C OLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 2018 Colorado SEASON: APRIL 1, 2018–MARCH 31, 2019

cpw.state.co.us 2018 FISHING BROCHURE CORRECTIONS UPDATED: MARCH 21, 2018 Please see the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website at cpw.state.co.us/regulations for complete regulation information. NOTE: THE ONLINE VERSION OF THE BROCHURE HAS THE MOST ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION.

PAGE CORRECTION AS PRINTED IN BROCHURE WHAT’S NEW: 2018 Regulation changes to the definition of minnow and the use of mollusks as bait were omitted from the What’s New page at the time of publication, though the changes were incorporated into the brochure on pages 7 and 9.

FOR CLARITY:

Goldfish are no longer 1 classified as minnows and cannot be used as bait.

The taking and using of mollusks as bait for commercial or personal use is page 1 prohibited.

The online version of the brochure has been updated with this correction. 2018 FISHING BROCHURE CORRECTIONS UPDATED: MARCH 12, 2018 Please see the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website at cpw.state.co.us/regulations for complete regulation information. NOTE: THE ONLINE VERSION OF THE BROCHURE HAS THE MOST ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION.

PAGE CORRECTION AS PRINTED IN BROCHURE HELP IMPROVE YOUR

The “keep all you catch” fish species for Juniata Reservoir were incorrectly listed at the time of publication:

You can keep all you catch 3 ONLY of smallmouth bass at Juniata Reservoir. Statewide bag limits apply for walleye.

The online version of the brochure has been updated with this correction. page 3 STATE RECORDS BY WEIGHT; STATE RECORDS PROGRAM

The State Records by Weight chart has been updated for consistency in lengths and weights. The description of the State Records 4 Program has been revised as well.

The online version of the brochure has been updated with this correction.

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Printed for free distribution by: CONTENTS COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 ■ 303-297-1192 WHAT’S NEW: 2018...... 1 cpw.state.co.us LICENSE INFORMATION...... 1–2 OUR MISSION: The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife ■ License & Habitat Stamp fees...... 1 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 ■ Habitat Stamp information...... 1 and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources. ■ Health advisories...... 1 ■ Fishing information resources...... 1 COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR ■ License requirements; residency requirements...... 2 Bob D. Broscheid COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of November 2017 GENERAL INFORMATION...... 3–7 John Howard, Chair Dale Pizel ■ Get set up in the new system...... 3 Michelle Zimmerman, Vice-Chair Jim Spehar ■ Illegal stocking...... 3 James Vigil, Secretary Dean Wingfield ■ State records by weight; state records program; award lengths...... 4 Robert W. Bray Alexander Zipp ■ programs: Gold Medal Waters; Master Angler; Wild Trout...... 5 Marie Haskett Bob Randall, ex-officio member Carrie Besnette Hauser Don Brown, ex-officio member ■ Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS)...... 6 Marvin McDaniel Bob D. Broscheid, CPW Director ■ Glossary of fish terms; online fishing resources...... 7 REGULATION BROCHURE EDITOR COVER PHOTO FISHING LAWS...... 8–10 Chelsea Harlan © Erik Myhre ■ Legal fishing methods...... 8 PRINTED ■ Special conditions & restrictions...... 8−9 March 2018 by Publication Printers, Denver: 320,000 copies ■ Statewide bag & possession limits...... 10 Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. ■ MAP: Wiper/white bass & walleye/saugeye bag limits...... 10 CPW receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In ac- cordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation SPECIAL REGULATIONS: FISHING WATERS...... 11–39 Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimina- ■ MAP: Upper Arkansas River...... 12 tion Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Depart- ment of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, ■ MAP: Blue River Basin...... 13 national origin, age, disability or sex. ■ MAP: Middle Colorado & Eagle Rivers...... 15 MAP: Upper Colorado River Headwaters to Radium...... 16 NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding, ■ — and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are ■ MAP: Conejos & Alamosa River Drainages...... 18 available at CPW offices listed below and online:cpw.state.co.us/Regulations ■ MAP: Upper Gunnison Basin — Taylor Park Res. to Blue Mesa Res...... 19 ■ MAP: Lower Gunnison — Blue Mesa Res. to Delta...... 21 CPW REGIONAL & AREA OFFICE LOCATIONS ■ MAP: Lower Colorado River & Grand Mesa...... 22 ADMINISTRATION ■ MAP: Upper Poudre River Drainage...... 25 1313 Sherman St., #618 ■ MAP: Upper Rio Grande Basin...... 27 Denver, 80203 ■ MAP: Middle Colorado & Roaring Fork Rivers...... 28 303-297-1192 ■ MAP: South Platte River in South Park...... 30 ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that ■ MAP: South Platte River — Cheesman Res. to Chatfield Res...... 31 are related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our parks ■ MAP: White River — Headwaters to Meeker...... 33 locations that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. ■ MAP: White River — Meeker to Utah state line...... 34 BRUSH (closed until further notice) GRAND JUNCTION MONTE VISTA ■ MAP: Yampa River — Headwaters to Craig...... 36 122 E. Edison 711 Independent Ave. 0722 S. Road 1 E. Brush, 80723 Grand Junction, 81505 Monte Vista, 81144 FISH IDENTIFICATION...... 40–41 970-842-6300 970-255-6100 719-587-6900 COLORADO SPRINGS GUNNISON MONTROSE 4255 Sinton Road 300 W. New York Ave. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. GET THE BROCHURE ONLINE: cpw.state.co.us/fishing/brochure Colorado Springs, 80907 Gunnison, 81230 Montrose, 81401 719-227-5200 970-641-7060 970-252-6000 C OLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE DENVER HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS PUEBLO COVER PHOTO: 2018 Colorado Fishing 6060 Broadway 346 Grand County Rd. 362 600 Reservoir Road ▶ Rio Grande cutthroat from the Sand Creek Lakes in SEASON: APRIL 1, 2018–MARCH 31, 2019 Denver, 80216 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 Pueblo, 81005 the Rio Grande basin, native to Colorado 303-291-7227 970-725-6200 719-561-5300 © Erik Myhre DURANGO LAMAR SALIDA OTHER PHOTOS, LEFT TO RIGHT: 151 E. 16th St. 2500 S. Main St. 7405 Hwy. 50 Fika Otalora with her bass catch at Walden Ponds Durango, 81301 Lamar, 81052 Salida, 81201 ▶ 970-247-0855 719-336-6600 719-530-5520 in Boulder © Tony Bresciani cpw.state.co.us FORT COLLINS MEEKER STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ▶ An angler and his dog at Yampa State Park 317 W. Prospect Road 73485 Hwy. 64 925 Weiss Dr. © Vic Schendel Fort Collins, 80526 Meeker, 81641 Steamboat Springs, 80487 970-472-4300 970-878-6090 970-870-2197 ▶ Bruce Reinhard with his catfish from Adobe Creek Reservoir © Mike Reinhard GLENWOOD SPRINGS ▶ Learning how to fish at St. Vrain State Park © Vic Schendel 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601 970-947-2920 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US WHAT'S NEW WHAT’S NEW: 2018 REGULATION CHANGES & NEW INFORMATION ▶ LICENSING SYSTEM CHANGES: We have transitioned to an integrated licensing, with the Yampa River. However, these restrictions remain in place for the pass and reservation system that's now a one-stop shop for all items that can headwaters of Trout Creek downstream to, but not including, Sheriff Res- be purchased from us, including hunting and fishing licenses and park passes. ervoir. Upstream of Sheriff Reservoir, there is no longer a bag or possession ALL customers who make purchases online will need a unique identifier, such limit for whitefish. Downstream of Sheriff Reservoir dam to the confluence as a driver's license or CID (Customer Identification number, found on a with the Yampa River, the daily bag limit of 4 and a possession limit of 8 previously purchased CPW hunting or fishing license), to create an online ac- whitefish are retained. These changes will diversify the experiences count. Go online for step-by-step instructions on how to create your account, the area has to offer.See page 38. or find the guide and how-to video online:cpw.state.co.us/CPWshop ▶ GOLDFISH NO LONGER CLASSIFIED AS MINNOWS: Goldfish have been removed ▶ SLINGBOWS NOW A LEGAL MANNER OF TAKE WHERE ARCHERY EQUIPMENT IS from the definition of "minnow" and are not acceptable for use as bait.See ALLOWED: Slingbows can now be used for the taking of aquatic species that page 7. can also be taken with archery equipment, such as bullfrogs, carp, northern pike, gizzard shad, white and longnose suckers on the eastern slope and ▶ MOLLUSKS CANNOT BE USED AS BAIT: All mollusks are prohibited from being kokanee in waters open to . See page 7 for exact definition, page 8 used as bait for both personal and commercial use. See page 9. for legal fishing methods and pages 11−39 for water-specific restrictions. ▶ NEW BOATING REQUIREMENTS FOR ANGLERS: ▶ BESWICK POND IN MESA CO. CLOSED TO FISHING: Located within the Pear Park 1. It is the responsibility of the vessel or other floating device operator section of James M. Robb-Colorado River State Park, the pond is closed to to clean, drain water from all compartments and motors/engines in fishing to help the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with its endan- between launches, and dry the vessel or other floating device in between gered fish recovery program. All other CPW ponds in this same area are launches. open to fishing.See page 12. 2. Upon removal of a vessel or other floating device from waters of the state, and before leaving the boat launch or parking area, the operator is ▶ TROUT CREEK REGULATIONS CLARIFIED: The artificial flies and lures restriction, required to remove aquatic plants and water drain (s). It is prohib- and of cutthroat trout have been removed from the por- ited to transport a vessel or other floating device over land with aquatic tion of Trout Creek downstream of Sheriff Reservoir dam to the confluence plants or water drain plugs in place. See page 6, Aquatic Nuisance Species. LICENSE INFORMATION LICENSE FEES & HABITAT STAMPS HABITAT STAMPS FEE ANNUAL LICENSES ARE VALID APRIL 1, 2018–MARCH 31, 2019 ▶ Habitat Stamp (nonrefundable)...... $10 Only one is required per person, ages 18–64, per year buying or applying for a license. WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY A LICENSE 1. ID. Secure and verifiable ID. ▶ Lifetime Habitat Stamp...... $300.25 2. PROOF of residency for Colorado residents. (See page 2.) 3. HABITAT STAMP. (See below.) LICENSES FEE 4. A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER is required for new customers ages 16 and older RESIDENTS (age 12 for a second-rod stamp). ▶ Adult annual...... $26 HABITAT STAMPS ARE REQUIRED FOR ANGLERS ▶ Senior annual...... $1 Habitat Stamps are $10 and only one is required per person, per year ▶ Small game & fishing combo...... $41 for anyone ages 18–64. Stamps are valid April 1–March 31. ▶ You must purchase a stamp before buying or applying for a hunting NONRESIDENTS or fishing license. ▶ A lifetime stamp is $300.25. ▶ Annual...... $56 ▶ Anyone who holds a free Lifetime Fishing License, a Veteran’s Lifetime ▶ Five-day...... $21 Combination Small-Game Hunting/Fishing License or are approved for the Big Game Mobility Impaired Hunting Program is exempt from the Habitat YOUTH Stamp requirement. See cpw.state.co.us/Accessibility. ▶ Resident & nonresident younger than age 16...... FREE SEASON DATES Colorado waters are open to taking fish, amphibians and crus- Second-rod charge still applies taceans day and night, year round, except if otherwise stated in the regulation section of this brochure. See pages 11–39. RESIDENTS & NONRESIDENTS FREE FISHING DAYS Residents and nonresidents can fish without a license or ▶ ASecond-rod second-rod stamp stamp per...... year is available to anyone who has purchased a fishing$5 Habitat Stamp on June 2–3, 2018. All other rules and regulations apply. license and any youth under 16 (see page 2). HEALTH ADVISORIES ▶ One-day fishing...... $9 EATING YOUR CATCH? ▶ Additional-day fishing...... $5 Colorado Parks and Wildlife encourages Colorado residents to go fishing and enjoy eating the fish they Customers buying a one-day or additional day license are exempt from the catch. Keep in mind that not all fish should be eaten in unlimited amounts. Fish are an important part of Habitat Stamp fee with the first two of these licenses. The Habitat fee will be assessed when a third license of this type is purchased. a healthy diet: They are a lean, low-calorie source of protein and nutrients. However, some fish meat may contain chemicals that could pose health risks. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environ- All prices include a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and a 75-cent fee for ment, in cooperation with CPW, tests fish throughout the state for the presence of certain contaminants the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. (such as mercury, arsenic and selenium) that may be present in some fish. CURRENT ADVISORIES ARE ONLINE: colorado.gov/cdphe/wq-fish-consumption 1 CPW.STATE.CO.US LICENSES

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS six-month period. REMINDER: Colorado licenses with a black ban- ner that states “Not Valid for Federal Identification, Voting or ▶ ADULTS: People 16 and older are required to buy and carry with Public Benefit” cannot be used to prove residency. them a fishing license to fish or take fish, amphibians and crusta- ceans, except as prohibited. 3. U.S. military personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their ▶ YOUTH: Those under 16 can take a full bag and possession limit dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents without a license. However, they must have a second-rod stamp if when they entered the military and keep Colorado as their home fishing with a second line. of record, and their dependents (with Colorado as their home of ▶ SENIORS: Colorado residents 64 and older can obtain an annual fish- record). Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service ing license for $1, which is the 25-cent search and rescue fee and or diplomatic services of nations recognized by the U.S. assigned 75-cent Wildlife Management Education Fund surcharge. License here on permanent active duty orders and their dependents. Active must be carried while fishing. Seniors must have a second-rod duty does not include reserve status, National Guard or govern- stamp if fishing with a second line. ment contractors. a. Free lifetime low-income fishing licenses also are available for 4. Full-time students enrolled and attending an accredited Colorado Colorado residents 64 or older. For information and eligibility college, university or trade school at least six months immediately requirements, contact any CPW location. before applying for or buying a license. This includes students who ▶ SECOND-ROD STAMP: Anglers can use a second rod, hand line or tip- are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. Colorado up by purchasing a second-rod stamp. One stamp is allowed per residents who attend school full time, out of state and pay nonresi- season and is nontransferable. A second-rod stamp does not entitle dent tuition qualify for a resident license. an angler to an additional bag limit, nor can it be used for another 5. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, person to fish. legal guardian or person with whom they live most of the time per a. Those with disability licenses must purchase a stamp if fishing court order. with a second line. b. A second-rod stamp is not required when only using or 6. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call 303-297- jugs. 1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency require- c. Youths under 16 must have and carry with them a second-rod ments before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. stamp if fishing with a second line. 7. Except as in No. 3 and No. 4 above, you lose your Colorado resi- d. Seniors fishing with a senior license must have a second-rod dency if you apply for, buy or accept a hunting or fishing license stamp if fishing with a second line. as a resident of another state or country, register to vote outside ▶ COMMERCIAL LICENSE: $40; required to take or possess , am- Colorado or get a driver’s license using an address in another state. phibians or crustaceans for commercial purposes. Applications are available at CPW locations. License holders must submit an annual report to CPW within 30 days of the license expiration date. Hold- SPECIAL LICENSE INFORMATION ers are required to provide live-fish buyers with a receipt stating DISABILITY LICENSES the seller’s name, date of sale, species and number sold. You can obtain applications for disabled licenses on the CPW website ▶ CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY: State and Federal law require a Social or at CPW locations. Send them to 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO, Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license 80216. Licenses are valid only during Colorado residency. but is provided, if requested, to ​Child Support Enforcement Those eligible for free licenses are: authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to those suspended for noncompliance with child support. Any current 1. U.S. armed forces members, active or retired, who are resident licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is deemed patients of a U.S. armed forces hospital or convalescent facility in noncompliant by ​Child Support Enforcement. Colorado. ▶ ARMED FORCES EXEMPTION: Colorado residents on active duty with 2. Resident patients of a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital or state men- U.S. armed forces out of state can fish free without a license while tal institution or mental health institution. here on temporary leave, maximum of 30 days a year. You must 3. Colorado residents who are totally and permanently disabled must carry official leave papers while fishing. provide either: a. Documented proof that shows an entitlement date for Social RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS Security disability benefits that began seven years ago or longer. b. These are the requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a fishing Or, a physician’s statement attesting that the applicant is “totally license: and permanently disabled.” All four words need to be stated on the letter from the physician on the physician’s letterhead. 1. You must live in Colorado at least six consecutive months imme- c. Or, a Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation Final Admis- diately before applying for or buying a license, and must intend to sion of Liability form indicating total and permanent disability. make Colorado home (except No. 3 and No. 4 below). The residence address you give to buy or apply for a license must be the same as on 4. Colorado residents who are disabled veterans or Purple Heart re- your Colorado income tax return. Resident licenses are valid only cipients can obtain a Lifetime Fishing/Small Game VA Combo Li- during Colorado residency, including resident lifetime licenses. cense. To qualify, the following documentation must be provided: a. Proof of a service-connected disability of 60 percent or more, as 2. A valid Colorado driver’s license or Colorado ID is proof of resi- rated by the VA. An eligibility letter can be obtained from the VA dency if it was issued at least six months prior to buying a license. by calling 1-800-827-1000. If your ID or driver’s license was issued or renewed less than six b. Proof of hunter education if born on or after Jan. 1, 1949. months prior to purchasing a license, you must provide docu- c. Purple Heart recipients who can provide documented proof are mentation that proves you have been a resident for the required also eligible for a VA Combo License. 2 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US GENERAL GENERAL INFORMATION GET SET UP IN THE NEW SYSTEM

The NEW, INTEGRATED LICENSING, PASS AND RESERVATION SYSTEM is a one-stop shop for all items that can be purchased from CPW, including hunting and fishing licenses and park passes.

ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR ACCOUNT SET UP, YOU CAN: ■ Buy a fishing license. ■ View your purchase history. ■ View your camping reservations. ■ Get a park pass. ■ Get a Colorado Outdoors subscription. ■ Keep your contact and payment information current. Go to CPW.STATE.CO.US/CPWSHOP to get signed up today!

