C OLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 2016 Colorado Fishing SEASON: APRIL 1, 2016 - MARCH 31, 2017

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cpw.state.co.us 2016 Colorado Fishing REFERENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS CPW OFFICE LOCATIONS cpw.state.co.us Licenses and Information...... 1 • What’s New, license fees, season dates, Habitat Stamp ADMINISTRATION 1313 Sherman St., #618 Denver, 80203 Reference...... 2-9 (303) 297-1192 • Gear: What you need to start fishing...... 2 ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are related • Bag and possession limits...... 3 to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our 42 parks locations that can • State records...... 4 also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. • How to measure your catch...... 4 BRUSH GRAND JUNCTION MONTROSE • Illegal stocking...... 5 122 E. Edison 711 Independent Ave. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. • License, residency and disability requirements...... 5 Brush, 80723 Grand Junction, 81505 Montrose, 81401 • Special conditions and restrictions...... 6 (970) 842-6300 (970) 255-6100 (970) 252-6000 • Legal fishing methods, glossary of fishing terms...... 7 COLORADO SPRINGS GUNNISON PUEBLO • Fishery programs...... 8 4255 Sinton Road 300 W. New York Ave. 600 Reservoir Road • Aquatic nuisance species, information Colorado Springs, 80907 Gunnison, 81230 Pueblo, 81005 for boaters, how to clean waders and gear ...... 9 (719) 227-5200 (970) 641-7060 (719) 561-5300 SALIDA Regulations...... 10-35 DENVER HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 6060 Broadway 346 Grand County Rd. 362 7405 Hwy. 50 Denver, 80216 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 Salida, 81201 Good Places To... (303) 291-7227 (970) 725-6200 (719) 530-5520 • Take kids fishing...... 13 LAMAR • Fish for kokanee...... 21 DURANGO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 2500 S. Main St. 925 Weiss Dr. • Ice fish in January...... 23 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 Lamar, 81052 Steamboat Springs, 80487 (970) 247-0855 (719) 336-6600 (970) 870-2197 Maps • Wiper/white bass & walleye/saugeye limits...... 3 FORT COLLINS MEEKER • Upper Arkansas River...... 11 317 W. Prospect Road 73485 Hwy. 64 • Blue River Basin...... 12 Fort Collins, 80526 Meeker, 81641 • Middle Colorado and Eagle rivers...... 14 (970) 472-4300 (970) 878-6090 • Upper Colorado River: Headwaters to Radium...... 15 GLENWOOD SPRINGS MONTE VISTA • Conejos and Alamosa rivers...... 17 0088 Wildlife Way 0722 S. Road 1 E. • Lower Colorado River and Grand Mesa...... 19 Glenwood Springs, 81601 Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 • Upper Poudre River Drainage...... 24 (970) 947-2920 • Upper Rio Grande Basin...... 26 • Middle Colorado and Roaring Fork rivers...... 27 GET THE BROCHURE ONLINE • South Platte River: Cheesman to Chatfield...... 28 cpw.state.co.us/Fishing/Brochure • South Platte River: South Park...... 29 • White River: Headwaters to Meeker...... 32 • White River: Meeker to Utah state line...... 33 • Yampa River: Headwaters to Craig...... 35 Printed for free distribution by Fish Identification ...... 36-37 COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-1192 cpw.state.co.us FISHING INFORMATION & CONDITIONS ARE © AVAILABLE AT: Editor: John Marín | Cover photo by Mike DelliVeneri, CPW. Printed March 2016 by Publication Printers, Denver. 320,000 copies. cpw.state.co.us/FishingConditions Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Bob D. Broscheid Fishing and stocking reports are generated weekly April 1 to Oct. 31, and twice a month Nov. 1 to March 31. Sign up to receive the The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission sets big-game regulations in January. Commission reports at: members are (as of Jan. 2016): Robert W. Bray • Chris Castilian, Chair • Jeanne Horne, Vice- Chair • John Howard • Bill Kane • Dale Pizel • James Pribyl, Secretary • James Vigil • Dean cpw.state.co.us/SignUp/FishingReport Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman • Alex Zipp

cpw.state.co.us/FishStocking CPW receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title BOAT REGISTRATION: II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title Information can be found online at: IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. cpw.state.co.us/BoatingRegistration NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are REPORT OIL SPILLS: intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at To report an oil or chemical spill in the water, call the CPW offices listed above and online at cpw.state.co.us/Regulations 24-hour hotline at Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 1-877-518-5608. REFERENCE 2016 Colorado Fishing

LICENSE FEES ANNUAL LICENSES ARE VALID ADMINISTRATION APRIL 1, 2016-MARCH 31, 2017 WHAT’S NEW2016 1313 Sherman St., #618 Denver, 80203 (303) 297-1192 GET YOUR LICENSE » CHANGES TO LABELING REQUIRE- Dillon Reservoir, Rio Blanco River, Saint » Online: cpw.state.co.us/fish/buyapply MENTS FOR LIVETRAPS, TROTLINES Vrain Creek (North and South), Spring » By phone: 1-800-244-5613 AND JUGS... All livetraps, trotlines and Gulch Pond and Thomas Reservoir. See » In person: CPW offices, state parks jugs must now be labeled with the user’s pages 10-35. or license agents customer identification number or with FEE the user’s name if a CID is unavailable. » LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH » Habitat Stamp...... $10 Additionally, trotlines must also be BASS CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY... All Required for residents and nonresidents, labeled with the date they were set. largemouth and smallmouth bass must ages 18-64. Add this to license fees below if be returned to water immediately at Erie you have not yet purchased a 2016 Habitat Stamp. » WEST SLOPE BAG AND POSSESSION Lake, KOA Lake, Lon Hagler Reservoir, LIMITS FOR SMALLMOUTH BASS HAVE Mead Ponds and Blue Heron Lake at Saint Vrain State Park. RESIDENTS CHANGED... Bag and possession limits » Adult annual (ages 16-63)...... $26 for smallmouth bass on the West Slope » WATER SPECIFIC SPECIAL REGULA- are now unlimited unless otherwise » Senior annual (64 and older)...... $1 TIONS FOR WALLEYE AND SAUGEYE For senior lifetime low-income licenses, see page 5 specified by water-specific regulations. REMOVED... Special regulations for » Small Game & Fishing combo...... $41 walleye and saugeye have been removed » CHANGES TO KOKANEE SALMON at Adobe Creek Reservoir, Nee Gronda NONRESIDENTS SNAGGING... Snagging of kokanee Reservoir, Nee Noshe Reservoir and John » Annual ...... $56 salmon is now allowed at Barker Reser- Martin Reservoir. » Five-day...... $21 voir from Oct.1 -Dec. 1. Snagging is no longer permitted at Carter Lake, Eleven » BACA COUNTY ADDED TO LIST OF YOUTH Mile Reservoir and Navajo Reservoir. EXEMPTED BAITFISH COLLECTION » Resident and nonresident younger COUNTIES... Baitfish collection and than age 16 (second-rod charge still applies)...... FREE » WATER SPECIFIC REGULATIONS transportation is now allowed in all ADDED... New special regulations have waters of Baca County. RESIDENTS & NONRESIDENTS been added for Erie Lake, Fall Creek, » Second-rod stamp...... $5 Hudson Town Pond, Mead Ponds, Old One second-rod stamp per year is available to anyone who has purchased a fishing

license and any youth under 16. (See page 5) » HABITAT STAMP INFORMATION » One-day fishing...... $9 » Additional-day fishing...... $5 1. Anyone 18-64 MUST purchase a stamp 3. EXEMPTIONS: Anyone Customers buying a one-day or additional-day in order to buy or apply for a hunting or with a free lifetime fishing license are exempt from the Habitat Stamp fee fishing license (including preference points). license, a veteran’s lifetime with the first two of these licenses. The habitat combination small-game fee will be assessed when a third license of this 2. Stamps are $10 and are nonrefundable. hunting and fishing license, type is purchased. Only one is required per person per year, or those approved for the Big-Game Mobil- valid April 1-March 31. A lifetime stamp is Prices include 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and 75-cent ity Impaired Hunting Program are exempt. $300.25. cpw.state.co.us/fish/access-ibility surcharge for the Wildlife Management Education Fund. See for details about those programs. » WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY A LICENSE ON THE COVER 1. Current and valid photo ID INSET PHOTOS: 4. 2. For residents, proof of residency (see page 5) MAIN: User submission for 2015 1. Lake trout © Jerry Neal, CPW. #ColoradoOutdoors Fishing 3. (see at right) Mike DelliVeneri’s self-portrait, Habitat Stamp 2. Cutthroat trout © Joseph Airey. Photo Contest. © CPW. 4. A Social Security Number is required for new custom- casting a line at State Forest State Park. © Mike DelliVeneri, CPW. 3. Flyfisherman© Wayne Lewis, ers ages 16 and older (age 12 for a second-rod stamp) CPW. Licenses are nontransferable. False statements made while buying a license render it void. Lost or destroyed licenses can be replaced by filling out an affidavit and CHECK ONLINE paying a fee. See “License Requirements” on page 5. EATING YOUR CATCH? HEALTH ADVISORIES Colorado Parks and Wildlife encourages Colorado residents to go fishing and enjoy eating SEASON DATES the fish they catch. Keep in mind that not all fish should be eaten in unlimited amounts. Fish are an important part of a healthy diet. They are a lean, low-calorie source of protein Colorado waters are open to taking fish, amphibians and nutrients. However, some fish meat may contain chemicals that could pose health and crustaceans day and night, year round, except if risks. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, in cooperation with otherwise stated in the regulation section of this bro- CPW, test fish throughout the state for the presence of certain contaminants (such as chure. See pages 10-35. mercury, arsenic and selenium) that may be present in some fish. Mercury in fish does not FREE FISHING DAYS affect water quality. Lake recreation and the consumption of your city’s drinking water are both safe activities. Residents and nonresidents can fish without a license or Habitat Stamp on June 4-5, 2016. All other rules and Current advisories are online at: colorado.gov/cdphe/wq-fish-consumption regulations apply. 1 ] » HOW TO GET STARTED FISHING GEAR, KNOTS, TIPS FOR BEGINNERS OF ALL AGES ] »

Fishing is a great lifetime activity and a fun way for families to spend time together outdoors. READING THE LIMITS CHART

REFERENCE Getting started isn’t complicated. Follow our basic equipment guide and you’ll be hooked before you know it! Statewide limits for species are listed in the chart to the right. Species not on this chart have no bag or possession limits or are restricted or illegal to take. See “Special Conditions and Restrictions,” page 6. PICK YOUR Some waters have more restrictive limits than what is listed on the chart. See “Special ROD & REEL Regulations for Fishing Waters,” pages 10-35, 1. for the area you plan to fish to learn more A closed-face spincast about specific waters. If a water is not on rod and reel are great the list or no bag limit is specified, these for learning how to fish. statewide limits apply. TROUT FISHING IN STATE PARKS » Powerbait » Salmon eggs CATFISH BASS SUNFISH & CRAPPIE AND NATIONAL PARKS » Flies » Jigs » Lures » Worms » Stinkbait » Jigs » Jigs Fishing is available at 38 of Colorado’s 42 CHOOSE » Worms » Worms » Worms state parks. If you plan a fishing trip to these » Salmon eggs waters, check the CPW Park Finder for any YOUR BAIT additional entrance fees and restrictions that 2. may apply where you’re going: cpw.state. co.us/fish/parkfinder Different species of fish . National parks also offer fishing opportu- have different appetites. nities around the state, but may have differ- ent bag limits and regulations. One example Choose your bait based of this is at Rocky Mountain National Park. on what kind of fish are in the lake and what you are trying to catch. Look at the list of waters in this brochure for any addition- al bait restrictions.

