▶ BEAVER CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BEAVER CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BEAVER CREEK — MINERAL
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶BEAVER CREEK RESERVOIR — RIO GRANDE
MAP: PAGE 27
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1–Dec. 31.
▶ BEAVER CREEK, WEST — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BEAVER DAMS CREEK — OURAY
MAP: PAGE 21
FROM THE HEADWATERS AND UNNAMED TRIBUTARY STREAM
DOWNSTREAM TO USFS BOUNDARY:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BERTHOUD RESERVOIR — LARIMER
1. Bag, possession limit for crappie and redear
sunsh is 10 sh in aggregate, min. of 10
inches long.
2. Largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to water immediately.
▶ BESWICK POND — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ BIG BEND CREEK — LA PLATA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BIG CREEK LAKE LOWER — JACKSON
1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout
and/or splake is 3. Only 1 may be longer
than 26 inches.
▶ BIG HOLE CREEK — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BIG LAKE — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BIG THOMPSON PONDS — LARIMER
1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth
and smallmouth bass is 1 in aggregate, 15
inches long.
▶ BIG THOMPSON RIVER — LARIMER
FROM THE BASE OF OLYMPUS DAM AT LAKE ESTES
DOWNSTREAM TO BRIDGE AT WALTONIA:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ BLACK CANYON — SAN JUAN
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
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For Vail Area and Eagle River Regulations
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Gold Medal Water - Blue River from Dillon
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Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Clinton Reservoir - 2 trout limit
Green Mountain Reservoir - 8 lake trout limit;
Kokanee snagging permitted from Sept. 1 - Dec. 31
Lake Regulations
Dillon Reservoir - 1 Arctic char limit, minimum
20 inches; Brown trout over 14 inches must be
returned immediately
Old Dillon Reservoir -Fly/lure only; 1 golden trout
limit, minimum 16 inches
Confluence of Tenmile
and W. Tenmile Creeks
- Fly/lure only; Brown trout over 14 inches must
be released; Fishing prohibited Sept 1-Dec 1.
B
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- Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum
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released; Fishing prohibited Sept 1-Dec 1.
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- Kokanee snagging permitted from
Sept. 1 - Dec. 31
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be
released
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River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
▶ BLACK HOLLOW CREEK — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BLANCA WILDLIFE HABITAT AREA BLM PONDS
— ALAMOSA
1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches
long.
2. Fishing prohibited Feb. 15–July 15.
▶ BLUE MESA RESERVOIR — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGES 19, 21
1. Ice-shing shelters must be portable.
2. No bag or possession limit for lake trout.
3. Only 1 lake trout longer than 32 inches may
be taken per day.
4. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1–Dec. 31.
5. Bag limit for kokanee is 5.
6. Possession limit for kokanee is 10.
▶ BLUE RIVER — GRAND, SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
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FROM DILLON RESERVOIR DAM
TO HAMILTON CREEK ROAD BRIDGE
FROM SUMMIT CR 3 COYNE VALLEY ROAD 3 MILES NORTH OF
BRECKENRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO DILLON RESERVOIR:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2.
NEW
Brown trout over 14 inches long must
be returned to water immediately.
3.
NEW
Fishing prohibited Sept. 1–Dec. 1.
FROM DILLON DAM DOWNSTREAM TO NORTH CITY LIMITS OF
SILVERTHORNE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM NORTH CITY LIMITS OF SILVERTHORNE DOWNSTREAM
TO COLO. 9 BRIDGE OVER THE BLUE RIVER AT BLUE RIVER
STATE WILDLIFE AREA:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
16 inches long.
FROM COLO. 9 BRIDGE OVER THE BLUE RIVER AT BLUE RIVER
STATE WILDLIFE AREA DOWNSTREAM TO GREEN MOUNTAIN
RESERVOIR INLET:
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
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FROM GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR DAM
DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLORADO RIVER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BOBTAIL CREEK — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE DENVER
WATER BOARD DIVERSION:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BOEDECKER RESERVOIR — LARIMER
1. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long.
▶ BONNY RESERVOIR — YUMA
NOTE: At publication, this reservoir is dry and not
expected to be relled.
1. No bag or possession limit for any game sh
species.
2. Trot-lines and jugs permitted.
▶ BOSS LAKE — CHAFFEE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ BOULDER CREEK — BOULDER
FROM THE UPPER END OF EBEN FINE PARK WITHIN BOULDER
CITY LIMITS DOWNSTREAM TO 55TH STREET:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ BOYD LAKE — LARIMER
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
2. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches
long.
3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
▶ BRUSH CREEK — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 15
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE EAGLE RIVER UPSTREAM
FOR 2.5 MILES:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
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▶ BRUSH CREEK, WEST — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 15
IN THE SYLVAN LAKE INLET AND UPSTREAM
FOR 0.5 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited Sept. 1–Nov. 30.
▶ BRUSH HOLLOW RESERVOIR — FREMONT
1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth and
spotted bass is 15 inches long.
▶ BULL BASIN RESERVOIR NO. 1 — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
16 inches long.
▶ BULL CREEK RESERVOIRS NO. 1, NO. 2 &
CONNECTING CHANNELS — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
16 inches long.
▶ BUTTON ROCK RALPH PRICE RESERVOIR — BOULDER
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
3. Fishing prohibited Nov. 1–April 30.
▶ CABIN CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 33
FROM TRAPPERS LAKE UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ CANYON CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 28
FROM NORTH SIDE OF I70 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO
THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER:
1. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 31 and
Oct. 1–Nov. 30.
▶ CARNERO CREEK: MIDDLE, NORTH & SOUTH
— SAGUACHE
MAP: PAGE 27
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CARTER CREEK — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CARTER LAKE — LARIMER
1. All walleye exceeding 21 inches must be
returned to water immediately.
2. Daily bag limit for walleye is 3 sh less than 21
inches long.
3. It is unlawful to possess lleted or cleaned sh
in boat on lake.
▶ CASCADE CREEK — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CASCADE CREEK — HUERFANO
THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS BOUNDARY:
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ CASTLE CREEK — LA PLATA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CAT CREEK — RIO GRANDE, CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CAT CREEK, NORTH & SOUTH FORKS — RIO GRANDE
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CATARACT CREEK — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CERRO SUMMIT MONTROSE RESERVOIR — MONTROSE
MAP: PAGE 21
1. Fishing is prohibited from Dec. 1–Feb. 28.
2. Fishing access is restricted to the parking lot,
the trail and up to 50 feet from the water line
from March 1–Aug. 15.
3. Fishing is by articial ies and lures only.
4. All sh must be returned to the water imme-
diately upon catch.
5. Ice shing is prohibited.
▶ CHAIR CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CHALK CREEK — CHAFFEE
WITHIN WRIGHT’S LAKE STATE WILDLIFE AREA:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ CHARTIER POND — MORGAN
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ CHATFIELD RESERVOIR & CHATFIELD STATE PARK
— DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON
MAP: PAGE 31
WITHIN CHATFIELD STATE PARK, INCLUDING THE SOUTH
PLATTE RIVER AND ALL PONDS WITHIN THE PARK BOUNDARY:
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
2. Bag and min. size for walleye is 3, 18 inches
long.
3. Only 1 walleye longer than 21 inches may be
taken per day.
4. Fishing prohibited from dam and within 100
. of dam or walleye spawning nets Mar. 1–
April 15, or until walleye spawning operations
are complete.
5. Fishing prohibited on ponds in dog o-leash
area.
▶ CHEESMAN RESERVOIR — DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON
MAP: PAGE 31
1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1–April 30.
2. Fishing prohibited one-half hour aer sunset
to one-half hour before sunrise.
3. Fishing prohibited on dam and around reser-
voir as posted.
4. Ice shing prohibited.
5. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–30.
▶ CHERRY CREEK RESERVOIR — ARAPAHOE
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
2. Bag and min. size for walleye is 3, 18 inches
long.
3. Only 1 walleye longer than 21 inches may be
taken per day.
4. Fishing prohibited from dam and within 100
. of dam or walleye spawning nets Mar. 1–
April 15, or until walleye spawning operations
are complete.
▶ CHEYENNE CREEK, NORTH — EL PASO, TELLER
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO GOLD CAMP
ROAD:
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ CIMARRON RIVER — MONTROSE
MAP: PAGE 21
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1–Dec. 31.
▶ CLEAR CREEK — CHAFFEE
MAP: PAGE 12
FROM THE GAUGING STATION APPROXIMATELY 0.5 OF A MILE
ABOVE CLEAR CREEK RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM TO CLEAR
CREEK RESERVOIR:
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1–Dec. 31.
▶ CLEAR CREEK — LA PLATA
1.
Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
■ Barr Lake State Park, Adams Co.
■ Corn Lake, Mesa Co.
■ Fairplay Beach, Park Co.
■ Frantz Lake, Chaee Co.
■ Haviland Lake, La Plata Co.
■ Kingsher Cove at Chateld State Park,
Douglas/Jeerson Cos.
■ Lake Mary, Adams Co.
■ Midwestern Farm Pond, Prowers Co.
■ Monument Lake, El Paso Co.
■ St. Vrain State Park, Weld Co.
■ West Lake, Mesa Co.
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For Glenwood Springs Area Colorado
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Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
River Regulations
- Fishing prohibited Sept. 1 - Nov. 30
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Gold Medal Water - Gore Creek from confluence
with Red Sandstone Creek to Eagle River
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
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- 2 trout limit; No limit for channel catfish,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass,
northern pike, walleye, green sunfish,
bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie
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Gypsum Ponds SWA - 2 trout limit
Sylvan Lake - Fishing prohibited from Sept. 1 -
Nov. 30 in inlet and upstream 0.5 miles
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
▶ CLEAR CREEK HOLDING PONDS SANDOVAL POND
— ADAMS
1. Fishing prohibited except for youth in CPW
angler education activities.
▶ CLEAR CREEK RESERVOIR — CHAFFEE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1–Dec. 31.
▶
NEW
CLEAR CREEK, WEST FORK — CLEAR CREEK
FROM THE HEADWATERS TO THE CONFLUENCE OF BUTLER
GULCH:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CLEAR FORK OF MUDDY CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CLEAR LAKE — JACKSON
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ CLIFF CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH SOUTH PRONG CLIFF CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CLINE RANCH STATE WILDLIFE AREA — PARK
(See Tarryall Creek on page 37.)
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
3. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1–last day of Feb.
▶ CLINTON RESERVOIR — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ COCHETOPA CREEK — SAGUACHE
MAP: PAGE 19
WITHIN COCHETOPA STATE WILDLIFE AREA SNYDER RANCH:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ COLORADO RIVER — GARFIELD, EAGLE, GRAND, MESA
MAPS: PAGES 16, 22, 28
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FROM FRASER RIVER TO TROUBLESOME CREEK AND
FROM CANYON CREEK GRAND CO. TO ROCK CREEK.
FROM LAKE GRANBY DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE U.S. 40
BRIDGE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF HOT SULPHUR
SPRINGS:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
FROM THE U.S. 40 BRIDGE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF
THE HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS DOWNSTREAM TO CONFLUENCE
WITH TROUBLESOME CREEK APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES EAST
OF KREMMLING:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE WILLIAMS FORK RIVER
DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE LINE:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH TROUBLESOME CREEK DOWN
STREAM TO I70 EXIT 90 BRIDGE AT RIFLE EXCLUDING 50
YARDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE CONFLUENCES
WITH CANYON, ELK, GRIZZLY AND NO NAME CREEKS:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
FROM 50 YARDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE
CONFLUENCES WITH CANYON, ELK, GRIZZLY AND NO NAME
CREEKS:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
2. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 31 and
Oct. 1–Nov. 30.