HELP IMPROVE YOUR FISHERIES SOME FISH SPECIES ARE GOOD WHERE THEY BELONG, HERE ARE SOME WATERS WHERE YOU CAN KEEP ALL YOU WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO? BUT IN THE WRONG BODY OF WATER THEY CAN RUIN CATCH OF CERTAIN SPECIES: ■ Do not move fish from one body of water to another! A FISHERY: ■ Crawford Reservoir: northern pike Anyone caught moving fish illegally may be ▶ CPW biologists are no longer stocking fish in fined up to $5,000, can lose hunting and fishing ■ Green Mountain Reservoir: northern privileges and may be held liable for the costs of some waters because illegally introduced fish pike can compete with and/or eat fish that would eradication or removal. Collection and transpor- Elkhead Reservoir: normally be stocked. Fish are stocked by CPW in ■ northern pike tation of wild-caught live fish as bait is restricted other waters to ensure better use of your license and smallmouth bass in most of the state. Know these rules and follow dollars. CPW hatcheries are also raising larger ■ Harvey Gap Reservoir: northern pike and them if you use live bait. sized fish to stock so that illegally introduced fish smallmouth bass ■ Report any poaching activity to Operation Game Thief: have a smaller chance of eating stocked fish. This ■ Juniata Reservoir: smallmouth bass situation results in increased expenses to CPW, ■ Ridgway Reservoir: smallmouth bass and fewer fish available to anglers. REPORT POACHERS ■ Rifle Gap Reservoir: northern pike and ▶ In the wrong place, some fish species can change smallmouth bass the entire ecosystem, reducing the quality of Stagecoach Reservoir: fishing overall and interfering with CPW fishery ■ northern pike and management. walleye ■ Wolford Mountain Reservoir: northern pike ▶ Unlimited bag and possession limits are often OPERATION GAME THIEF: 1-877-265-6648 established to aid in the management of species ■ Many other rivers and lakes on the west slope EMAIL: [email protected] that were illegally stocked and/or not compatible have no bag and possession limits for certain Earn a reward payment for reporting wildlife violations by calling with CPW fishery management. species. Check the Special Regulations on Operation Game Thief. Callers can remain anonymous. pages 11–39 of this brochure. (This number is not for information requests or emergencies.) ▶ For waters with no bag and possession limits for ■ Check online health advisories at: certain species, anglers are encouraged to "catch colorado.gov/cdphe/wq-fish-consumption and keep" these fish.

FISHING INFORMATION RESOURCES FISHING CONDITIONS BOAT REGISTRATION ▶ cpw.state.co.us/FishingConditions ▶ cpw.state.co.us/BoatingRegistration ▶ Fishing and stocking reports are generated weekly April 1–Oct. 31, REPORT OIL SPILLS and twice a month Nov. 1–March 31. Sign up to receive the reports at: cpw.state.co.us/SignUp/FishingReport ▶ To report an oil or chemical spill in the water, call the 24-hour cpw.state.co.us/FishStocking hotline at Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 1-877-518-5608.

3 CPW.STATE.CO.US GENERAL STATE RECORDS BY WEIGHT STATE RECORDS PROGRAM LOCATION WEIGHT LENGTH SPECIES YEAR ANGLER Colorado’s original fishing record program, records and county lbs.-ozs. in inches by weight are tracked in 45 different species. CPW Rainbow 2003 Morrow Point Res., Gunnison 19-9.6 34 Lee Cox considers records in two categories: records by weight and record fish released by length. Brook 1947 Upper Cataract Lake, Summit 7-10.0 n/a George Knorr Potential record holders must have a valid Colo- Brown 1988 Roaring Judy Ponds, Gunnison 30-8.0 36 Alan Schneider rado fishing license or be younger than 16. Cutthroat (Native) 1964 Twin Lakes, Lake 16-0.0 n/a George Hranchak For the record by weight program, the fish must be weighed on a state-inspected and certified scale, Cutthroat (Snake River) 2005 Blue River, Summit 17-2.6 33 Rob Peckham and the person witnessing the weighing must sign Lake Trout (Mackinaw) 2007 Blue Mesa Res., Gunnison 50-5.6 44.25 Donald Walker the entry form. A picture of the person holding the fish must be submitted with the application. The

TROUT Splake 1976 Island Lake, Delta 18-15.0 32 Robin Perkins fish, not frozen, gutted or altered in any way, must NEW Tiger 2017 Upper Dome Lake, Gunnison 8-3.7 27.5 Anthony Janssen be examined and identified by a CPW fisheries biolo- Golden 1979 Kelly Lake, Jackson 3-12.0 22.5 Donald O’Leary gist, hatchery manager or wildlife manager. For the record fish release by length program, a picture with Grayling 2002 Lower Big Creek Lake, Jackson 1-10.0 17.25 Derik Drinnen a measuring device behind the fish is required and a NEW Arctic Char 2017 Dillon Res., Summit 4-2.4 23.5 Lindsay Regali witness must sign the application. Records for the longest and heaviest fish caught Cutbow 2007 Antero Res., Park 18-8.0 28.5 Frank Stack can change any time. Current statistics can be found Whitefish 1982 Roaring Fork River, Eagle 5-2.0 18.75 Richard Sals on the CPW website at cpw.state.co.us/learn/ Pages/AwardsRecords.aspx. Chinook 1989 Williams Fork Res., Grand 11-0.0 28.5 Helen Eaton Kokanee (angling) 1986 Spinney Mountain Res., Park 6-13.0 27.5 Will Arduino MEASURE YOUR CATCH

SALMON Kokanee (snagging) 2002 Blue Mesa Res., Gunnison 7-5.0 27 Lee Cox Measure your fish from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail. You may squeeze the tailfin together Channel 2010 Aurora Res., Arapahoe 43-10.1 40.5 Jessica Walton as shown in the bass (illustrated in the first picture Black Bullhead 1993 Farm Pond, Delta 5-1.0 23 Uldene Kuretich below) to obtain a maximum length or you may tilt Blue 2016 Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo 24-7.7 35.5 Charlie Black the tail down (as seen in the lake trout at bottom). CATFISH NEW Flathead 2017 Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo 30-9.6 38.75 Michael Flock Tench 1998 Home Lake, Rio Grande 5-6.9 20 Craig Curtis Northern 2006 Stagecoach Res., Routt 30-11.0 46.5 Tim Bone

PIKE Tiger Muskie 1994 Quincy Res., Arapahoe 40-2.0 53 Jason Potter Walleye 1997 Standley Lake, Jefferson 18-12.6 34 Scott Regan Sacramento 1974 Banner Lakes, Weld 1-14.0 13.25 Dana Wilfong Yellow 2007 Seaman Res., Larimer 2-9.6 13.75 Justin Allbrandt PERCH Sauger 2011 Horseshoe Res., Heurfano 3-6.7 21.5 Jeff Riddle Saugeye 2001 John Martin Res., Bent 10-14.0 28.5 Rocklyn Beise Smallmouth 2011 Aurora Res., Arapahoe 6-11.0 21.5 Raymond Ong Largemouth 1997 Echo Canyon Res., Archuleta 11-6.0 22.5 Jarrett Edwards AWARD LENGTHS FOR CATCH & RELEASE LENGTH LENGTH White 1963 Blue Lake, Bent/Kiowa 4-7.0 18 Pedro Martinez SPECIES SPECIES (INCHES) (INCHES) NEW Striped 2017 Arkansas River, Bent 29-5.0 39 Harvey Shade

BASS Arctic char 18 Lake trout 32 Rock 1979 Ramah Res., El Paso 1-1.3 10.5 Timothy Fisk Black bullhead 14 Largemouth bass 18 Wiper 2004 Pueblo Res., Pueblo 26-15.0 37.5 Kevin Treanor Blue catfish 30 Northern pike 36 Spotted 2005 Valco Ponds, Pueblo 4-7.9 17.75 Michael Hardin 2001 Gravel pit, Larimer 1-5.0 11.5 Joshua Robinson Bluegill 10 Pumpkinseed 8 Green & 1997 Big Thompson Pond, Weld 1-5.0 11.25 Justin Evans Brook trout 16 Rainbow trout 24 Redear 2015 Stalker Lake, Yuma 15.2 10.5 Craig McNitt Brown trout 22 Redear sunfish 12

SUNFISH Hybrid 1986 Gravel pit, Larimer 1-8.5 10.75 Jeff Robinson Channel catfish 30 Saugeye 26 Bluegill 2014 Comanche Power Plant (private), Pueblo 2-5.0 11.5 Robert Castro Common carp 30 Smallmouth bass 17 White 1975 Northglenn Lake, Adams 4-3.8 17 Daryel Thompson Crappie 15 Splake 20

CRAPPIE NEW 2017 Frank State Wildlife Area 3-7.8 17.5 Fesstus Stalder Black Cutbow trout 22 Striped bass 28 Grass Carp 2013 Cottonwood Park Lake, Jefferson 57-13.0 47 Brian Husmann Cutthroat trout 20 Tiger muskie 40 Common Carp 2001 Glenmere Park, Weld 35-5.0 38.75 Adam Wickam Golden trout 16 Walleye 26 Drum 1978 Lonetree Res., Larimer 17-3.0 31 Faye Lancamp Grass carp 30 White bass 17

CARP & SUCKERS CARP & White Sucker 2011 Aurora Res., Arapahoe 5-6.7 23.5 Jay Grupp American Eel 1996 Flagler Res., Kit Carson 3-1.0 35.25 Juergen Kernal Grayling 15 Wiper 25 Kokanee 20 Yellow perch 12 4 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US GENERAL FISHERY PROGRAMS GOLD MEDAL WATERS MASTER ANGLER PROGRAM Gold Medal Waters are the highest quality cold-water habitats and The CPW Master Angler Award Program recognizes anglers who have the capability to produce many quality-size (14 inches or catch fish of trophy size and promote conservation. longer) trout. There are two categories: fish that are kept and fish released. Awards CPW has established criteria and management guidelines to sup- are based on fish length, so fish can be measured and released. port the public interest in angling, observing and protecting these To promote responsible conservation of fishery resources, CPW will significant cold-water fishery resources. recognize qualifying length northern pike and smallmouth bass caught Gold Medal Waters are defined as any river or lake which is pro- in waters west of the Continental Divide in the “Kept Fish” category only. ducing a standing stock of at least 60 pounds per acre, and at least Anglers who catch a fish of qualifying length receive a Master 12 trout that are 14 inches or longer per acre on a sustained basis. Angler certificate and patch. Those who achieve record status also River segments designated as Gold Medal Trout Waters must be a receive a matching lapel pin. Anglers can win multiple certificates but minimum of 2 miles in length, and lakes must be a minimum of 50 only one patch per year. acres. Only fish caught in Colorado are eligible. Entrants must have hooked, played, landed or released the fish. Snagged fish are ineligible. Fish length is The following lakes and streams in Colorado offer the greatest potential for measured from the jaw tip to tail tip. trophy trout fishing: Entries must be submitted within 60 days of catch. A clear, side-view photograph of the fish must accompany entries with one witness verification. Two witnesses are GOLD MEDAL STREAMS required for entries without photos. ANIMAS RIVER: From Lightner Creek to For an entry form, contact the Master Angler Award Program, Colorado Parks ■ cpw.state.co.us/fish/ This G next to a Rivera Crossing bridge. and Wildlife, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216, or go to body of water MasterAngler. on pages 11–39 ■ ARKANSAS RIVER: From the confluence with signifies it as a the Lake Fork of the Arkansas, near Lead- WILD TROUT PROGRAM Gold Medal Water ville, downstream to Parkdale at the Hwy. 50 CPW is responsible for the preservation and protection of native and non-native wild bridge crossing above the Royal Gorge. trout populations. Most mountain streams and some high lakes in Colorado support ■ BLUE RIVER: From Dillon Reservoir dam to populations of wild trout. G Hamilton Creek Road bridge; also from These resources are important to the integrity of Colorado’s trout fisheries; as an Green Mountain Reservoir dam to Colorado indicator of properly functioning aquatic ecosystems; and for their intrinsic value to River. those seeking a unique, aesthetic and significant fishery resource. To assure the continuation and availability of wild self-sustaining trout populations ■ COLORADO RIVER: From Fraser River to Troublesome Creek, and the Parks and Wildlife Commission has established specific management guidelines for from Canyon Creek (Grand County) to Rock Creek. those aquatic habitats which support all life stages of trout. ■ FRYINGPAN RIVER: From Ruedi Reservoir dam to the Roaring Fork These waters are to be managed to the extent possible to maintain these wild trout River. populations. ■ GORE CREEK: From Red Sandstone Creek to Eagle River. STREAM SURVEYS ■ GUNNISON RIVER: From 200 yards downstream of Crystal Reser- voir dam to the North Fork of the Gunnison. STREAM SURVEYS HELP BIOLOGISTS MANAGE FISHING ■ NORTH PLATTE RIVER: From south boundary of Routt National Forest to Wyoming (Northgate Canyon). Colorado Parks and Wildlife is the state agency responsible for of public

■ RIO GRANDE: From Hwy. 149 bridge at South Fork downstream to waters in Colorado. Rio Grande canal diversion structure. The primary tool that guides fish manage- ■ ROARING FORK RIVER: From the Fryingpan River to the Colorado ment is the lake and stream survey. These sur- River. veys periodically monitor fish populations. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER: During the process, fish are collected using a ■ variety of gear and the necessary biological data is ▶ From the confluence of the middle and south forks to Spinney recorded. This gauges the entire fish community Mountain Reservoir inlet. rather than a single species. ▶ From Spinney Mountain Reservoir outlet to Eleven Mile The collected data is used to track fish popula- Reservoir inlet. tion trends, evaluate the effectiveness of manage- © CPW ▶ From Cheesman Reservoir dam to the south boundary of the ment actions such as stocking and regulations, and establish realistic management Wigwam Club property. goals for a given lake or stream. ▶ From the north boundary of Wigwam Club property to The fisheries section of CPW conducts hundreds of lake and stream surveys Scraggy View picnic ground. each year. High-priority and brood waters such as Chatfield, Pueblo and Horsetooth reser- ▶ Middle fork, from the Hwy. 9 bridge to the south fork conflu- voirs and the Gunnison River are surveyed annually. Smaller, more remote, or lightly ence. used lakes or streams may only be surveyed once every 5–10 years. Most of the survey fieldwork takes place from early June through late September; GOLD MEDAL LAKES however, many areas also conduct more specialized sampling beginning right after ■ NORTH DELANEY BUTTE LAKE in Jackson County ice-out and again in the fall prior to freeze-up. ■ SPINNEY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR in Park County MORE ABOUT HOW FISHERY BIOLOGISTS SAMPLE FISH: ■ STEAMBOAT LAKE in Routt County cpw.state.co.us/fish/Management ■ WILD TROUT & GOLD MEDAL WATERS POLICY: FISHERY DATA FOR SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE COLORADO WATERS: cpw.state.co.us/fish/GoldMedalPolicy cpw.state.co.us/fish/FisheryData 5 CPW.STATE.CO.US GENERAL AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES DON’T LET INVASIVE SPECIES RUIN YOUR FAVORITE FISHING SPOT ATTENTION BOATERS Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) are a significant and rapidly growing threat to Colorado’s fisheries and water supplies. ANS are invasive ani- ANS can hitchhike on boats and gear, being introduced mals, plants and diseases that are not native to our rivers, lakes, streams into new waters accidentally. Inspect your boat between and wetlands. Once introduced, most ANS cannot be eradicated and uses and make sure it is clean, drained and dry. cost millions to manage. Preventing the introduction and spread of ANS Colorado has a mandatory boat-inspection program. is critical to maintaining our fisheries. Your boat must be inspected if: Threats to Colorado’s aquatic ecosystem and fisheries include zebra and quagga mussels, New Zealand mudsnails, whirling disease, viral 1. The boat has been in any water that is positive or hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) and Eurasian watermilfoil. Help CPW suspect for ANS. combat these invasive species and prevent new ANS from entering our 2. The boat has been in any water body outside of Colo- state by following these guidelines: rado. NEW 1. It is the responsibility of the vessel or other floating device 3. The boat will enter any water where inspections are operator to clean, drain water from all compartments and required. motors/engines between launches, and dry the vessel or other floating device in between launches. There are 72 inspection and decontamination stations in Colorado. Check the CPW website or call ahead for important details on hours of operation, ramp closures, fees NEW 2. Upon removal of a vessel or other floating device from waters and reservoir-specific boating policies:cpw.state.co.us/fish/BoatInspections of the state, and before leaving the boat launch or parking area, the operator is required to remove aquatic plants and water drain plug(s). It is prohibited to transport a vessel or other floating device over land with aquatic plants or water REPORT IT drain plugs in place. If you find what you think is an invasive species on your boat 3. Remove all plants, animals or mud and thoroughly wash boats, or in a body of water, report it to CPW by emailing: trailers, and equipment that have come in contact with the [email protected] water before leaving a lake or stream. Or call: 303-291-7295 4. Drain any space or item that could hold water, including live wells, bait containers, bilge, ballast tanks, storage areas, engine cooling sys- ! tems or any other place on boats or equipment that might hold water. RUSTY CRAYFISH 5. Allow boats, engines, boots and gear to dry completely before mov- ing to other waters. AGGRESSIVE AND OPPORTUNISTIC Crayfish are not native to parts of Colorado, yet they have become established 6. If draining and drying are not possible, wash boats, trailers and in many waters throughout the state. equipment carefully and completely with hot water (120–140 degrees F). Rusty crayfish endanger aquatic native species and sportfish by: 7. Stop by the CPW office in Denver(6060 Broadway, Denver, CO ▶ PREYING on all life stages of fish, amphibians and invertebrates and other 80216) Monday–Friday for a free professional ANS inspection species of crayfish. or decontamination. Check the CPW website for all 72 statewide ▶ COMPETING aggressively for habitat and food. inspection station hours of operation. ▶ DESTROYING productive habitat in our streams, ponds and lakes. 8. Don’t move or transport fish between water bodies. This can spread diseases and nuisance species. Crayfish can be taken for personal consumption, but care should be taken with their use and disposal. 9. Don’t dispose of fish entrails or other byproducts into any body of ■ Even though crayfish can be taken live east of the ContinentalDivide, it water. is recommended that tails of all crayfish be removed immediately and MORE ON INVASIVE SPECIES: packed in ice for transport. ■ Do not throw unused bait crayfish, or bait of any kind, back in thewater cpw.state.co.us/Invasive-Species alive.