Swivels keep These help you GET YOUR your line dislodge hooks from and grip line GEAR ON twisting. while tying 3. knots. You need just a few basic items to get started fishing. The fun part is adding to your gear collection as you » Fishing line, » Bobbers » Hooks, » Swivels, » Sinkers, » Hemostats progress! 4- to 8-lb. test #8 or #10 #10 1/8 oz. or needle-nose pliers

There are lots of fishing knots. KNOW The Improved Clinch Knot is PICK a good, basic knot to get you 4. YOUR KNOT started. 5. YOUR SPOT Where should you go? You can find PUTTING IT your perfect fishing hole by using TOGETHER: the Colorado Fishing Atlas. » Thread the line through eye of Clinch knot the hook. Double back and make Swivel five or more turns around the line. Sinker Snelled line and hook » Bring the end of line back through combo the first loop formed behind the eye. Then go through the big loop. or... use clinch knots to tie line to swivel » Wet knot and pull the tag end and the hook to tighten down the coils. Slide it to the other tight against the eye, clip excess. end of the line. cpw.state.co.us/fish/fishingatlas 2 REFERENCE 2016 Colorado Fishing » STATEWIDE BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS REFERENCE

] » STATEWIDE LIMITS READING THE LIMITS CHART There, you will need a CPW fishing license Type Daily Possession Statewide limits for species are listed in but restrictions will be specific to the park. bag limit the chart to the right. Species not on this Before you plan your trip, check regulations of fish limit chart have no bag or possession limits or online at: www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/ TROUT, ARCTIC CHAR, are restricted or illegal to take. See “Special fishing.htm. GRAYLING, SALMON 4 8 Conditions and Restrictions,” page 6. (except kokanee) Some waters have more restrictive limits DAILY BAG LIMIT in aggregate* than what is listed on the chart. See “Special Maximum number of fish you can take in Regulations for Fishing Waters,” pages 10-35, Trout include brook, brown, cutbow, a day, regardless of what you do with them cutthroat, golden, lake, rainbow, splake and tiger trout for the area you plan to fish to learn more that day. about specific waters. If a water is not on » Fish caught and placed on a stringer, in BROOK TROUT the list or no bag limit is specified, these a container or live well, or not returned 8 inches long or less 10 10 statewide limits apply. to the same water immediately count in (in addition to trout limit above) your daily bag or possession limit. KOKANEE SALMON FISHING IN STATE PARKS 10 10 » Fish released immediately are not part of angling, snagging or archery SUNFISH & CRAPPIE AND NATIONAL PARKS the limit. WALLEYE, SAUGEYE, Fishing is available at 38 of Colorado’s 42 state parks. If you plan a fishing trip to these POSSESSION LIMIT SAUGER 5 5 waters, check the CPW Park Finder for any Maximum number of fish allowed at any Statewide, in aggregate* additional entrance fees and restrictions that time, including in the field, transporting, at On Arkansas and South Fork of may apply where you’re going: cpw.state. home or in storage. Transporting live fish Republican River drainages, in 10 10 co.us/fish/parkfinder. without proper permits is prohibited. 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 for unlimited unlimited Smallmouth only MAP: WIPER/WHITE BASS AND WALLEYE/SAUGEYE BAG LIMITS BASS: WHITE, STRIPED, WIPER 10 10 The map below outlines the general areas of the Arkansas and South Republican River drain- Statewide, in aggregate* ages (green) and the South Platte and North Republican drainages (yellow). If you are fishing for wiper, white bass, walleye or saugeye in these areas, the daily bag and possession limits On Arkansas and South Fork are different for the two areas on the map. See the “Statewide Limits” chart at right for details. of 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 SUNFISH, 20 20 PUMPKINSEED SUNFISH in aggregate* YELLOW PERCH unlimited unlimited West of Continental Divide East of Continental Divide 20 20 TIGER MUSKIE 1 1 at least 36 inches long NORTHERN PIKE, WHITEFISH, unlimited unlimited BULLHEAD SPECKLED DACE, SCULPIN West of Continental Divide 20 20 in aggregate* East of Continental Divide unlimited unlimited CRAYFISH (crawdads), SEE “SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR FISHING WATERS” SECTION FOR WATERS WITH MORE RESTRICTIVE LIMITS. PAGES 10-35. PAGES RESTRICTIVE LIMITS. MORE WITH WATERS FOR SECTION WATERS” FISHING FOR REGULATIONS “SPECIAL SEE unlimited unlimited BULLFROGS 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 bag of more than one species. 2 3 2016 Colorado Fishing REFERENCE » STATE RECORDS BY WEIGHT » » LOCATION WEIGHT LENGTH STATE RECORDS PROGRAM SPECIES YEAR ANGLER and county lbs. - ozs. in inches REFERENCE Colorado’s original fishing record program, Rainbow 2003 Morrow Point Res., Gunnison 19-10 34 Lee Cox records by weight are tracked in 45 different Brook 1947 Upper Cataract Lake, Summit 7-10 n/a George Knorr species. Potential record holders must have a valid Brown 1988 Roaring Judy Ponds, Gunnison 30-8 36.4 Alan Schneider Colorado fishing license or be younger than Cutthroat (Native) 1964 Twin Lakes, Lake 16-0 n/a George Hranchak 16. The fish must be weighed on a state-certi- Cutthroat (Snake River) 2005 Blue River, Summit 17-2.6 33 Rob Peckham fied scale and a weight receipt must be signed Lake Trout (Mackinaw) 2007 Blue Mesa Res., Gunnison 50-3.5 44.25 Donald Walker by a person who witnessed the weighing. The fish, not frozen, gutted or altered in any way, Splake 1976 Island Lake, Delta 18-15 32 Robin Perkins must be examined and identified by a CPW TROUT NEW! Tiger 2015 Deep Slough, Delta 5-18 23.75 Brandon Fox biologist or wildlife manager, who will submit an application to the Sportfish Program Man- Golden 1979 Kelly Lake, Jackson 3-12 22.5 Donald O’Leary ager in Denver. Records for the longest and heaviest fish Grayling 2002 Lower Big Creek Lake, Jackson 1-10 17.25 Derik Drinnen caught can change any time. Current statistics Arctic Char 1994 Dillon Res., Summit 3-12 20.5 Marshall Brenner can be found on the CPW website at cpw.state.co.us/fish/records. Cutbow 2007 Antero Res., Park 18-8 28.5 Frank Stack An award program is also offered for Whitefish 1982 Roaring Fork River, Eagle 5-2 18.75 Richard Sals catch-and-release anglers. Go to: cpw.state.co.us/fish/lengthrecords. Chinook 1989 Williams Fork Res., Grand 11-0 28.5 Helen Eaton

Kokanee (angling) 1986 Spinney Mountain Res., Park 6-13 27.5 Will Arduino » MEASURE YOUR CATCH »

SALMON Kokanee (snagging) 2002 Blue Mesa Res., Gunnison 7-5 27 Lee Cox Channel 2010 Aurora Res., Arapahoe 43-6 40.5 Jessica Walton Measure your fish from the tip of the snout to Black Bullhead 1993 Farm pond, Delta 5-1 23 Uldene Kuretich the end of the tail. You may squeeze the tail- fin together as shown in the bass (illustrated Blue 1976 Private lake, Lincoln 20-1 32.75 Joe Poss in the first picture below) to obtain a maxi-

CATFISH mum length or you may tilt the tail down NEW! Flathead 2015 John Martin Res., Bent 27-3.6 39.56 Tony Chavez (as seen in the lake trout at bottom). Tench 1998 Home Lake, Rio Grande 5-6 20 Craig Curtis Northern 2006 Stagecoach Res., Routt 30-11 46.5 Tim Bone

PIKE Tiger Muskie 1994 Quincy Res., Arapahoe 40-2 53 Jason Potter Walleye 1997 Standley Lake, Jefferson 18-13 34 Scott Regan Sacramento 1974 Banner Lakes, Weld 1-14 13.25 Dana Wilfong Yellow 2007 Seaman Res., Larimer 2-9 13.63 Justin Allbrandt

PERCH Sauger 2011 Horseshoe Res., Heurfano 3-6 21.5 Jeff Riddle Saugeye 2001 John Martin Res., Bent 10-14 28.5 Rocklyn Beise Smallmouth 2011 Aurora Res., Arapahoe 6-11 21.5 Raymond Ong Largemouth 1997 Echo Canyon Res., Archuleta 11-6 22.5 Jarrett Edwards White 1963 Blue Lake, Bent/Kiowa 4-7 18 Pedro Martinez Striped 2009 C.F.&I. Res. No. 2, Pueblo 15-11 34.25 Manuel Aguilar » BASS Rock 1979 Ramah Res., El Paso 1-1.25 10.6 Timothy Fisk AWARD-QUALIFYING LENGTHS Wiper 2004 Pueblo Res., Pueblo 26-15 37.5 Kevin Treanor FOR CATCH & RELEASE

Spotted 2005 Valco Ponds, Pueblo 4-7.875 17.75 Michael Hardin Species length Species length 2001 Gravel pit, Larimer 1-5 11.6 Joshua Robinson (inches) (inches) Green Arctic char...... 18 Lake trout...... 32 & 1997 Big Thompson Pond, Weld 1-5 11.2 Justin Evans Black bullhead...... 14 Largemouth bass...... 18 Redear 2015 Stalker Lake, Yuma 6.8 oz. 7.25 Jason Edmonds Blue catfish...... 30 Northern pike...... 36 Bluegill...... 10 Pumpkinseed...... 8

SUNFISH Hybrid 1986 Gravel pit, Larimer 1-8.5 10.75 Jeff Robinson Brook trout...... 16 Rainbow trout...... 24 Bluegill 2014 Comanche Power Plant (private), Pueblo 2-5 11.5 Robert Castro Brown trout...... 22 Redear sunfish...... 12 White 1975 Northglenn Lake, Adams 4-3.75 17 Daryel Thompson Channel catfish...... 30 Saugeye...... 26 Common carp...... 30 Smallmouth bass...... 17 1990 Private pond, La Plata 3-4 17 Clint Couch CRAPPIE Black Crappie...... 15 Splake...... 20 Grass Carp 2013 Cottonwood Park Lake, Jefferson 57-13 47 Brian Husmann Cutbow trout...... 22 Striped bass...... 28 Common 2001 Glenmere Park, Weld 35-5 38.75 Adam Wickam Cutthroat trout...... 20 Tiger muskie...... 40 Golden trout...... 16 Walleye...... 26 Drum 1978 Lonetree Res., Larimer 17-3 32 Faye Lancamp Grass carp...... 30 White bass...... 17 2011 Aurora Res., Arapahoe 5-6.65 23.375 CARP & SUCKERS CARP & Sucker Jay Grupp Grayling...... 15 Wiper...... 25 Kokanee...... 20 Yellow perch...... 12 American Eel 1996 Flagler Res., Kit Carson 3-1 35 n/a 4 REFERENCE 2016 Colorado Fishing » REFERENCE Check online health advisories at: HELP IMPROVE YOUR FISHERIES colorado.gov/cdphe/wq-fish-consumption SOME FISH SPECIES ARE GOOD WHERE HERE ARE SOME WATERS WHERE THEY BELONG, BUT IN THE WRONG YOU CAN KEEP ALL YOU CATCH OF WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO: • Do not move fish from one body of water to BODY OF WATER THEY CAN RUIN A CERTAIN SPECIES. THESE FISH ARE FISHERY: another! Anyone caught moving fish illegally NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS! • Biologists have stopped stocking fish in may be fined up to $5,000, can lose hunting some lakes because illegally introduced fish • Crawford Reservoir: northern pike and fishing privileges and may be held liable for • Elkhead Reservoir: northern pike and small eat most or all of the stocked fish. This wastes the costs of eradication or removal. Collection mouth bass your license dollars. and transportation of wild-caught live bait is • Green Mountain Reservoir: northern pike restricted in most of the state. Know these rules • Ridgway Reservoir: smallmouth bass and follow them if you use live bait. • In the wrong place, some fish species change • Stagecoach Reservoir: northern pike and the whole ecology of the system, reducing the walleye quality of fishing overall, and interfering with • Report illegal fishery management. stocking activi- • Many other rivers and lakes on the west slope REPORT IT! have no bag and possession limits for certain ty to Operation • Unlimited bag and possession limits are often species. Check the Special Regulations on pages Game Thief. If you have information established to aid in the management of species 10-35 of this brochure. about illegal stocking that were illegally stocked or are not desired. activity, contact OPERATION GAME THIEF. • On waters that have no bag and possession You can remain limits on certain species, you are encouraged anonymous and may ! be eligible for a reward. to keep those fish. [email protected] or call 1-877-265-6648 MEASURE YOUR CATCH » LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