▶ COLORADO RIVER, NORTH FORK INCLUDING SHADOW
MOUNTAIN SPILLWAY — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
FROM SHADOW MOUNTAIN DAM SPILLWAY TO LAKE GRANBY,
INCLUDING COLUMBINE BAY TO THE TWIN CREEK INLET:
1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 15–Nov. 30.
▶ COMO CREEK — BOULDER
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH NORTH BOULDER CREEK:
1. Fishing prohibited.
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For Blue River Basin Regulations
Please see Blue River Basin Map
For Colorado River Regulations
below Radium please see Middle
Colorado and Eagle Rivers map
Upper Colorado River - Headwaters to Radium
Grand Lake - 4 lake trout limit; Only 1 lake trout greater than 36 inches;
All lake trout 26 - 36 inches must be released; Portable ice
fishing shelters only; Gaffs and tail snares prohibited
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
Willow Creek Reservoir - Portable ice fishing shelters only
Williams Fork Reservoir - Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1 - Dec. 31;
Northern pike from 26 - 34 inches must be released; Use of spearfishing, archery,
slingbows and gigs prohibited for take of northern pike; 8 lake trout limit; Only 1 lake
trout greater than 30 inches; Fishing and snagging prohibited Sept. 15 - Nov. 30
from inlet buoy line to Grand Co. Rd. 330 bridge
(Williams Fork Bridge Rd.)
Shadow Mountain Reservoir - Portable ice fishing shelters only
Columbine Bay, Lake Granby - Fishing prohibited Oct. 15 - Nov. 30 from the
Twin Creek inlet upstream
Lake Granby - 4 lake trout limit; From Jan. 1 - Aug. 31, limit for trout
(except lake trout) and kokanee is 4, singly or in aggregate; From Sept. 1
- Dec. 31, limit for trout (except lake trout) is 4, singly or in aggregate;
From Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, limit for kokanee is 10; Snagging kokanee permitted
from Sept. 1 - Dec. 31 except in Columbine Bay from the inlet of Twin Creek
upstream; Gaffs and tail sn
ares prohibited; Portable ice fishing shelters only
Wolford Mountain Reservoir - Access prohibited within 150 feet of any kokanee
spawning trap or wing net Oct. 1-Dec. 1.
Meadow Creek Reservoir - Bag, possession and min. size limit for tiger trout is 1,
18 inches long.
Gold Medal Water - Colorado River from Fraser River confluence to
Troublesome Creek confluence
*Non-native fish regulation - No limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass,
smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
River Regulations
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
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- Fly/lure only; All rainbow trout must be released
B
- 2 trout limit
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- Fly/lure only; All trout must be released
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- Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit
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- Fishing and snagging prohibited Sept. 15 - Nov. 30; Snagging
kokanee permitted Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 and Dec. 1 - Dec. 31;
Northern pike from 24 - 36 inches must be released
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- Snagging prohibited; Fishing prohibited Oct. 15 - Nov. 30
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e rugged topography of the Rocky Mountain
West has led to stream isolation and, in turn, the
evolution of 14 recognized subspecies of cutthroat
trout, making it the most diverse and wide-ranging
trout species in North America.
e greenback, Colorado River and Rio Grande
cutthroat trout still call Colorado home, but all
three have endured dramatic reductions in their
native ranges, primarily due to the introduction of
nonnative trout.
Rainbow trout hybridize with native cutthroat
trout, while brook and brown trout tend to replace
them in streams and rivers where they occur
together.
All three cutthroat trout subspecies are either
currently listed or have been petitioned to be listed
under the Endangered Species Act as a result.
In an eort to preserve the legacy of these
prized game sh, multiagency conservation teams
have been established for each subspecies. Aquatic
biologists on these teams use a variety of conser-
vation measures to reclaim historic habitats and
establish new populations.
PROTECTED CUTTHROAT WATERS
Various cutthroat waters, specically those con-
sidered Cutthroat Conservation and Recreation
Waters, are protected throughout the state.
In these waters, shing is allowed by articial
ies and lures only, and all cutthroat trout must be
returned to the water immediately upon catch.
ese restrictions protect the growing number
of cutthroat trout streams and lakes that are being
included in conservation and recovery eorts.
CPW recommends anglers disinfect waders and
other shing gear between uses (see page 4) to limit
the spread of aquatic nuisance species and their
potential to negatively impact cutthroat trout.
Cutthroat trout © CPW
CUTTHROAT TROUT: HOLDING ON TO A LEGACY
▶ CONEJOS RIVER — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
FROM THE LOWER BRIDGE AT TOWN OF PLATORO
DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH
THE SOUTH FORK OF THE CONEJOS RIVER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
16 inches long.
FROM MENKHAVEN RESORT DOWNSTREAM TO THE UPPER
BOUNDARY OF ASPEN GLADE CAMPGROUND:
1. Articial ies only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
16 inches long.
▶ CONEJOS RIVER, LAKE FORK — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
FROM THE HEADWATERS INCLUDING BIG LAKE, DOWN
STREAM TO AND INCLUDING ROCK LAKE AND ITS OUTLET:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CONNECTED LAKE — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth
bass is 2, 18 inches long.
▶ COOPER LAKE — HINSDALE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CORNELIUS CREEK — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CORRAL CREEK — SAN JUAN
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH HERMOSA CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CORRAL CREEK — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ COTTONWOOD CREEK, LITTLE — MOFFAT
MAP: PAGE 36
FROM FREEMAN RESERVOIR UPSTREAM FOR 0.25 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1–July 31.
▶ CRAWFORD RESERVOIR — DELTA
1. Bag, possession limit and min. size for large-
mouth bass is one sh, 18 inches long.
2. No bag or possession limit for yellow perch.
FROM THE FENCE ON TOP OF THE CRAWFORD RESERVOIR DAM
DOWNSTREAM TO THE NORTH BOUNDARY FENCE:
MAP: PAGE 21
1. Fishing prohibited in spillway, stilling basin
and outlet canal.
▶ CROSHO RESERVOIR — RIO BLANCO
MAP: PAGE 36
1. Bag, possession and min. size for grayling is 2,
16 inches long.
▶ CRYSTAL LAKE — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ CRYSTAL RESERVOIR — MONTROSE
MAP: PAGE 21
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
▶ CULEBRA CREEK — COSTILLA
FROM COLO. 159 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM APPROXIMATELY
3 MILES TO THE JAQUEZ BRIDGE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ CUNNINGHAM CREEK — DELTA
MAP: PAGE 20
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ CUNNINGHAM CREEK — PITKIN
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ DAIGRE LAKE — HUERFANO
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Ice shing prohibited.
▶ DEADMAN GULCH — ROUTT
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ DEEP CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO PAONIA
RESERVOIR:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ DEEP CREEK — LA PLATA
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS
BOUNDARY:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ DEEP CREEK — SAN MIGUEL
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ DEER BEAVER CREEK — SAGUACHE
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ DELANEY BUTTE LAKES NORTH, SOUTH & EAST
— JACKSON
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
3. Brown trout 14–20 inches long must be
returned to the water immediately.
4. Rainbow, cutthroat and cutbow trout 18–
22 inches long must be returned to the water
immediately.
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NORTH DELANEY BUTTE LAKE:
1. Fishing prohibited in inlet upstream of
standing water line.
2. Fishing prohibited from dam and
within 100 feet of dam Sept. 15–Nov. 15.
SOUTH DELANEY BUTTE LAKE:
1. Fishing prohibited in inlet upstream of
standing water line.
Cutthroat trout © Kevin Rogers
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River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
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Big Lake - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
Kerr Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit
Rock Lake - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
Conejos and Alamosa River Drainages
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813 Rd
742 Rd
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763 Rd
76 Rd
887 Rd
25 Rd
NN14 Rd
KK14 Rd
27 Rd
27 Rd
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Reservoir
For Gunnison River
regulations below
Morrow Point Reservoir see
Lower Gunnison Basin Map
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Blue Mesa Reservoir - Ice fishing shelters must be portable;
No bag or possession limit for lake trout; Only 1 lake trout over
32 inches per day; Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1-Dec. 31;
Bag limit for kokanee is 5; Possession limit for kokanee is 10
Morrow Point Reservoir - Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
Taylor Park Reservoir - Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31;
Gaffs and tail snares prohibited; 3 lake trout limit; Only one lake
trout over 26 inches per day
- Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, maximum 12 inches; No taking of kokanee
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- Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, maximum 12 inches; No taking of kokanee;
Fishing prohibited Aug. 1- Oct. 31
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- Fly/lure only; 2 brown trout limit, minimum 16 inches; All rainbow trout
must be released; No taking of kokanee Aug. 1-Oct. 31; Snagging
kokanee permitted Nov. 1-Dec. 31
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Upper Gunnison Basin - Taylor Park Reservoir to Blue Mesa Reservoir
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
River Regulations
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
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- Fishing prohibited as posted
- Fly/lure only; All fish must be released
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- 2 trout limit
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- Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31
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- No taking of kokanee Aug. 1-Oct. 31; Snagging kokanee
permitted Nov. 1-Dec. 31
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- Fly/lure only; 2 brown trout limit, minimum 16 inches; All rainbow
trout must be released
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- Fly/lure only; All trout must be released
B
Gold Medal Water - Taylor River from Taylor Park Reservoir dam
downstream to Almont and Gunnison River from Almont to US-50 bridge
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▶ DePOORTER LAKE — SEDGWICK
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ DILLON RESERVOIR — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
1. Arctic char under 20 inches must be returned
to the water immediately.
2. Bag, possession and min. size limit for Arctic
char is 1, 20 inches long.
3.
NEW
Brown trout over 14 inches long must
be returned to water immediately.
▶ DISAPPOINTMENT CREEK — DOLORES
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO USFS BOUNDARY:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ DISAPPOINTMENT CREEK, SOUTH FORK
— DOLORES
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ DIVIDE CREEK, WEST — GARFIELD
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH BROOK CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ DIXON LAKE — LARIMER
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ DOLORES RIVER — DOLORES, MESA, MONTEZUMA,
MONTROSE, SAN MIGUEL
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH WEST FORK OF THE DOLORES
RIVER DOWNSTREAM TO THE STANDING WATER LINE OF
McPHEE RESERVOIR:
1. Taking kokanee prohibited except Nov. 15–
Dec. 31 when snagging permitted.
FROM McPHEE DAM DOWNSTREAM APPROXIMATELY 11
MILES TO THE BRADFIELD BRIDGE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM McPHEE DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE LINE:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
FROM THE BRADFIELD BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE
LINE:
1. No bag or possession limit for brown trout.
▶ DOTY PARK LAKE — MORGAN
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ DOUG CREEK — MONTROSE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ DRY GULCH — CLEAR CREEK
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH CLEAR CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶
NEW
DUCK CREEK — CLEAR CREEK
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO DUCK LAKE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ DUKE LAKE — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth
bass is 2, 18 inches long.
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12 Rd.
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265 Rd.