DISINFECTING YOUR GEAR LIVE TRANSPORT PROHIBITED Disinfect waders or boots between uses. Scrub the bottom of waders FROM WATERS WEST with a wire brush and remove all mud, plants and organic materials. OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE Following all label precautions, perform one of the following before go- All crayfish caught west of the Continental Divide must be im- ing into the next body of water: mediately killed (by removing the head from the thorax) and taken into possession, or immediately returned to the water from which OPTION 1: Submerge waders and gear in a tub filled with mixture of they were taken. 6 ounces of a quaternary ammonium-based institutional cleaner (such as Super HDQ Neutral) per gallon of water AT SANCHEZ RESERVOIR SWA for at least 10 minutes, scrubbing debris from gear and Rusty crayfish have been discovered at Sanchez Reservoir State visually inspecting the gear for mud, plants or snails before Wildlife Area (SWA) in Costilla County. To prevent their spread rinsing. Rinse with water from ANS-free source. Dispose of within and beyond this area, a CPW order prevents the transport of chemicals properly, away from the water body. any live crayfish from Sanchez Reservoir SWA. OPTION 2: Spray or soak gear with water hotter than 140 degrees F for at least 10 minutes. LEARN HOW TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF RUSTY CRAYFISH: OPTION 3: Dry waders and equipment completely for at least 10 days in between uses. cpw.state.co.us/RustyCrayfish OPTION 4: Place waders and boots in a freezer overnight between uses. 6 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US GENERAL GLOSSARY OF FISHING TERMS ■ ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES means devices made entirely of, or a combination of, natural or synthetic nonedible, nonscented (regardless if the scent is added in the manufacturing process or applied afterward), or materials such as wood, plastic, silicone, rubber, epoxy, glass, hair, metal, feathers or fiber, designed to attract fish. This does not include anything defined as bait below. e Reel Deal ■ BAIT means any hand-moldable material designed to attract fish by the sense of e CPW Fishing app can help you discover over taste or smell; those devices to which scents or smell attractants have been added 1,300  shing locations, check conditions, or externally applied (regardless if the scent is added in the manufacturing process regulations and more! or applied afterward); scented manufactured fish eggs and traditional organic baits, including but not limited to worms, grubs, crickets, leeches, dough baits or stink baits, insects, crayfish, human food, fish, fish parts or fish eggs. ■ is placing fish, parts of fish or other feeding material in the waters for the purpose of attracting fish to a particular area in order that they might be taken. This does not include fishing with baited hooks or live traps. ■ COMMON HOOK is any hook or multiple hooks having a common shank. All hooks attached to a manufactured artificial lure shall be considered a common hook. ■ FISHING is defined as efforts to take fish, amphibians or crustaceans, including by hook and line, handline, , jug, seine, net, underwater , archery, snagging or . ■ FLOAT TUBE means a floating 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 fish except unregulated species, prohibited non- game, endangered and threatened species, which currently exist or may be intro- duced into the state and which are classified as game fish by the Parks and Wildlife Commission. This 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; whitefish; sculpin; smallmouth, large- Search CPW Fishing on: mouth, spotted, striped and white bass; wipers (striped bass/white bass hybrids); AGGRESSIVE AND OPPORTUNISTIC carp; bullhead, blue, channel and flathead catfish; black and white crappie; drum; northern pike; tiger muskie; Sacramento and yellow perch; sauger; saugeye (wall- eye/sauger hybrids); speckled dace; rainbow smelt; tench; walleye; bluegill; bluegill hybrids (bluegill/green sunfish); green, redear and pumpkinseed sunfish; gizzard shad; longnose and white suckers; and minnows. ■ GIG is a barbed fork with one or more tines attached to a handle. ■ JUGS means floats to which are attached a line and common hook. ■ MINNOW means all members of the families of fish classified Cyprinidae (which includes, but is not limited to: carp, chub, dace, fathead minnow, shiner, stoneroller ONLINE RESOURCES and tench), Cyprinodontidae (including but not limited to: killifish) and Clupeidae (gizzard shad), except those designated as nongame, threatened or endangered, or ▶ FISHING ATLAS those designated as nonregulated. See pages 8–9 and Chapters 10 and 11 of CPW Find all of the color-coded fishing regulation maps in this brochure regulations online. (pages 11−39) online: cpw.state.co.us/fish/Maps ■ NATURAL STREAM is one where water naturally flows regularly or intermittently for ▶ FISHING NEWS & EVENTS at least part of the year. Man-made ditches or other channels are not considered Check out upcoming fishing tournaments, such as Debunk the Winter natural streams. Funk at Stagecoach State Park and the Kokanee Giveaway. ■ NET means seine, dip net, gill net, , trap net, hoop net or similar devices used to take or as an aid in taking fish, amphibians or crustaceans. ▶ CATCH OF THE WEEK ■ PERSONALLY ATTENDED LINE means a rod and line, hand line or tip-up that is used for Send us your photo for a chance to be featured online: dnr_fish. fishing and which is under the personal control of a person who is in proximity to it. [email protected] ■ SIZE OR LENGTH means the total length of a fish with head and tail attached mea- ▶ FISHING FACTS sured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail. Get your weekly dose of interesting information about all things fish: ■ SEINING means the capture of live fish with the use of a net that hangs vertically Do you know what fish is able to live in the coldest environment? Do in the water and is used to enclose fish when its ends are pulled together, or are you know that river ice is usually weaker than pond or lake ice? Learn drawn ashore. more! NEW ■ 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 ▶ FISHERY MANAGEMENT & SURVEYS OF COLORADO'S WATERS propelling an arrow. Also includes string releases or mechanical releases CPW is the lead agency responsible for fisheries management of public which are hand-drawn and handheld, with no other attachment or connec- waters in the state of Colorado. The primary tool that guides fish man- tion to the slingbow other than to the bowstring. Wrist-brace attachments are agement is the lake and stream survey; you can find the PDF online. considered normal components of a slingbow.

■ SNAGGING is the taking of fish by snatching with hooks, gang hooks, artificial flies ▶ FISHING REPORT & STOCKING REPORT or lures, or similar devices where the fish is hooked in a part of the body other Sign up for the weekly Fishing and Stocking Reports to stay informed. than the mouth. ▶ AND MORE! GO TO: CPW.STATE.CO.US/FISH ■ TROTLINE is a single, anchored line with a float at each end from which droplines are attached. 7 CPW.STATE.CO.US FISHING LAWS FISHING LAWS LEGAL FISHING METHODS 1. ONE PERSONALLY ATTENDED LINE: Each line shall have only three common b. Archery and slingbows may be used to take kokanee if a water is other- hooks attached. wise open to snagging. In such cases, the following applies: 2. TROTLINES 1. Bows must have reel, and arrow attached to bow. a. Permitted only on these reservoirs (as listed in this brochure): Adobe 2. Bows must have arrow safety-slide mechanism that keeps fishing line in Creek, Bonny, Henry, Horse Creek, John Martin, Meredith, Navajo, Nee front of the arrow at all times. Gronda, Nee Noshe, Nee So Pah, Queens (North and South), Thurston and c. Additional restrictions apply to underwater spearfishing: Two Buttes. 1. CO2 guns or cartridge-powered spears are prohibited. b. No one may use more than one trotline. 2. Guns must be loaded and unloaded while the gun is submerged. c. Must be anchored, marked at each end by floats, be no longer than 150 feet 3. with no more than 25 droplines, and shall be weighted to place the line at Divers must stay within a radius of 100 feet of a float bearing the Na- least 3 feet under water. tional Divers’ Symbol. 4. d. Only three barbed hooks allowed on a common hook on each dropline. Spears must be attached by a safety line. d. e. Must be tagged with the user’s CID number and date set or user’s name Archery, slingbows and gigs are allowed for taking bullfrogs. when CID is unavailable. 5. SNAGGING is permitted for taking kokanee salmon only, on specific waters f. All trotlines shall be personally checked at least once every 24-hour listed in this brochure. Other species snagged must be returned to the period. water immediately. 3. JUGS 6. SEINES AND CAST-NETS a. Permitted only on these reservoirs (as listed in this brochure): Adobe a. Seines are allowed only for bait fish, gilled form of aquatic tiger salaman- Creek, Bonny, Henry, Horse Creek, John Martin, Meredith, Nee Gronda, der larvae and crayfish; or if authorized for emergency salvage.See Special Nee Noshe, Nee So Pah, Queens (North and South), Thurston and Two Conditions and Restrictions, below. Buttes. b. Seines must be made of a quarter-inch or less nonmetallic square mesh. b. Only 10 jugs are allowed for each license holder, each with only one single c. Seines cannot exceed 20 feet long and 4 feet in depth. line and one common hook. 7. BY HAND OR WITH DIP NETS c. Must be tagged with the user’s CID number or name when CID is unavail- a. Allowed for bullfrogs, crayfish and the gilled form of aquatic tiger sala- able. mander larvae. d. Must be personally checked at least once an hour. b. Fish may be taken by these means or others approved by CPW for emer- NEW 4. UNDERWATER SPEARFISHING, ARCHERY, SLINGBOWS AND GIGS gency salvage. Bow anglers are advised to reference the current State Recreation Lands bro- c. Hand-held dip nets may be used for taking bait fish according to restric- chure for more regulations on waters that allow archery fishing. tions. See Use and Collection of Bait Fish, below a. Underwater spearfishing, archery,slingbows and gigs may be used 8. LIVETRAPS Cage or box traps, including set pots, shall be used only for statewide for the taking of carp and northern pike, except as prohibited by the taking of crayfish, snapping turtles and fish captured as bait fish or for these regulations or land management agencies. East of the Continental personal consumption. Traps must be tagged with the user’s CID number Divide, gizzard shad and white or longnose suckers may also be taken, or name when CID is unavailable. unless otherwise prohibited in Special Regulations: Fishing Waters, pages 11–39. Other fish may be taken when authorized for specific waters in the 9. ARTIFICIAL LIGHT may be used as a fishing aid. regulation section. 10. BAIT may be used where permitted as fishing aid, except by chumming. SPECIAL CONDITIONS & RESTRICTIONS THREATENED, ENDANGERED & NONGAME SPECIES zebra mussels, quagga mussels, New Zealand mudsnail, Eurasian ruffe, If caught, these species must be returned to the water immediately. Except, taking white perch, rusty crayfish, carp (silver, catla, Indian, bighead, giant barb, greenback cutthroat trout is permitted in specific waters and with restrictions as listed mrigal, largescale silver, rohu, black and mahseers), Asian swamp eel, green in this brochure. frog and gobies, fleas and spiny water fleas. Any person who takes fish species listed above may possess them in IT IS ILLEGAL TO TAKE OR USE THE FOLLOWING: Arkansas darter, bluehead unlimited number for personal use, as long as the fish are killed prior to sucker, bonytail chub, boreal toad, brassy minnow, Colorado pikeminnow, transporting from the point where they were taken. common shiner, flannelmouth sucker, flathead chub, greenback cut- throat trout, humpback chub, Iowa darter, lake chub, mollusks, mountain 4. USE AND COLLECTION OF BAIT FISH: sucker, northern leopard frog, northern redbelly dace, plains leopard frog, a. Except as otherwise noted in this brochure, in waters east of the Continen- plains minnow, plains topminnow, plains orangethroat darter, razorback tal Divide and below 7,000 feet elevation, live fish collected for use as bait sucker, Rio Grande chub, Rio Grande sucker, river shiner, roundtail chub, may only be used in the same body of water from which they were col- southern redbelly dace, stonecat, suckermouth minnow, wood frog and lected. In addition, collection and use is allowed in any man-made ditches Woodhouse's toad. and canals within one-half of a mile of the adjoining lake or reservoir. Use of any baitfish collected in those ditches and canals is restricted to only 1. CATCH AND RELEASE: Any fish released upon catch must be released alive the water from which it was collected and the adjoining lake or reservoir. and into the same body of water from which it was taken. Baitfish collected under this provision may not be otherwise transported or 2. PROHIBITED FISHING METHODS INCLUDE: Chumming, using toxicants or stored for later use. poisons, stupefying substances, . b. The collection, use or possession of live fish for use as bait is prohibited in all waters east of the Continental Divide above 7,000 feet elevation and all

3. PROHIBITED SPECIES: These species and their viable eggs are detrimental to waters west of the Continental Divide, except in Navajo Reservoir; collec- other fish and habitat in Colorado. Unless authorized in writing by CPW tion, use or possession of live fish for bait is also prohibited in the Arkansas for controlled and experimental purposes, it is illegal to export, import, River above Parkdale (in Fremont and Chaffee counties) and in Watson transport, stock, sell or release: burbot, piranha, trahira, gar (all species), Lake in Larimer County. snakeheads or murrels, stickleback, walking catfish, tilapia, bowfin, rudd, 8 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US FISHING LAWS c. In Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers counties, live fish col- 8. TRANSPORTING, EXPORTING FISH: The license holder must accompany any lected for personal use as bait may be transported, stored or used anywhere species in this brochure, or parts of game fish, that are transported within within these counties. Transportation to, or use of, any such baitfish in any or exported from Colorado. Wildlife shipped by common carrier must be other county is prohibited. accompanied by license or photocopy of license and donation certificate, if d. The only fish allowed to be taken for commercial use are minnows, gizzard needed. shad, white and longnose suckers and carp. All live aquatic organisms 9. ILLEGAL TAKE AND TRANSFER OF FISH: Only people designated by the U.S. from a commercial source and transported by anglers must at all times be Fish and Wildlife Service may take fish, amphibians, mollusks or crusta- accompanied by a receipt from the source. It is illegal to import any live ceans within the boundaries of any Federal fish hatchery or rearing unit. native or non-native aquatic wildlife into Colorado without authorization a. Molesting, disturbing or damaging gill nets, traps or seines set by CPW is from CPW or as stated in regulations. prohibited. e. The only species allowed to be taken and used for personal use as bait (either alive or dead) by fishing, seining, netting, trapping or dipping are 10. EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF FISHING WATERS: Emergency closure of waters minnows, bluegill, hybrid bluegill, carp, sunfish, gizzard shad, sculpin, may be authorized for up to nine months when environmental conditions white and longnose suckers, yellow perch and rainbow smelt. Statewide in these waters warrant and fishing could result in unacceptable levels of bag limits apply to sunfish, bluegill, hybrid bluegills and yellow perch. fish 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: f. The seining, netting, trapping and dipping of fish is prohibited statewide in all natural streams, springs, all waters in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, a. Daily max. water temperatures exceed 74 degrees F, or the daily average Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Elbert, Jefferson and temperature exceeds 72 degrees F. Park counties, and all public standing waters in Rio Grande, Saguache, b. Measured stream flows are 25 percent or less of the historical average low Conejos, Costilla, Alamosa, Mineral and Hinsdale counties in the Rio flow for the period. Grande drainage. This does not apply to fish handled or produced at com- c. Fungus and other visible signs of deterioration may be present. mercially licensed facilities. d. Daily minimum dissolved oxygen levels are below five parts per million g. BULLFROGS AND SALAMANDERS: Bullfrogs and the aquatic gilled form of the (ppm). tiger salamander for private and commercial use are permitted. Statewide e. When environmental events such as wildfires, mudslides, oil spills or bag limits apply. Bullfrogs can be taken by fishing, archery, hand, gigs and similar events have occurred, resulting in the need for recovery time or nets. Artificial light is allowed. Salamander larvae can be taken by fishing, remedial action for a fish population. hand, traps, seines or nets. 11. PROTECTED WATERS: Fishing may be prohibited as posted to protect: h. CRUSTACEANS: Take methods include by hand, baited lines, traps, pots, nets threatened or endangered species, spawning areas, waters used in CPW or seines for food or bait. Taking crustaceans, crayfish, with a commercial research projects, newly acquired access to fishing waters and the integrity fishing license is allowed with the following restrictions: The minimum of aquatic wildlife. size is 3 inches for commercial food (measured from the tip of the acumen 12. EMERGENCY PUBLIC SALVAGE: (bony spike between the eye) to the telson (last bony plate in the tail)); If substantial numbers of fish are in im- crayfish with eggs attached must be returned to the water immediately; all minent danger of being lost, CPW can allow licensed anglers to take fish set pots and traps must be labeled with the user’s CID or user’s name if a during daylight hours. Public notice will be given and notice will be posted CID is unavailable. at the site regarding the catch limit and approved fishing methods. In all waters west of the Continental Divide all crayfish must be re- 13. FISHING CONTESTS: Fishing contests cannot be advertised, promoted or turned to the water of origin immediately or killed by separating the abdo- conducted without CPW approval if the purpose is to take marked or men from the cephalothorax (tail from body) and taken into possession tagged fish released in waters open to public fishing. immediately upon catch. Applications and a $40 nonrefundable fee must be made 60 days before i. MOLLUSKS: Taking mollusks is prohibited. the contest. Written approval must be obtained from landowners or agencies before applying. Contests are not permitted on streams, rivers, 5. : The following rules apply to waters open for ice fishing: other flowing water or Gold Medal Waters, or commercial or private lakes a. Ice-fishing holes cannot exceed 10 inches in diameter, or 10 inches on licensed by CPW. All standard fishing regulations apply. any side. Contests for tagged or marked trout will be permitted only on waters b. All fires on the ice must be enclosed in a container. greater than 200 surface acres and managed as a catchable fishery. Public fishing areas will remain open during a contest, regardless of contest fees. c. No litter allowed on the ice. Sponsors shall document the number of participants, average time spent d. Portable ice-fishing shelters (where permitted) must be removed at the fishing and estimated total catch by species in a written report for CPW end of the day. within 20 days of the contest end. e. Permanent ice-fishing shelters (where permit- ted) must display the name and CID number of the owner or user on the outside of the shelter facing the shore. Writing must be Are you catching 4 EASY STEPS TO ADD in legible, contrasting color letters at least 2 YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS: inches high. our emails? 1. Go to cpw.state.co.us 6. RELEASING TAGGED FISH: It is illegal to release tagged or marked fish, except for approved con- If not, you're missing out on fishing conditions, 2. Click "Things To Do" tests, into public waters. Tagged or marked fish tips, news and upcoming events, as well as 3. Click "Fishing Report" can be released in public waters for scientific regulation updates. research with written application and approval 4. Click "Sign Up" by CPW at least 30 days before release. The CPW Call Center can also 7. DONATING FISH: You can donate edible parts assist you: 303-297-1192 of fish 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 fishing license.