1. ADULTS — People 16 and older are required to buy 7. ARMED FORCES EXEMPTION — Colorado 6. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, and carry with them a fishing license to fish or take fish, residents on active duty with U.S. armed forces out of call (303) 297-1192 to make sure you comply with amphibians and crustaceans, except as prohibited. state can fish free without a license while here on tempo- Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a rary leave, maximum of 30 days a year. You must carry hunting or fishing license. 2. YOUTH — Those under 16 can take a full bag and official leave papers while fishing. 7. Except as in No. 3 and No. 4 above, you lose your possession limit without a license. However, they must Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept have a second-rod stamp if fishing with a second line. RESIDENCY QUALIFICATIONS a hunting or fishing license as a resident of another 3. SENIORS — Colorado residents 64 and older can state or country; register to vote outside Colorado or obtain an annual fishing license from a CPW location These are the requirements to qualify as a Colorado get a driver’s license using an address in another state. or license agent for $1, which is the 25-cent search and resident to buy a fishing or hunting license: rescue fee and 75-cent Wildlife Management Education 1. You must live in Colorado at least six consecutive DISABILITY LICENSES Fund surcharge. License must be carried while fishing. months immediately before applying for or buying You can obtain applications for disabled licenses on the Seniors must have a second-rod stamp if fishing with a a license, and must intend to make Colorado home CPW website or at CPW locations. Send them to 6060 second line. (except No. 3 and No. 4 below). The residence ad- Broadway, Denver, CO, 80216. Licenses are valid only a. Free lifetime low-income fishing licenses also dress you give to buy or apply for a license must be during Colorado residency. are available for Colorado residents 64 or older. For the same as on your Colorado income tax return. Licenses are valid only during Colorado residency. Those eligible for free licenses are: information and eligibility requirements, contact any 1. U.S. armed forces members, active or retired, who CPW location. 2. A valid Colorado driver’s license or secure and verifi- able ID is proof of residency if it was issued at least are resident patients of a U.S. armed forces hospital or 4. SECOND-ROD STAMP — Anglers can use a second six months prior to buying a fishing license. If your convalescent facility in Colorado. rod, hand line or tip-up by purchasing a second-rod ID or driver’s license was issued or renewed less than 2. Resident patients of a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital stamp. One stamp is allowed per season and is nontrans- six months prior to purchasing a fishing license, you or state mental institution or mental health institution. ferable. A second-rod stamp does not entitle an angler must provide documentation that proves you have 3. Colorado residents who are totally and permanently to an additional bag limit nor can it be used for another been a resident for the required six-month period. disabled must provide either: person to fish. cpw.state.co.us/SecureandVerifiableInfo AWARD-QUALIFYING LENGTHS a. a. Those with disability licenses must purchase a 3. Documented proof that shows an entitlement date FOR CATCH & RELEASE U.S. military personnel and military personnel of for Social Security disability benefits that began stamp if fishing with a second line. U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under per- b. A second-rod stamp is not required when only seven years ago or longer. manent orders and their dependents. This includes b. using trotlines or jugs. people who were Colorado residents when they en- Or, a physician’s statement attesting that the ap- c. Youths under 16 must have and carry with them a tered the military and keep Colorado as their home plicant is “totally and permanently disabled.” All second-rod stamp if fishing with a second line. of record, and their dependents (with Colorado as four words need to be stated on the letter from the d. Seniors fishing with a senior license must have a their home of record). Also included are personnel physician on the physician’s letterhead. second-rod stamp if fishing with a second line. of the U.S. Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services c. Or, a Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation 5. COMMERCIAL LICENSE — of nations recognized by the U.S. assigned here on Final Admission of Liability form indicating total $40; required to and permanent disability. take or possess bait fish, amphibians or crustaceans for permanent active duty orders and their dependents. commercial purposes. Applications are available at CPW Active duty does not include reserve status, National 4. Colorado residents who are disabled veterans or locations. License holders must submit an annual report Guard or government contractors. Purple Heart recipients can obtain a Lifetime Fishing/ to CPW within 30 days of the license expiration date. 4. Full-time students enrolled and attending an accredit- Small Game VA Combo License. To qualify, the follow- Holders are required to provide live-fish buyers with a ed Colorado college, university or trade school at least ing documentation must be provided: receipt stating the seller’s name, date of sale, species and six months immediately before applying for or buying a. Proof of a service-connected disability of 60 percent number sold. a license. This includes students who are temporar- or more, as rated by the VA. An eligibility letter can ily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. Colorado be obtained from the VA by calling 1-800-827-1000. 6. CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY — State law residents who attend school full time, out of state and b. Proof of hunter education if born on or after Jan. requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is pay nonresident tuition qualify for a resident license. 1, 1949. provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement 5. authorities. Licenses are not issued to those suspended for Children under 18 have the same residency status c. Purple Heart recipients who can provide document- as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom ed proof are also eligible for a VA Combo License. 4 noncompliance with child support. Current licenses are in- 5 valid if held by a person noncompliant with child support. they live most of the time per court order. 2016 Colorado Fishing REFERENCE

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1. CATCH AND RELEASE — Any fish released upon catch must be released alive and into the same THREATENED, ENDANGERED AND NONGAME SPECIES REFERENCE body of water from which it was taken. If caught, these species must be returned to the water immediately. Except, taking greenback cutthroat 2. PROHIBITED FISHING METHODS INCLUDE — trout is permitted in specific waters and with restrictions as listed in this brochure. Chumming, using toxicants or poisons, stupefying IT IS ILLEGAL TO TAKE OR USE THE FOLLOWING: Arkansas darter, bluehead sucker, bonytail chub, substances, electrofishing. boreal toad, brassy minnow, Colorado pikeminnow, common shiner, flannelmouth sucker, flathead 3. PROHIBITED SPECIES — These species and their chub, greenback cutthroat trout, humpback chub, Iowa darter, lake chub, mollusks, mountain sucker, viable eggs are detrimental to other fish and habitat northern leopard frog, northern redbelly dace, plains leopard frog, plains minnow, plains topmin- in Colorado. Unless authorized in writing by CPW now, plains orangethroat darter, razorback sucker, Rio Grande chub, Rio Grande sucker, river shiner, for controlled and experimental purposes, it is roundtail chub, southern redbelly dace, stonecat, suckermouth minnow, and wood frog. illegal to export, import, transport, stock, sell, or release: burbot, piranha, trahira, gar (all species), Gilpin, Elbert, Jefferson and Park counties, and shipped by common carrier must be accompanied snakeheads or murrels, stickleback, walking catfish, all public standing waters in Rio Grande, Sagua- by license or photocopy of license and donation tilapia, bowfin, rudd, zebra mussels, quagga mus- che, Conejos, Costilla, Alamosa, Mineral and certificate, if needed. sels, New Zealand mudsnail, Eurasian ruffe, white Hinsdale counties in the Rio Grande drainage. 9. ILLEGAL TAKE AND TRANSFER OF FISH — Only perch, rusty crayfish, carp (silver, catla, Indian, This does not apply to fish handled or produced people designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife bighead, giant barb, mrigal, largescale silver, rohu, at commercially licensed aquaculture facilities. Service may take fish, amphibians, mollusks or black and mahseers), Asian swamp eel, green frog g. BULLFROGS AND SALAMANDERS — Bullfrogs crustaceans within the boundaries of any Federal and gobies, fish hook fleas and spiny water fleas. and the aquatic gilled form of the tiger salaman- fish hatchery or rearing unit. Any person who takes fish species listed above der for private and commercial use are permit- a. Molesting, disturbing or damaging gill nets, may possess them in unlimited number for ted. Statewide bag limits apply. Bullfrogs can be traps or seines set by CPW is prohibited. taken by fishing, archery, hand, gigs and nets. personal use, as long as the fish are killed prior to 10. EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF FISHING transporting from the point where they were taken. Artificial light is allowed. Salamander larvae can be taken by fishing, hand, traps, seines or nets. WATERS — Emergency closure of waters may be 4. USE AND COLLECTION OF BAIT FISH — h. CRUSTACEANS — Take methods include by authorized for up to nine months when environ- a. Except as otherwise noted in this brochure, in hand, baited lines, traps, pots, nets or seines for mental conditions in these waters warrant and waters east of the Continental Divide and below food or bait. Taking crustaceans, crayfish, with fishing could result in unacceptable levels of fish 7,000 feet elevation, live fish collected for use as a commercial fishing license is allowed with the mortality. Public notice will be given if waters are bait may only be used in the same body of water following restrictions: The minimum size is 3 closed and notice will be posted at the site. Closures from which they were collected. In addition, inches for commercial food (measured from the may occur when any of these criteria are met: collection and use is allowed in any man-made tip of the acumen (bony spike between the eye) a. Daily max. water temperatures exceed 74º F, ditches and canals within one-half of a mile to the telson (last bony plate in the tail)); cray- or the daily average temperature exceeds 72º F. b. of the adjoining lake or reservoir. Use of any fish with eggs attached must be returned to the Measured stream flows are 25 percent or less baitfish collected in those ditches and canals is of the historical average low flow for the period. water immediately; all set pots and traps must c. restricted to only the water from which it was be labeled with the user’s CID or user’s name if Fungus and other visible signs of deterioration collected and the adjoining lake or reservoir. a CID is unavailable. may be present. Baitfish collected under this provision may not d. Daily minimum dissolved oxygen levels are In all waters west of the Continental Divide all below five parts per million (ppm). be otherwise transported or stored for later use. crayfish must be returned to the water of origin b. The collection, use or possession of live fish for e. When environmental events such as wildfires, immediately or killed by separating the abdomen mudslides, oil spills or similar events have oc- use as bait is prohibited in all waters east of the from the cephalothorax (tail from body) and Continental Divide above 7,000 feet elevation curred, resulting in the need for recovery time taken into possession immediately upon catch. or remedial action for a fish population. and all waters west of the Continental Divide, i. MOLLUSKS — Taking mollusks for personal or except in Navajo Reservoir; collection, use or commercial use as bait is prohibited. 11. PROTECTED WATERS — Fishing may be pro- possession of live fish for bait is also prohib- 5. ICE FISHING — The following rules apply to hibited as posted to protect: threatened or endan- ited in the Arkansas River above Parkdale (in gered species, spawning areas, waters used in CPW Fremont and Chaffee counties) and in Watson waters open for ice fishing: a. Ice-fishing holes cannot exceed 10 inches in research projects, newly acquired access to fishing Lake in Larimer County. waters, and the integrity of aquatic wildlife. c. In Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and diameter, or 10 inches on any side. Prowers counties, live fish collected for personal b. All fires on the ice must be enclosed in a 12. EMERGENCY PUBLIC SALVAGE — If substantial use as bait may be transported, stored or used container. numbers of fish are in imminent danger of being anywhere within these counties. Transporta- c. No litter allowed on the ice. lost, CPW can allow licensed anglers to take fish tion to, or use of, any such baitfish in any other d. Portable ice-fishing shelters (where permit- during daylight hours. Public notice will be given county is prohibited. ted) must be removed at the end of the day. and notice will be posted at the site regarding the d. The only fish allowed to be taken for com- e. Permanent ice-fishing shelters (where per- catch limit and approved fishing methods. mercial use are minnows, gizzard shad, white mitted) must display the name and CID number 13. FISHING CONTESTS — Fishing contests cannot and longnose suckers and carp. All live aquatic of the owner or user on the outside of the shelter be advertised, promoted or conducted without organisms from a commercial source and trans- facing the shore. Writing must be in legible, CPW approval if the purpose is to take marked or ported by anglers must at all times be accom- contrasting color letters at least 2 inches high. tagged fish released in waters open to public fishing. panied by a receipt from the source. It is illegal 6. RELEASING TAGGED FISH — It is illegal to re­ Applications and a $40 nonrefundable fee must to import any live native or non-native aquatic lease tagged or marked fish, except for approved be made 60 days before the contest. Written ap- wildlife into Colorado without authorization contests, into public waters. Tagged or marked proval must be obtained from landowners or agen- from CPW or as stated in regulations. fish can be released in public waters for scientific cies before applying. Contests are not permitted on e. The only species allowed to be taken and used research with written application and approval by streams, rivers, other flowing water or Gold Medal for consumption or used as bait (either alive or CPW at least 30 days before release. Waters, or commercial or private lakes licensed by dead) by fishing, seining, netting, trapping or 7. DONATING FISH — You can donate edible parts CPW. All standard fishing regulations apply. dipping are minnows, bluegill, hybrid bluegill, of fish to like-license holders anywhere or to any- Contests for tagged or marked trout will be carp, sunfish, gizzard shad, sculpin, white and one at the recipient’s home. Donor and recipient permitted only on waters greater than 200 surface longnose suckers, yellow perch and rainbow subject to bag and possession limits. A “like- acres and managed as a catchable fishery. Public smelt. Statewide bag limits apply to sunfish, license” is a Colorado fishing license. fishing areas will remain open during a contest, bluegill, hybrid bluegills and yellow perch. regardless of contest fees. Sponsors shall docu- f. The seining, netting, trapping and dipping of fish 8. TRANSPORTING, EXPORTING FISH — The ment the number of participants, average time is prohibited statewide in all natural streams, license holder must accompany any species in this spent fishing and estimated total catch by species springs, all waters in Adams, Arapahoe, Boul- brochure, or parts of game fish, that are trans- in a written report for CPW within 20 days of the der, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, ported within or exported from Colorado. Wildlife contest end. 6 REFERENCE 2016 Colorado Fishing » » GLOSSARY OF FISHING TERMS LEGAL FISHING METHODS REFERENCE

» ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES carp; bullhead, blue, channel and 1. ONE PERSONALLY ATTENDED LINE Each line shall have only three means devices made entirely of, flathead catfish; black and white common hooks attached. or a combination of, natural or crappie; drum; northern pike; synthetic nonedible, nonscented tiger muskie; Sacramento and 2. TROTLINES (regardless if the scent is added yellow perch; sauger; saugeye a. Permitted only on these reservoirs (as listed in this brochure): Adobe Creek, in the manufacturing process or (walleye/sauger hybrids); speck- Bonny, Henry, Horse Creek, John Martin, Meredith, Navajo, Nee Gronda, Nee applied afterward), or materials led dace; rainbow smelt; tench; Noshe, Nee So Pah, Queens (North and South), Thurston and Two Buttes. such as wood, plastic, silicone, walleye; bluegill; bluegill hybrids b. No one may use more than one trotline. rubber, epoxy, glass, hair, metal, (bluegill/green sunfish); green, c. Must be anchored, marked at each end by floats, be no longer than 150 feet feathers or fiber, designed to redear and pumpkinseed sunfish; with no more than 25 droplines, and shall be weighted to place the line at least attract fish. This does not include gizzard shad; longnose and white 3 feet under water. anything defined as bait below. suckers; and minnows. shipped by common carrier must be accompanied d. Only three barbed hooks allowed on a common hook on each dropline. by license or photocopy of license and donation » BAIT » GIG is a barbed fork with one or e. Must be tagged with the user’s CID number and date set or user’s name when certificate, if needed. means any hand-moldable material designed to attract fish more tines attached to a handle. CID is unavailable. 9. ILLEGAL TAKE AND TRANSFER OF FISH — Only by the sense of taste or smell; f. All trotlines shall be personally checked at least once every 24-hour period. people designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife » JUGS means floats to which those devices to which scents or 3. JUGS Service may take fish, amphibians, mollusks or smell attractants have been added are attached a line and common crustaceans within the boundaries of any Federal or externally applied (regard- hook. a. Permitted only on these reservoirs (as listed in this brochure): Adobe Creek, Bonny, fish hatchery or rearing unit. Henry, Horse Creek, John Martin, Meredith, Nee Gronda, Nee Noshe, Nee So Pah, less if the scent is added in the » MINNOW a. Molesting, disturbing or damaging gill nets, manufacturing process or applied means all members of Queens (North and South), Thurston and Two Buttes. traps or seines set by CPW is prohibited. afterward); scented manufactured the families of fish classified Cy- b. Only 10 jugs are allowed for each license holder, each with only one single line prinidae (carp, chub, dace, gold- 10. EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF FISHING fish eggs and traditional organic and one common hook. baits, including but not limited to fish, minnow, shiner, stoneroller c. Must be tagged with the user’s CID number or name when CID is unavailable. WATERS — Emergency closure of waters may be and tench), Cyprinodontidae authorized for up to nine months when environ- worms, grubs, crickets, leeches, d. Must be personally checked at least once an hour. dough baits or stink baits, insects, (killifish, topminnow) and mental conditions in these waters warrant and Clupeidae (gizzard shad), except fishing could result in unacceptable levels of fish crayfish, human food, fish, fish 4. UNDERWATER SPEARFISHING, ARCHERY AND GIGS parts or fish eggs. those designated as nongame, mortality. Public notice will be given if waters are threatened or endangered, or Bow anglers are advised to reference the current State Recreation Lands brochure closed and notice will be posted at the site. Closures for more regulations on waters that allow archery fishing. » CHUMMING those designated as nonregulated. may occur when any of these criteria are met: is placing fish, parts See page 6 and Chapter 10 and 11 a. Underwater spearfishing, archery and gigs may be used statewide for the a. Daily max. water temperatures exceed 74º F, of fish or other feeding material of CPW regulations online. taking of carp and northern pike, except as prohibited by these regulations or or the daily average temperature exceeds 72º F. in the waters for the purpose of land management agencies. b. Measured stream flows are 25 percent or less attracting fish to a particular area East of the Continental Divide, gizzard shad and white or long-nose suck- in order that they might be taken. » NATURAL STREAM is one where of the historical average low flow for the period. water naturally flows regularly or ers may also be taken, unless otherwise prohibited in “Special Regulations for c. Fungus and other visible signs of deterioration This does not include fishing with Fishing Waters,” pages 10-35. Other fish may be taken when authorized for baited hooks or live traps. intermittently for at least part of may be present. the year. Man-made ditches or specific waters in the regulation section. d. Daily minimum dissolved oxygen levels are b. Archery may be used to take kokanee if a water is otherwise open to snagging. » COMMON HOOK is any hook or other channels are not considered below five parts per million (ppm). natural streams. In such cases, the following applies: e. When environmental events such as wildfires, multiple hooks having a common 1. Bows must have reel, fishing line and arrow attached to bow. shank. All hooks attached to a mudslides, oil spills or similar events have oc- » NET means seine, dip net, gill 2. Bows must have arrow safety-slide mechanism that keeps fishing curred, resulting in the need for recovery time manufactured artificial lure shall be considered a common hook. net, cast net, trap net, hoop net or line in front of the arrow at all times. or remedial action for a fish population. similar devices used to take or as c. Additional restrictions apply to underwater spearfishing: 11. PROTECTED WATERS — Fishing may be pro- » FISHING is defined as efforts to an aid in taking fish, amphibians 1. CO2 guns or cartridge-powered spears are prohibited. hibited as posted to protect: threatened or endan- take fish, amphibians or crusta- or crustaceans. 2. Guns must be loaded and unloaded while the gun is submerged. gered species, spawning areas, waters used in CPW ceans, including by hook and line, 3. Divers must stay within a radius of 100 feet of a float bearing the National research projects, newly acquired access to fishing handline, trotline, jug, seine, net, » PERSONALLY ATTENDED LINE Divers’ Symbol. waters, and the integrity of aquatic wildlife. underwater spearfishing, archery, means a rod and line, hand line 4. Spears must be attached by a safety line. 12. EMERGENCY PUBLIC SALVAGE — snagging or gigging. or tip-up that is used for fishing d. Archery and gigs are allowed for taking bullfrogs. If substantial and which is under the personal numbers of fish are in imminent danger of being » FLOAT TUBE means a floating control of a person who is in 5. SNAGGING is permitted for taking kokanee salmon only, on specific waters lost, CPW can allow licensed anglers to take fish proximity to it. listed in this brochure. Other species snagged must be returned to the water during daylight hours. Public notice will be given device which suspends a single occupant in the water from the immediately. and notice will be posted at the site regarding the » SIZE OR LENGTH means the catch limit and approved fishing methods. seat down and is not propelled by oars, paddles or motors. total length of a fish with head 6. SEINES AND CAST-NETS 13. FISHING CONTESTS — Fishing contests cannot and tail attached measured from a. Seines are allowed only for bait fish, gilled form of aquatic tiger salamander be advertised, promoted or conducted without » GAME FISH means all species of the tip of the snout to the tip of larvae and crayfish; or if authorized for emergency salvage. See “Special Condi- CPW approval if the purpose is to take marked or fish except unregulated species, the tail. tions and Restrictions,” page 6. tagged fish released in waters open to public fishing. prohibited nongame, endangered b. Seines must be made of a quarter-inch or less nonmetallic square mesh. Applications and a $40 nonrefundable fee must and threatened species, which » SEINING means the capture of c. Seines cannot exceed 20 feet long and 4 feet in depth. be made 60 days before the contest. Written ap- currently exist or may be intro- live fish with the use of a net that proval must be obtained from landowners or agen- duced into the state and which hangs vertically in the water and 7. BY HAND OR WITH DIP NETS cies before applying. Contests are not permitted on are classified as game fish by the is used to enclose fish when its a. Allowed for bullfrogs, crayfish and the gilled form of aquatic tiger salamander streams, rivers, other flowing water or Gold Medal Parks and Wildlife Commission. ends are pulled together, or are larvae. Waters, or commercial or private lakes licensed by This includes, but is not limited to drawn ashore. b. Fish may be taken by these means or others approved by CPW for emergency CPW. All standard fishing regulations apply. brown, brook, cutthroat, golden, salvage. Contests for tagged or marked trout will be lake (Mackinaw), and rainbow » SNAGGING is the taking of fish c. Hand-held dip nets may be used for taking bait fish according to restrictions. permitted only on waters greater than 200 surface trout; cutbow (rainbow/cutthroat by snatching with hooks, gang See “Use and Collection of Bait Fish,” page 6. acres and managed as a catchable fishery. Public hybrids), splake (lake trout/brook hooks, artificial flies or lures, or 8. LIVETRAPS fishing areas will remain open during a contest, trout hybrids), and tiger trout similar devices where the fish Cage or box traps, including set pots, shall be used only for the regardless of contest fees. Sponsors shall docu- (brown/brook trout hybrids); is hooked in a part of the body taking of crayfish, snapping turtles and fish captured as bait fish or for personal ment the number of participants, average time Arctic char; grayling; kokanee other than the mouth. consumption. Traps must be tagged with the user’s CID number or name when spent fishing and estimated total catch by species salmon; whitefish; sculpin; CID is unavailable. in a written report for CPW within 20 days of the smallmouth, largemouth, spotted, » TROTLINE is a single, anchored 9. ARTIFICIAL LIGHT may be used as a fishing aid. contest end. striped, and white bass; wipers line with a float at each end from 6 (striped bass/white bass hybrids); which droplines are attached. 10. BAIT may be used where permitted as fishing aid, except by chumming. 7 2016 Colorado Fishing REFERENCE

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MASTER ANGLER DON’T LET INVASIVE SPECIES STREAM SURVEYS GOLD MEDAL WATERS PROGRAM RUIN YOUR FAVORITE FISHING SPOT REFERENCE Gold Medal Waters are the highest quality cold-water habi- The CPW Master Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) are a significant and rapidly HELP BIOLOGISTS tats and have the capability to produce many quality size Angler Award growing threat to Colorado’s fisheries and water supplies. ANS (14 inches or longer) trout. Program recog- are invasive animals, plants and diseases that are not native to our MANAGE FISHING nizes anglers who rivers, lakes, streams and wetlands. Once introduced, most ANS CPW has established criteria and management guide- catch fish of trophy cannot be eradicated and cost millions to manage. Preventing lines to support the public interest in angling, observing size and promote the introduction and spread of ANS is critical to maintaining our and protecting these significant cold-water fishery re- conservation. fisheries. sources. There are two Threats to Colorado’s aquatic ecosystem and fisheries include categories: fish that zebra and quagga mussels, New Zealand mudsnails, whirling dis- Gold Medal Waters are defined as any river or lake are kept and fish ease, viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) and Eurasian watermil- which is producing a standing stock of at least 60 pounds released. Awards are foil. Help CPW combat these invasive species and prevent new per acre, and at least 12 trout that are 14 inches or longer based on fish length, so ANS from entering our state by following these guidelines: per acre on a sustained basis. fish can be measured and released. 1. Remove all plants, animals or mud and thoroughly wash River segments designated as Gold Medal Trout Waters To promote responsible conser- vation of fishery resources, CPW boats, trailers, waders and equipment that have come in con- must be a minimum of 2 miles in length and lakes must be will recognize qualifying length tact with the water before leaving a lake or stream. a minimum of 50 acres. northern pike and smallmouth 2. Drain any space or item that could hold water, including live bass caught in waters west of the wells, bait containers, bilge, ballast tanks, storage areas, engine Continental Divide in the “Kept cooling systems or any other place on boats or equipment that The following lakes and streams in Colorado offer the greatest Fish” category only. might hold water. potential for trophy trout fishing: Anglers who catch a fish of 3. Allow boats, engines, boots and gear to dry completely before moving to other waters. qualifying length receive a Master GOLD MEDAL STREAMS 4. If draining and drying are not possible, wash boats, trailers and equipment carefully and completely with Angler certificate and patch. Those high-pressure hot water (140 degrees F). Stop by the CPW office in Denver (6060 Broadway, Denver, CO ANIMAS RIVER: From Lightner Creek to Rivera Crossing bridge. who achieve record status also Photo © CPW 80216) Monday-Friday for a free professional ANS inspection or decontamination. Check the CPW website ARKANSAS RIVER: From the confluence with the Lake Fork of receive a matching lapel pin. for hours of operation. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is the Anglers can win multiple certifi- state agency responsible for fisher- the Arkansas, near Leadville, downstream to Parkdale at the Hwy. 5. Don’t move or transport fish between water bodies. This can spread diseases and nuisance species. 50 bridge crossing above the Royal Gorge. cates but only one patch per year. ies management of public waters in Only fish caught in Colorado 6. Don’t dispose of fish entrails or other byproducts into any body of water. Colorado. BLUE RIVER: From Dillon Reservoir dam to Green Mountain are eligible. Entrants must have The primary tool that guides fish Reservoir inlet; also from Green Mountain Reservoir dam to hooked, played, landed or released management is the lake and stream Colorado River. the fish. Snagged fish are ineligi- survey. These surveys periodically COLORADO RIVER: From Fraser River to Troublesome Creek. ble. Fish length is measured from monitor fish populations. the jaw tip to tail tip. During the process, fish are col- FRYINGPAN RIVER: From Ruedi Reservoir dam to the Roaring Entries must be submitted within lected using a variety of gear and the Fork River. 60 days of catch. A clear, side-view necessary biological data is recorded. photograph of the fish must accom- This gauges GORE CREEK: From Red Sandstone Creek to Eagle River. This “G” pany entries with one witness veri- the entire fish fication. Two witnesses are required community GUNNISON RIVER: From 200 yards down- G next to a More about for entries without photos. rather than a body of how fishery stream of Crystal Reservoir dam to the North For an entry form, contact the single species. Fork of the Gunnison. water on pages Master Angler Award Program, The col- biologists 10-35 signifies NORTH PLATTE RIVER: From south boundary Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 6060 lected data is sample fish: that as a Gold cpw.state.co.us/fish/ of Routt National Forest to Wyoming (North- Broadway, Denver, CO 80216, or used to track Medal Water. management gate Canyon). go to cpw.state.co.us/fish/ fish popula- masterangler. tion trends, RIO GRANDE: From Hwy. 149 bridge at South evaluate the Fishery data for Fork downstream to Rio Grande canal diversion WILD TROUT & effectiveness some of your favorite structure. GOLD MEDAL WILD TROUT PROGRAM of manage- Colorado waters: ROARING FORK RIVER: From the Fryingpan WATERS POLICY CPW is responsible for the preser- ment actions cpw.state.co.us/fish/ vation and protection of native and such as River to the Colorado River. cpw.state.co. fisherydata us/fish/gold non-native wild trout populations. stocking and SOUTH PLATTE RIVER: Most mountain streams and regulations, medal » From the confluence of the middle and policy some high lakes in Colorado sup- and establish realistic management south forks to Spinney Mountain Reservoir port populations of wild trout. goals for a given lake or stream. inlet These resources are important The fisheries section of CPW to the integrity of Colorado’s trout conducts hundreds of lake and stream » From Spinney Mountain Reservoir outlet to Eleven Mile Reservoir inlet fisheries; as an indicator of prop- surveys each year. erly functioning aquatic ecosys- High-priority and brood waters » From Cheesman Reservoir dam to the south boundary of tems; and for their intrinsic value such as Chatfield, Pueblo and Horse- the Wigwam Club property to those seeking a unique, aesthetic tooth reservoirs and the Gunnison and significant fishery resource. River are surveyed annually. Smaller, » From the north boundary of Wigwam Club property to Scraggy View picnic ground To assure the continuation and more remote, or lightly used lakes or availability of wild self-sustaining streams may only be surveyed once » Middle fork, from the Hwy. 9 bridge to the south fork trout populations the Parks every 5-10 years. confluence and Wildlife Commission has Most of the survey fieldwork takes established specific management place from early June through late GOLD MEDAL LAKES guidelines for those aquatic habi- September; however, many areas also NORTH DELANEY BUTTE LAKE in Jackson County tats which support all life stages of conduct more specialized sampling trout. beginning right after ice-out and SPINNEY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR in Park County These waters are to be managed again in the fall prior to freeze-up. STEAMBOAT LAKE in Routt County to the extent possible to maintain these wild trout populations. 8 REFERENCE 2016 Colorado Fishing » AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES REFERENCE