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For North Fork Gunnison River below Hotchkiss
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Gunnison CR 12C
Overland Ditch
Paonia Res. dam
Boundary fence below
stilling basin
Anthracite Cr. confluence
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To Carbondale
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*Non-native fish regulation - No limit for channel catfish,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye,
green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie
River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
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- Fishing prohibited as posted
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- *Non-native fish regulation
Paonia Reservoir - Fishing prohibited from the top of the
dam down to the boundary fence below the stilling basin
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
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Miles
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▶ EAGLE RIVER — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 15
FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST FORK AND THE SOUTH
FORK DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE
COLORADO RIVER:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
FROM THE I70 EXIT 147 BRIDGE IN EAGLE DOWNSTREAM TO
THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ EAST PASS CREEK — SAGUACHE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ EAST RIVER — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 19
FROM THE UPSTREAM PROPERTY BOUNDARY AT THE ROARING
JUDY FISH HATCHERY DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH THE TAYLOR RIVER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout is 2,
12 inches long.
3. Taking kokanee prohibited.
FROM ROARING JUDY HATCHERY OUTLET DOWNSTREAM TO
SOUTHERN ROARING JUDY STATE FISHING UNIT BOUNDARY:
1. Fishing prohibited Aug. 1–Oct. 31.
▶ ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR — ARCHULETA
1. Largemouth bass 12–15 inches long must be
returned to the water immediately.
▶ ELAINE T. VALENTE OPEN SPACE LAKES, NORTH LAKE
— ADAMS
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
2. All sh must be returned to the water
immediately.
▶ ELEVEN MILE RESERVOIR — PARK
MAP: PAGE 30
1. Ice-shing shelters must be portable.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 4.
Only 2 may be longer than 16 inches.
3. No bag or possession limit on yellow perch.
▶ ELK CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 28
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER
UPSTREAM TO THE U.S. 6 BRIDGE IN NEW CASTLE:
1. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 31
and from Oct. 1–Nov. 30.
▶ ELK CREEK — SAN MIGUEL
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ELKHEAD RESERVOIR — MOFFAT, ROUTT
MAP: PAGE 36
1. Bag and possession limit for crappie is 10.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth
bass is 2, 15 inches long.
▶ EMERALD LAKES BIG & LITTLE — HINSDALE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout is 2,
14 inches long.
IN THE LAKE CREEK INLET FOR 0.5 OF A MILE ABOVE BIG
EMERALD LAKE:
1. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1–July 15.
▶ ERIE LAKE — BOULDER
1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to water immediately.
▶ ESCALANTE CREEK, NORTH FORK — MESA
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO USFS BOUNDARY:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
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Cedaredge
Delta
Hotchkiss
Montrose
Olathe
Paonia
Ridgway
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North boundary fence
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of Crystal Reservoir dam
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Point dam
Morrow
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Relief Ditch
diversion (five
miles above
Austin Bridge)
Ridgway dam
Fence just below
USGS Gauge Station
Ouray CR 23 bridge
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To Red Mountain
Pass/Silverton
For Gunnison River regulations
above Blue Mesa Reservoir see
Upper Gunnison Basin Map
0 5 10 15 20
Miles
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Crystal Reservoir dam
Cow Creek
confluence
Lasalle Rd.
bridge
Colo 90
bridge
Lower Gunnison Basin - Blue Mesa Reservoir to Delta
For North Fork Gunnison River basin
regulations above Hotchkiss see
North Fork Gunnison Basin Map
Blue Mesa dam
225 yards
downstream
of Blue Mesa dam
Start of Morrow
Point Reservoir
USFS boundary
*Non-native fish regulation - No limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass,
smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie
River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
A
- Fishing prohibited as posted
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- Fishing in the spillway, the stilling basin and the
outlet canal is prohibited.
F
- *Non-native fish regulation
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- Fly/lure only; All trout must be released;
*Non-native fish regulation
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- Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31
D
- Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1-Dec. 31
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- Fly/lure only; All rainbow trout must be released;
*Non-native fish regulation
E
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
Sweitzer Lake - All fish, except carp, must be returned to the water
immediately upon catch; Underwater spearfishing may be used as
a method of fishing for northern pike or carp in accordance with
CPW regulations; Underwater spearfishing prohibited within
100 feet of any marina, boat ramp, swim beach or dam
Crystal Reservoir - Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31
Morrow Point Reservoir - Snagging
kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31
Crawford Reservoir - 1 largemouth bass limit, minimum 18 inches; No bag
or possession limit for yellow perch; Fishing in the spillway, stilling basin,
or the outlet canal is prohibited; Underwater spearfishing may be used as a
method of fishing for northern pike or carp in accordance with CPW regulations;
Underwater spearfishing prohibited within 100 feet of any ma
rina, boat ramp,
swim beach or dam
Cerro Summit Reservoir - Fly/lure only; All fish must be released;
Ice fishing prohibited; Fishing prohibited Dec. 1-Feb. 28; Fishing access
restricted to parking lot, trail, and up to 50 feet from the water line
March 1-Aug. 15;
Blue Mesa Reservoir - Ice fishing shelters must be portable; No bag
or possession limit for lake trout; only 1 lake trout over 32 inches per
day;
Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1-Dec. 31; Bag limit for kokanee is 5;
Possession limit for kokanee is 10
Gold Medal Water - Gunnison River from 200 yards downstream
of Crystal Reservoir dam to the North Fork of the Gunnison.
- Fly/lure only; All rainbow trout must be released;
B
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Lower Colorado River and Grand Mesa
To Delta
To Gateway
To Rangely
To Meeker
To
Glenwood
Springs
To Rifle Falls
State Park
To Delta
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
Bull Basin Res. #1, Bull Creek Res. #1 & #2, and connnecting channels - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 inches
Connected & Duke Lakes - 2 largemouth bass limit, minimum 18 inches
Griffith Reservoir - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 inches
Highline Reservoir - 2 largemouth bass limit, minimum 15 inches
Jerry Creek Reservoirs #1 & #2 - Fly/lure only, Scented flies or lures may be used
if longer than 1.5 inches; All fish
must be released; Float tubes with chest-high waders permitted
Juniata Reservoir - Fly/lure only, Scented flies or lures may be used if longer than 1.5 inches; Largemouth bass between
12 and 15 inches must be released; Only 2 largemouth bass greater than 15 inches allowed
Mack Mesa Reservoir - 2 largemouth bass limit, minimum 15 inches
Hallenbeck Reservoir - Fly/lure
only, Scented flies or lures may be used if longer than 1.5 inches; Largemouth bass between
12 and 15 inches must be released; Only 2 largemouth bass greater than 15 inches allowed
Harvey Gap Reservoir - Minimum size for largemouth bass is 15 inches; 2 channel catfish limit; Use of spearfishing, archery,
slingbows and gigs for the take of northern pike is prohibited
Rifle Gap Reservoir - 3 walleye li
mit, minimum 15 inches; Only 1 walleye longer than 18 inches per day; 20 yellow perch limit
Silver Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 inches
Youngs Creek reservoirs #1, #2, and #3 - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
A
- No limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie
B
- 2 trout limit; No limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass,
northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie
C
- Fishing prohibited Oct. 1 - last day of Feb.
D
For Colorado River Regulations
above Rifle please see
Middle Colorado and
Roaring Fork Rivers Map
Beswick Pond - Fishing prohibited
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▶ EVANS CITY LAKE RIVERSIDE PARK — WELD
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ FALL CREEK — MINERAL
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO WOLF CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ FALL CREEK — SAN MIGUEL
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO WOODS LAKE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ FAWN CREEK — RIO BLANCO
MAP: PAGE 33
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ FLORIDA RIVER — LA PLATA
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO LEMON
RESERVOIR:
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE EAST OF DURANGO DOWNSTREAM
TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE ANIMAS RIVER:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ FORBES PARK LAKE — COSTILLA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ FORT MORGAN PONDS — MORGAN
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ FOURMILE CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 28
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE ROARING FORK RIVER
UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 31 and
Oct. 1–Nov. 30.
▶ FRANK EASEMENT PONDS NORTH & SOUTH — WELD
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ FRASER CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 33
FROM TRAPPERS LAKE UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ FRASER RIVER — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH ST. LOUIS CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Rainbow trout must be returned to water
immediately.
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH ST. LOUIS CREEK
DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLORADO RIVER:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ FREEMAN RESERVOIR — MOFFAT
MAP: PAGE 36
WITHIN 50 YARDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE INLET AND
UPSTREAM FOR 0.25 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1–July 31.
▶ FRENCH GULCH — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ FREY GULCH — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ FRYINGPAN LAKES NO. 2 & NO. 3 — PITKIN
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ FRYINGPAN RIVER — EAGLE, PITKIN
MAP: PAGE 28
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FROM RUEDI DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE
CONFLUENCE WITH THE ROARING FORK RIVER,
APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and max. size for
brown trout is 2, 14 inches long.
3. Trout (except brown trout) must be
returned to the water immediately.
▶ GEORGE CREEK — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ GOAT CREEK — SAN MIGUEL
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ GOLDEN PARK PONDS — BOULDER
ON GOLDEN PARK PONDS NO. 1 AND NO. 2:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Scented ies or lures must be 1.5 inches or
longer.
3. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to water immediately.
4. Possession of largemouth or smallmouth bass
while shing Golden Park Ponds No. 1 or 2 is
prohibited.
ON GOLDEN PARK POND NO. 3:
1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth
and smallmouth bass is 1 in the aggregate,
15 inches long.
▶ GORE CREEK — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 15
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FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH RED SANDSTONE CREEK
DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH
THE EAGLE RIVER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout
is 2, 16 inches long.
▶ GRAND LAKE — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Ice-shing shelters must be portable.
2. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 4.
Only 1 may be longer than 36 inches. All lake
trout 26–36 inches long must be returned to
water immediately.
3. Gas and tail snares prohibited.
▶ GRANDVIEW PONDS — ADAMS
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ GRANEROS CREEK — PUEBLO
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS
BOUNDARY:
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ GRASSY CREEK — SAN JUAN
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ GREEN CREEK, LITTLE — GRAND, ROUTT
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 8.
2. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
▶ GREEN RIVER — MOFFAT
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ GRIFFITH RESERVOIR — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
16 inches long.
▶ GRIMES CREEK — LA PLATA
FROM THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PROPERTY
DOWNSTREAM TO THE STANDING WATER LINE
OF VALLECITO RESERVOIR:
1. Fishing is prohibited from Sept. 1–Nov. 14.
2. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 15–Dec. 31.
▶ GRIZZLY CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 28
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER
UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 MILES:
1. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 31
and Oct. 1–Nov. 30.
▶ GROSS RESERVOIR — BOULDER
1. Fishing prohibited from sunset to sunrise.
2. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1–Dec. 1.
▶ GROUNDHOG CREEK — DOLORES
FROM GROUNDHOG RESERVOIR UPSTREAM
FOR 0.5 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited April 15–July 15.
▶ GROUNDHOG RESERVOIR — DOLORES
IN THE NASH CREEK AND GROUNDHOG CREEK INLETS
UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited April 15–July 15.
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▶ GUNNISON RIVER — DELTA, GUNNISON, MONTROSE
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FROM ALMONT TO THE U.S. 50 BRIDGE. MAP: PAGE 19.
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FROM 200 YARDS DOWNSTREAM OF THE CRYSTAL
RESERVOIR DAM TO THE NORTH FORK OF THE
GUNNISON. MAP: PAGE 21
FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND TAYLOR RIVERS
DOWNSTREAM TO THE U.S. 50 BRIDGE:
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown trout
is 2, 16 inches long.
3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water
immediately.
FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND TAYLOR RIVERS
DOWNSTREAM TO THE STANDING WATER LINE OF BLUE
MESA RESERVOIR, INCLUDING ALL TRIBUTARY CANALS AND
DIVERSIONS:
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Taking kokanee prohibited Aug. 1–Oct 31.
2. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1–Dec. 31.
FROM BLUE MESA DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR 225 YARDS:
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Fishing prohibited as posted.
FROM THE CLOSURE SIGNS BELOW BLUE MESA DAM
DOWNSTREAM TO MORROW POINT RESERVOIR DAM:
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
FROM MORROW POINT RESERVOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR
130 YARDS:
MAP: PAGE 21
1. Fishing prohibited as posted.
FROM THE CLOSURE SIGN BELOW MORROW POINT
RESERVOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM TO CRYSTAL RESERVOIR DAM:
MAP: PAGE 21
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
FROM CRYSTAL RESERVOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR 200
YARDS:
MAP: PAGE 21
1. Fishing prohibited as posted.
FROM 200 YARDS DOWNSTREAM OF THE CRYSTAL RESERVOIR
DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE RELIEF DITCH DIVERSION
5 MILES ABOVE AUSTIN BRIDGE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Rainbow trout must be returned to water
immediately.
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SMITH FORK DOWN
STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ GUNNISON RIVER, LAKE FORK — GUNNISON, HINSDALE
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE WATERFALL
AT SHERMAN:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
FROM FIRST BRIDGE CROSSING ABOVE LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL
DOWNSTREAM TO LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL:
1. Articial ies only.
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH HIGH BRIDGE GULCH
DOWNSTREAM TO THE BLM BOUNDARY BELOW “THE GATE”
CAMPGROUND:
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown trout
is 2, 16 inches long.
3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water
immediately.
FROM THE BLM BOUNDARY BELOW “THE GATE”
CAMPGROUND TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH CHERRY CREEK:
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH CHERRY CREEK DOWNSTREAM
TO THE UPPER RED BRIDGE CAMPGROUND BOUNDARY:
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown trout
is 2, 16 inches long.
3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water
immediately.
FROM THE UPPER RED BRIDGE CAMPGROUND BOUNDARY
DOWNSTREAM TO BLUE MESA RESERVOIR:
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
▶ GUNNISON RIVER, NORTH FORK — DELTA, GUNNISON
MAP: PAGES 20 & 21
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH ANTHRACITE CREEK
DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH
THE GUNNISON RIVER:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ GYPSUM PONDS STATE WILDLIFE AREA — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 15
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ HAHN CREEK — RIO BLANCO
MAP: PAGE 33
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ HALLENBECK PURDY MESA RESERVOIR — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
2. Largemouth bass 12–15 inches long must be
returned to water immediately. No more than
2 largemouth bass in any bag and possession
limit can be longer than 15 inches.
▶ HAMILTON CREEK — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ HANGING LAKE — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 28
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ HARVEY GAP RESERVOIR — GARFIELD
MAPS: PAGES 22, 28
1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches
long.
2. Bag, possession limit for channel catsh is 2.
3. Use of spearshing, slingbows, archery, gigs
for take of northern pike is prohibited.
▶ HAT CREEK — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 15
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ HAXTUN CITY LAKE GUN CLUB LAKE — PHILLIPS
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ HEADACHE CREEK — ARCHULETA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ HEBERTON CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 33
FROM TRAPPERS LAKE UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ HENRY RESERVOIR — CROWLEY
1. Trot-lines and jugs permitted.
▶ HERMAN GULCH — CLEAR CREEK
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
GOOD PLACES TO:
■ Adobe Creek Reservoir, Bent & Kiowa Cos.
■ Turk's Pond, Baca Co.
■ North Sterling Reservoir, Logan Co.
■ Prewitt Reservoir, Logan & Washington Cos.
■ Jumbo Reservoir, Logan & Sedgwick Cos.
■ Crawford State Park, Delta Co.
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Reservoir
See inset map
Divide Creek confluence
Bull Creek confluence
Larimer County Rd. 74E
(Red Feather Lakes Rd)
Colo 14 bridge
Rocky Mountain NP boundary
1 mi. downstream of Rocky Mountain NP boundary
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Upper Poudre River Drainage
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
River Regulations
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
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- Fly/lure only; All trout must be released
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- Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit
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- Fishing prohibited
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Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Joe Wright Reservoir - Fly/lure only
Long Draw Reservoir - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit
Watson Lake - Smallmouth bass minimum size
is 12 inches; No live minnows
Parvin Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit
Zimmerman Lake - Fly/lure only; All trout must
be released; Fishing prohibited in inlet area
Jan. 1 - July 31
Lake Regulations
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▶ HERMOSA CREEK — LA PLATA, SAN JUAN
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO
THE CONFLUENCE WITH EAST CROSS CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
3.
NEW
Fishing is prohibited 100 feet upstream
and downstream of the articial waterfall
(sh barrier) located 0.1 miles below the
East Fork of Hermosa Creek conuence.
▶ HERMOSA CREEK, EAST FORK — LA PLATA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ HIDDEN LAKES — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ HIGHLINE RESERVOIR — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth
bass is 2, 15 inches long.
▶ HIMES CREEK — MINERAL
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ HINE LAKE — JEFFERSON
1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 18 inches
long.
▶ HOHNHOLZ LAKE NO. 3 — LARIMER
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 4.
▶ HOLYOKE CITY LAKE LIONS CLUB FISHING HOLE
— PHILLIPS
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ HOMESTAKE CONVEYANCE CHANNEL
SPINNEY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR INLET DITCH — PARK
MAP: PAGE 30
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ HORSE CREEK RESERVOIR TIMBER LAKE — BENT,
OTERO
1. Trot-lines and jugs permitted.
▶ HORSESHOE RESERVOIR — HUERFANO
1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth and
spotted bass is 15 inches long.
▶ HORSESHOE RESERVOIR — LARIMER
1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches
long.
2. No more than 1 walleye or saugeye in aggre-
gate greater than 21 inches long may be taken
per day.
▶ HORSETOOTH RESERVOIR — LARIMER
1. Min. size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches
long.
2. Fishing prohibited in inlet area as posted
March 15–May 31.
▶ HOTEL DRAW — SAN JUAN
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ HUBBARD CREEK, MAIN — DELTA
MAP: PAGE 20
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO OVERLAND DITCH:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
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▶ HUBBARD CREEK, MIDDLE — DELTA
MAP: PAGE 20
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM
TO OVERLAND DITCH:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ HUDSON TOWN POND — WELD
1. Bag, possession limit and min. size for
largemouth and smallmouth bass is 1 in the
aggregate, 15 inches long.
▶ HUERFANO RIVER — HUERFANO
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS
BOUNDARY:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ HUNT LAKE — CHAFFEE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ILLINOIS RIVER — JACKSON
WITHIN DIAMOND J AND YARMONY RANCH
STATE WILDLIFE AREAS:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ JACKSON LAKE RESERVOIR — MORGAN
1. Ice-shing shelters must be portable.
2. Min. size for wiper is 15 inches long.
3. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches
long.
4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
5. Fishing prohibited in outlet ditch below dam
around rotary screen.
6. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long.
▶ JAYHAWKER PONDS — LARIMER
1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to the water immediately.
2. Bag and possession limit for yellow perch is 5.
▶ JERRY CREEK RESERVOIRS NO. 1 & 2 — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
2. All sh must be returned to the water
immediately.
3. Float tubes with chest-high waders permitted.
▶ JIM CREEK — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ JOE WRIGHT CREEK — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH JOE WRIGHT RESERVOIR
UPSTREAM TO COLO. 14:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1–July 31.
▶ JOE WRIGHT RESERVOIR — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ JOHNSTOWN RESERVOIR — WELD
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
2. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long.
3. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches
long.
4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
▶ JUMBO RESERVOIR — LOGAN, SEDGWICK
1. Min. size for wiper is 15 inches long.
2. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long.
3. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches
long.
4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
▶ JUNIATA RESERVOIR — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
2. Largemouth bass 12–15 inches long must be
returned to the water immediately. No more
than 2 largemouth bass in any bag and pos-
session limit can be longer than 15 inches.
▶ KAUFMAN CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ KELLY LAKE — JACKSON
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ KELSO CREEK — MESA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ KENNEY RESERVOIR — RIO BLANCO
MAP: PAGE 34
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ KERR LAKE — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ KETNER LAKE — JEFFERSON
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ KINGFISHER POND FORT COLLINS ENVIRONMENTAL
LEARNING CENTER — LARIMER
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ KINNEY CREEK 3 MILES EAST OF HOT SULPHUR
SPRINGS — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ KOA LAKE — BOULDER
1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to water immediately.
▶ LA PLATA RIVER — LA PLATA
FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE LINE:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ LAKE ARBOR — JEFFERSON
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
2. Min. size for walleye, saugeye is 15 inches
long.
3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
▶ LAKE CREEK — HINSDALE
FROM BIG EMERALD LAKE INLET UPSTREAM FOR 0.5
OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1–July 15.
▶ LAKE DOROTHEY — LAS ANIMAS
WITHIN LAKE DOROTHEY STATE WILDLIFE AREA, INCLUDING
SCHWACHHEIM CREEK AND ALL OTHER DRAINAGES INTO THE
LAKE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ LAKE FORK CREEK — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH GLACIER CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ LAKE GRANBY — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Ice-shing shelters must be portable.
2.
Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 4.
3. Gas and tail snares prohibited.
4. Jan. 1–Aug. 31, bag and possession limit for
trout (except lake trout) and kokanee is 4,
singly or in aggregate.
5. Sept. 1–Dec. 31, bag and possession limit
for trout (except lake trout) is 4, singly or in
aggregate.
6. Sept. 1–Dec. 31, bag and possession limit for
kokanee is 10.
7. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31
except in Columbine Bay upstream of Twin
Creek inlet.
IN COLUMBINE BAY FROM THE INLET OF TWIN CREEK
UPSTREAM:
1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 15–Nov. 30.
▶ LAKE JOHN — JACKSON
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 4.
▶ LAKE LOVELAND — LARIMER
1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches
long.
2. No more than 1 walleye or saugeye in aggre-
gate greater than 21 inches long may be taken
per day.
▶ LARAMIE RIVER — LARIMER
WITHIN HOHNHOLZ STATE WILDLIFE AREA:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
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River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
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- Fly/lure only
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All rainbow trout must be released
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- Fly/lure only; 2 brown trout limit, minimum 16 inches;
All rainbow trout must be released
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Upper Rio Grande Basin
Alberta Park Reservoir - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
Beaver Creek Reservoir - Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1-Dec. 31
Poage Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, maximum 12 inches
West San Francisco Lake - Fly/lure only; All trout must be released
Upper Seepage Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 inches
Gold Medal Water - Rio Grande River from Colo 149 bridge
to Rio Grande canal diversion structure
▶ LASKEY GULCH — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ LESTER CREEK — ROUTT
MAP: PAGE 36
FOR 0.25 OF A MILE UPSTREAM AND 0.25 OF A MILE
DOWNSTREAM FROM PEARL LAKE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
18 inches long.
▶ LON HAGLER RESERVOIR — LARIMER
1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to water immediately.
2. Only one channel catsh in the bag or posses-
sion limit may exceed 20 inches long.
▶ LONE PINE CREEK — LARIMER
FROM PARVIN LAKE UPSTREAM TO LARIMER CR 74E
RED FEATHER LAKES ROAD:
1. Fishing prohibited as posted.
▶ LONG DRAW RESERVOIR — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ LOS PINOS CREEK — SAGUACHE
MAP: PAGE 19
WITHIN COCHETOPA STATE WILDLIFE AREA SNYDER RANCH:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. All sh must be returned to the water
immediately.