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STATEWIDE BAG & POSSESSION LIMITS READING THE LIMITS CHART There, you will need a CPW fishing license STATEWIDE LIMITS Statewide limits for species are listed in but restrictions will be specific to the park. Before you plan your trip, check regulations Daily bag Possession the chart to the right. Species not on this Type of fish limit chart have no bag or possession limits or online at: www.nps.gov/romo/planyour limit are restricted or illegal to take. See Special visit/fishing.htm TROUT, ARCTIC CHAR, Conditions and Restrictions, page 8. GRAYLING, SALMON 4 8 Some waters have more restrictive limits DAILY BAG LIMIT (except kokanee) than what is listed on the chart. See Special Maximum number of fish you can take in in aggregate* Regulations: Fishing Waters, pages 11–39, for a day, regardless of what you do with them that day. Trout include brook, brown, cutbow, the area you plan to fish to learn more about cutthroat, golden, lake, rainbow, specific waters. If a water is not on the list ▶ Fish caught and placed on a stringer, in splake and tiger trout or no bag limit is specified, these statewide a container or live well, or not returned limits apply. to the same water immediately count in BROOK TROUT your daily bag or possession limit. 8 inches long or less 10 10 (in addition to trout limit above) FISHING IN STATE PARKS ▶ Fish released immediately are not part of

AND NATIONAL PARKS the limit. 39. KOKANEE SALMON

– 10 10 Fishing is available at most of Colorado’s angling, snagging or archery state parks. If you plan a fishing trip to these POSSESSION LIMIT WALLEYE, SAUGEYE, SAUGER waters, check the CPW Park Finder for any 5 5 Maximum number of fish allowed at any statewide, in aggregate* additional entrance fees and restrictions that time, including in the field, transporting, at may apply where you’re going: cpw.state. home or in storage. Transporting live fish On Arkansas and South Fork of co.us/fish/ParkFinder without proper permits is prohibited. Republican River drainages, 10 10 in aggregate* National parks also offer fishing opportu- ▶ Fish taken and later smoked, canned, nities around the state, but may have differ- frozen or preserved for consumption BASS: LARGEMOUTH, ent bag limits and regulations. One example are part of the posses­sion limit until SMALLMOUTH, SPOTTED 5 5 of this is at Rocky Mountain National Park. consumed. in aggregate* West of Continental Divide unlimited unlimited for smallmouth only MAP: WIPER/WHITE BASS AND WALLEYE/SAUGEYE BAG LIMITS The map below outlines the general areas of the Arkansas and South Republican River drain- BASS: WHITE, STRIPED, WIPER 10 10 ages (green) and the South Platte and North Republican drainages (yellow). If you are fishing statewide, in aggregate* for wiper, white bass, walleye or saugeye in these areas, the daily bag and possession limits On Arkansas and South Fork of are different for the two areas on the map.See the Statewide Limits chart at right for details. Republican River drainages, 20 20 in aggregate* CATFISH: CHANNEL, FLATHEAD, BLUE 10 10 in aggregate*

CRAPPIE: WHITE, BLACK 20 20 in aggregate* BLUEGILL, HYBRID BLUEGILL, GREEN SUNFISH, REDEAR SUN- FISH, PUMPKINSEED SUNFISH 20 20 in aggregate* YELLOW PERCH West of Continental Divide unlimited unlimited East of Continental Divide 20 20

TIGER MUSKIE 1 1 at least 36 inches long NORTHERN PIKE, WHITEFISH,

SEE SPECIAL REGULATIONS: FISHING WATERS SECTION FOR WATERS WITH MORE RESTRICTIVE LIMITS. PAGES 11 PAGES RESTRICTIVE MORE LIMITS. WITH WATERS SECTION FOR WATERS FISHING REGULATIONS: SPECIAL SEE unlimited unlimited BULLHEAD SPECKLED DACE, SCULPIN West of Continental Divide 20 20 in aggregate* East of Continental Divide unlimited unlimited CRAYFISH (CRAWDADS), BULLFROGS unlimited unlimited AQUATIC TIGER SALAMANDER LARVAE 50 50 gilled and less than 5 inches long * in aggregate means the limit may consist of one species or a mixed 10 bag of more than one species. 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS SPECIAL REGULATIONS: FISHING WATERS

GOLD MEDAL WATERS: Waters that offer the ▶ AMERICAN LAKES (SNOW AND MICHIGAN LAKES) — ▶ ARKANSAS RIVER — CHAFFEE, FREMONT, PUEBLO G greatest potential for trophy trout fishing. See JACKSON FROM THE STOCKYARD BRIDGE (CHAFFEE CR 102) page 5 for details. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. G BELOW SALIDA DOWNSTREAM 7.5 MILES TO THE 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. CONFLUENCE WITH BADGER CREEK: ORANGE WATER NAMES: Waters listed in orange alert 1. Artificial flies and lures only. that regulations for that water have changed since ▶ ANIMAS RIVER — LA PLATA 2. Rainbow trout and cutbow must be last year, or that the waters are newly added to this FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH LIGHTNER CREEK TO returned to water immediately. brochure. G THE RIVERA CROSSING BRIDGE: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITHIN THE PUEBLO RESERVOIR STATE WILDLIFE AREA: FISHING MAPS ARE ONLINE: PDFs of the maps in 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout 1. Bag, possession and min. size for walleye and the brochure are available online. Store them on your is 2, 16 inches long. saugeye is 5 in the aggregate, 18 inches long. smartphone for use in the field:cpw.state.co.us/ 2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate fish/Maps FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH HERMOSA CREEK DOWN- longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. STREAM TO THE STATE LINE: 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, FROM THE BRIDGE AT VALCO PONDS DOWNSTREAM TO PUEBLO THE FOLLOWING WATERS AND CPW BLVD. (EXCEPT AT PUEBLO NATURE CENTER AS POSTED): PROPERTIES HAVE MORE RESTRICTIVE largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FISHING REGULATIONS THAN STANDARD BAG 2. AND POSSESSION LIMITS head, yellow perch or crappie. Trout longer than 16 inches must be returned , manner of take, to water immediately. fishing­ hours, etc. If a specific water doesn’t ▶ ANTELOPE CREEK, WEST — GUNNISON appear in this list, statewide regulations (page MAP: PAGE 19 ▶ ARKANSAS RIVER, MIDDLE FORK OF 10) apply. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. THE SOUTH ARKANSAS — CHAFFEE ATTENTION! This brochure includes fishing 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO BOSS LAKE: regulations. State wildlife areas have additional mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. access and land regulations. If you plan to 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- visit a SWA, you must consult CPW’s current ▶ ANTERO RESERVOIR — PARK mediately. State Recreation Lands brochure for specific MAP: PAGE 30 property regulations. 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ▶ AUGUSTORA CREEK — ARCHULETA 2. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Special regulations are designed to provide the 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- best fishing and maintain the long-term wel- ▶ APACHE CREEK, NORTH AND SOUTH FORKS — mediately. fare of fish. They include bag limits, size limits HUERFANO and harvest restrictions. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS ▶ AURORA (SENAC) RESERVOIR — ARAPAHOE By reducing bag limits and requiring that BOUNDARY: 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. certain fish be returned to the water, larger 1. Fishing prohibited. 2. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth fish may result. While many streams and riv- bass is 15 inches long. ers support a daily bag and possession limit, ▶ ARAPAHOE BEND NATURAL AREA (BASS, BEAVER, 3. Min. size for walleye is 18 inches long. anglers are asked to reduce their harvest by CORMORANT AND SNAPPER PONDS) — LARIMER 4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate practicing voluntary, selective harvest. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. bass is 15 inches long. BARD CREEK — CLEAR CREEK ▶ ABRAMS CREEK — EAGLE ▶ MAP: PAGE 15 ▶ ARAPAHO CREEK — GRAND 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 16 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- FROM MONARCH LAKE DOWNSTREAM TO USFS RD. 125: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. 1. mediately. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ▶ BARKER RESERVOIR — BOULDER 1. ▶ ADAMS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS LAKES (PUBLIC WORKS Ice fishing prohibited. AND MANN-NYHOLT LAKES) — ADAMS ▶ ARCHULETA CREEK — SAGUACHE 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1–Dec. 1. MAP: PAGE 19 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth WITHIN THE COCHETOPA STATE WILDLIFE AREA (SNYDER RANCH) BARR LAKE — ADAMS bass is 15 inches long. ▶ DOWNSTREAM FROM DOME LAKES STATE WILDLIFE AREA: 1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches 1. ▶ ADOBE CREEK RESERVOIR (BLUE LAKE) — BENT, KIOWA Artificial flies and lures only. long. 2. 2. 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. Trout must be returned to water immediately. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. ARKANSAS RIVER — CHAFFEE, LAKE ▶ AGNES LAKES (UPPER AND LOWER LAKES) — JACKSON ▶ MAP: PAGE 12 BEAR CREEK — CONEJOS 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE LAKE FORK OF THE MAP: PAGE 18 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ARKANSAS DOWNSTREAM TO PARKDALE AT THE FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE G HWY. 50 BRIDGE CROSSING ABOVE THE ROYAL WITH THE CONEJOS RIVER: ▶ AKRON CITY LAKE — WASHINGTON GORGE. 1. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth Artificial flies and lures only. 2. bass is 15 inches long. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. FROM THE U.S. 24 RIVER OVERPASS DOWNSTREAM TO THE LOWER BOUNDARY OF THE HAYDEN RANCH, AS BEAR CREEK — EL PASO ▶ ALBERTA PARK RESERVOIR — MINERAL G ▶ MAP: PAGE 27 POSTED: FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO GOLD CAMP 1. ROAD: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. 1. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout Fishing prohibited. is 1, 12 inches long. 11 CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

▶ BEAR CREEK — JEFFERSON FROM THE BASE OF EVERGREEN LAKE DAM DOWNSTREAM TO Upper Arkansas River BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR: Lake Regulations River Regulations 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Clear Creek Reservoir - Snagging kokanee permitted A - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released 2. Bag and possession limit for trout (except Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 rainbow and cutbow) is 2. Crystal Lake - Fly/lure only B - Fly/lure only; 1 trout limit, maximum 12 inches 3. Rainbow trout and cutbow must be returned Hidden Lakes - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be C - Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 to water immediately. released Gold Medal Water - From confluence with Lake Fork Mount Elbert Forebay - 1 lake trout limit; Lake trout of the Arkansas to Parkdale between 22 and 34 inches must be released ▶ BEAR CREEK — MONTEZUMA Native Lake - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO CONFLUENCE be released WITH THE DOLORES RIVER: Swamp Lakes - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must To Copper Mtn. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. be released Three Lakes (Lowest and Middle) - Fly/lure only; All 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. cutthroat must be released Timberline Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit To Minturn BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR — JEFFERSON Turquoise Reservoir - 2 lake trout limit . ▶ see Cr Twin Lakes - 1 lake trout limit; Lake trout between . es 1. r n Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches long. n 22 and 34 inches must be released C e 2. e T Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate e «¬91 t Virginia Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit s s s a longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. e E n n r e ive

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Clear Creed k Res. 1. Fishing prohibited. ¹ d Cr. ear BIG BEND CREEK — LA PLATA 0 1 2 4 6 8 Cl C ▶ Gauging To Salida 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Miles station 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. ▶ BIG LAKE — CONEJOS ▶ BIG THOMPSON RIVER — LARIMER ▶ BIG CREEK LAKE (LOWER) — JACKSON MAP: PAGE 18 FROM THE BASE OF OLYMPUS DAM AT LAKE ESTES DOWN- 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout and/ 1. Artificial flies and lures only. STREAM TO BRIDGE AT WALTONIA: or splake is 3. Only 1 may be longer than 26 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. inches. mediately. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.

▶ BIG HOLE CREEK — EAGLE ▶ BIG THOMPSON PONDS — LARIMER ▶ BLACK CANYON — SAN JUAN MAP: PAGE 16 1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. and smallmouth bass is 1 in aggregate, 15 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- inches long. mediately. mediately. 12 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

▶ BLACK HOLLOW CREEK — LARIMER MAP: PAGE 25 Blue River Basin 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Lake Regulations 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: mediately. Clinton Reservoir - 2 trout limit To Steamboat Springs Dillon Reservoir - 1 Arctic char limit, minimum Confluence BLANCA WILDLIFE HABITAT AREA (BLM PONDS) — 20 inches ▶ with Kremmling Green Mountain Reservoir - 8 lake trout limit; ALAMOSA Colorado ¤£40 River Kokanee snagging permitted from Sept. 1 - Dec. 31

1. d Old Dillon Reservoir -Fly/lure only; 1 golden trout Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches To Granby limit, minimum 16 inches long. B l For Granby Area and Colorado 2. Fishing prohibited Feb. 15–July 15. u River Regulations e River Regulations please see Upper Colorado River Map Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: A - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be

▶ BLUE MESA RESERVOIR — GUNNISON B released

MAP: PAGES 19, 21 B - Fly/lure only; All trout must be released 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. d C - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum r. R 2. No bag or possession limit for lake trout. C i 16 inches uce v 3. pr e D - Kokanee snagging permitted from Only 1 lake trout longer than 32 inches may S r be taken per day. A B Sept. 1 - Dec. 31

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5. Bag limit for kokanee is 5. Reservoir Mountain Reservoir Dam to the Colorado River d 6. d Possession limit for kokanee is 10. Green Mountain Reservoir inlet BLUE RIVER — GRAND, SUMMIT ▶ ek re D Colo 9 bridge at Blue River SWA MAP: PAGE 13 C d d t c GOLD MEDAL WATERS FROM DILLON RESERVOIR a C r A DAM TO HAMILTON CREEK ROAD BRIDGE ta G a B C l u FROM THE NORTH INLET AT SUMMIT CR 3 (COYNE VALLEY e ROAD 3 MILES NORTH OF BRECKENRIDGE) DOWNSTREAM TO d eek te Cr DILLON RESERVOIR: la S k 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ree er C C North city limits 2. ld R Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, ou of Silverthorne B iv To Denver 16 inches long. e r c h d ul G y FROM DILLON DAM DOWNSTREAM TO NORTH CITY LIMITS OF For Vail Area and Eagle River Regulations e 70 k ¨¦§ d s A SILVERTHORNE: Please see Middle Colorado and Eagle Rivers Map a L h To c 1. Artificial flies and lures only. B d d l Glenwood Vail u 2. G Trout must be returned to water immediately. Springs Silverthorne £6 y ¤ Old Dillon e A d r S F na d k FROM NORTH CITY LIMITS OF SILVERTHORNE DOWNSTREAM Reservoir e R iv TO COLO. 9 BRIDGE OVER THE BLUE RIVER AT BLUE RIVER Frisco Dillon Keystone e r

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. d «¬91 S e Cr d FROM GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR DAM pr uc Blue River DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLORADO RIVER: d G Clinton A 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ¹ Reservoir 2. «¬9 Trout must be returned to water im- 0 1 2 3 4 5 mediately. To Leadville Miles To Leadville To Fairplay ▶ BOBTAIL CREEK — GRAND MAP: PAGE 16 FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE DENVER BOSS LAKE — CHAFFEE BOYD LAKE — LARIMER WATER BOARD DIVERSION: ▶ ▶ 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- bass is 15 inches long. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. 2. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches long. mediately. 3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate BOULDER CREEK — BOULDER BONNY RESERVOIR — YUMA ▶ longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. ▶ FROM THE UPPER END OF EBEN FINE PARK (WITHIN BOUL- NOTE: At publication, this reservoir is dry and not DER CITY LIMITS) DOWNSTREAM TO 55TH STREET: ▶ BRUSH CREEK — EAGLE expected to be refilled. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 15 1. No bag or possession limit for any game fish 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE EAGLE RIVER UPSTREAM species. FOR 2.5 MILES: 2. Trotlines and jugs permitted. 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 13 CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

▶ BRUSH CREEK, WEST — EAGLE ▶ CASCADE CREEK — HUERFANO MAP: PAGE 15 HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS BOUNDARY: GOOD PLACES TO: IN THE SYLVAN LAKE INLET AND UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A 1. Fishing prohibited. MILE: 1. Fishing prohibited Sept. 1–Nov. 30. ▶ CASTLE CREEK — LA PLATA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ BRUSH HOLLOW RESERVOIR — FREMONT 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth and mediately. spotted bass is 15 inches long. ▶ CAT CREEK — RIO GRANDE, CONEJOS ▶ BULL BASIN RESERVOIR NO. 1 — MESA MAP: PAGE 18 MAP: PAGE 22 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 16 mediately. inches long. ▶ CAT CREEK, NORTH AND SOUTH FORKS — RIO GRANDE ▶ BULL CREEK RESERVOIRS NO. 1, NO. 2 AND MAP: PAGE 18 CONNECTING CHANNELS — MESA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 22 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 16 inches long. ▶ CATARACT CREEK — SUMMIT MAP: PAGE 13 Wyatt Hall © Jeffrey Hall ▶ BURGESS CREEK — GARFIELD, ROUTT 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 36 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- TAKE KIDS FISHING 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. mediately. 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. ■ Corn Lake, Mesa Co. ▶ CERRO SUMMIT (MONTROSE) RESERVOIR — MONTROSE ▶ BUTTON ROCK (RALPH PRICE) RESERVOIR — BOULDER MAP: PAGE 21 ■ Fairplay Beach, Park Co. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Fishing is prohibited from December 1–Feb- ■ Frantz Lake, Chaffee Co. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ruary 28. 3. Fishing prohibited Nov. 1–April 30. 2. Fishing access is restricted to the parking lot, ■ Haviland Lake, La Plata Co. 4. Additional permit from city of Longmont the trail and up to 50 feet from the water line ■ Kingfisher Cove at Chatfield State Park, required. Call 303-651-8649 for details. from March 1–August 15. Douglas/Jefferson Cos. 3. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. ▶ CABIN CREEK — GARFIELD 4. All fish must be returned to the water imme- ■ Midwestern Farm Pond, Prowers Co. MAP: PAGE 33 diately upon catch. Monument Lake, El Paso Co. FROM TRAPPERS LAKE UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: 5. Ice fishing is prohibited. ■ 1. Fishing prohibited. ■ St. Vrain State Park, Boulder Co. ▶ CHALK CREEK — CHAFFEE West Lake, Mesa Co. ▶ CANYON CREEK — GARFIELD WITHIN WRIGHT’S LAKE STATE WILDLIFE AREA: ■ MAP: PAGE 28 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM NORTH SIDE OF I-70 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO CON- More places: FLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER: ▶ CHARTIER POND — MORGAN 1. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 15 and 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth cpw.state.co.us/fish/ Oct. 1–Nov. 30. bass is 15 inches long. takekidsfishing