MASTER ANGLER DON’T LET INVASIVE SPECIES REPORT IT! DISINFECTING YOUR GEAR PROGRAM RUIN YOUR FAVORITE FISHING SPOT If you find what you think is Disinfect waders or boots between The CPW Master Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) are a significant and rapidly an invasive species on your uses. Scrub the bottom of waders Angler Award growing threat to Colorado’s fisheries and water supplies. ANS boat or in a water body, with a wire brush and remove all mud, Program recog- are invasive animals, plants and diseases that are not native to our report it to CPW by emailing plants and organic materials. Follow- nizes anglers who rivers, lakes, streams and wetlands. Once introduced, most ANS ing all label precautions, perform one catch fish of trophy [email protected] cannot be eradicated and cost millions to manage. Preventing or call (303) 291-7295. of the following before going into the size and promote the introduction and spread of ANS is critical to maintaining our ! conservation. fisheries. next body of water: There are two Threats to Colorado’s aquatic ecosystem and fisheries include OPTION 1 — Submerge waders and categories: fish that zebra and quagga mussels, New Zealand mudsnails, whirling dis- gear in a tub filled with mixture of 6 are kept and fish ease, viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) and Eurasian watermil- released. Awards are foil. Help CPW combat these invasive species and prevent new ounces of a quaternary ammonium- based on fish length, so ANS from entering our state by following these guidelines: based institutional cleaner (such as fish can be measured and released. Super HDQ Neutral) per gallon of water To promote responsible conser- 1. Remove all plants, animals or mud and thoroughly wash for at least 10 minutes, scrubbing debris vation of fishery resources, CPW boats, trailers, waders and equipment that have come in con- from gear and visually inspecting the will recognize qualifying length tact with the water before leaving a lake or stream. gear for mud, plants or snails before northern pike and smallmouth 2. Drain any space or item that could hold water, including live © CPW rinsing. Rinse with water from ANS-free bass caught in waters west of the wells, bait containers, bilge, ballast tanks, storage areas, engine Zebra mussels are just one example of aquatic source. Dispose of chemicals properly, Continental Divide in the “Kept cooling systems or any other place on boats or equipment that nuisance species that can ruin fishing waters. away from the water body. Fish” category only. might hold water. Anglers who catch a fish of 3. Allow boats, engines, boots and gear to dry completely before moving to other waters. OPTION 2 — Spray or soak gear with qualifying length receive a Master 4. If draining and drying are not possible, wash boats, trailers and equipment carefully and completely with water hotter than 140º F for at least 10 Angler certificate and patch. Those high-pressure hot water (140 degrees F). Stop by the CPW office in Denver (6060 Broadway, Denver, CO minutes. who achieve record status also 80216) Monday-Friday for a free professional ANS inspection or decontamination. Check the CPW website receive a matching lapel pin. for hours of operation. OPTION 3 — Dry waders and equip- Anglers can win multiple certifi- 5. Don’t move or transport fish between water bodies. This can spread diseases and nuisance species. ment completely for at least 10 days in cates but only one patch per year. between uses. Only fish caught in Colorado 6. Don’t dispose of fish entrails or other byproducts into any body of water. are eligible. Entrants must have OPTION 4 — Place waders and boots hooked, played, landed or released MORE ON INVASIVE SPECIES in a freezer overnight between uses. the fish. Snagged fish are ineligi- cpw.state.co.us/fish/invasivespecies ble. Fish length is measured from the jaw tip to tail tip. Entries must be submitted within 60 days of catch. A clear, side-view RUSTY CRAYFISH: photograph of the fish must accom- ATTENTION AGGRESSIVE AND OPPORTUNISTIC Learn how to help stop pany entries with one witness veri- the spread of rusty fication. Two witnesses are required Crayfish are not native to parts of Colorado, crayfish at: for entries without photos. BOATERS yet they have become established in many cpw.state. For an entry form, contact the ANS can hitchhike on boats and waters throughout the state. Master Angler Award Program, co.us/stop gear, being introduced into new rustycrayfish Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 6060 waters accidentally. Inspect your Rusty crayfish endanger aquatic native Broadway, Denver, CO 80216, or boat between uses and make sure it species and sportfish by: go to cpw.state.co.us/fish/ is clean, drained and dry. masterangler. Colorado has a mandatory boat- » PREYING on all life stages of fish, amphibians and invertebrates inspection program. Your boat and other species of crayfish WILD TROUT PROGRAM must be inspected if: » COMPETING aggressively for habitat and food 1. The boat has been in any water CPW is responsible for the preser- » DESTROYING productive habitat in our streams, ponds and lakes vation and protection of native and that is positive or suspect for non-native wild trout populations. ANS. Crayfish can be taken for personal consumption, but care should be Most mountain streams and 2. The boat has been in any wa- taken with their use and disposal. ter body outside of Colorado. some high lakes in Colorado sup- » Even though crayfish can be taken live east of the Continental port populations of wild trout. 3. The boat will enter any water where inspections are required. Divide, it is recommended that tails of all crayfish be removed im- These resources are important mediately and packed in ice for transport. to the integrity of Colorado’s trout There are fisheries; as an indicator of prop- more than » Do not throw unused bait crayfish, or bait of any kind, back in the erly functioning aquatic ecosys- 100 inspec- water alive. tems; and for their intrinsic value tion stations to those seeking a unique, aesthetic in Colorado. LIVE TRANSPORT PROHIBITED and significant fishery resource. Check the To assure the continuation and CPW website FROM WATERS WEST AT SANCHEZ RESERVOIR SWA availability of wild self-sustaining or call ahead OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE Rusty crayfish have been trout populations the Parks for important All crayfish caught west of the discovered at Sanchez Reser- and Wildlife Commission has details on Continental Divide must be voir State Wildlife Area (SWA) established specific management hours of op- guidelines for those aquatic habi- immediately killed (by removing in Costilla County. To prevent eration, ramp the head from the thorax) and tats which support all life stages of closures, fees and reservoir-specific their spread within and beyond taken into possession, or im- trout. boating policies: cpw.state.co.us/ this area, a CPW order prevents mediately returned to the water These waters are to be managed fish/boatinspections. the transport of any live crayfish to the extent possible to maintain from which they were taken. from Sanchez Reservoir SWA. these wild trout populations. 8 9 2016 Colorado Fishing REGULATIONS » BEAR CREEK - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR FISHING WATERS FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE CONEJOS RIVER: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. = Gold Medal Waters that offer the greatest potential for trophy FISHING MAPS ARE ONLINE 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. G trout fishing. See page 8 for details. PDFs of the maps in the brochure ­are available online. BEAR CREEK - EL PASO RED WATER NAMES = Waters listed in red alert you that regulations Store them on your smartphone for use in the field! FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO for that water have changed since last year. cpw.state.co.us/fish/maps GOLD CAMP ROAD: 1. Fishing prohibited.

ANIMAS RIVER - LA PLATA ! 2. BEAR CREEK - JEFFERSON Bag, possession and max. size for trout THE FOLLOWING WATERS AND CPW FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH LIGHTNER is 1, 12 inches long. FROM THE BASE OF EVERGREEN LAKE DAM PROPERTIES HAVE MORE RESTRICTIVE CREEK TO THE RIVERA CROSSING BRIDGE: DOWNSTREAM TO BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR: REGULATIONS 1. FISHING REGULATIONS THAN STANDARD G 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ARKANSAS RIVER - CHAFFEE, FREMONT, PUEBLO Artificial flies and lures only. 2. BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS, manner of 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout FROM THE STOCKYARD BRIDGE (CHAFFEE Bag and possession limit for trout (except take, fish­ing hours, etc. is 2, 16 inches long. CR 102) BELOW SALIDA DOWNSTREAM 7.5 rainbow and cutbow) is 2. If a specific water doesn’t appear in this G MILES TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH BADGER 3. Rainbow trout and cutbow must be returned list, statewide regulations (page 3) apply. FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH HERMOSA CREEK: to water immediately. ATTENTION! This brochure includes fishing CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE LINE: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. regulations. State wildlife areas have additional 1. No bag or possession limit for channel 2. BEAR CREEK - MONTEZUMA access and land regulations. If you plan to visit Rainbow trout and cutbow must be catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO an SWA, you must consult CPW’s State Rec- returned to water immediately. northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- CONFLUENCE WITH THE DOLORES RIVER: reation Lands brochure for specific property 1. Artificial flies and lures only. regulations. gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. WITHIN THE PUEBLO RESERVOIR STATE WILD- LIFE AREA: 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Special regulations are designed to provide ANTELOPE CREEK, WEST - GUNNISON 1. Bag, possession and min. size for walleye and the best fishing and maintain the long-term 1. Artificial flies and lures only. saugeye is 5 in the aggregate, 18 inches long. BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR - JEFFERSON welfare of fish. They include bag limits, size 2. 2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate 1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 limits and harvest restrictions. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- By reducing bag limits and requiring that mediately. longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. inches long. certain fish be returned to the water, larger 2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate fish may result. While many streams and riv- ANTERO RESERVOIR - PARK (MAP, PAGE 29) FROM THE BRIDGE AT VALCO PONDS longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. ers support a daily bag and possession limit, 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. DOWNSTREAM TO PUEBLO BLVD. (EXCEPT AT anglers are asked to reduce their harvest by 2. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. PUEBLO NATURE CENTER AS POSTED): BEAR RIVER - GARFIELD, ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) practicing voluntary, selective harvest. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. APACHE CREEK, NORTH AND SOUTH 2. Trout longer than 16 inches must be re- 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. turned to water immediately. ABRAMS CREEK - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) FORKS - HUERFANO FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO BEAVER CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 19) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ARKANSAS RIVER, MIDDLE FORK OF THE 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- THE USFS BOUNDARY: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. SOUTH ARKANSAS - CHAFFEE mediately. 1. Fishing prohibited. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO mediately. BOSS LAKE: ADAMS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS LAKES ARAPAHOE BEND NATURAL AREA (BASS, 1. Artificial flies and lures only. BEAVER, CORMORANT, AND SNAPPER BEAVER CREEK - GUNNISON (PUBLIC WORKS AND MANN-NYHOLT 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. LAKES) - ADAMS PONDS) - LARIMER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth AUGUSTORA CREEK - ARCHULETA bass is 15 inches long. mediately. bass is 15 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. ADOBE CREEK RESERVOIR (BLUE LAKE) - ARAPAHO CREEK - GRAND (MAP, PAGE 15) BEAVER CREEK - MINERAL FROM MONARCH LAKE DOWNSTREAM TO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. BENT, KIOWA AURORA (SENAC) RESERVOIR - ARAPAHOE USFS RD. 125: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. 1. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. mediately. 2. AGNES LAKES (UPPER AND LOWER LAKES) 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth - JACKSON bass is 15 inches long. BEAVER CREEK RESERVOIR - RIO GRANDE 3. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ARCHULETA CREEK - SAGUACHE Min. size for walleye is 18 inches long. (MAP, PAGE 26) 4. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. WITHIN THE COCHETOPA STATE WILDLIFE Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1-Dec. 31. AREA (SNYDER RANCH) DOWNSTREAM FROM longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. AKRON CITY LAKE - WASHINGTON DOME LAKES STATE WILDLIFE AREA: BEAVER CREEK, WEST - GUNNISON BARD CREEK - CLEAR CREEK 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. bass is 15 inches long. 2. Trout must be returned to water immedi- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. ately. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. ALBERTA PARK RESERVOIR - MINERAL (MAP, mediately. PAGE 26) ARKANSAS RIVER - CHAFFEE, LAKE BIG BEND CREEK - LA PLATA BARKER RESERVOIR - BOULDER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. (MAP, PAGE 11) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Ice fishing prohibited. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE LAKE 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. G FORK OF THE ARKANSAS DOWNSTREAM Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1-Dec. 1. mediately. AMERICAN LAKES (SNOW AND MICHIGAN TO PARKDALE AT THE HWY. 50 BRIDGE BARR LAKE - ADAMS LAKES) - JACKSON CROSSING ABOVE THE ROYAL GORGE. BIG CREEK LAKE (LOWER) - JACKSON 1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout and/ FROM THE U.S. 24 RIVER OVERPASS inches long. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. or splake is 3. Only 1 may be longer than 26 G DOWNSTREAM TO THE LOWER BOUNDARY 2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate inches. OF THE HAYDEN RANCH, AS POSTED: longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. 10 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 11 REGULATIONS 2016 Colorado Fishing