▶ LOS PINOS RIVER — HINSDALE, LA PLATA
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE WEMINUCHE
WILDERNESS BOUNDARY:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE IN BAYFIELD DOWNSTREAM TO
NAVAJO RESERVOIR:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ LOST TRAIL CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 28
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ LOWELL PONDS — ADAMS
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ MACK MESA RESERVOIR — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth
bass is 2, 15 inches long.
▶ MANCOS RIVER — MONTEZUMA
FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE IN MANCOS DOWNSTREAM TO THE
STATE LINE:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ MARTIN LAKE — HUERFANO
1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth, and
spotted bass is 15 inches long.
▶ MAY CREEK — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH THE POUDRE RIVER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. All trout must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ McELMO CREEK — MONTEZUMA
FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE EAST OF CORTEZ DOWNSTREAM TO
THE STATE LINE:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ McKAY LAKE — ADAMS
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
2. Largemouth bass must be returned to the
water immediately.
▶ McMURRY PONDS — LARIMER
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ McPHEE RESERVOIR — MONTEZUMA
1. Largemouth and smallmouth bass 10–15
inches long must be returned to the water
immediately.
2. No bag or possession limit for walleye.
3. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
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For Colorado River Regulations
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For Colorado River Regulations
below Rifle please see
Lower Colorado River and
Grand Mesa Map
River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
*Non-native fish regulation - No limit for channel catfish,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye,
green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
Hanging Lake - Fishing is prohibited
Harvey Gap Reservoir - Minimum size for largemouth bass is 15 inches; 2 channel
catfish limit; Use of spearfishing, archery, slingbows and gigs for the take of northern
pike is prohibited
Rifle Gap Reservoir - 3 walleye limit, minimum 15 inches; Only 1 walleye longer than
18 inches per day; 20 yellow perch limit
- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
B
- 2 trout limit; *Non-native fish regulation
C
- Fly only; All trout must be released
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- Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 inches
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- Fishing prohibited March 15 - May 31 and
Oct. 1 - Nov. 30
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- 2 trout limit; Fishing prohibited March 15 - May 31
and Oct. 1 - Nov. 30; *Non-native fish regulation
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- Fly/lure only; All trout (except brown trout) must be
released; 2 brown trout limit, maximum 14 inches
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- Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 inches;
Fishing prohibited March 15 - May 31 and
Oct. 1 - Nov. 30
Gold Medal Water - Roaring Fork River from the confluence
with the Fryingpan River to the Colorado River
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▶ MEAD PONDS — WELD
1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to water immediately.
▶ MEADOW CREEK — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 15
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ MEADOW CREEK, EAST — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 15
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ MEADOW CREEK RESERVOIR — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Bag, possession limit and min. size for tiger
trout is 1 sh, 18 inches long.
▶ MEADOW CREEK RESERVOIR — JACKSON
1. Bag, possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ MEDANO CREEK — SAGUACHE, ALAMOSA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ MEDANO CREEK, HUDSON BRANCH — SAGUACHE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ MEDANO CREEK, LITTLE — SAGUACHE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ MEREDITH RESERVOIR — CROWLEY
1. Trot-lines and jugs permitted.
▶ MICHIGAN RIVER — JACKSON
WITHIN BROWNLEE, MURPHY AND DIAMOND J STATE
WILDLIFE AREAS:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ MIDDLE CREEK, EAST — SAGUACHE
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE WATERFALL
APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES UPSTREAM FROM
THE CONFLUENCE WITH MIDDLE CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ MINERS CREEK — SAGUACHE
MAP: PAGE 27
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ MINNESOTA CREEK, SOUTH FORK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ MITCHELL CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 28
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE UPPER
BOUNDARY OF THE GLENWOOD SPRINGS FISH HATCHERY:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ MONTGOMERY RESERVOIR — PARK
1. Ice shing prohibited.
2. Fishing prohibited Dec. 1–May 31.
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR AND FROM THE WEST
FACE OF THE DAM:
1. Fishing prohibited as posted.
▶ MONUMENT RESERVOIR — LAS ANIMAS
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1–Dec. 31.
▶ MORROW POINT RESERVOIR — GUNNISON, MONTROSE
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
▶ MOUNT ELBERT FOREBAY RESERVOIR — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 1.
2. Lake trout 22–34 inches long must be re-
turned to the water immediately.
▶ MUDDY CREEK — SAN MIGUEL
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO WOODS LAKE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ MUDDY CREEK, LITTLE — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ NASH CREEK — DOLORES
FROM GROUNDHOG RESERVOIR UPSTREAM FOR
0.5 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited April 15–July 15.
▶ NATE CREEK — OURAY
MAP: PAGE 21
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ NATIVE LAKE — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ NAVAJO LAKE — DOLORES
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ NAVAJO RESERVOIR — ARCHULETA
1. Trot-lines permitted.
▶ NAVAJO RIVER — ARCHULETA, CONEJOS
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO BRIDAL VEIL
FALLS:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
FROM THE OSO DIVERSION DAM DOWNSTREAM TO
THE STATE LINE:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ NEE GRONDA RESERVOIR — KIOWA
1. Trot-lines and jugs permitted.
▶ NEE NOSHE RESERVOIR — KIOWA
1. Trot-lines and jugs permitted.
▶ NEE SO PAH RESERVOIR SWEETWATER & JET — KIOWA
NOTE: At publication, this reservoir is dry.
1. Trot-lines and jugs permitted.
▶ NEWLIN CREEK — CUSTER, FREMONT
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS
BOUNDARY:
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ NICKELSON CREEK — PITKIN
MAP: PAGE 28
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ NO NAME CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 28
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER
UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 31 and
Oct. 1–Nov. 30.
▶ NOLAN CREEK — EAGLE
MAP:
PAGE 15
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
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Wagon Tongue
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To Woodland Park
To Buena Vista
To Canon City
South Platte River in South Park
River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
- Fly/lure only; All trout must be released
B
- Fly/lure only; Trout 12-20 in. must be released;
2 trout limit; Only 1 trout over 20 in.
C
- Fishing is prohibited (Homestake
Conveyance Channel)
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- Fly/lure only; Trout 12-20 in. must be released;
2 trout limit; Only 1 trout over 20 in.
A
- Fly/lure only; All fish must be released;
Portions may be closed Sept. 15 - Dec. 31
D
Gold Medal Water - Middle Fork from Colo 9 downstream
to confluence, South Platte from South and Middle Forks
to Spinney Mountain Res. inlet and South Platte from
Spinney Mountain Res. outlet to Eleven Mile Res. inlet
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Antero Res. - 2 trout limit; Portable ice fishing
shelters only
Spinney Mtn. Res. - Fly/lure only; 1 trout over
20 inches; No fishing from 30 minutes after sunset
to 30 minutes before sunrise; Ice fishing prohibited;
No bag or possession limit for yellow perch;
Gold Medal Water
Eleven Mile Res. - 4 trout limit; Only 2 trout over
16 inches; No limit for yellow perch; Portable
ice fishing shelters only
Lake Regulations
▶ NORTH LAKE STATE WILDLIFE AREA — LAS ANIMAS
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ NORTH PLATTE RIVER — JACKSON
WITHIN BROWNLEE II OR VERNER STATE WILDLIFE AREAS:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
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FROM THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE ROUTT
NATIONAL FOREST DOWNSTREAM TO WYOMING
NORTHGATE CANYON:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ NORTH PLATTE RIVER, NORTH FORK — JACKSON
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ NORTH SHIELDS PONDS — LARIMER
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ NORTH STERLING RESERVOIR — LOGAN
1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches
long.
2. Min. size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches
long.
3. Min. size for wiper is 15 inches long. Only 1
can be longer than 25 inches.
4. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches
long.
5. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
6. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long.
▶ NORTH TAYLOR CREEK — CUSTER
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ NORTHWATER CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ OLD DILLON RESERVOIR — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for golden
trout 1, 16 inches long.
▶ OSIER CREEK — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ OVERLAND TRAIL POND — LOGAN
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ PAONIA RESERVOIR — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
FROM THE TOP OF PAONIA DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE
BOUNDARY FENCE BELOW THE STILLING BASIN:
1. Fishing prohibited as posted.
▶ PARACHUTE CREEK, EAST FORK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ PARACHUTE CREEK, EAST MIDDLE FORK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ PARVIN LAKE — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
IN THE INLET STREAM LONE PINE CREEK UPSTREAM TO
LARIMER CR 74E RED FEATHER LAKES ROAD:
1. Fishing prohibited as posted.
▶ PASS CREEK — MINERAL
MAP: PAGE 27
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ PASTURE CREEK — LA PLATA, SAN JUAN
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ PEARL LAKE — ROUTT
MAP: PAGE 36
INCLUDING INLET STREAM FOR 0.25 OF A MILE ABOVE INLET
AND THE OUTLET STREAM FOR 0.25 OF A MILE BELOW THE
OUTLET:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
18 inches long.
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State Park
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South Platte River from Cheesman Res. to Chatfield Res.
Cheesman Res. - Fishing prohibited Oct. 1 - April 30; No fishing from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes
before sunrise; Fishing prohibited on the dam and around reservoir as posted; Snagging kokanee permitted
Sept. 1 - Sept. 30; Ice fishing prohibited
Chatfield Res. and all waters within state park including South Platte River - 3 walleye lim
it, minimum 18
inches; Only 1 walleye over 21 inches per day; Minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches;
Fishing prohibited from dam and within 100 feet of dam or walleye spawning operation nets March 15 - April 15, or
until walleye spawning operations are completed; Fishing prohibited on ponds in dog off-leash area.
Spring Gulch Pond - Fly/lure only; All fish must be returned to w
ater immediately
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
- Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16
inches;
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- Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit
C
Gold Medal Water - South Platte River from
Cheesman Reservoir dam to the south boundary of
the Wigwam Club property and from the north
boundary of Wigwam Club property to Scraggy
View picnic ground.
- Fly/lure only; All trout must be released;
A
▶ PELLA CROSSING RECREATION AREA PONDS
ALL PONDS — BOULDER
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
2. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to the water immediately.
3. Fishing prohibited in Webster Pond.
▶ PETTY CREEK — SAN JUAN
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ PIEDRA RIVER — ARCHULETA
FROM PIEDRA RIVER BRIDGE ON USFS 631 PIEDRA RD.
DOWNSTREAM TO THE LOWER BOUNDARY OF THE TRES
PIEDRA RANCH 1.5 MILES ABOVE U.S. 160:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO NAVAJO
RESERVOIR:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ PIEDRA RIVER, EAST FORK — MINERAL, HINSDALE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ PIKES PEAK NORTH SLOPE RECREATION AREA
— EL PASO, TELLER
CRYSTAL, NORTH CATAMOUNT & SOUTH CATAMOUNT
RESERVOIRS:
1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 2.
NORTH CATAMOUNT RESERVOIR ONLY:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ PIKES PEAK SOUTH SLOPE RECREATION AREA
—EL PASO, TELLER
Permits required. Visit Colorado Springs Parks,
Recreation and Cultural Services website at
coloradosprings.gov/parks and then Open
Spaces for more information on opening and
closing dates, permits and other rules.
BOEHMER RESERVOIR, BOEHMER CREEK:
1. Fishing prohibited in Boehmer Reservoir
and Boehmer Creek, from the headwaters to
Mason Reservoir.
MASON RESERVOIR:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout is 1,
16 inches long.
McREYNOLDS RESERVOIR:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ PIT D POND — BOULDER
1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth
and smallmouth bass is 1 in the aggregate,
15 inches long.