▶ CARNERO CREEK: MIDDLE, NORTH AND SOUTH — ▶ CHATFIELD RESERVOIR AND CHATFIELD STATE PARK — SAGUACHE DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON 4. Ice fishing prohibited. MAP: PAGE 27 MAP: PAGE 31 5. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–30. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITHIN CHATFIELD STATE PARK, INCLUDING THE SOUTH 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- PLATTE RIVER AND ALL PONDS WITHIN THE PARK BOUNDARY: ▶ CHERRY CREEK RESERVOIR — ARAPAHOE mediately. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches long. bass is 15 inches long. ▶ CARTER CREEK — GRAND 2. Bag and min. size for walleye is 3, 18 inches 2. Bag and min. size for walleye is 3, 18 inches MAP: PAGE 16 long. long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 3. Only 1 walleye longer than 21 inches may be 3. Only 1 walleye longer than 21 inches may be 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- taken per day. taken per day. mediately. 4. Fishing prohibited from dam and within 100 4. Fishing prohibited from dam and within 100 feet of dam or walleye spawning nets March ft. of dam or walleye spawning nets March ▶ CARTER LAKE — LARIMER 15–April 15, or until walleye spawning opera- 15–April 15, or until walleye spawning opera- 1. Bag, max. size for walleye is 3, 21 inches long. tions are completed. tions are complete. 2. Possession limit for walleye is 5. 3. It is unlawful to possess filleted or cleaned ▶ CHEESMAN RESERVOIR — DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON ▶ CHEYENNE CREEK, NORTH — EL PASO, TELLER fish in boat on lake. MAP: PAGE 31 FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO GOLD CAMP 1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1–April 30. ROAD: ▶ CASCADE CREEK — CONEJOS 2. Fishing prohibited one-half hour after sunset 1. Fishing prohibited. MAP: PAGE 18 to one-half hour before sunrise. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 3. Fishing prohibited on dam and around reser- ▶ CIMARRON RIVER — MONTROSE 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- voir as posted. MAP: PAGE 21 mediately. 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1–Dec. 31. 14 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

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Lake Regulations River Regulations Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Grand Lake - 4 lake trout limit; Only 1 lake trout greater than 36 inches; A - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released All lake trout 26 - 36 inches must be released; Portable ice B - Fly/lure only; All rainbow trout must be released fishing shelters only; Gaffs and tail snares prohibited C - 2 trout limit Lake Granby - 4 lake trout limit; From Jan. 1 - Aug. 31, limit for trout D - Fly/lure only; All trout must be released (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; E - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit From Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, limit for kokanee is 10; Snagging kokanee permitted F - Snagging prohibited; Fishing prohibited Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 from Sept. 1 - Dec. 31 except in Columbine Bay from the inlet of Twin Creek G - Fishing and snagging prohibited Sept. 15 - Nov. 30; Snagging upstream; Gaffs and tail snares prohibited; Portable ice fishing kokanee permitted Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 and Dec. 1 - Dec. 31; shelters only Northern pike from 24 - 36 inches must be released Columbine Bay, Lake Granby - Fishing prohibited Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 from the H - Fly/lure only; All trout must be released; *Non-native fish regulation Twin Creek inlet upstream I - 2 trout limit; *Non-native fish regulation Shadow Mountain Reservoir - Portable ice fishing shelters only *Non-native fish regulation - No limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass, Williams Fork Reservoir - Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1 - Dec. 31; smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, Northern pike from 26 - 34 inches must be released; Use of spearfishing, archery, yellow perch or crappie slinbows and gigs prohibited for take of northern pike; 8 lake trout limit; Only 1 lake Gold Medal Water - Colorado River from Fraser River confluence to trout greater than 30 inches; Fishing and snagging prohibited Sept. 15 - Nov. 30 Troublesome Creek confluence from inlet buoy line to Grand Co. Rd. 330 bridge (Williams Fork Bridge Rd.) Willow Creek Reservoir - 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.

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FROM MENKHAVEN RESORT DOWNSTREAM TO THE UPPER ▶ CRAWFORD RESERVOIR — DELTA ▶ DEEP CREEK — SAN MIGUEL BOUNDARY OF ASPEN GLADE CAMPGROUND: 1. Bag, possession limit and min. size for large- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies only. mouth bass is one fish, 18 inches long. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 16 2. No bag or possession limit for yellow perch. mediately. inches long. FROM THE FENCE ON TOP OF THE CRAWFORD RESERVOIR ▶ DEER BEAVER CREEK — SAGUACHE ▶ CONEJOS RIVER, LAKE FORK — CONEJOS DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE NORTH BOUNDARY FENCE: MAP: PAGE 19 MAP: PAGE 18 MAP: PAGE 21 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM THE HEADWATERS INCLUDING BIG LAKE, DOWN- 1. Fishing prohibited in spillway, stilling basin 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- STREAM TO AND INCLUDING ROCK LAKE AND ITS OUTLET: and outlet canal. mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ CROSHO RESERVOIR — RIO BLANCO ▶ DELANEY BUTTE LAKES (NORTH, SOUTH, AND EAST) — mediately. MAP: PAGE 36 JACKSON 1. Bag, possession and min. size for grayling is 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or ▶ CONNECTED LAKE — MESA 2, 16 inches long. lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. MAP: PAGE 22 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth ▶ CRYSTAL LAKE — LAKE 3. Brown trout 14–20 inches long must be bass is 2, 18 inches long. MAP: PAGE 12 returned to the water immediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 4. Rainbow, cutthroat and cutbow trout 18–22 ▶ COOPER LAKE — HINSDALE inches long must be returned to the water 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ CRYSTAL RESERVOIR — MONTROSE immediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- MAP: PAGE 21 mediately. 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31. NORTH DELANEY BUTTE LAKE: G 1. Fishing prohibited in inlet upstream of ▶ CORNELIUS CREEK — LARIMER ▶ CULEBRA CREEK — COSTILLA standing water line. MAP: PAGE 25 FROM COLO. 159 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM APPROXIMATELY 3 2. Fishing prohibited from dam and 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MILES TO THE JAQUEZ BRIDGE: within 100 feet of dam Sept. 15–Nov. 15. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. SOUTH DELANEY BUTTE LAKE: 1. Fishing prohibited in inlet upstream of stand- ▶ CORRAL CREEK — SAN JUAN ▶ CUNNINGHAM CREEK — PITKIN ing water line. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITH HERMOSA CREEK: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ DePOORTER LAKE — SEDGWICK 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- bass is 15 inches long. mediately. ▶ DAIGRE LAKE — HUERFANO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ DILLON RESERVOIR — SUMMIT ▶ CORRAL CREEK — SUMMIT 2. Ice fishing prohibited. MAP: PAGE 13 MAP: PAGE 13 1. Arctic char under 20 inches must be returned 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ DEADMAN GULCH — ROUTT to the water immediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag, possession and min. size limit for Arctic mediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- char is 1, 20 inches long. mediately. ▶ COTTONWOOD CREEK, LITTLE — MOFFAT ▶ DIVIDE CREEK, WEST — GARFIELD MAP: PAGE 36 ▶ DEEP CREEK — LA PLATA FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE FROM FREEMAN RESERVOIR UPSTREAM FOR 0.25 OF A MILE: FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS WITH BROOK CREEK: 1. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1–July 31. BOUNDARY: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. mediately. 17 CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

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Upper Gunnison Basin - Taylor Park Reservoir to Blue Mesa Reservoir River Regulations Lake Regulations Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: A - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released Blue Mesa Reservoir - Ice fishing shelters must be portable; No bag or possession limit for lake trout; Only 1 lake trout over B - Fly/lure only; All trout must be released 32 inches per day; Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1-Dec. 31; C - Fishing prohibited as posted Bag limit for kokanee is 5; Possession limit for kokanee is 10 D - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, maximum 12 inches; No taking of kokanee Morrow Point Reservoir - Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31 E - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, maximum 12 inches; No taking of kokanee; Taylor Park Reservoir - Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31; Fishing prohibited Aug. 1- Oct. 31 Gaffs and tail snares prohibited; 3 lake trout limit; Only one lake trout over 26 inches per day F - 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 G - No taking of kokanee Aug. 1-Oct. 31; Snagging kokanee Crested permitted Nov. 1-Dec. 31 Butte To

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▶ DIXON LAKE — LARIMER FROM ROARING JUDY HATCHERY OUTLET DOWNSTREAM TO 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth SOUTHERN ROARING JUDY SFU BOUNDARY: GOOD PLACES TO: bass is 15 inches long. 1. Fishing prohibited Aug. 1–Oct. 31.

▶ DOLORES RIVER — DOLORES, MESA, MONTEZUMA, ▶ ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR — ARCHULETA MONTROSE, SAN MIGUEL 1. Largemouth bass 12–15 inches long must be FROM CONFLUENCE WITH WEST FORK OF THE DOLORES RIVER returned to the water immediately. DOWNSTREAM TO THE STANDING WATER LINE OF MCPHEE RESERVOIR: ▶ ELAINE T. VALENTE OPEN SPACE LAKES, NORTH LAKE 1. Taking kokanee prohibited except Nov. 15– — ADAMS Dec. 31 when snagging permitted. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. FROM MCPHEE DAM DOWNSTREAM APPROXIMATELY 11 2. All fish must be returned to the water im- © CPW MILES TO THE BRADFIELD BRIDGE: mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. ▶ ELEVEN MILE RESERVOIR — PARK FISH FOR KOKANEE MAP: PAGE 30 FROM MCPHEE DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE LINE: 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. ■ Blue Mesa Reservoir, Gunnison Co. 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 4. Only 2 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern may be longer than 16 inches. ■ Lake Granby, Grand Co. pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- 3. No bag or possession limit on yellow perch. head, yellow perch or crappie. ■ Vallecito Reservoir, ▶ ELK CREEK — SAN MIGUEL La Plata and San Juan Cos. FROM THE BRADFIELD BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE LINE: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. No bag or possession limit for brown trout. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water imme- ■ Sweetwater Lake, Garfield Co. diately. ▶ DOTY PARK LAKE — MORGAN ■ Wolford Mountain Reservoir, 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth ▶ ELK RIVER — ROUTT Grand Co. bass is 15 inches long. MAP: PAGE 36 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. ▶ DOUG CREEK — MONTROSE 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. Find where to catch a lunker: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. cpw.state.co.us/fish/ 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ ELK RIVER (NORTH, SOUTH, AND MIDDLE FORKS) — mediately. ROUTT hotspots MAP: PAGE 36 ▶ DUKE LAKE — MESA 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. MAP: PAGE 22 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. ▶ FALL CREEK — SAN MIGUEL 1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO WOODS LAKE: bass is 2, 18 inches long. ▶ ELKHEAD RESERVOIR — MOFFAT, ROUTT 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 36 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ EAGLE RIVER — EAGLE 1. Bag and possession limit for crappie is 10. mediately. MAP: PAGE 15 2. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST FORK AND THE bass is 2, 15 inches long. ▶ FAWN CREEK — RIO BLANCO SOUTH FORK DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE MAP: PAGE 33 COLORADO RIVER: ▶ EMERALD LAKES (BIG AND LITTLE) — HINSDALE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout is 2, mediately. FROM THE I-70 EXIT 147 BRIDGE IN EAGLE DOWNSTREAM TO 14 inches long. THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER: ▶ FISH CREEK — ROUTT 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, IN THE LAKE CREEK INLET FOR 0.5 OF A MILE ABOVE BIG MAP: PAGE 36 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern EMERALD LAKE: 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- 1. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1–July 15. 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. head, yellow perch or crappie. ▶ ERIE LAKE — BOULDER ▶ FLORIDA RIVER — LA PLATA ▶ EAST PASS CREEK — SAGUACHE 1. All largemouth and smallmouth must be FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO LEMON RESER- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. returned to the water immediately. VOIR: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31. mediately. ▶ EVANS CITY LAKE (RIVERSIDE PARK) — WELD 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE EAST OF DURANGO DOWN- ▶ EAST RIVER — GUNNISON bass is 15 inches long. STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE ANIMAS RIVER: MAP: PAGE 19 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, FROM THE UPSTREAM PROPERTY BOUNDARY AT THE ROAR- ▶ FALL CREEK — MINERAL largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern ING JUDY FISH HATCHERY DOWNSTREAM TO CONFLUENCE FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO WOLF CREEK: pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- WITH THE TAYLOR RIVER: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. head, yellow perch or crappie. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout is 2, mediately. ▶ FORBES PARK LAKE — COSTILLA 12 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 3. Taking kokanee prohibited. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.

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Lower Gunnison Basin - Blue Mesa Reservoir to Delta Lake Regulations

To McClure Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: ! Pass/Carbondale 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 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; 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 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 East Fork

Paonia Reservoir - Fishing prohibited from the top of the dam down dTerror Creek to the boundary fence below the stilling basin A d Terror Creek Reservoir

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▶ FORT MORGAN PONDS — MORGAN ▶ GOAT CREEK — SAN MIGUEL ▶ GRIFFITH RESERVOIR — MESA 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 22 bass is 15 inches long. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 16 ▶ FOURMILE CREEK — GARFIELD inches long. MAP: PAGE 28 ▶ GOLDEN PARK PONDS — BOULDER FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE ROARING FORK RIVER ON GOLDEN PARK PONDS NO. 1 AND NO. 2: ▶ GRIMES CREEK — LA PLATA UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PROPERTY DOWN- 1. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 15 and 2. Scented flies or lures must be 1.5 inches or STREAM TO THE STANDING WATER LINE OF VALLECITO Oct. 1–Nov. 30. longer. RESERVOIR: 3. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 1. Fishing is prohibited from Sept. 1–Nov. 14. ▶ FRANK EASEMENT PONDS (NORTH AND SOUTH) — WELD returned to water immediately. 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 15–Dec. 31. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 4. Possession of largemouth or smallmouth bass bass is 15 inches long. while fishing Golden Park Ponds No. 1 or 2 is ▶ GRIZZLY CREEK — GARFIELD prohibited. MAP: PAGE 28 ▶ FRASER CREEK — GARFIELD FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER MAP: PAGE 33 ON GOLDEN PARK POND NO. 3: UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: FROM TRAPPERS LAKE UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: 1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth 1. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 15 and 1. Fishing prohibited. and smallmouth bass is 1 in the aggregate, 15 Oct. 1–Nov. 30. inches long. ▶ FRASER RIVER — GRAND ▶ GROSS RESERVOIR — BOULDER MAP: PAGE 16 ▶ GORE CREEK — EAGLE 1. Fishing prohibited from sunset to sunrise. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE MAP: PAGE 15 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1–Dec. 1. WITH ST. LOUIS CREEK: FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH RED SANDSTONE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. G CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE ▶ GROUNDHOG CREEK — DOLORES 2. Rainbow trout must be returned to water EAGLE RIVER: FROM GROUNDHOG RESERVOIR UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A immediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MILE: 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout 1. Fishing prohibited April 15–July 15. FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH ST. LOUIS CREEK DOWN- is 2, 16 inches long. STREAM TO THE COLORADO RIVER: ▶ GROUNDHOG RESERVOIR — DOLORES 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ▶ GRAND LAKE — GRAND IN THE NASH CREEK AND GROUNDHOG CREEK INLETS MAP: PAGE 16 UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: ▶ FREEMAN RESERVOIR — MOFFAT 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. 1. Fishing prohibited April 15–July 15. MAP: PAGE 36 2. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 4. WITHIN 50 YARDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE INLET AND Only 1 may be longer than 36 inches. All lake ▶ GUNNISON RIVER — DELTA, GUNNISON, MONTROSE UPSTREAM FOR 0.25 OF A MILE: trout 26–36 inches long must be returned to GOLD MEDAL WATERS FROM 200 YARDS DOWN- 1. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1–July 31. water immediately. G STREAM OF THE CRYSTAL RESERVOIR DAM 3. Gaffs and tail snares prohibited. DOWNSTREAM TO NORTH FORK OF THE GUNNISON. ▶ FRENCH GULCH — SUMMIT MAP: PAGE 21 MAP: PAGE 13 ▶ GRANDVIEW PONDS — ADAMS 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND TAYLOR RIVERS 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- bass is 15 inches long. DOWNSTREAM TO THE U.S. 50 BRIDGE: mediately. MAP: PAGE 19 ▶ GRANEROS CREEK — PUEBLO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ FREY GULCH — SUMMIT FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS 2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown trout MAP: PAGE 13 BOUNDARY: is 2, 16 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Fishing prohibited. 3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- immediately. mediately. ▶ GRASSY CREEK — SAN JUAN 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND TAYLOR RIVERS ▶ FRYINGPAN LAKES NO. 2 AND NO. 3 — PITKIN 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- DOWNSTREAM TO THE STANDING WATER LINE OF BLUE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. MESA RESERVOIR, INCLUDING ALL TRIBUTARY CANALS AND 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- DIVERSIONS: mediately. ▶ GREEN CREEK, LITTLE — GRAND, ROUTT MAP: PAGE 19 MAP: PAGE 16 1. Taking kokanee prohibited Aug. 1–Oct 31. ▶ FRYINGPAN RIVER — EAGLE, PITKIN 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1–Dec. 31. MAP: PAGE 28 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- FROM RUEDI DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE mediately. FROM BLUE MESA DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR 225 YARDS: G CONFLUENCE WITH THE ROARING FORK RIVER, MAP: PAGE 19 APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES: ▶ GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR — SUMMIT 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 13 2. Bag, possession and max. size for 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 8. FROM THE CLOSURE SIGNS BELOW BLUE MESA DAM DOWN- brown trout is 2, 14 inches long. 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. STREAM TO MORROW POINT RESERVOIR DAM: 3. Trout (except brown trout) must be MAP: PAGE 19 returned to the water immediately. ▶ GREEN RIVER — MOFFAT 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31. 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, ▶ GEORGE CREEK — LARIMER largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern FROM MORROW POINT RESERVOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR MAP: PAGE 25 pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- 130 YARDS: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. head, yellow perch or crappie. MAP: PAGE 21 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. mediately. 23 CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