BEAR CREEK - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO Upper Arkansas River THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE CONEJOS RIVER: 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 is 2. Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 Crystal Lake - Fly/lure only B - Fly/lure only; 1 trout limit, maximum 12 inches BEAR CREEK - EL PASO Hidden Lakes - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be C - Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO released Gold Medal Water - From confluence with Lake Fork Mount Elbert Forebay - 1 lake trout limit; Lake trout of the Arkansas to Parkdale REGULATIONS GOLD CAMP ROAD: between 22 and 34 inches must be released 1. Fishing prohibited. Native Lake - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released BEAR CREEK - JEFFERSON Swamp Lakes - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must 2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout be released To Copper Mtn. is 1, 12 inches long. FROM THE BASE OF EVERGREEN LAKE DAM Three Lakes (Lowest and Middle) - Fly/lure only; All DOWNSTREAM TO BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR: cutthroat must be released To Minturn 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Timberline Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit ARKANSAS RIVER - CHAFFEE, FREMONT, PUEBLO Turquoise Reservoir - 2 lake trout limit . 2. Bag and possession limit for trout (except see Cr FROM THE STOCKYARD BRIDGE (CHAFFEE Twin Lakes - 1 lake trout limit; Lake trout between . es r n n CR 102) BELOW SALIDA DOWNSTREAM 7.5 rainbow and cutbow) is 2. 22 and 34 inches must be released C e e T e «¬91 t 3. Rainbow trout and cutbow must be returned Virginia Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit s MILES TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH BADGER s s e Ea to water immediately. n CREEK: n r e ive

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returned to water immediately. C r r.d o CONFLUENCE WITH THE DOLORES RIVER: A F Turquoise Res. st 1. Virginia Ea WITHIN THE PUEBLO RESERVOIR STATE WILD- Artificial flies and lures only. Lake Glacier Cr. k e LIFE AREA: 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. e confluence r C 1. Bag, possession and min. size for walleye and k us saugeye is 5 in the aggregate, 18 inches long. BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR - JEFFERSON Windsor B Leadville Lake Swamp 2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate 1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 L Lakes a longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. inches long. k Three d A Rock C «¬300 e 2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate reek Lakes A F o FROM THE BRIDGE AT VALCO PONDS longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. Middle Hidden rk DOWNSTREAM TO PUEBLO BLVD. (EXCEPT AT Lakes Native d Lowest Lake Crystal PUEBLO NATURE CENTER AS POSTED): BEAR RIVER - GARFIELD, ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) Lake 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. illow reek 2. Trout longer than 16 inches must be re- 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. W C turned to water immediately. d BEAVER CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 19) US-24 river A

ARKANSAS RIVER, MIDDLE FORK OF THE H Creek overpass r 1. Artificial flies and lures only. alfmo on k B a SOUTH ARKANSAS - CHAFFEE 2. n Cutthroat must be returned to water im- s FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO a mediately. s BOSS LAKE: South boundary Kobe of Hayden Ranch Bit Cr. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. BEAVER CREEK - GUNNISON Two Mount Elbert 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. B

1. Artificial flies and lures only. Forebay 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- Rd i AUGUSTORA CREEK - ARCHULETA v mediately. e 1. Artificial flies and lures only. r 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. Lake BEAVER CREEK - MINERAL To Aspen Creek «¬82 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Twin Lakes AURORA (SENAC) RESERVOIR - ARAPAHOE 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- ¤£24 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. mediately. 2. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth Granite . bass is 15 inches long. BEAVER CREEK RESERVOIR - RIO GRANDE Cache Cr

3. Min. size for walleye is 18 inches long. (MAP, PAGE 26) Clear Creekd Res. 4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate ¹ d 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1-Dec. 31. Cr. ear longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. 0 1 2 4 6 8 Cl C Gauging To Salida BEAVER CREEK, WEST - GUNNISON Miles station BARD CREEK - CLEAR CREEK 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- BIG HOLE CREEK - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 15) BIG THOMPSON RIVER - LARIMER 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. 1. FROM THE BASE OF OLYMPUS DAM AT LAKE ES- mediately. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- TES DOWNSTREAM TO BRIDGE AT WALTONIA: BIG BEND CREEK - LA PLATA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. BARKER RESERVOIR - BOULDER mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 1. Ice fishing prohibited. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- BIG LAKE - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1-Dec. 1. mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. BLACK CANYON - SAN JUAN 2. 1. BARR LAKE - ADAMS Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. Artificial flies and lures only. BIG CREEK LAKE (LOWER) - JACKSON 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout and/ BIG THOMPSON PONDS - LARIMER mediately. inches long. or splake is 3. Only 1 may be longer than 26 1. Bag, possession and min. size for large- 2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate inches. longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. mouth and smallmouth bass is 1 in aggre- gate, 15 inches long. 11 2016 Colorado Fishing REGULATIONS

BLACK HOLLOW CREEK - LARIMER (MAP, PAGE 24) 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 20 inches BLANCA WILDLIFE HABITAT AREA (BLM with Green Mountain Reservoir - 8 lake trout limit; Colorado Kremmling ¤£40 PONDS) - ALAMOSA River Kokanee snagging permitted from Sept. 1 - Dec. 31

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

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BLUE RIVER - GRAND, SUMMIT (MAP, PAGE 12) ek re D Colo 9 bridge at Blue River SWA GOLD MEDAL WATERS FROM DILLON C d d t c RESERVOIR DAM TO GREEN MOUNTAIN a C G r A RESERVOIR INLET ta a B C l u FROM THE NORTH INLET AT SUMMIT CR 3 e

(COYNE VALLEY ROAD 3 MILES NORTH OF d eek te Cr BRECKENRIDGE) DOWNSTREAM TO DILLON la S k RESERVOIR: ree er C C North city limits 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ld R ou of Silverthorne B iv To Denver 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, e r c h d ul 16 inches long. G y For Vail Area and Eagle River Regulations e 70 k ¨¦§ d s A FROM DILLON DAM DOWNSTREAM TO NORTH Please see Middle Colorado and Eagle Rivers Map a L h To c CITY LIMITS OF SILVERTHORNE: B d d l 1. Glenwood Vail u Artificial flies and lures only. G Springs Silverthorne ¤£6 y 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. Old Dillon e A d r S F na d k Reservoir e R i FROM NORTH CITY LIMITS OF SILVERTHORNE v Frisco Dillon Keystone e r

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INLET: «¬91 r. d d Spr uce C 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. d Blue River Clinton A ¹ Reservoir FROM GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR DAM «¬9 DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLORADO RIVER: 0 1 2 3 4 5 G To Leadville 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Miles To Leadville To Fairplay 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately.

BOBTAIL CREEK - GRAND (MAP, PAGE 15) FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. 3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate THE DENVER WATER BOARD DIVERSION: longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. BOULDER CREEK - BOULDER 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. FROM THE UPPER END OF EBEN FINE PARK BRUSH CREEK - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) (WITHIN BOULDER CITY LIMITS) DOWN- FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE EAGLE STREAM TO 55TH STREET: BONNY RESERVOIR - YUMA RIVER UPSTREAM FOR 2.5 MILES: 1. 1. NOTE: At publication, this reservoir is dry and not Artificial flies and lures only. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. expected to be refilled. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 1. No bag or possession limit for any game fish species. BRUSH CREEK, WEST - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) 2. Trotlines and jugs permitted. BOYD LAKE - LARIMER IN THE SYLVAN LAKE INLET AND UPSTREAM 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: BOSS LAKE - CHAFFEE bass is 15 inches long. 1. Fishing prohibited Sept. 1-Nov. 30. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 12 inches long. 13 REGULATIONS 2016 Colorado Fishing

BRUSH HOLLOW RESERVOIR - FREMONT GOOD PLACES TO... ing operations are completed. Blue River Basin 1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth and Lake Regulations spotted bass is 15 inches long. CHEESMAN RESERVOIR - DOUGLAS, Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: JEFFERSON (MAP, PAGE 28) Clinton Reservoir - 2 trout limit BULL BASIN RESERVOIR NO. 1 - MESA 1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1 - April 30. To Steamboat Springs Dillon Reservoir - 1 Arctic char limit, minimum (MAP PAGE 19) Confluence 20 inches 2. Fishing prohibited one-half hour after sun- with Green Mountain Reservoir - 8 lake trout limit; 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Colorado Kremmling 40 set to one-half hour before sunrise. ¤£ Kokanee snagging permitted from Sept. 1 - Dec. 31 River 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 3. Fishing prohibited on dam and around REGULATIONS d Old Dillon Reservoir -Fly/lure only; 1 golden trout To Granby 16 inches long. reservoir as posted. B limit, minimum 16 inches l For Granby Area and Colorado 4. Ice fishing prohibited. u River Regulations River Regulations please see e BULL CREEK RESERVOIRS NO. 1, NO. 2 AND Upper Colorado River Map Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: 5. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-30. A - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be CONNECTING CHANNELS - MESA © CPW B released »

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- Fly/lure only; All trout must be released B 1. d Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth C - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum R » Chipeta Lake, Montrose Co. r. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, bass is 15 inches long. C i 16 inches ce v u e » Corn Lake, Mesa Co. 2. pr D - Kokanee snagging permitted from 16 inches long. Bag and min. size for walleye is 3, 18 inches S r A B Sept. 1 - Dec. 31 » Fairplay Beach, Park Co. long.

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Reservoir Mountain Reservoir Dam to the Colorado River d 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. » Haviland Lake, La Plata Co. d 4. Fishing prohibited from dam and within 100 Green Mountain Reservoir inlet 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. » Kingfisher Cove at Chatfield State ft. of dam or walleye spawning nets March Park, Douglas/Jefferson Cos. 15-April 15, or until walleye spawning ek re D Colo 9 bridge at Blue River SWA BUTTON ROCK (RALPH PRICE) RESERVOIR C d d » Midwestern Farm Pond, Prowers Co. operations are complete. t - BOULDER c a C r A a 1. Artificial flies and lures only. » Monument Lake, El Paso Co. t CHEYENNE CREEK, NORTH - EL PASO, TELLER a B 2. C l Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. » St. Vrain State Park, Boulder Co. u FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO e 3. Fishing prohibited Nov. 1-April 30. » West Lake, Mesa Co. GOLD CAMP ROAD: d 4. Additional permit from city of Longmont eek 1. Fishing prohibited. te Cr More places: la required. Call (303) 651-8649 for details. S k cpw.state.co.us/fish/takekidsfishing ree CIMARRON RIVER - MONTROSE er C C North city limits ld R CABIN CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 32) ou i of Silverthorne 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1-Dec. 31. B v To Denver 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- e FROM TRAPPERS LAKE UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF r c h d ul A MILE: mediately. G CLEAR CREEK - CHAFFEE (MAP, PAGE 11) y For Vail Area and Eagle River Regulations e 70 1. Fishing prohibited. k ¨¦§ CAT CREEK - RIO GRANDE, CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) FROM THE GAUGING STATION (APPROXI- d s A Please see Middle Colorado and Eagle Rivers Map a

L MATELY 0.5 OF A MILE ABOVE CLEAR CREEK To h 1. Artificial flies and lures only. B c d d l CANYON CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 27) RESERVOIR) DOWNSTREAM TO CLEAR CREEK Glenwood Vail u 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- G FROM NORTH SIDE OF I-70 BRIDGE DOWN- Springs Silverthorne ¤£6 RESERVOIR: y mediately. Old Dillon e A STREAM TO CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLO- d r S 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1-Dec. 31. F na d k Reservoir e R RADO RIVER: i CAT CREEK, NORTH AND SOUTH FORKS - Frisco Keystone v Dillon e 1. Fishing prohibited March 15-May 15 and r C LA PLATA

Reservoir RIO GRANDE (MAP, PAGE 17) CLEAR CREEK - o r. d Oct. 1-Nov. 30. r C 1. r 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Artificial flies and lures only. a e l l i d 2. C Coyne 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- Cutthroat must be returned to water im- m d d r C CARNERO CREEK: MIDDLE, NORTH AND n . Valley Rd. Swan R rk e iver o mediately. mediately.