▶ POAGE LAKE — RIO GRANDE
MAP: PAGE 27
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout is 2,
12 inches long.
▶ POINTS CREEK — MESA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ POOSE CREEK — RIO BLANCO
MAP: PAGE 36
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ PORCUPINE LAKE — ROUTT
MAP: PAGE 36
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ POUDRE PONDS NO. 1 — WELD
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ POUDRE RIVER — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY
DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH JOE WRIGHT CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
continued on page 32
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FROM UPPER BOUNDARY OF BIG BEND CAMPGROUND
DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH BLACK HOLLOW CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM WEST BOUNDARY OF THE HOMBRE RANCH BELOW
RUSTIC DOWNSTREAM TO THE PINGREE PARK ROAD/BRIDGE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM UPPER BOUNDARY OF GATEWAY PARK WATER
DIVERSION FOR FORT COLLINS DOWNSTREAM TO THE
CONFLUENCE WITH THE NORTH FORK OF THE POUDRE RIVER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ POUDRE RIVER, NORTH FORK — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH DIVIDE CREEK DOWNSTREAM
TO BULL CREEK ABOVE HALLIGAN RESERVOIR:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM MILTON SEAMAN RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM TO THE
CONFLUENCE WITH THE POUDRE RIVER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ POUDRE RIVER, SOUTH FORK — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY
DOWNSTREAM FOR 1 MILE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ PREWITT RESERVOIR — LOGAN, WASHINGTON
1. Min. size for wiper is 15 inches long.
2. Min. size for walleye, saugeye is 15 inches
long.
3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
4. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long.
▶ PRIEST GULCH — DOLORES, MONTEZUMA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ PRONGER POND — LOGAN
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ PROSPECT PARK LAKES — JEFFERSON
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
BASS LAKE AND WEST PROSPECT LAKES ONLY:
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
▶ PROSPECT PONDS NO. 2 & 3 — LARIMER
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ PRYOR CREEK — OURAY
MAP: PAGE 21
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO USFS BOUNDARY:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ PUEBLO RESERVOIR — PUEBLO
1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth, and
spotted bass is 15 inches long.
2. Bag, possession, min. size for walleye and
saugeye is 5 in the aggregate, 18 inches long.
3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
4. Bag, possession, min. size for crappie is 10
sh, 10 inches long.
5. Bag and possession limit for wiper is 5.
6. Only 1 wiper longer than 21 inches may be
taken per day.
7. Underwater spearshing allowed for channel,
blue and athead catsh with an aggregate
bag and possession limit of 5, and for wiper
with a bag and possession limit of 5.
8. Fishing prohibited from dam and within 100
. of dam or walleye spawning nets Mar. 1–
April 15, or until walleye spawning operations
are complete.
9. It is unlawful to possess lleted or cleaned sh
in boat on lake.
▶ PURGATOIRE RIVER, MIDDLE & SOUTH FORKS
— LAS ANIMAS
WITHIN BOSQUE DEL OSO STATE WILDLIFE AREA:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. All sh must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ QUEENS RESERVOIR, NORTH & SOUTH — KIOWA
1. Trot-lines and jugs permitted.
▶ QUINCY RESERVOIR — ARAPAHOE
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
3. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 18 inches long.
4. Access controlled by Aurora Parks &
Recreation as posted.
▶ RAMPART RESERVOIR — EL PASO
1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 2.
2. Ice shing prohibited.
▶ RANCH CREEK, NORTH FORK — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ RED LION STATE WILDLIFE AREA — LOGAN
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
2. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long.
▶ RELAY CREEK — LA PLATA, SAN JUAN
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ RHODES GULCH — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ RIDGWAY RESERVOIR — OURAY
MAP: PAGE 21
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
2. No bag, possession limit for smallmouth bass.
▶ RIFLE GAP RESERVOIR — GARFIELD
MAPS: PAGES 22, 28
1. Bag, possession and min. size for walleye is 3,
15 inches long.
2. Only 1 walleye longer than 18 inches may be
taken per day.
3. Bag and possession limit for yellow perch is
20.
▶ RIO BLANCO LAKE — RIO BLANCO
MAP: PAGE 34
1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches
long.
▶ RIO BLANCO RIVER — ARCHULETA, CONEJOS
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO SAN JUAN
WILDERNESS BOUNDARY:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
FROM THE BLANCO DIVERSION DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE
CONFLUENCE WITH THE SAN JUAN RIVER:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ RIO DE LOS PINOS — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE WATERFALL
AT THE SOUTH SAN JUAN WILDERNESS BOUNDARY:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ RIO GRANDE — HINSDALE, MINERAL, RIO GRANDE
MAP: PAGE 27
FROM LOWER BOUNDARY OF RIVER HILL CAMPGROUND
DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLO. 149 BRIDGE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Rainbow trout must be returned to water
immediately.
3. Bag, possession and max. size for brown
trout is 2, 12 inches long.
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FROM COLO. 149 BRIDGE AT SOUTH FORK DOWN
STREAM TO THE RIO GRANDE CANAL
DIVERSION STRUCTURE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown
trout is 2, 16 inches long.
3. Rainbow trout must be returned to
water immediately.
▶ RIO LADO CREEK — MONTEZUMA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ RIVERBEND PONDS NO.1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 — LARIMER
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ RIVER’S EDGE NATURAL AREA PONDS
BASS, DRAGONFLY & SANDPIPER — LARIMER
1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to the water immediately.
2. Bag and possession limit for yellow perch is 5.
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River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Trappers Lake - Fly/Lure Only; 2 cutthroat limit,
11 inches maximum size; Fishing prohibited in
inlets and upstream 1/2 mi.; Fishing prohibited
within 100 ft. of either side of all inlet streams;
Fishing prohibited within 100 ft. of either side of
the outlet and downstream to the first falls; No
limit on brook trout
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations
- Fly/lure only; All trout must be released; No limit for channel catfish,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish,
bluegill, bullhead, yellowperch, and crappie
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- 2 trout limit; No limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass smallmouth bass,
northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellowperch,
and crappie
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- 2 trout limit
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- Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
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▶ ROAD BEAVER CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ROARING CREEK & TRIBUTARIES — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ROARING FORK CREEK — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ROARING FORK OF THE NORTH PLATTE — JACKSON
WITHIN MANVILLE STATE WILDLIFE AREA:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ ROARING FORK RIVER — PITKIN, GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 28
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FROM FRYINGPAN RIVER TO COLORADO RIVER
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH McFARLANE CREEK
DOWNSTREAM TO THE UPPER WOODY CREEK BRIDGE:
1. Articial ies only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM UPPER WOODY CREEK BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO THE
CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER EXCLUDING 50
YARDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE
CONFLUENCES WITH FOURMILE CREEK AND THREEMILE
CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
16 inches long.
FROM 50 YARDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE
CONFLUENCES WITH FOURMILE CREEK AND THREEMILE
CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 31
and Oct. 1–Nov. 30.
3. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
16 inches long.
▶ ROARING FORK — MINERAL
MAP: PAGE 27
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE
CONFLUENCE WITH GOOSE CREEK, INCLUDING UNNAMED
TRIBUTARY STREAMS:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ROARING FORKS CREEK — MONTEZUMA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ROBINSON CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ROCK CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH CLEAR FORK OF MUDDY CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ROCK CREEK — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ROCK CREEK — PARK
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ROCK CREEK, LITTLE — MESA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ROCK LAKE — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ ROCKY FORK CREEK — PITKIN
MAP: PAGE 28
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
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Kenney Reservoir - No bag or possession limit for
channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass,
northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Lake Regulations River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
- 2 trout limit; No limit for channel catfish, largemouth
bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green
sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch, and crappie
- No limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass,
smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green
sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie
- Fishing prohibited as posted, No limit for channel
catfish, largemouth bass, s
mallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow
perch or crappie
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▶ ROCKY MOUNTAIN LAKE — DENVER
1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches
long.
▶ ROSEMONT RESERVOIR — TELLER
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Ice shing prohibited.
▶ ROUGH CANYON — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ RUBY JEWEL LAKE — JACKSON
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ RUNYON/FOUNTAIN LAKES STATE WILDLIFE AREA
— PUEBLO
1. Ice shing prohibited.
▶ SAGUACHE CREEK — SAGUACHE
MAP: PAGE 27
FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MIDDLE AND SOUTH FORKS
DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH CALIFORNIA
GULCH:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ SAGUACHE CREEK, MIDDLE FORK — SAGUACHE
MAP: PAGE 27
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH THE SOUTH FORK OF SAGUACHE CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ SAGUACHE CREEK, SOUTH FORK — SAGUACHE
MAP: PAGE 27
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH THE MIDDLE FORK OF SAGUACHE CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ ST. VRAIN CREEK NORTH & SOUTH — BOULDER
WITHIN THE TOWN LIMITS OF LYONS, AS POSTED:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ ST. VRAIN STATE PARK — WELD
BALD EAGLE LAKE:
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
2. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to the water immediately.
BLUE HERON LAKE:
1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to water immediately.
2. Only 1 channel catsh in the bag or posses-
sion limit may exceed 20 inches long.
▶ SAN FRANCISCO CREEK MIDDLE & WEST FORKS &
WEST SAN FRANCISCO LAKE — RIO GRANDE
MAP: PAGE 27
PORTION ON USFS LANDS INCLUDING WEST SAN FRANCISCO
LAKE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ SAN JUAN RIVER — ARCHULETA
FROM THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 160 AND U.S. 84
DOWNSTREAM THROUGH PAGOSA SPRINGS TO THE
INTERSECTION OF APACHE STREET WITH THE RIVER,
INCLUDING RIVER CENTER PONDS:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
FROM U.S. 160 BRIDGE IN PAGOSA SPRINGS DOWNSTREAM TO
NAVAJO RESERVOIR:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ SAN MIGUEL RIVER — MONTROSE, SAN MIGUEL
FROM THE COLO. 90 BRIDGE AT PINON DOWNSTREAM TO THE
CONFLUENCE WITH THE DOLORES RIVER:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ SCENERY POND — RIO BLANCO
COLOROW MOUNTAIN STATE WILDLIFE AREA:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ SCHAEFFER CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO CR 12C:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SCHWACHHEIM CREEK — LAS ANIMAS
WITHIN LAKE DOROTHEY STATE WILDLIFE AREA:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ SECOND CREEK — DELTA
MAP: PAGE 21
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
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▶ SECOND CREEK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH CLEAR FORK OF MUDDY CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SEVERY CREEK — EL PASO
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS
BOUNDARY:
1. Fishing prohibited.
▶ SHADOW MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Ice-shing shelters must be portable.
▶ SHADOW MOUNTAIN SPILLWAY — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
FROM SHADOW MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM TO
LAKE GRANBY, INCLUDING COLUMBINE BAY TO THE TWIN
CREEK INLET:
1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 15–Nov. 30.
2. Snagging prohibited.
▶ SHEEP CREEK — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONEJOS
RIVER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ SHEEP CREEK — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SHEEP CREEK, EAST & WEST FORKS — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SIG CREEK — LA PLATA, SAN JUAN
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SIG CREEK, EAST FORK — SAN JUAN
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SILVER LAKE — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
16 inches long.