FROM THE CLOSURE SIGN BELOW MORROW POINT RESER- FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH CHERRY CREEK DOWNSTREAM ▶ HAXTUN CITY LAKE (GUN CLUB LAKE) — PHILLIPS VOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM TO CRYSTAL RESERVOIR DAM: TO THE UPPER RED BRIDGE CAMPGROUND BOUNDARY: 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth MAP: PAGE 21 MAP: PAGE 19 bass is 15 inches long. 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown trout ▶ HAYDEN CREEK, SOUTH PRONG - FREMONT FROM CRYSTAL RESERVOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR 200 is 2, 16 inches long. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE YARDS: 3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water WITH HAYDEN CREEK: MAP: PAGE 21 immediately. 1. Fishing prohibited. 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. FROM THE UPPER RED BRIDGE CAMPGROUND BOUNDARY ▶ HEADACHE CREEK — ARCHULETA FROM 200 YARDS DOWNSTREAM OF THE CRYSTAL RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM TO BLUE MESA RESERVOIR: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE RELIEF DITCH DIVERSION (5 MAP: PAGE 19 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- MILES ABOVE AUSTIN BRIDGE): 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31. mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Rainbow trout must be returned to water ▶ GUNNISON RIVER, NORTH FORK — DELTA, GUNNISON ▶ HEBERTON CREEK — GARFIELD immediately. MAP: PAGE 21 MAP: PAGE 33 FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH ANTHRACITE CREEK DOWN- FROM TRAPPERS LAKE UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SMITH FORK DOWN- STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE GUNNISON RIVER: 1. Fishing prohibited. STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER: 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern ▶ HENRY RESERVOIR — CROWLEY largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- head, yellow perch or crappie. head, yellow perch or crappie. ▶ HERMAN GULCH — CLEAR CREEK ▶ GYPSUM PONDS STATE WILDLIFE AREA — EAGLE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ GUNNISON RIVER, LAKE FORK — GUNNISON, HINSDALE MAP: PAGE 15 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE WATERFALL 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. mediately. AT SHERMAN: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ HAHN CREEK — RIO BLANCO ▶ HERMOSA CREEK — LA PLATA, SAN JUAN 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- MAP: PAGE 33 FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITH EAST CROSS CREEK: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM FIRST BRIDGE CROSSING ABOVE LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL mediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- DOWNSTREAM TO LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL: mediately. 1. Artificial flies only. ▶ HALLENBECK (PURDY MESA) RESERVOIR — MESA MAP: PAGE 22 ▶ HERMOSA CREEK, EAST FORK — LA PLATA FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH HIGH BRIDGE GULCH 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or 1. Artificial flies and lures only. DOWNSTREAM TO THE BLM BOUNDARY BELOW “THE GATE” lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- CAMPGROUND: 2. Largemouth bass 12–15 inches long must mediately. MAP: PAGE 19 be returned to water immediately. No more 1. Artificial flies and lures only. than 2 largemouth bass in any bag and pos- ▶ HIDDEN LAKES — LAKE 2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown trout session limit can be longer than 15 inches. MAP: PAGE 12 is 2, 16 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water ▶ HAMILTON CREEK — GRAND 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- immediately. MAP: PAGE 16 mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM THE BLM BOUNDARY BELOW “THE GATE” CAMP- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ HIGHLINE RESERVOIR — MESA GROUND TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH CHERRY CREEK: mediately. MAP: PAGE 22 MAP: PAGE 19 1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ▶ HANGING LAKE — GARFIELD bass is 2, 15 inches long. MAP: PAGE 28 1. Fishing prohibited. ▶ HIMES CREEK — MINERAL 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ HARVEY GAP RESERVOIR — GARFIELD mediately. MAPS: PAGES 22, 28 Thank you. Your hunting and fishing 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is ▶ HINE LAKE — JEFFERSON 15 inches long. 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 18 inches licenses pay to protect Colorado habitat. 2. Bag and possession limit for long. channel catfish is 2. 3. Use of spearfishing,slingbows , ▶ HOHNHOLZ LAKE NO. 3 — LARIMER archery, gigs for take of northern 1. Artificial flies and lures only. pike is prohibited. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 4.

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▶ HOMESTAKE CONVEYANCE CHANNEL (SPINNEY MOUN- ▶ JIM CREEK — CONEJOS ▶ KERR LAKE — CONEJOS TAIN RESERVOIR INLET DITCH) — PARK MAP: PAGE 18 MAP: PAGE 18 MAP: PAGE 30 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Fishing prohibited. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. mediately. ▶ HORSE CREEK RESERVOIR (TIMBER LAKE) — BENT, ▶ KETNER LAKE — JEFFERSON OTERO ▶ JOE WRIGHT CREEK — LARIMER 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. MAP: PAGE 25 bass is 15 inches long. FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH JOE WRIGHT RESERVOIR ▶ HORSESHOE RESERVOIR — HUERFANO UPSTREAM TO COLO. 14: ▶ KINGFISHER POND (FORT COLLINS ENVIRONMENTAL 1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth, and 1. Artificial flies and lures only. LEARNING CENTER) — LARIMER spotted bass is 15 inches long. 2. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1–July 31. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches long. ▶ HORSETOOTH RESERVOIR — LARIMER ▶ JOE WRIGHT RESERVOIR — LARIMER 1. Min. size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches MAP: PAGE 25 ▶ KINNEY CREEK (3 MILES EAST OF HOT SULPHUR long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. SPRINGS) — GRAND 2. Fishing prohibited in inlet area as posted MAP: PAGE 16 March 15–May 31. ▶ JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR — BENT 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ HOTEL DRAW — SAN JUAN mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ JOHNSTOWN RESERVOIR — WELD 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth ▶ KOA LAKE — BOULDER mediately. bass is 15 inches long. 1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 2. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long. returned to water immediately. ▶ HUDSON TOWN POND — WELD 3. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches 1. Bag, possession limit and min. size for long. ▶ LA PLATA RIVER — LA PLATA largemouth and smallmouth bass is 1 in the 4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE aggregate, 15 inches long. longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. LINE: 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, ▶ HUERFANO RIVER — HUERFANO ▶ JUMBO RESERVOIR — LOGAN, SEDGWICK largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS 1. Min. size for wipers is 15 inches long. pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- BOUNDARY: 2. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long. head, yellow perch or crappie. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 3. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. long. ▶ LAGERMAN RESERVOIR — BOULDER 4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth ▶ HUNT LAKE — CHAFFEE longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. bass is 15 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 5. Visitors ages 18–64 must have annual Jumbo/ 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- Prewitt Res. access permit, except those who ▶ LAKE ARBOR — JEFFERSON mediately. have a valid annual Colorado hunting or fish- 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth ing license. Permits are $36, available on the bass is 15 inches long. ▶ ILLINOIS RIVER — JACKSON CPW website or at authorized sales agents. 2. Min. size for walleye, saugeye is 15 inches WITHIN DIAMOND J AND YARMONY RANCH STATE WILDLIFE long. AREAS: ▶ JUNIATA RESERVOIR — MESA 3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 22 longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. ▶ LAKE CREEK — HINSDALE ▶ JACKSON LAKE (RESERVOIR) — MORGAN 2. Largemouth bass 12–15 inches long must be FROM BIG EMERALD LAKE INLET UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. returned to the water immediately. No more MILE: 2. Min. size for wipers is 15 inches long. than 2 largemouth bass in any bag and pos- 1. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1–July 15. 3. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches session limit can be longer than 15 inches. long. ▶ LAKE DOROTHEY — LAS ANIMAS 4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate ▶ KELLY LAKE — JACKSON WITHIN LAKE DOROTHEY STATE WILDLIFE AREA, INCLUDING longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. SCHWACHHEIM CREEK AND ALL OTHER DRAINAGES INTO 5. Fishing prohibited in outlet ditch below dam 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. THE LAKE: around rotary screen. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 6. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long. ▶ KELSO CREEK — MESA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ LAKE FORK CREEK — LAKE ▶ JAYHAWKER PONDS — LARIMER 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- MAP: PAGE 12 1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be mediately. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE returned to the water immediately. WITH GLACIER CREEK: 2. Bag and possession limit for yellow perch is 5. ▶ KENNEY RESERVOIR — RIO BLANCO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 34 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ JERRY CREEK RESERVOIRS NO. 1 AND 2 — MESA 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, mediately. MAP: PAGE 22 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- ▶ LAKE GRANBY — GRAND lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. head, yellow perch or crappie. MAP: PAGE 16 2. All fish must be returned to the water im- 1. 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▶ MUDDY CREEK — SAN MIGUEL ▶ MAD CREEK — ROUTT ▶ MEDANO CREEK, HUDSON BRANCH — SAGUACHE FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO WOODS LAKE: MAP: PAGE 36 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. mediately. mediately.

▶ MANCOS RIVER — MONTEZUMA ▶ MEDANO CREEK, LITTLE — SAGUACHE ▶ MUDDY CREEK, LITTLE - GRAND FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE IN MANCOS DOWNSTREAM TO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 16 THE STATE LINE: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, mediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern mediately. pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- ▶ MEREDITH RESERVOIR — CROWLEY head, yellow perch or crappie. 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. ▶ NASH CREEK — DOLORES FROM GROUNDHOG RESERVOIR UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A ▶ MARTIN LAKE — HUERFANO ▶ MICHIGAN RIVER — JACKSON MILE: 1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth, and WITHIN BROWNLEE, MURPHY AND DIAMOND J STATE 1. Fishing prohibited April 15–July 15. spotted bass is 15 inches long. WILDLIFE AREAS: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ NATE CREEK — OURAY ▶ MAY CREEK — LARIMER 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. MAP: PAGE 21 MAP: PAGE 25 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE ▶ MIDDLE CREEK, EAST — SAGUACHE 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- WITH POUDRE RIVER: FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE WATERFALL mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES 2. All trout must be returned to water immedi- ▶ NATIVE LAKE — LAKE ately. UPSTREAM FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH MIDDLE CREEK: MAP: PAGE 12 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ McELMO CREEK — MONTEZUMA 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE EAST OF CORTEZ DOWNSTREAM mediately. mediately. TO THE STATE LINE: 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, ▶ MINERS CREEK — SAGUACHE ▶ NAVAJO LAKE — DOLORES largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern MAP: PAGE 27 1. Artificial flies and lures only. pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. head, yellow perch or crappie. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ NAVAJO RESERVOIR — ARCHULETA mediately. 1. Trotlines permitted. ▶ McKAY LAKE — ADAMS 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or ▶ MITCHELL CREEK — GARFIELD ▶ NAVAJO RIVER — ARCHULETA, CONEJOS lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. MAP: PAGE 28 FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO BRIDAL VEIL 2. Largemouth bass must be returned to the FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE UPPER FALLS: water immediately. BOUNDARY OF THE GLENWOOD SPRINGS FISH HATCHERY: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ McMURRY PONDS — LARIMER 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth mediately. bass is 15 inches long. FROM THE OSO DIVERSION DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE ▶ MONTGOMERY RESERVOIR — PARK LINE: ▶ McPHEE RESERVOIR — MONTEZUMA 1. Ice fishing prohibited. 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, 1. Largemouth and smallmouth bass 10–15 2. Fishing prohibited Dec. 1–May 31. largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern inches long must be returned to the water pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- immediately. ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR AND FROM THE WEST head, yellow perch or crappie. 2. No bag or possession limit for walleye. FACE OF THE DAM: 3. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31. 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. ▶ NEE GRONDA RESERVOIR — KIOWA 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. ▶ MEAD PONDS — WELD ▶ MONUMENT RESERVOIR — LAS ANIMAS 1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1–Dec. 31. ▶ NEE NOSHE RESERVOIR — KIOWA returned to water immediately. 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. ▶ MORRISON CREEK — ROUTT ▶ MEADOW CREEK — EAGLE MAP: PAGE 36 ▶ NEE SO PAH RESERVOIR (SWEETWATER AND JET) — MAP: PAGE 15 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. KIOWA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. NOTE: At publication, this reservoir is dry. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. mediately. ▶ MORROW POINT RESERVOIR — GUNNISON, MONTROSE MAP: PAGE 19 ▶ NEWLIN CREEK — CUSTER, FREMONT ▶ MEADOW CREEK, EAST — EAGLE 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS MAP: PAGE 15 BOUNDARY: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ MOUNT ELBERT FOREBAY RESERVOIR — LAKE 1. Fishing prohibited. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- MAP: PAGE 12 mediately. 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is ▶ NICKELSON CREEK — PITKIN 2. Lake trout 22–34 inches long must be re- MAP: PAGE 28 ▶ MEDANO CREEK — SAGUACHE, ALAMOSA turned to the water immediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. mediately. 29 CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

South Platte River in South Park Lake Regulations River Regulations To Fairplay Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: d Antero Res. - 2 trout limit; Portable ice fishing A - Fly/lure only; Trout 12-20 in. must be released; shelters only 2 trout limit; Only 1 trout over 20 in.; Gold Medal Water - 4 trout limit; Only 2 trout over Eleven Mile Res. B - Fly/lure only; All trout must be released 16 inches; No limit for yellow perch; Portable ice fishing shelters only C - Fly/lure only; Trout 12-20 in. must be released; ¬«9 2 trout limit; Only 1 trout over 20 in. A Spinney Mtn. Res. - Fly/lure only; 1 trout over D - Fly/lure only; All fish must be released; M 20 inches; No fishing from 30 minutes after sunset Portions may be closed Sept. 15 - Dec. 31; id d to 30 minutes before sunrise; Ice fishing prohibited; Gold Medal Water Garo le No bag or possession limit for yellow perch; E - Fishing is prohibited (Homestake F Gold Medal Water ¤£285 o Conveyance Channel) S r o u k th For k S

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▶ NO NAME CREEK — GARFIELD ▶ NORTH STERLING RESERVOIR — LOGAN ▶ OVERLAND TRAIL POND — LOGAN MAP: PAGE 28 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches long. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER 2. Min. size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches bass is 15 inches long. UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: long. 1. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 15 and 3. Min. size for wipers is 15 inches long. Only 1 ▶ PAONIA RESERVOIR — GUNNISON Oct. 1–Nov. 30. can be longer than 25 inches. MAP: PAGE 21 4. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches FROM THE TOP OF PAONIA DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE ▶ NOLAN CREEK — EAGLE long. BOUNDARY FENCE BELOW THE STILLING BASIN: MAP: PAGE 15 5. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 6. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long. ▶ PARACHUTE CREEK, EAST FORK — GARFIELD mediately. MAP: PAGE 22 ▶ NORTH TAYLOR CREEK — CUSTER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ NORTH LAKE STATE WILDLIFE AREA — LAS ANIMAS 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. mediately. ▶ NORTH PLATTE RIVER — JACKSON ▶ PARACHUTE CREEK, EAST MIDDLE FORK — GARFIELD WITHIN BROWNLEE II OR VERNER STATE WILDLIFE AREAS: ▶ NORTHWATER CREEK — GARFIELD MAP: PAGE 22 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 22 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. FROM THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE ROUTT mediately. G NATIONAL FOREST DOWNSTREAM TO WYOMING ▶ PARVIN LAKE — LARIMER (NORTHGATE CANYON): ▶ OLD DILLON RESERVOIR — SUMMIT MAP: PAGE 25 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 13 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for golden trout ▶ NORTH PLATTE RIVER, NORTH FORK — JACKSON 1, 16 inches long. IN THE INLET STREAM (LONE PINE CREEK) UPSTREAM TO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. LARIMER CR 74E (RED FEATHER LAKES ROAD): 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ▶ OSIER CREEK — CONEJOS 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. MAP: PAGE 18 ▶ NORTH SHIELDS PONDS — LARIMER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- bass is 15 inches long. mediately. 30 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

South Platte River from Cheesman Res. to Chatfield Res. Lake Regulations Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: 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 limit, 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. Spring Gulch Pond - Fly/lure only; All fish must be returned to water immediately

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▶ PASS CREEK — MINERAL MASON RESERVOIR: ▶ POUDRE RIVER, SOUTH FORK — LARIMER MAP: PAGE 27 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 25 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout is 1, FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 16 inches long. DOWNSTREAM FOR 1 MILE: mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. McREYNOLDS RESERVOIR: 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. ▶ PASTURE CREEK — LA PLATA, SAN JUAN 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. ▶ PREWITT RESERVOIR — LOGAN, WASHINGTON 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Min. size for wipers is 15 inches long. mediately. ▶ PIT D POND — BOULDER 2. Min. size for walleye, saugeye is 15 inches 1. Bag, possession and min. size for largemouth long. ▶ PEARL LAKE — ROUTT and smallmouth bass is 1 in the aggregate, 15 3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate MAP: PAGE 36 inches long. longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. INCLUDING INLET STREAM FOR 0.25 OF A MILE ABOVE INLET 4. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long. AND THE OUTLET STREAM FOR 0.25 OF A MILE BELOW THE ▶ POAGE LAKE — RIO GRANDE 5. Visitors ages 18–64 must have annual Jumbo/ OUTLET: MAP: PAGE 27 Prewitt Res. access permit, except those who 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. have a valid annual Colorado hunting or fish- 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 18 2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout is 2, ing license. Permits are $36, available on the inches long. 12 inches long. CPW website or at authorized sales agents.

▶ PELLA CROSSING RECREATION AREA PONDS (ALL ▶ POOSE CREEK — RIO BLANCO ▶ PRONGER POND — LOGAN PONDS) — BOULDER MAP: PAGE 36 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or 1. Artificial flies and lures only. bass is 15 inches long. lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be mediately. ▶ PROSPECT PARK LAKES — JEFFERSON returned to the water immediately. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth ▶ PORCUPINE LAKE — ROUTT bass is 15 inches long. ▶ PETTY CREEK — SAN JUAN MAP: PAGE 36 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. BASS LAKE AND WEST PROSPECT LAKES ONLY: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or mediately. mediately. lures must be 1.5 inches or longer.