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CARTER CREEK - GRAND (MAP, PAGE 15) CHALK CREEK - CHAFFEE CLEAR CREEK RESERVOIR - CHAFFEE «¬91 r. d d 1. Spr uce C Artificial flies and lures only. WITHIN WRIGHT’S LAKE STATE WILDLIFE (MAP, PAGE 11) d Blue River 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- AREA: 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1-Dec. 31. Clinton A mediately. ¹ Reservoir 1. Artificial flies and lures only. «¬9 CLEAR LAKE - JACKSON 0 1 2 3 4 5 CARTER LAKE - LARIMER To Leadville To Leadville CHARTIER POND - MORGAN 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Miles To Fairplay 1. Bag, max. size for walleye is 3, 21 inches long. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. Possession limit for walleye is 5. bass is 15 inches long. 3. It is unlawful to possess filleted or cleaned CLINE RANCH STATE WILDLIFE AREA - PARK fish in boat on lake. CHATFIELD RESERVOIR AND CHATFIELD 1. Artificial flies and lures only. STATE PARK - DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON (MAP, 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. CASCADE CREEK - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) PAGE 28) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITHIN CHATFIELD STATE PARK, INCLUDING CLINTON RESERVOIR - SUMMIT (MAP, PAGE 12) 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AND ALL PONDS 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. mediately. WITHIN THE PARK BOUNDARY: 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth CASCADE CREEK - HUERFANO COCHETOPA CREEK - SAGUACHE bass is 15 inches long. WITHIN COCHETOPA STATE WILDLIFE AREA FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO 2. Bag and min. size for walleye is 3, 18 inches long. (SNYDER RANCH): THE USFS BOUNDARY: 3. Only 1 walleye longer than 21 inches may be 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Fishing prohibited. taken per day. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 4. Fishing prohibited from dam and within CASTLE CREEK - LA PLATA 100 feet of dam or walleye spawning nets 1. Artificial flies and lures only. March 15-April 15, or until walleye spawn- 13 2016 Colorado Fishing REGULATIONS

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Upper Colorado River - Headwaters to Radium

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 REGULATIONS (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 and gigs prohibited for take of northern pike; 8 lake trout limit; Only 1 lake trout Gold Medal Water - Colorado River from Fraser River confluence to 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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Conejos and Alamosa River Drainages Lake Regulations River Regulations CUTTHROAT TROUT: HOLDING ON TO A LEGACY Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Big Lake - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released A - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released

Kerr Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit The rugged topography of the Rocky Mountain In an effort to preserve the legacy of these B - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit d Rock Lake - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released West has led to stream isolation and, in turn, prized game fish, multiagency conservation To FR 380 C - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 inches the evolution of 14 recognized subspecies of teams have been established for each subspecies. South Fork FR 330 D - Fly only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 inches To W cutthroat trout, making it the most diverse and Aquatic biologists on these teams use a variety Del Norte igh tm N. F

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duction of non-native trout. a h sidered Cutthroat Conservation and Recreation C c . l d A d n Rainbow trout hybridize with native cutthroat u Rough Cy Waters, are protected throughout the state. G . a r FR 380 Kerr i A C To trout, while brook and brown trout tend to n A . In these waters, fishing is allowed by artificial Lake F r r h Ala easure i fo C c m Alamosa r s i h osa Cr n replace them in streams and rivers where they T . h l c r R a l e e i REGULATIONS flies and lures only, and all cutthroat trout must e v C v r er

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CORRAL CREEK - SUMMIT (MAP, PAGE 12) DEADMAN GULCH - ROUTT 2. Bag, possession and min. size limit for Arc- s ver o d P F C H i k d o . r t C ed 1. 1. A e reek r Artificial flies and lures only. Artificial flies and lures only. tic char is 1, 20 inches long. C Rock e o k s a a n Lake 2. 2. r C To Cutthroat must be returned to water im- Cutthroat must be returned to water im- e o Rock Lake outlet C v n r i Tobacco ee La Jara mediately. mediately. DIVIDE CREEK, WEST - GARFIELD R D Lake dle Cr k s i J

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F d TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH BROOK CREEK: C th e l k (MAP, PAGE 35) H i FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM a a 1. Artificial flies and lures only. n Bear r s o Lake T FROM FREEMAN RESERVOIR UPSTREAM FOR TO THE USFS BOUNDARY: n 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- Twin C La

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n G Empedrado d 1. B Fishing prohibited Jan. 1-July 31. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- o u n o l Lake A n c mediately. Glacier R it h LARIMER i o DIXON LAKE - n Lake C c r CRAWFORD RESERVOIR - DELTA Blue o e 1. n e Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth k Lake Lost Lake FR 240 1. Bag, possession limit and min. size for large- DEEP CREEK - SAN MIGUEL Timber To bass is 15 inches long. Lake La Jara 1. C FR 250 mouth bass is one fish, 18 inches long. Artificial flies and lures only. S outh eek

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No bag or possession limit for yellow perch. on sa DOLORES RIVER - DOLORES, MESA, ej South Fork d os ro mediately. River confluence a MONTEZUMA, MONTROSE, SAN MIGUEL J FROM THE FENCE ON TOP OF THE CRAWFORD No Name FROM CONFLUENCE WITH WEST FORK OF de Cr. Lake RESERVOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE DEER BEAVER CREEK - SAGUACHE er N V o L d THE DOLORES RIVER DOWNSTREAM TO THE . Ruybalid a n i o d F NORTH BOUNDARY FENCE: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. n Lake J y k STANDING WATER LINE OF MCPHEE RESERVOIR: o a c . n s r a Alverjones R a 1. Fishing prohibited in spillway, stilling basin 2. Cutthroat must be returned to the water C E o C 1. Taking kokanee prohibited except Nov. 15- Green n Lake o u r e and outlet canal. immediately. n g Lake h Cr. e Dec. 31 when snagging permitted. a Victoria k C Lake r. C Spectacle CROSHO RESERVOIR - RIO BLANCO (MAP, PAGE 35) DELANEY BUTTE LAKES (NORTH, SOUTH, gh FROM MCPHEE DAM DOWNSTREAM APPROXI- Ro u Lake AND EAST) - JACKSON 1. Bag, possession and min. size for grayling is MATELY 11 MILES TO THE BRADFIELD BRIDGE: Laguna 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies Trail Venado 2, 16 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Lake or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. Elk Cre F CRYSTAL LAKE - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ek ox o C d r 3. a e 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Brown trout 14-20 inches long must be r ek

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CULEBRA CREEK - COSTILLA n C gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. d Duck e g j n NORTH DELANEY BUTTE LAKE: Lake o Lo FROM COLO. 159 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM s Waterfall Menkhaven Resort R D i APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES TO THE JAQUEZ G 1. Fishing prohibited in inlet upstream at South ek v FROM THE BRADFIELD BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM R La Manga Cre e

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Conejos and Alamosa River Drainages Lake Regulations River Regulations Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Big Lake - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released A - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released

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on sa DOLORES RIVER - DOLORES, MESA, ej South Fork d os ro River confluence a MONTEZUMA, MONTROSE, SAN MIGUEL J No Name FROM CONFLUENCE WITH WEST FORK OF de Cr. er Lake N V o L d THE DOLORES RIVER DOWNSTREAM TO THE . Ruybalid a n i o d F n Lake J y k STANDING WATER LINE OF MCPHEE RESERVOIR: o a c . n s r a Alverjones R a C E o C 1. Taking kokanee prohibited except Nov. 15- Green n Lake o u r e n g Lake h Cr. e Dec. 31 when snagging permitted. a Victoria k C Lake r. C Spectacle gh FROM MCPHEE DAM DOWNSTREAM APPROXI- Ro u Lake MATELY 11 MILES TO THE BRADFIELD BRIDGE: Laguna Trail Venado 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Lake 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. Elk Cre F ek ox o C d r a e r ek

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EAGLE RIVER - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) ELK RIVER - ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) FORBES PARK LAKE - COSTILLA FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST FORK 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. AND THE SOUTH FORK DOWNSTREAM TO THE 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER: 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. ELK RIVER (NORTH, SOUTH, AND MIDDLE FORT MORGAN PONDS - MORGAN FORKS) - ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth FROM THE I-70 EXIT 147 BRIDGE IN EAGLE 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. bass is 15 inches long. DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. THE COLORADO RIVER: FOURMILE CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 27) 1. No bag or possession limit for channel ELKHEAD RESERVOIR - MOFFAT, ROUTT FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE ROARING catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, FORK RIVER UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- (MAP, PAGE 35) 1. 1. Fishing prohibited March 15-May 15 and gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. Bag and possession limit for crappie is 10. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for large- Oct. 1-Nov. 30. mouth bass is 2, 15 inches long. REGULATIONS EAST PASS CREEK - SAGUACHE FRANK EASEMENT PONDS (NORTH AND 1. Artificial flies and lures only. EMERALD LAKES (BIG AND LITTLE) - SOUTH) - WELD 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- HINSDALE 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. bass is 15 inches long. 2. EAST RIVER - GUNNISON Bag, possession and max. size for trout is 2, FRASER CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 32) FROM THE UPSTREAM PROPERTY BOUND- 14 inches long. FROM TRAPPERS LAKE UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF ARY AT THE ROARING JUDY FISH HATCHERY IN THE LAKE CREEK INLET FOR 0.5 OF A MILE A MILE: DOWNSTREAM TO CONFLUENCE WITH THE ABOVE BIG EMERALD LAKE: 1. TAYLOR RIVER: Fishing prohibited. 1. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1-July 15. FRASER RIVER - GRAND (MAP, PAGE 15) 2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout is 2, ERIE LAKE - BOULDER FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO 12 inches long. THE CONFLUENCE WITH ST. LOUIS CREEK: 3. Taking kokanee prohibited. 1. All largemouth and smallmouth must be returned to the water immediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. FROM ROARING JUDY HATCHERY OUTLET Rainbow trout must be returned to water DOWNSTREAM TO SOUTHERN ROARING JUDY EVANS CITY LAKE (RIVERSIDE PARK) - WELD immediately. SFU BOUNDARY: 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH ST. LOUIS 1. Fishing prohibited Aug. 1-Oct. 31. bass is 15 inches long. CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLORADO RIVER: ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR - ARCHULETA FALL CREEK - MINERAL 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Largemouth bass 12-15 inches long must be FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO returned to the water immediately. WOLF CREEK: FREEMAN RESERVOIR - MOFFAT (MAP, PAGE 35) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITHIN 50 YARDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ELAINE T. VALENTE OPEN SPACE LAKES, 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- INLET AND UPSTREAM FOR 0.25 OF A MILE: NORTH LAKE - ADAMS mediately. 1. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1-July 31. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. FALL CREEK - SAN MIGUEL FRENCH GULCH - SUMMIT (MAP, PAGE 12) 2. All fish must be returned to the water im- FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WOODS LAKE: mediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 2. ELEVEN MILE RESERVOIR - PARK (MAP, PAGE 29) Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. FREY GULCH - SUMMIT (MAP, PAGE 12) 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 4. Only 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FAWN CREEK - RIO BLANCO (MAP, PAGE 32) 2 may be longer than 16 inches. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. 3. No bag or possession limit on yellow perch Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. ELK CREEK - SAN MIGUEL FRYINGPAN LAKES NO. 2 AND NO. 3 - PITKIN 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FISH CREEK - ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. mediately. 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. 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GOAT CREEK - SAN MIGUEL 16 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM 200 YARDS DOWNSTREAM OF THE 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- GRIMES CREEK - LA PLATA CRYSTAL RESERVOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM mediately. FROM THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION TO THE RELIEF DITCH DIVERSION (5 MILES PROPERTY DOWNSTREAM TO THE STANDING ABOVE AUSTIN BRIDGE): GOLDEN PARK PONDS - BOULDER WATER LINE OF VALLECITO RESERVOIR: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ON GOLDEN PARK PONDS NO. 1 AND NO. 2: 1. Fishing is prohibited from Sept. 1-Nov. 14. 2. Rainbow trout must be returned to water 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 15-Dec. 31. immediately. 2. Scented flies or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. GRIZZLY CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 27) FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SMITH 3. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORA- FORK DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER: be returned to water immediately. DO RIVER UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: 1. 4. Possession of largemouth or smallmouth 1. Fishing prohibited March 15-May 15 and No bag or possession limit for channel bass while fishing Golden Park Ponds No. 1 Oct. 1-Nov. 30. catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, REGULATIONS or 2 is prohibited. northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- GROSS RESERVOIR - BOULDER gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. ON GOLDEN PARK POND NO. 3: 1. Fishing prohibited from sunset to sunrise. 1. Bag, possession and min. size for large- 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1-Dec. 1. GUNNISON RIVER, LAKE FORK - GUNNISON, mouth and smallmouth bass is 1 in the HINSDALE FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO aggregate, 15 inches long. GROUNDHOG CREEK - DOLORES THE WATERFALL AT SHERMAN: FROM GROUNDHOG RESERVOIR UPSTREAM 1. Artificial flies and lures only. GORE CREEK - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: 2. FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH RED 1. Fishing prohibited April 15-July 15. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- G SANDSTONE CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO THE mediately. CONFLUENCE WITH THE EAGLE RIVER: GROUNDHOG RESERVOIR - DOLORES FROM FIRST BRIDGE CROSSING ABOVE LAKE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. IN THE NASH CREEK AND GROUNDHOG CREEK SAN CRISTOBAL DOWNSTREAM TO LAKE SAN 2. INLETS UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: Bag, possession and min. size for trout CRISTOBAL: is 2, 16 inches long. 1. Fishing prohibited April 15-July 15. 1. Artificial flies only.