▶ SLATE CREEK — DOLORES
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SLATER CREEK, SOUTH FORK & WEST PRONG
OF THE SOUTH FORK — ROUTT
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SLOAN LAKE — HINSDALE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SNELL CREEK — RIO BLANCO
MAP: PAGE 33
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SOUTH PLATTE PARK LITTLETON — ARAPAHOE
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ SOUTH PLATTE RIVER — DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, PARK,
TELLER
MAPS: PAGES 30–31
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FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MIDDLE AND SOUTH
FORKS DOWNSTREAM TO SPINNEY MOUNTAIN
RESERVOIR INLET:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout 12–20 inches long must be
returned to the water immediately.
3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
Only one may be longer than 20 inches.
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FROM THE OUTLET OF SPINNEY MOUNTAIN
RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM TO THE INLET OF ELEVEN
MILE RESERVOIR:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Some portions may be closed to sh-
ing as posted from Sept. 15–Dec. 31 for
kokanee spawning.
3. All sh must be returned to water
immediately.
FROM IMMEDIATELY BELOW ELEVEN MILE DAM
DOWNSTREAM TO THE WAGON TONGUE GULCH ROAD BRIDGE
AT SPRINGER GULCH ELEVEN MILE CANYON:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
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FROM CHEESMAN DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH
PROPERTY LINE AT WIGWAM CLUB:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water
immediately.
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FROM THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE WIGWAM CLUB
DOWNSTREAM TO SCRAGGY VIEW PICNIC GROUND:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout
is 2, 16 inches long.
FROM STRONTIA SPRINGS DAM DOWNSTREAM TO 300 YARDS
UPSTREAM FROM THE DENVER WATER BOARD’S MARSTON
DIVERSION STRUCTURE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
WITHIN CHATFIELD STATE PARK:
1. Bag limit and min. size for walleye is 3,
18 inches long.
2. Only 1 walleye longer than 21 inches may be
taken per day.
3. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ SOUTH PLATTE RIVER, MIDDLE FORK — PARK
MAP: PAGE 30
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FROM THE COLO. 9 BRIDGE 4.9 MILES NORTH OF
GARO DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE
SOUTH FORK OF THE SOUTH PLATTE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout 12–20 inches long must be
returned to the water immediately.
3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
Only one may be longer than 20 inches.
▶ SOUTH PLATTE RIVER, SOUTH FORK — PARK
MAP: PAGE 30
FROM U.S. 285 DOWNSTREAM TO ANTERO RESERVOIR:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout 12–20 inches long must be returned to
the water immediately.
3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
Only one may be longer than 20 inches.
FROM ANTERO RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM IN THE NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED CHANNEL TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE
EXISTING CHANNEL:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM THE LOWER BOUNDARY FENCE OF BADGER BASIN STATE
WILDLIFE AREA DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH
THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE SOUTH PLATTE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout 12–20 inches long must be returned to
the water immediately.
3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
Only one may be longer than 20 inches.
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▶ SPINNEY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR — PARK
MAP: PAGE 30
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Fishing prohibited one-half hour aer
sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.
continued on page 37
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Crosho Reservoir - 2 grayling limit, minimum 16 inches
Elkhead Reservoir - 2 largemouth bass limit, minimum 15
inches; 10 crappie limit
Freeman Reservoir - Fishing prohibited from Jan. 1 -
July 31 within 50 yards of either side of the inlet and
upstream 1/4 mile
Pearl Lake (including 1/4 mile up inlet and 1/4 mile
down outlet) - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 18 inches
Porcupine Lake - Fly/lure on
ly; All cutthroat must be released
Stagecoach Reservoir - No bag and possession limit for walleye
Lake Regulations
Vaughn Reservoir - 2 cutthroat limit
Steamboat Lake - Gold Medal Water
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3. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is
1, 20 inches long.
4. Ice shing prohibited.
5. No bag and possession limit for yellow
perch.
▶ SPRATPLATTE LAKE — ADAMS
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
2. Min. size for largemouth bass is 18 inches long.
▶ SPRING CREEK — DOLORES
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SPRING GULCH POND — DOUGLAS
MAP: PAGE 29
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. All sh must be returned to water immediately.
▶ SPRUCE CREEK — GRAND, SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
CONFLUENCE WITH BLUE RIVER, 5 MILES N OF GREEN MOUN
TAIN RES.:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SPRUCE CREEK — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
CONFLUENCE WITH BLUE RIVER, 2.5 MILES S OF BRECKEN
RIDGE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶
NEW
SQUARE TOP LAKES UPPER & LOWER— CLEAR
CREEK
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. All trout must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ STAGECOACH RESERVOIR — ROUTT
MAP: PAGE 36
1. No bag or possession limit for walleye.
▶ STALKER LAKE — YUMA
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ STANDLEY LAKE — JEFFERSON
1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches
long.
2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 21 inches may be taken per day.
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▶ STEAMBOAT LAKE — ROUTT
▶ STEARNS LAKE — BOULDER
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ STEELMAN CREEK — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE DENVER
WATER BOARD DIVERSION:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ STEUBEN CREEK, WEST FORK — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SUMMIT RESERVOIR — MONTEZUMA
1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches
long.
▶ SWAMP LAKES — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SWAN RIVER — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2,
16 inches long.
▶ SWAN RIVER, NORTH FORK — SUMMIT
MAP: PAGE 13
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ SWEITZER LAKE — DELTA
1. All sh except carp must be returned to the
water immediately.
▶ SYLVAN LAKE — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 15
IN INLET AND UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited Sept. 1–Nov. 30.
▶ TAMARACK RANCH POND — LOGAN
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
▶ TARRYALL CREEK — PARK
FOR THAT PORTION OF TARRYALL CREEK LOCATED ON THE
CLINE RANCH STATE WILDLIFE AREA:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
3. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1–last day of Feb.
4. Fishing access restricted to designated shing
areas (beats). Each shing beat restricted to
occupants of vehicle in parking stall assigned
to that beat (determined by corresponding
number). No more than 4 anglers per vehicle.
Only 1 vehicle per stall.
▶ TAYLOR CREEK, LITTLE — MONTEZUMA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ TAYLOR PARK RESERVOIR — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 19
1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 3.
Only 1 may be longer than 26 inches.
2. Gas and tail snares prohibited.
3. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
▶ TAYLOR RIVER — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 19
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FROM TAYLOR PARK RESERVOIR DAM TO ALMONT
FROM THE TOP OF TAYLOR DAM AND FROM THE DAM
DOWNSTREAM FOR 325 YARDS:
1. Fishing prohibited as posted.
FROM A POINT 325 YARDS BELOW TAYLOR DAM
DOWNSTREAM TO THE LOWER BOUNDARY OF TAYLOR RIVER
STATE WILDLIFE AREA APPROXIMATELY 0.4 OF A MILE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶
NEW
TENMILE CREEK —SUMMIT
FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF WEST TENMILE CREEK NEAR
COPPER MOUNTAIN DOWNSTREAM TO DILLON RESERVOIR:
1. All brown trout over 14 inches in length
must be returned to water immediately.
2. Fishing is prohibited from Sept. 1–Dec. 1.
▶ TERROR CREEK, EAST FORK — DELTA
MAP: PAGE 20
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH TERROR CREEK INCLUDING THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY
BELOW TERROR CREEK RESERVOIR:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ TERROR CREEK, WEST FORK — DELTA
MAP: PAGE 20
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ THOMAS RESERVOIR — BOULDER
1. Bag, possession limit and min. size for
largemouth and smallmouth bass is 1 in the
aggregate, 15 inches long.
▶ THREE LAKES LOWEST & MIDDLE LAKES — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ THREE LICKS CREEK — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ THREEMILE CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 28
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE ROARING FORK RIVER
UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE:
1. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 31 and
Oct. 1–Nov. 30.
▶ THURSTON RESERVOIR — PROWERS
1. Trot-lines and jugs permitted.
▶ TIMBERLINE LAKE — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ TORSIDO CREEK — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ TOTTEN RESERVOIR — MONTEZUMA
1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches
long.
▶ TRAPPER CREEK — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
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▶ TRAPPERS LAKE — GARFIELD
MAP: PAGE 33
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession and max. size for cutthroat is
2, 11 inches long.
3. Cutthroat over 11 inches long must be re-
turned to water immediately.
4. No bag or possession limit for brook trout.
5. Fishing prohibited in inlets and upstream for
0.5 of a mile.
6. Fishing prohibited within 100 . of either side
of inlet streams.
7. Fishing prohibited within 100 . of either side
of outlet and downstream to rst falls.
▶ TRINIDAD RESERVOIR — LAS ANIMAS
1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth and
spotted bass is 15 inches long.
2. Bag and possession limit for walleye and saug-
eye is 5 in the aggregate.
3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate
longer than 18 inches may be taken per day.
▶ TROUT CREEK — RIO BLANCO, ROUTT
MAP: PAGE 36
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO,
BUT NOT INCLUDING, SHERIFF RESERVOIR:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ TURQUOISE RESERVOIR — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 2.
▶ TUTTLE CREEK — SAGUACHE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ TWIN CREEK, NORTH & SOUTH — GUNNISON
MAP: PAGE 20
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ TWIN LAKES — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 1.
2. Lake trout 22–34 inches long must be returned
to the water immediately.
▶ TWO BUTTES RESERVOIR — BACA
1. Trot-lines and jugs permitted.
▶ TWO LEDGE RESERVOIR — JACKSON
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER — OURAY, MONTROSE, DELTA
MAP: PAGE 21
FROM OURAY CR 23 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO RIDGWAY
RESERVOIR:
1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–
Dec. 31.
FROM RIDGWAY DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE FENCE JUST
BELOW USGS GAUGE STATION:
1. Fishing prohibited, except as posted.
FROM THE FENCE JUST BELOW THE USGS GAUGE STATION
BELOW RIDGWAY DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH COW CREEK:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM THE RIDGWAY DAM DOWNSTREAM TO
THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE GUNNISON RIVER:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
FROM THE COLO. 90 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO THE LASALLE
RD. BRIDGE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ UNION RESERVOIR CALKINS LAKE — WELD
1. Min. size for wiper is 15 inches long.
▶ UPPER SEEPAGE LAKE — MINERAL
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag, possession limit and min. size for trout
is 2, 16 inches long.
▶ VALCO PONDS 4–7 — PUEBLO
1. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass
must be returned to water immediately.
2. Bag, possession limit for channel catsh is 1.
▶ VALLECITO CREEK — LA PLATA, SAN JUAN
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTHERN
BOUNDARY OF THE WEMINUCHE WILDERNESS:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
FROM THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE WEMINUCHE
WILDERNESS DOWNSTREAM TO THE STANDING WATER LINE
OF VALLECITO RESERVOIR:
1. All kokanee must be returned to water from
Sept. 1–Nov. 14.
2. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 15–
Dec. 31.
▶ VASQUEZ CREEK, LITTLE — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE DENVER
WATER BOARD DIVERSION:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ VASQUEZ CREEK, SOUTH FORK — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ VAUGHN RESERVOIR — RIO BLANCO
MAP: PAGE 36
1. Bag and possession limit for cutthroat is 2.
▶ VIRGINIA GULCH CREEK, WEST — LA PLATA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ VIRGINIA LAKE — LAKE
MAP: PAGE 12
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ WAHATOYA STATE WILDLIFE AREA — HUERFANO
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Ice shing prohibited.
▶ WALDEN PONDS EXCEPT WALLY TOEVS POND
— BOULDER
1. Articial ies and lures only. Scented ies or
lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.
2. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be
returned to the water immediately.
GOOD PLACES TO:
■ Lake John, Jackson Co.
■ Blue Mesa Reservoir, Gunnison Co.
■ Eleven Mile Reservoir, Park Co.
■ Jackson Reservoir, Morgan Co.