▶ PIEDRA RIVER — ARCHULETA ▶ POUDRE PONDS NO. 1 — WELD ▶ PROSPECT PONDS NO. 2 AND 3 — LARIMER FROM PIEDRA RIVER BRIDGE ON USFS 631 (PIEDRA ROAD) 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth DOWNSTREAM TO THE LOWER BOUNDARY OF THE TRES bass is 15 inches long. bass is 15 inches long. PIEDRA RANCH (1.5 MILES ABOVE U.S. 160): 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ POUDRE RIVER — LARIMER ▶ PUEBLO RESERVOIR — PUEBLO 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. MAP: PAGE 25 1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth, and FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY spotted bass is 15 inches long. FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO NAVAJO DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH JOE WRIGHT 2. Bag, possession, min. size for walleye and RESERVOIR: CREEK: saugeye is 5 in the aggregate, 18 inches long. 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- 4. Underwater spearfishing allowed for channel, head, yellow perch or crappie. FROM UPPER BOUNDARY OF BIG BEND CAMPGROUND blue and flathead catfish with an aggregate DOWNSTREAM TO CONFLUENCE WITH BLACK HOLLOW CREEK: bag and possession limit of 5 and for wiper ▶ PIEDRA RIVER, EAST FORK — MINERAL, HINSDALE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. with a bag and possession limit of 5. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 5. Fishing prohibited from dam and within 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 100 ft. of dam from 4 p.m.–9 a.m. March mediately. FROM WEST BOUNDARY OF THE HOMBRE RANCH (BELOW 15–April 15. RUSTIC) DOWNSTREAM TO THE PINGREE PARK ROAD/BRIDGE: 6. It is unlawful to possess filleted or cleaned ▶ PIKES PEAK NORTH SLOPE RECREATION AREA — EL 1. Artificial flies and lures only. fish in boat on lake. PASO, TELLER 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. CRYSTAL, NORTH CATAMOUNT & SOUTH CATAMOUNT ▶ PURGATOIRE RIVER, MIDDLE FORK — LAS ANIMAS RESERVOIRS: FROM UPPER BOUNDARY OF GATEWAY PARK (WATER DIVER- WITHIN BOSQUE DEL OSO STATE WILDLIFE AREA: 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 2. SION FOR FORT COLLINS) DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITH THE NORTH FORK OF THE POUDRE RIVER: 2. All fish must be returned to water immedi- NORTH CATAMOUNT RESERVOIR ONLY: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. ▶ PURGATOIRE RIVER, SOUTH FORK — LAS ANIMAS ▶ PIKES PEAK SOUTH SLOPE RECREATION AREA — EL ▶ POUDRE RIVER, NORTH FORK — LARIMER WITHIN BOSQUE DEL OSO STATE WILDLIFE AREA: PASO, TELLER MAP: PAGE 25 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Permits Required. Visit Colorado Springs Parks, FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH DIVIDE CREEK DOWNSTREAM 2. All fish must be returned to water immedi- Recreation and Cultural Services website and TO BULL CREEK (ABOVE HALLIGAN RESERVOIR): ately. then Open Spaces for more information on open- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ing and closing dates, permits and other rules. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. ▶ QUEENS RESERVOIR, NORTH AND SOUTH — KIOWA 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. BOEHMER RESERVOIR, BOEHMER CREEK: FROM MILTON SEAMAN RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM TO THE 1. Fishing prohibited in Boehmer Reservoir CONFLUENCE WITH THE POUDRE RIVER: and Boehmer Creek, from the headwaters to 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Mason Reservoir. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 32 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

White River - Lake Regulations River Regulations Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Headwaters to Meeker Trappers Lake - Fly/Lure Only; 2 cutthroat limit, A - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released 11 inches maximum size; Fishing prohibited in B - 2 trout limit To Craig inlets and upstream 1/2 mi.; Fishing prohibited C - 2 trout limit; No limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass smallmouth bass, 7 within 100 ft. of either side of all inlet streams; northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellowperch, and crappie d R R d d 9 Fishing prohibited within 100 ft. of either side of D - Fly/lure only; All trout must be released; No limit for channel catfish, largemouth

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▶ QUINCY RESERVOIR — ARAPAHOE ▶ RIDGWAY RESERVOIR — OURAY ▶ RIO DE LOS PINOS — CONEJOS 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or MAP: PAGE 21 MAP: PAGE 18 lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31. FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE WATERFALL AT 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. No bag, possession limit for smallmouth bass. THE SOUTH SAN JUAN WILDERNESS BOUNDARY: 3. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Artificial flies and lures only. bass is 18 inches long. ▶ RIFLE GAP RESERVOIR — GARFIELD 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 4. Access controlled by Aurora Parks & Rec. as MAPS: PAGES 22, 28 mediately. posted. 1. Bag, possession and min. size for walleye is 1, 18 inches long. ▶ RIO GRANDE — HINSDALE, MINERAL, RIO GRANDE ▶ RAMPART RESERVOIR — EL PASO 2. Bag and possession limit for yellow perch is MAP: PAGE 27 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 2. 20. FROM LOWER BOUNDARY OF RIVER HILL 2. Ice fishing prohibited. CAMPGROUND DOWNSTREAM TO THE WEST FENCE OF ▶ RIO BLANCO LAKE — RIO BLANCO MASONIC PARK: ▶ RANCH CREEK, NORTH FORK — GRAND MAP: PAGE 34 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 16 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches 2. Rainbow trout must be returned to water 1. Artificial flies and lures only. long. immediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 3. Bag, possession and max. size for brown trout mediately. ▶ RIO BLANCO RIVER — ARCHULETA AND CONEJOS is 2, 12 inches long. FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO SAN JUAN WILDER- ▶ RED LION STATE WILDLIFE AREA — LOGAN NESS BOUNDARY: FROM COLO. 149 BRIDGE AT SOUTH FORK 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Artificial flies and lures only. G DOWNSTREAM TO THE RIO GRANDE CANAL bass is 15 inches long. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- DIVERSION STRUCTURE: 2. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long. mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown ▶ RELAY CREEK — LA PLATA, SAN JUAN FROM THE BLANCO DIVERSION DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE trout is 2, 16 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. CONFLUENCE WITH THE SAN JUAN RIVER: 3. Rainbow trout must be returned to 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, water immediately. mediately. largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- ▶ RIO LADO CREEK — MONTEZUMA ▶ RHODES GULCH — CONEJOS head, yellow perch or crappie. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 18 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. 33 CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

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▶ RIVERBEND PONDS NO.1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 — LARIMER ▶ ROARING FORKS CREEK — MONTEZUMA ▶ ROCK CREEK — LAKE 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 12 bass is 15 inches long. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ RIVER’S EDGE NATURAL AREA PONDS (BASS, mediately. DRAGONFLY, AND SANDPIPER — LARIMER ▶ ROARING FORK RIVER — PITKIN, GARFIELD 1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be MAP: PAGE 28 ▶ ROCK CREEK — PARK returned to the water immediately. GOLD MEDAL WATERS FROM FRYINGPAN RIVER TO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag and possession limit for yellow perch is 5. G COLORADO RIVER 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. ▶ ROAD BEAVER CREEK — GUNNISON FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH MCFARLANE CREEK DOWN- MAP: PAGE 19 STREAM TO THE UPPER WOODY CREEK BRIDGE: ▶ ROCK CREEK, LITTLE — MESA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. mediately. FROM UPPER WOODY CREEK BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO THE ▶ ROARING CREEK — LARIMER CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER (EXCLUDING 50 ▶ ROCK LAKE — CONEJOS MAP: PAGE 25 YARDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CONFLU- MAP: PAGE 18 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ENCES WITH FOURMILE CREEK AND THREEMILE CREEK): 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 16 mediately. inches long. ▶ ROARING FORK CREEK — GRAND ▶ ROCKY FORK CREEK — PITKIN MAP: PAGE 16 FROM 50 YARDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE MAP: PAGE 28 1. Artificial flies and lures only. CONFLUENCES WITH FOURMILE CREEK AND THREEMILE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- CREEK: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 2. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 15 and ▶ ROARING FORK OF THE NORTH PLATTE — JACKSON Oct. 1–Nov. 30. ▶ ROCKY MOUNTAIN LAKE - DENVER WITHIN MANVILLE STATE WILDLIFE AREAS: 3. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 16 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches 1. Artificial flies and lures only. inches long. long. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ▶ ROSEMONT RESERVOIR — TELLER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 34 2. Ice fishing prohibited. 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

▶ ROUGH CANYON - CONEJOS ▶ SAN MIGUEL RIVER — MONTROSE, SAN MIGUEL ▶ SIG CREEK, EAST FORK — SAN JUAN MAP: PAGE 18 FROM THE COLO. 90 BRIDGE AT PINON DOWNSTREAM TO THE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. CONFLUENCE WITH THE DOLORES RIVER: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, mediately. mediately. largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- ▶ SILVER LAKE — MESA ▶ RUBY JEWEL LAKE — JACKSON head, yellow perch or crappie. MAP: PAGE 22 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ▶ SANCHEZ RESERVOIR — COSTILLA 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 16 1. Any crayfish taken must be immediately inches long. ▶ RUNYON/FOUNTAIN LAKES STATE WILDLIFE AREA — returned to the water it came from or be taken PUEBLO into possession immediately and killed by sepa- ▶ SLATER CREEK, SOUTH FORK AND WEST PRONG 1. Ice fishing prohibited. rating the tail from the body. OF THE SOUTH FORK — ROUTT 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ SAGUACHE CREEK — SAGUACHE ▶ SARVIS CREEK — GRAND, ROUTT 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- MAP: PAGE 27 MAP: PAGE 36 mediately. FROM CONFLUENCE OF THE MIDDLE AND SOUTH FORKS DOWN- 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH CALIFORNIA GULCH: 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. ▶ SLOAN LAKE — HINSDALE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ SCENERY POND — RIO BLANCO 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ SAGUACHE CREEK, MIDDLE FORK — SAGUACHE COLOROW MOUNTAIN STATE WILDLIFE AREA: mediately. MAP: PAGE 27 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE ▶ SNELL CREEK — RIO BLANCO WITH THE SOUTH FORK OF SAGUACHE CREEK: ▶ SCHWACHHEIM CREEK — LAS ANIMAS MAP: PAGE 33 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITHIN LAKE DOROTHEY STATE WILDLIFE AREA: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ SAGUACHE CREEK, SOUTH FORK — SAGUACHE mediately. MAP: PAGE 27 ▶ SECOND CREEK — DELTA FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE MAP: PAGE 21 ▶ SODA CREEK — ROUTT WITH THE MIDDLE FORK OF SAGUACHE CREEK: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 36 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. mediately. 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. ▶ ST. VRAIN CREEK (NORTH AND SOUTH) — BOULDER WITHIN THE TOWN LIMITS OF LYONS, AS POSTED: ▶ SEVERY CREEK — EL PASO ▶ SOUTH PLATTE PARK (LITTLETON) — ARAPAHOE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE USFS 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. BOUNDARY: bass is 15 inches long. 1. Fishing prohibited. ▶ ST. VRAIN STATE PARK — WELD ▶ SOUTH PLATTE RIVER — DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, PARK, BALD EAGLE LAKE: ▶ SHADOW MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR — GRAND TELLER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or MAP: PAGE 16 MAPS: PAGES 30–31 lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MIDDLE AND SOUTH 2. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be G FORKS DOWNSTREAM TO SPINNEY MOUNTAIN returned to the water immediately. ▶ SHADOW MOUNTAIN SPILLWAY — GRAND RESERVOIR INLET: MAP: PAGE 16 1. Artificial flies and lures only. BLUE HERON LAKE: FROM SHADOW MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM TO LAKE 2. Trout 12–20 inches long must be re 1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be GRANBY INCLUDING COLUMBINE BAY TO THE TWIN CREEK INLET: turned to the water immediately. returned to water immediately. 1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1–Dec. 31. 3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. Only 1 channel catfish in the bag or posses- 2. Snagging prohibited. Only one may be longer than 20 inches. sion limit may exceed 20 inches long. ▶ SHEEP CREEK — CONEJOS FROM THE OUTLET OF SPINNEY MOUNTAIN ▶ SAN FRANCISCO CREEK (MIDDLE AND WEST FORKS) AND MAP: PAGE 18 G RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM TO THE INLET OF ELEVEN WEST SAN FRANCISCO LAKE — RIO GRANDE FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONEJOS RIVER: MILE RESERVOIR: MAP: PAGE 27 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. PORTION ON USFS LANDS INCLUDING WEST SAN FRANCISCO LAKE: 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. Some portions may be closed to fish- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ing as posted from Sept. 15–Dec. 31 for 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. ▶ SHEEP CREEK — LARIMER kokanee spawning. MAP: PAGE 25 3. All fish must be returned to water im- ▶ SAN JUAN RIVER — ARCHULETA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. FROM THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 160 AND U.S. 84 DOWN- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- STREAM THROUGH PAGOSA SPRINGS TO THE INTERSECTION mediately. FROM IMMEDIATELY BELOW ELEVEN MILE DAM DOWN- OF APACHE STREET WITH THE RIVER, INCLUDING RIVER STREAM TO THE WAGON TONGUE GULCH ROAD BRIDGE AT CENTER PONDS: ▶ SHEEP CREEK, EAST AND WEST FORKS — LARIMER SPRINGER GULCH (ELEVEN MILE CANYON): 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. MAP: PAGE 25 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. FROM U.S. 160 BRIDGE IN PAGOSA SPRINGS DOWNSTREAM 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- TO NAVAJO RESERVOIR: mediately. FROM CHEESMAN DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, G PROPERTY LINE AT WIGWAM CLUB: largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern ▶ SIG CREEK — LA PLATA, SAN JUAN 1. Artificial flies and lures only. pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Trout must be returned to water im- head, yellow perch or crappie. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. mediately. 35 CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

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FROM THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE WIGWAM CLUB ▶ SPRING CREEK — DOLORES ▶ SWAN RIVER — SUMMIT G DOWNSTREAM TO SCRAGGY VIEW PICNIC GROUND: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 13 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout mediately. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 16 is 2, 16 inches long. inches long. ▶ SPRING GULCH POND — DOUGLAS FROM STRONTIA SPRINGS DAM DOWNSTREAM TO 300 YARDS MAP: PAGE 29 ▶ SWAN RIVER, NORTH FORK — SUMMIT UPSTREAM FROM THE DENVER WATER BOARD’S MARSTON 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 13 DIVERSION STRUCTURE: 2. All fish must be returned to water immedi- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. mediately. ▶ SPRUCE CREEK (CONFLUENCE WITH BLUE RIVER, 5 WITHIN CHATFIELD STATE PARK: MILES N OF GREEN MOUNTAIN RES.) — GRAND, ▶ SWEITZER LAKE — DELTA 1. Bag limit and min. size for walleye is 3, 18 SUMMIT 1. All fish except carp must be returned to the inches long. MAP: PAGE 13 water immediately. 2. Only 1 walleye longer than 21 inches may be 1. Artificial flies and lures only. taken per day. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ SYLVAN LAKE — EAGLE 3. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth mediately. MAP: PAGE 15 bass is 15 inches long. IN INLET AND UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: ▶ SPRUCE CREEK (CONFLUENCE WITH BLUE RIVER, 2.5 1. Fishing prohibited Sept. 1–Nov. 30. ▶ SOUTH PLATTE RIVER, MIDDLE FORK — PARK MILES S OF BRECKENRIDGE) — SUMMIT MAP: PAGE 30 MAP: PAGE 13 ▶ TAMARACK RANCH POND — LOGAN FROM THE COLO. 9 BRIDGE (4.9 MILES NORTH OF 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth G GARO) DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- bass is 15 inches long. SOUTH FORK OF THE SOUTH PLATTE: mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ TARRYALL CREEK — PARK 2. Trout 12–20 inches long must be re- ▶ STAGECOACH RESERVOIR — ROUTT FOR THAT PORTION OF TARRYALL CREEK LOCATED ON THE turned to the water immediately. MAP: PAGE 36 CLINE RANCH STATE WILDLIFE AREA: 3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. No bag or possession limit for walleye. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Only one may be longer than 20 inches. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ▶ STALKER LAKE — YUMA 3. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1–last day of Feb. ▶ SOUTH PLATTE RIVER, SOUTH FORK — PARK 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 4. Fishing access restricted to designated fishing MAP: PAGE 30 bass is 15 inches long. areas (beats). Each fishing beat restricted to FROM U.S. 285 DOWNSTREAM TO ANTERO RESERVOIR: occupants of vehicle in parking stall assigned 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ STANDLEY LAKE — JEFFERSON to that beat (determined by corresponding 2. Trout 12–20 inches long must be returned to 1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches number). No more than 4 anglers per vehicle. the water immediately. long. Only 1 vehicle per stall. 3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Only 2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate one may be longer than 20 inches. longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. ▶ TAYLOR CREEK, LITTLE — MONTEZUMA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM ANTERO RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM IN THE NEWLY ▶ STEAMBOAT LAKE — ROUTT 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- CONSTRUCTED CHANNEL TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE G mediately. EXISTING CHANNEL: ▶ STEARNS LAKE — BOULDER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth ▶ TAYLOR PARK RESERVOIR — GUNNISON 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. bass is 15 inches long. MAP: PAGE 19 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 3. FROM THE LOWER BOUNDARY FENCE OF BADGER BASIN ▶ STEELMAN CREEK — GRAND Only 1 may be longer than 26 inches. STATE WILDLIFE AREA DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE MAP: PAGE 16 2. Gaffs and tail snares prohibited. WITH THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE SOUTH PLATTE: FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE DENVER WATER 3. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. BOARD DIVERSION: 2. Trout 12–20 inches long must be returned to 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ TAYLOR RIVER — GUNNISON the water immediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- MAP: PAGE 19 3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Only mediately. FROM THE TOP OF TAYLOR DAM AND FROM THE DAM DOWN- one may be longer than 20 inches. STREAM FOR 325 YARDS: ▶ STEUBEN CREEK, WEST FORK — GUNNISON 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. ▶ SPINNEY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR — PARK MAP: PAGE 19 G MAP: PAGE 30 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM A POINT 325 YARDS BELOW TAYLOR DAM DOWN- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- STREAM TO THE LOWER BOUNDARY OF TAYLOR RIVER STATE 2. Fishing prohibited one-half hour after mediately. WILDLIFE AREA (APPROXIMATELY 0.4 OF A MILE): sunset to one-half hour before sunrise. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 3. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is ▶ SUMMIT RESERVOIR — MONTEZUMA 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 1, 20 inches long. 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches 4. Ice fishing prohibited. long. ▶ TERROR CREEK, EAST FORK — DELTA 5. No bag and possession limit for yellow MAP: PAGE 21 perch. ▶ SWAMP LAKES — LAKE FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE MAP: PAGE 12 WITH TERROR CREEK (INCLUDING THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY ▶ SPRAT-PLATTE LAKE — ADAMS 1. Artificial flies and lures only. BELOW TERROR CREEK RESERVOIR): 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. mediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Min. size for largemouth bass is 18 inches mediately. long. 37 CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

▶ THOMAS RESERVOIR — BOULDER ▶ TROUT CREEK — RIO BLANCO, ROUTT 1. Bag, possession limit and min. size for MAP: PAGE 36 GOOD PLACES TO: largemouth and smallmouth bass is 1 in the FROM SHERIFF RESERVOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE aggregate, 15 inches long. CONFLUENCE WITH YAMPA RIVER: 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. ▶ THREE LAKES (LOWEST AND MIDDLE LAKES) — LAKE 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. MAP: PAGE 12 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO, BUT NOT INCLUDING, 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- SHERIFF RESERVOIR: mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ THREE LICKS CREEK — EAGLE mediately. MAP: PAGE 16 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ TURQUOISE RESERVOIR — LAKE 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- MAP: PAGE 12 mediately. 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 2.