■ Miramonte Reservoir, San Miguel Co.
■ Vega Reservoir, Mesa Co.
■ Rie Gap Reservoir, Gareld Co.
■ Steamboat Lake, Routt Co.
■ Stagecoach Reservoir, Routt Co.
■ Vallecito Reservoir, La Plata Co.
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WATERS
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▶ WALKER STATE WILDLIFE AREA — MESA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1–last day of Feb.
▶ WANEKA LAKE LAFAYETTE— BOULDER
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ WASHINGTON PARK LILY POND — DENVER
1. Fishing open only to youth 15 or younger.
▶ WATSON LAKE — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
1. Min. size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches
long.
▶ WEST CREEK — MESA
FROM THE COLO. 141 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM 5 MILES TO THE
CONFLUENCE OF UTE CREEK:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ WEST CROSS CREEK — EAGLE
MAP: PAGE 15
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ WHITE RIVER — RIO BLANCO
MAPS: PAGES 33, 34
FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORKS
OF THE WHITE RIVER DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLO. 13 BRIDGE
BELOW MEEKER EXCLUDING THE SLEEPY CAT EASEMENT AND
THE MEEKER PASTURE STATE WILDLIFE AREA:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
ON THE SLEEPY CAT EASEMENT AND MEEKER PASTURE STATE
WILDLIFE AREA EAST OF MEEKER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORKS OF
THE WHITE RIVER DOWNSTREAM TO KENNEY RESERVOIR:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
FROM TAYLOR DRAW DAM DOWNSTREAM 400 YARDS:
1. Fishing prohibited as posted.
FROM TAYLOR DRAW DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE LINE:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ WHITE RIVER, NORTH FORK — RIO BLANCO
MAP: PAGE 33
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH THE SOUTH FORK OF THE WHITE RIVER:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ WHITE RIVER, SOUTH FORK — RIO BLANCO
MAP: PAGE 33
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH THE NORTH FORK OF THE WHITE RIVER:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
▶ WILDCAT CREEK — DOLORES, MONTEZUMA
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ WILLIAMS FORK RESERVOIR — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Northern pike 26–34 inches must be returned
to the water immediately.
2. Use of spearshing, archery, slingbows and
gigs for the take of northern pike is prohibited.
3. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 8.
Only 1 may be longer than 30 inches.
4. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.
FROM THE BUOY LINE AT THE WILLIAMS FORK RIVER INLET
UPSTREAM TO THE FIRST GRAND CR BRIDGE:
1. Fishing and snagging prohibited Sept. 15–
Nov. 30.
▶ WILLIAMS FORK RIVER — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
FROM WILLIAMS FORK DAM DOWNSTREAM TO
THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
▶ WILLIAMS GULCH — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH THE POUDRE RIVER:
1.
NEW
Articial ies and lures only.
2.
NEW
All trout must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ WILLOW CREEK LITTLE SNAKE DRAINAGE — MOFFAT
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Ice-shing shelters must be portable.
▶ WINDSOR RESERVOIR — WELD
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth
bass is 15 inches long.
▶ WOLF CREEK — CONEJOS
MAP: PAGE 18
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ WOLF CREEK, SOUTH FORK — MINERAL
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ WOLFORD MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR — GRAND
MAP: PAGE 16
1. Access, including for shing, prohibited within
150 . of any kokanee spawning trap or wing
net from Oct. 1–Dec. 1.
▶ WOODS LAKE STATE WILDLIFE AREA — SAN MIGUEL
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ WRIGHTS LAKE — CHAFFEE
1. Articial ies and lures only.
▶ YAMPA RIVER — ROUTT, MOFFAT
MAP: PAGE 36
FROM STAGECOACH DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR 0.6 OF A MILE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM STAGECOACH DAM DOWNSTREAM TO CATAMOUNT
LAKE:
1. Spawning areas (redds) closed to shing as
posted.
FROM 0.6 OF A MILE BELOW STAGECOACH DAM
DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH WALTON CREEK,
EXCLUDING CATAMOUNT LAKE:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH WALTON CREEK DOWNSTREAM
FOR 4.8 MILES TO THE JAMES BROWN SOUL CENTER OF THE
UNIVERSE BRIDGE, IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS:
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
FROM THE JAMES BROWN SOUL CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLO. 394 BRIDGE NEAR CRAIG:
1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2.
FROM THE HEADWATERS OF THE YAMPA RIVER DOWNSTREAM
TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE GREEN RIVER:
1. No bag or possession limit for channel catsh,
largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunsh, bluegill, bullhead,
yellow perch or crappie.
▶ YOUNGS CREEK RESERVOIRS NO. 1, 2 & 3 — DELTA
MAP: PAGE 22
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Cutthroat must be returned to water
immediately.
▶ YUMA CITY LAKE — YUMA
1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass
is 15 inches long.
2. Bag and possession limit for channel catsh
is 5.
▶ ZIMMERMAN LAKE — LARIMER
MAP: PAGE 25
1. Articial ies and lures only.
2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.
3. Fishing prohibited in inlet area as posted
Jan. 1–July 31.
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All sh illustrations © Joseph R. Tomelleri
RAINBOW TROUT
Black spots on a
light body, red stripe
along sides
BROWN TROUT
Spotting pattern is
made up of black
spots; red-orange
spots inside light blue
circles
LAKE TROUT MACKINAW
Has a white, irregular spot
pattern on dark body;
veriform markings
over back and head; unlike
other trout, they have a deeply
indented tail n
CUTTHROAT
NATIVE TROUT
Crimson slash on either
side of the throat beneath
the lower jaw; heavier
spotting toward the tail
BROOK TROUT
Pectoral, pelvic and anal ns
often orange, edged with
black and white; body is
dark with white and red
spots inside blue circles
NORTHERN PIKE
Horizontal rows of light-colored round/oval spots, on dark background
TIGER MUSKIE
Northern pike and muskie hybrid; irregular, dark-colored vertical markings
on a light background; long snout
SMALLMOUTH BASS
Upper jaw does not extend
beyond eye; sh usually has
vertical stripes along sides
WIPER
Hybrid between white
bass and striped bass
SAUGER
Spotted dorsal n;
no white tip on
tail; darker color
SAUGEYE
Walleye-sauger
hybrid with black
mottling marks on
body; black color
between dorsal ns
YELLOW PERCH
Two separate dorsal
ns; large vertical dark
stripes on yellow sides
WALLEYE
Two separate dorsal
ns; large, well-
developed canine
teeth; large eyes with
milky corneas; white-
tipped tail
TIGER TROUT
Cross between a brown
trout and a brook trout;
pronounced stripes on
body, resembling a tiger
LARGEMOUTH BASS
Upper jaw extends beyond
eye; often has horizontal
stripe extending the
length of body
CHANNEL CATFISH
Barbels (whiskers); forked tail;
sporadic black spotting
COLORADO FISH IDENTIFICATION
IDENTIFICATION TIPS FOR COMMON GAME SPECIES
TROUT FAMILY PIKE
OTHER SPORTFISH
BASS
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SPLAKE
Cross between a
brook trout and a lake
trout; tri-colored pelvic
ns; slightly forked tail
GRAYLING
Large sail-like dorsal
n; silver body; small
mouth and body
GREEN SUNFISH
Olive-colored body with
short, rounded pectoral ns
with yellow trim
BLUEGILL
Opercle (ear ap) is dark to its
edge and a dark blotch at the
back of dorsal n rays; small
mouth
BLACK CRAPPIE
Black splotches on a silver
body; dorsal spines and rays
get longer as they approach
the tail
WESTERN SLOPE NATIVE FISH
THAT MUST BE RELEASED
Anglers may possibly catch these species if shing in the Colorado
River Basin. These sh must be returned to the water unharmed as
quickly as possible. See pages 8 and 10 for a full list of protected species
to be released.
HUMPBACK CHUB
Green to silver and
white with an abrupt
hump behind the head
BONYTAIL CHUB
Slight hump and a
long, narrow tail
COLORADO
PIKEMINNOW
Adults may be green-
gray to bronze on backs
and silver to white along
sides and bottoms
RAZORBACK
SUCKER
Bronze to yellow sh
with a sharp-edged
keel behind the head
MOUNTAIN WHITEFISH
Mouth is smaller than a
trout’s and does not
extend to below the
center of the eye, as it does
on a trout
KOKANEE SALMON
At the end of their
third summer,
females develop a
red-gray-white pat-
tern; males develop
hook jaw and turn
brick red
WHITE CRAPPIE
Vertical bars on body; silver
color with green or brown
shades along back; dark bars
along sides with a white belly
REDEAR SUNFISH
Similar to bluegill, but with dark
colors on top and lighter yellow-
green on the belly; males have
cherry-red opercle (ear ap),
females have orange
!
ARCTIC CHAR
Long, slender with
small, pointed head;
light spots on body;
leading edge of lower
ns are milk white;
ne scales with
smooth, slippery skin
If you practice catch and release while shing, follow
these steps to ensure the sh returns to the water with
minimal damage. Any sh you plan to release MUST be
returned to the water immediately.
▶ TIME IS ESSENTIAL. Quickly play and release sh. A
sh played for too long will be too exhausted to recover.
▶ KEEP FISH IN THE WATER as much as possible.
▶ REMOVE THE HOOK AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE. Single barbless hooks can often be
removed while the sh is still in the water.
How to safely remove hooks: Use a pair of for-
ceps, longnosed pliers or a purposely made hook-out
to quickly, eciently remove the hook.
If the sh is hooked deep in the throat or stomach,
cut the line as close to the hook as possible and leave
the hook in the sh — it could do more damage
trying to remove a deeply set hook than leaving it
where it is.
▶ GENTLE HANDLING IS ESSENTIAL. Avoid
squeezing or putting your ngers in the gills or eye
sockets.
It's best to hold a sh gently by its belly or by the area
in front of the tail.
▶ TO REVIVE AN UNCONSCIOUS FISH hold
it upright in the water. Move the sh forward in a
circular motion so that water runs through the gills,
or hold the sh facing upstream in slow moving
water. This may take a few minutes. When it begins to
struggle, release it.
▶ WHEN PHOTOGRAPHING A FISH, hold it
horizontally and do not squeeze the sh. Do not put
your hands in its gills or hold it vertical by its gills.
SUNFISH & CRAPPIE
HOW TO RELEASE A FISH
ROUNDTAIL CHUB
Silver to olive with ne
scales; adult males often
with red to orange pig-
ment on cheeks, ns, belly
FLANNELMOUTH
SUCKER
Yellow to bronze backs
with lighter-colored
belly; large eshy lips
and large sickle-
shaped dorsal n
BLUEHEAD SUCKER
Blue to gray head; olive
to gray back with lighter
belly; pebble-patterned
scales near tail
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NOTICE: This brochure includes information on shing in Colorado. It is not a legal notice nor a complete collection of shing regulations and laws. It is a condensed
guide issued for anglers’ convenience. The online brochure is the most up-to-date version and contains any corrections: cpw.info/shing-brochure. Copies of
statutes and regulations can be obtained from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife area oce, or at cpw.info/regulations. For questions, call CPW at 303-297-1192.
The unauthorized transplanting or stocking
of sh into any body of water is ILLEGAL. This
includes live bait or aquarium sh.
It causes severe damage to public sheries,
harms the environment and is highly unethical.
THE PENALTIES INCLUDE:
■ Signicant nes, up to $5,000.
■ Permanent loss of your hunting
and shing privileges.
■ Paying up to hundreds of thousands
of dollars to reclaim the body of water.
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