▶ THREEMILE CREEK — GARFIELD ▶ TUTTLE CREEK — SAGUACHE MAP: PAGE 28 1. Artificial flies and lures only. © CPW FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE ROARING FORK RIVER 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- GO ICE FISHING UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: mediately. Lake John, Jackson Co. 1. Fishing prohibited March 15–May 15 and ■ Oct. 1–Nov. 30. ▶ TWIN LAKES — LAKE Blue Mesa Reservoir, Gunnison Co. MAP: PAGE 12 ■ ▶ THURSTON RESERVOIR — PROWERS 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is ■ Eleven Mile Reservoir, Park Co. NOTE: At publication, this reservoir is dry. 1. Lake trout 22-34 inches long must be 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. returned to the water immediately. ■ Jumbo Reservoir, Logan Co. ▶ TIMBERLINE LAKE — LAKE ▶ TWO BUTTES RESERVOIR — BACA ■ Miramonte Reservoir, San Miguel Co. MAP: PAGE 12 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ■ Vega Reservoir, Mesa Co. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ▶ TWO LEDGE RESERVOIR — JACKSON 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ■ Rifle Gap Reservoir, Garfield Co. ▶ TORSIDO CREEK — CONEJOS MAP: PAGE 18 ▶ UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER — OURAY Learn how to ice-fish safely at 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 21 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- FROM OURAY CR 23 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO RIDGWAY cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/ mediately. RESERVOIR: IceFishingSafety.aspx 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31. ▶ TOTTEN RESERVOIR — MONTEZUMA 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches FROM RIDGWAY DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE FENCE JUST long. BELOW USGS GAUGE STATION: FROM THE LA PLATA CR 501 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO THE 1. Fishing prohibited except as posted. STANDING WATER LINE OF VALLECITO RESERVOIR: ▶ TRAPPER CREEK — GARFIELD MAP: PAGE 22 FROM THE FENCE JUST BELOW THE USGS GAUGE STATION 1. Fishing prohibited Sept. 1–Nov. 14. 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. BELOW RIDGWAY DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 15–Dec. 31. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- WITH COW CREEK: VASQUEZ CREEK, LITTLE — GRAND mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ MAP: PAGE 16 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE DENVER ▶ TRAPPERS LAKE — GARFIELD MAP: PAGE 33 FROM THE RIDGWAY DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLU- WATER BOARD DIVERSION: 1. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ENCE WITH THE GUNNISON RIVER: Artificial flies and lures only. 2. 2. Bag, possession and max. size for cutthroat is 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2, 11 inches long. largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern mediately. 3. No bag or possession limit for brook trout. pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- VASQUEZ CREEK, SOUTH FORK — GRAND 4. Fishing prohibited in inlets and upstream for head, yellow perch or crappie. ▶ MAP: PAGE 16 0.5 of a mile. 1. 5. Fishing prohibited within 100 ft. of either side ▶ UNION RESERVOIR (CALKINS LAKE) — WELD Artificial flies and lures only. 2. of inlet streams. 1. Min. size for wipers is 15 inches long. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 6. Fishing prohibited within 100 ft. of either side mediately. of outlet and downstream to first falls. ▶ VALLECITO CREEK — LA PLATA, SAN JUAN FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTHERN ▶ VAUGHN RESERVOIR — RIO BLANCO MAP: PAGE 36 ▶ TRINIDAD RESERVOIR — LAS ANIMAS BOUNDARY OF THE WEMINUCHE WILDERNESS: 1. 1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth and 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Bag and possession limit for cutthroat is 2. spotted bass is 15 inches long. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. VIRGINIA GULCH CREEK, WEST — LA PLATA 2. Bag and possession limit for walleye and ▶ 1. saugeye is 5 in the aggregate. FROM THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE WEMINUCHE WIL- Artificial flies and lures only. 2. 3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate DERNESS DOWNSTREAM TO THE LA PLATA CR 501 BRIDGE: Cutthroat must be returned to water im- longer than 18 inches may be taken per day. 1. All kokanee must be returned to water from mediately. Sept. 1–Nov. 14. 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 15–Dec. 31. 38 2018 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US WATERS

▶ VIRGINIA LAKE — LAKE FROM TAYLOR DRAW DAM DOWNSTREAM 400 YARDS: ▶ WOLFORD MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR — GRAND MAP: PAGE 12 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. MAP: PAGE 16 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Access, including for fishing, prohibited 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. FROM TAYLOR DRAW DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE LINE: within 150 ft. of any kokanee spawning trap 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, or wing net from Oct. 1–Dec. 1. ▶ WACKER PONDS — MORGAN largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- ▶ WOODS LAKE STATE WILDLIFE AREA — SAN MIGUEL bass is 15 inches long. head, yellow perch or crappie. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ▶ WAHATOYA STATE WILDLIFE AREA — HUERFANO ▶ WHITE RIVER, NORTH FORK — RIO BLANCO mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. MAP: PAGE 33 2. Ice fishing prohibited. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO CONFLUENCE ▶ WRIGHTS LAKE — CHAFFEE WITH THE SOUTH FORK OF THE WHITE RIVER: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ WALDEN PONDS (EXCEPT WALLY TOEVS POND) — 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. BOULDER ▶ YAMPA RIVER — ROUTT, MOFFAT 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or ▶ WHITE RIVER, SOUTH FORK — RIO BLANCO MAP: PAGE 36 lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. MAP: PAGE 33 FROM THE HEADWATERS TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH TROUT 2. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO CONFLUENCE CREEK (INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES): returned to the water immediately. WITH THE NORTH FORK OF THE WHITE RIVER: 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. ▶ WALKER STATE WILDLIFE AREA — MESA MAP: PAGE 22 ▶ WILLIAMS FORK RESERVOIR — GRAND FROM STAGECOACH DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR 0.6 OF A MILE: 1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1–last day of Feb. MAP: PAGE 16 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Northern pike 26–34 inches must be returned 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. ▶ WALTON CREEK — ROUTT to the water immediately. MAP: PAGE 36 2. Use of spearfishing, archery,slingbows and FROM STAGECOACH DAM DOWNSTREAM TO CATAMOUNT 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. gigs for the take of northern pike is prohib- LAKE: 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. ited. 1. Spawning areas (redds) closed to fishing as 3. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 8. posted. ▶ WANEKA LAKE — BOULDER Only 1 may be longer than 30 inches. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 4. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31. FROM 0.6 OF A MILE BELOW STAGECOACH DAM DOWN- bass is 15 inches long. STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH WALTON CREEK, EXCLUD- FROM THE BUOY LINE AT THE WILLIAMS FORK RIVER INLET ING CATAMOUNT LAKE: ▶ WASHINGTON PARK (LILY POND) — DENVER UPSTREAM TO THE FIRST GRAND CR BRIDGE: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Fishing open only to youths 15 or younger. 1. Fishing and snagging prohibited Sept. 15– 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Nov. 30. ▶ WATSON LAKE — LARIMER FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH WALTON CREEK DOWNSTREAM MAP: PAGE 25 ▶ WILLIAMS FORK RIVER — GRAND FOR 4.8 MILES TO THE JAMES BROWN (SOUL CENTER OF THE 1. Min. size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches long. MAP: PAGE 16 UNIVERSE) BRIDGE, IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS: FROM WILLIAMS FORK DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLU- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ WEST CREEK — MESA ENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER: 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. FROM THE COLO. 141 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM 5 MILES TO THE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. CONFLUENCE OF UTE CREEK: 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. FROM THE JAMES BROWN (SOUL CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. BRIDGE) DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLO. 394 BRIDGE NEAR ▶ WILLIAMS GULCH — LARIMER CRAIG: ▶ WEST CROSS CREEK — EAGLE MAP: PAGE 25 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. MAP: PAGE 15 FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITH THE POUDRE RIVER: FROM THE HEADWATERS OF THE YAMPA RIVER DOWN- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Fishing prohibited. STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE GREEN RIVER: mediately. 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, ▶ WILLOW CREEK (LITTLE SNAKE DRAINAGE) — MOFFAT largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern ▶ WHITE RIVER — RIO BLANCO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- MAPS: PAGES 33, 34 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- head, yellow perch or crappie. FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORKS mediately. OF THE WHITE RIVER DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLO. 13 BRIDGE ▶ YOUNGS CREEK RESERVOIRS NO. 1, 2 & 3 — DELTA MAP: PAGE 22 BELOW MEEKER (EXCLUDING THE SLEEPY CAT EASEMENT, ▶ WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR — GRAND WAKARA LEASE, AND THE MEEKER PASTURE STATE WILDLIFE MAP: PAGE 16 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. AREA): 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. mediately. ▶ WINDSOR RESERVOIR — WELD ▶ YUMA CITY LAKE — YUMA ON THE SLEEPY CAT EASEMENT, WAKARA LEASE, AND 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth MEEKER PASTURE STATE WILDLIFE AREA EAST OF MEEKER: bass is 15 inches long. bass is 15 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag and possession limit for channel catfish 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. ▶ WOLF CREEK — CONEJOS MAP: PAGE 18 is 5. FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORKS 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ▶ ZIMMERMAN LAKE - LARIMER OF THE WHITE RIVER DOWNSTREAM TO KENNEY RESERVOIR: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- MAP: PAGE 25 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bull- 3. Fishing prohibited in inlet area as posted head, yellow perch or crappie. Jan. 1–July 31. 39 CPW.STATE.CO.US COLORADO FISH IDENTIFICATION All fish illustrations © Joseph R. Tomelleri IDENTIFICATION TIPS FOR COMMON GAME SPECIES Purchase your 2018–2019 fishing license:cpw.state.co.us/ CPWshop More species identification information:cpw.state.co.us/fish/Identification TROUT FAMILY PIKE OTHER SPORTFISH NORTHERN PIKE CHANNEL CATFISH Horizontal rows of light-colored round/oval spots, on dark background Barbels (whiskers); forked tail; RAINBOW TROUT sporadic black spotting Black spots on a light body, red stripe along sides

BROWN TROUT Spotting pattern is TIGER MUSKIE made up of black Northern pike and muskie hybrid; irregular, dark-colored vertical markings spots; red-orange on a light background; long snout WALLEYE spots inside light blue Two separate dorsal circles fins; large, well- developed canine teeth; large eyes with BROOK TROUT milky corneas; white- Pectoral, pelvic and anal fins tipped tail often orange, edged with black and white; body is dark with white and red spots inside blue circles BASS SAUGER Spotted dorsal fin; SMALLMOUTH BASS CUTTHROAT no white tip on Upper jaw does not extend tail; darker color (NATIVE) TROUT beyond eye; fish usually has Crimson slash on either vertical stripes along sides side of the throat beneath the lower jaw; heavier spotting towards the tail LARGEMOUTH BASS Upper jaw extends beyond SAUGEYE LAKE TROUT (MACKINAW) eye; often has horizontal Walleye-sauger Has a white, irregular spot stripe extending the hybrid with black pattern on dark body; length of body mottling marks on veriform markings body; black color over back and head; unlike between dorsal fins other trout, they have a deeply indented tail fin WIPER Hybrid between white TIGER TROUT bass and striped bass YELLOW PERCH Cross between a brown Two separate dorsal trout and a brook trout; fins; large vertical dark pronounced stripes on body, stripes on yellow sides resembling a tiger ! ARCTIC CHAR SUNFISH & CRAPPIE Long, slender with WESTERN SLOPE NATIVE FISH small, pointed head; GREEN SUNFISH THAT MUST BE RELEASED light spots on body; Olive-colored body with Anglers may possibly catch these species if fishing in the leading edge of lower short, rounded pectoral fins Colorado River Basin. These fish must be returned to the water fins are milk white; with yellow trim unharmed as quickly as possible. fine scales with See page 8 for a full list of protected species to be released. smooth, slippery skin ! SPLAKE REDEAR SUNFISH HUMPBACK CHUB Cross between a Similar to bluegill, but with dark Green to silver and brook trout and a lake colors on top and lighter yellow- white with an trout; tri-colored pelvic green on the belly; males have abrupt hump fins; slightly forked tails cherry-red opercle (ear flap), behind the head females have orange

GRAYLING BONYTAIL CHUB Large sail-like dorsal BLUEGILL Slight hump and a fin; silver body; small Opercle (ear flap) is dark to its long, narrow tail mouths and body edge and a dark blotch at the back of dorsal fin rays; small mouth

MOUNTAIN WHITEFISH BLACK CRAPPIE Mouth is smaller than a COLORADO PIKEMINNOW Black splotches on a silver trout’s and does not Adults may be green-gray to body; dorsal spines and rays extend to below the bronze on backs get longer as they approach center of the eye, as it does and the tail on a trout silver to white KOKANEE SALMON along sides At the end of their third sum- WHITE CRAPPIE and bottoms mer, females develop a Vertical bars on body; silver red-gray-white color with green or brown RAZORBACK SUCKER pattern; males shades along back; dark bars Bronze to yellow fish develop hook jaw along sides with a white belly with a sharp- and turn brick red edged keel HOW TO RELEASE A FISH behind the head If you practice catch and release while fishing, ▶ KEEP FISH IN THE WATER as much as possible. ▶ TO REVIVE AN UNCONSCIOUS FISH hold it follow these steps to ensure the fish returns to the ▶ REMOVE THE HOOK AS QUICKLY AS POS- upright in the water. Move the fish forward and water with minimal damage. Any fish you plan to SIBLE. Single barbless hooks can often be backward so that water runs through the gills. HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE HOOKS release MUST be returned to the water immediately. removed while the fish is still in the water. This may take a few minutes. When it begins to struggle, release it. Use a pair of forceps, longnosed pliers or a purposely made hook-out to GENTLE HANDLING IS ESSENTIAL. Avoid TIME IS ESSENTIAL. Quickly play and release ▶ quickly, efficiently remove the hook. ▶ squeezing or putting your fingers in the gills or ▶ WHEN PHOTOGRAPHING A FISH, hold it fish. A fish played for too long will be too If the fish is hooked deep in the throat or stomach, cut the line as close eye sockets. It's best to hold a fish gently by its horizontally and do not squeeze the fish. Do not exhausted to recover. to the hook as possible and leave the hook in the fish — it could do more belly or by the area in front of the tail. put your hands in its gills or hold it vertical by its gills. damage trying to remove a deeply set hook than leaving it where it is.

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THANK YOU, HUNTERS & ANGLERS OF COLORADO, FOR SUPPORTING COLORADO'S WILDLIFE & HABITATS! WARNING! YOUR LICENSE DOLLARS AT WORK: DO NOT WILDLIFE FUNDING BENEFITING WILDLIFE HABITAT SOURCES* The funds provided by the Colorado Habitat Stamp are required by state TRANSPLANT FISH statute to only be spent on wildlife habitat and access. CPW works with The unauthorized transplanting or stocking of fish private landowners, local governments and conservation organizations into any body of water is ILLEGAL. This includes to provide places for people to enjoy our wildlife heritage. live bait or aquarium fish.

SPECIES CALL NORTH AMERICA'S It causes severe damage to public fisheries, harms COLORADO LARGEST ELK HERD the environment and is highly unethical. 62% HOME 960 is an estimated population of THE PENALTIES INCLUDE: YOUR HUNTING CPW manages both game 275,000 animals. Maintaining AND FISHING and non-game species, the habitat and long term health ■ Significant fines, up to $5,000. including those that are of big game herds is a top prior- Permanent loss of your hunting ity for our staff and our dollars. ■ LICENSE FEES threatened and endangered. and fishing privileges. DIVERSE HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES ■ Paying up to hundreds of thousands of dollars to reclaim the body of water. SMALL GAME BIG GAME 70+SPECIES SPECIES 18% 10 EXCISE TAX ON HUNTING AND PUBLIC MILLION FISHING EQUIPMENT FISHING 90 SPORTFISH ACCESS are hatched and stocked into 9% to 2,500 natural lakes Colorado waters annually. CPW’s 19 LOTTERY & GOCO and reservoirs, and state fish hatcheries and rearing units HELP US PROTECT 4% 12,000 miles of streams. keep them healthy and plentiful. FEDERAL & STATE GRANTS YOUR STREAMS, 5% SALES, DONATIONS, INTEREST, OTHER The dollars from your licenses are federally mandated to be spent RIVERS AND LAKES 2% on fish and wildlife management. This means your dollars are SEVERANCE TAX spent directly supporting what you love. REPORT ILLEGAL ACTIVITY ANONYMOUSLY FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: *FISCAL YEAR 2014–2015 CPW.STATE.CO.US/FINANCIALSUSTAINABILITY You could be eligible for a reward. 42 2018 COLORADO FISHING