GRAND LAKE - GRAND (MAP, PAGE 15) GUNNISON RIVER - DELTA, GUNNISON, FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH HIGH BRIDGE 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. MONTROSE GULCH DOWNSTREAM TO THE BLM BOUND- 2. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is GOLD MEDAL WATERS FROM 200 YARDS ARY BELOW “THE GATE” CAMPGROUND: DOWNSTREAM OF THE CRYSTAL RESER- 4. Only 1 may be longer than 36 inches. 1. G VOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM TO NORTH FORK Artificial flies and lures only. All lake trout 26-36 inches long must be 2. OF THE GUNNISON. Bag, possession and min. size for brown returned to water immediately. trout is 2, 16 inches long. 3. Gaffs and tail snares prohibited. FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND 3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water TAYLOR RIVERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE U.S. 50 immediately. GRANDVIEW PONDS - ADAMS BRIDGE: 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth FROM THE BLM BOUNDARY BELOW “THE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. bass is 15 inches long. GATE” CAMPGROUND TO THE CONFLUENCE 2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown WITH CHERRY CREEK: trout is 2, 16 inches long. GRANEROS CREEK - PUEBLO 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO 3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water THE USFS BOUNDARY: immediately. FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH CHERRY CREEK 1. Fishing prohibited. FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND DOWNSTREAM TO THE UPPER RED BRIDGE TAYLOR RIVERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CAMPGROUND BOUNDARY: GRASSY CREEK - SAN JUAN STANDING WATER LINE OF BLUE MESA RES- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ERVOIR, INCLUDING ALL TRIBUTARY CANALS 2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- AND DIVERSIONS: trout is 2, 16 inches long. mediately. 1. Taking kokanee prohibited Aug. 1-Oct 31. 3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1-Dec. 31. immediately. GREEN CREEK, LITTLE - GRAND, ROUTT FROM BLUE MESA DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR (MAP, PAGE 15) 225 YARDS: FROM THE UPPER RED BRIDGE CAMPGROUND 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. BOUNDARY DOWNSTREAM TO BLUE MESA 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. FROM THE CLOSURE SIGNS BELOW BLUE RESERVOIR: MESA DAM DOWNSTREAM TO MORROW 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR - SUMMIT POINT RESERVOIR DAM: (MAP, PAGE 12) 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. GUNNISON RIVER, NORTH FORK - DELTA, 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 8. GUNNISON 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. FROM MORROW POINT RESERVOIR DAM FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH ANTHRACITE DOWNSTREAM FOR 130 YARDS: CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE GREEN RIVER - MOFFAT 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. WITH THE GUNNISON RIVER: 1. No bag or possession limit for channel 1. No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, FROM THE CLOSURE SIGN BELOW MORROW catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- POINT RESERVOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM TO northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. CRYSTAL RESERVOIR DAM: gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. GRIFFITH RESERVOIR - MESA GYPSUM PONDS STATE WILDLIFE AREA - (MAP, PAGE 19) FROM CRYSTAL RESERVOIR DAM DOWN- EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. STREAM FOR 200 YARDS: 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. 20 21 REGULATIONS 2016 Colorado Fishing

HAHN CREEK - RIO BLANCO (MAP, PAGE 32) HORSETOOTH RESERVOIR - LARIMER FROM 200 YARDS DOWNSTREAM OF THE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. GOOD PLACES TO... 1. Min. size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches CRYSTAL RESERVOIR DAM DOWNSTREAM 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- long. TO THE RELIEF DITCH DIVERSION (5 MILES mediately. 2. Fishing prohibited in inlet area as posted ABOVE AUSTIN BRIDGE): March 15-May 31. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. HALLENBECK (PURDY MESA) RESERVOIR - 2. Rainbow trout must be returned to water MESA (MAP, PAGE 19) HOTEL DRAW - SAN JUAN immediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies 1. Artificial flies and lures only. REGULATIONS or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SMITH 2. Largemouth bass 12-15 inches long must be mediately. FORK DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO RIVER: returned to water immediately. No more than 2 largemouth bass in any bag and pos- HUDSON TOWN POND - WELD 1. No bag or possession limit for channel session limit can be longer than 15 inches. © CPW 1. Bag, possession limit and min. size for

catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, » largemouth and smallmouth bass is 1 in the northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- HAMILTON CREEK - GRAND (MAP, PAGE 15) FISH FOR KOKANEE aggregate, 15 inches long. gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. » Blue Mesa Reservoir, Gunnison Co. 2. HUERFANO RIVER - HUERFANO GUNNISON RIVER, LAKE FORK - GUNNISON, Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. » Lake Granby, Grand Co. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO HINSDALE » THE USFS BOUNDARY: FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO HANGING LAKE - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 27) Vallecito Reservoir, 1. THE WATERFALL AT SHERMAN: 1. Fishing prohibited. La Plata and San Juan Cos. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. » Sweetwater Lake, Garfield Co. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- HARVEY GAP RESERVOIR - GARFIELD (MAPS, PAGES 19, 27) » Wolford Mountain Reservoir, HUNT LAKE - CHAFFEE mediately. 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches Grand Co. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM FIRST BRIDGE CROSSING ABOVE LAKE long. Find where to catch a lunker: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- SAN CRISTOBAL DOWNSTREAM TO LAKE SAN 2. Bag and possession limit for channel catfish cpw.state.co.us/fish/hotspots mediately. CRISTOBAL: is 2. 1. Artificial flies only. 3. Use of spearfishing, archery, gigs for take of ILLINOIS RIVER - JACKSON northern pike is prohibited WITHIN DIAMOND J STATE WILDLIFE AREA: HIDDEN LAKES - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH HIGH BRIDGE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. GULCH DOWNSTREAM TO THE BLM BOUND- HAT CREEK - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. ARY BELOW “THE GATE” CAMPGROUND: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. JACKSON LAKE (RESERVOIR) - MORGAN 2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown mediately. HIGHLINE RESERVOIR - MESA 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. trout is 2, 16 inches long. (MAP, PAGE 19) 2. Min. size for wipers is 15 inches long. 3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water HAXTUN CITY LAKE (GUN CLUB LAKE) - 1. Bag, possession and min. size for large- 3. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 immediately. PHILLIPS mouth bass is 2, 15 inches long. inches long. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate FROM THE BLM BOUNDARY BELOW “THE bass is 15 inches long. HIMES CREEK - MINERAL longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. GATE” CAMPGROUND TO THE CONFLUENCE 1. 5. Fishing prohibited in outlet ditch below dam WITH CHERRY CREEK: Artificial flies and lures only. HAYDEN CREEK, SOUTH PRONG - FREMONT 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water imme- around rotary screen. 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO diately. 6. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long. THE CONFLUENCE WITH HAYDEN CREEK: FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH CHERRY CREEK 1. Fishing prohibited. HINE LAKE - JEFFERSON JAYHAWKER PONDS - LARIMER DOWNSTREAM TO THE UPPER RED BRIDGE 1. 1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must CAMPGROUND BOUNDARY: Min. size for largemouth bass is 18 inches long. HEADACHE CREEK - ARCHULETA be returned to the water immediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. HOHNHOLZ LAKE NO. 3 - LARIMER 2. Bag and possession limit for yellow perch is 5. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for brown 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. trout is 2, 16 inches long. mediately. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 4. JERRY CREEK RESERVOIRS NO. 1 AND 2 - 3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water immediately. MESA (MAP, PAGE 19) HEBERTON CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 32) HOLYOKE CITY LAKE (LIONS CLUB FISHING 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies FROM TRAPPERS LAKE UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF HOLE) - PHILLIPS FROM THE UPPER RED BRIDGE CAMPGROUND or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. A MILE: 1. BOUNDARY DOWNSTREAM TO BLUE MESA Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 2. All fish must be returned to the water im- 1. RESERVOIR: Fishing prohibited. bass is 15 inches long. mediately. HENRY RESERVOIR - CROWLEY 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 3. Float tubes with chest-high waders permitted. 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. HOMESTAKE CONVEYANCE CHANNEL GUNNISON RIVER, NORTH FORK - DELTA, (SPINNEY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR INLET JIM CREEK - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) GUNNISON HERMOSA CREEK - LA PLATA, SAN JUAN DITCH) - PARK (MAP, PAGE 29) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH ANTHRACITE 1. Fishing prohibited. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- THE CONFLUENCE WITH EAST CROSS CREEK: CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE mediately. WITH THE GUNNISON RIVER: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. HORSE CREEK RESERVOIR (TIMBER LAKE) - 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. No bag or possession limit for channel BENT, OTERO JOE WRIGHT CREEK - LARIMER (MAP, PAGE 24) mediately. catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH JOE WRIGHT northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- RESERVOIR UPSTREAM TO COLO. 14: HERMOSA CREEK, EAST FORK - LA PLATA gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. HORSESHOE RESERVOIR - HUERFANO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth, and 2. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1-July 31. 2. GYPSUM PONDS STATE WILDLIFE AREA - Cutthroat must be returned to water im- spotted bass is 15 inches long. EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) mediately. JOE WRIGHT RESERVOIR - LARIMER 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. (MAP, PAGE 24) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 21 2016 Colorado Fishing REGULATIONS

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR - BENT KOA LAKE - BOULDER LASKEY GULCH - SUMMIT (MAP, PAGE 12) 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. 1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must 1. Artificial flies and lures only. be returned to water immediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- JOHNSTOWN RESERVOIR - WELD mediately. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth LA PLATA RIVER - LA PLATA bass is 15 inches long. FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO LESTER CREEK - ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) 2. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long. THE STATE LINE: FOR 0.25 OF A MILE UPSTREAM AND 0.25 OF A 3. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 1. No bag or possession limit for channel MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM PEARL LAKE: inches long. catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. 18 inches long.

JUMBO RESERVOIR - LOGAN, SEDGWICK LAGERMAN RESERVOIR - BOULDER LON HAGLER RESERVOIR - LARIMER 1. Min. size for wipers is 15 inches long. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must REGULATIONS 2. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long. bass is 15 inches long. be returned to water immediately. 3. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 2. Only one channel catfish in the bag or po- inches long. LAKE ARBOR - JEFFERSON session limit may exceed 20 inches long. 4. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. bass is 15 inches long. LONE PINE CREEK - LARIMER 5. Visitors ages 18-64 must have annual Jumbo 2. Min. size for walleye, saugeye is 15 inches FROM PARVIN LAKE UPSTREAM TO LARIMER Res./Prewitt Res. access permit, unless you long. CR 74E (RED FEATHER LAKES ROAD): have a valid and current Colorado hunting 3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. or fishing license. Permits are $36, available longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. on the CPW website or at license agents. LONETREE RESERVOIR - LARIMER LAKE CREEK - HINSDALE 1. The bag, possession limit and min. size for JUNIATA RESERVOIR - MESA FROM BIG EMERALD LAKE INLET UPSTREAM largemouth and smallmouth bass is 1 in the (MAP, PAGE 19) FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: aggregate, 15 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies 1. Fishing prohibited Jan. 1-July 15. 2. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. inches long. 2. Largemouth bass 12-15 inches long must be LAKE DOROTHEY - LAS ANIMAS 3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate returned to the water immediately. No more WITHIN LAKE DOROTHEY STATE WILDLIFE longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. than 2 largemouth bass in any bag and pos- AREA, INCLUDING SCHWACHHEIM CREEK AND session limit can be longer than 15 inches. ALL OTHER DRAINAGES INTO THE LAKE: LONG DRAW RESERVOIR - LARIMER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. (MAP, PAGE 24) KELLY LAKE - JACKSON 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. LAKE FORK CREEK - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH GLACIER CREEK: LOS PINOS CREEK - SAGUACHE KELSO CREEK - MESA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITHIN COCHETOPA STATE WILDLIFE AREA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- (SNYDER RANCH): 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 2. All fish must be returned to the water im- LAKE GRANBY - GRAND (MAP, PAGE 15) mediately. KENNEY RESERVOIR - RIO BLANCO 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. (MAP, PAGE 33) 2. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 4. LOS PINOS RIVER - HINSDALE, LA PLATA 1. No bag or possession limit for channel 3. Gaffs and tail snares prohibited. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, 4. Jan. 1-Aug. 31, bag and possession limit for THE WEMINUCHE WILDERNESS BOUNDARY: northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- trout (except lake trout) and kokanee is 4, 1. Artificial flies and lures only. gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. singly or in aggregate. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 5. Sept. 1-Dec. 31, bag and possession limit KERR LAKE - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) for trout (except lake trout) is 4, singly or in FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE IN BAYFIELD 1. Artificial flies and lures only. aggregate. DOWNSTREAM TO NAVAJO RESERVOIR: 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 6. Sept. 1-Dec. 31, bag and possession limit for 1. No bag or possession limit for channel kokanee is 10. catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, KETNER LAKE - JEFFERSON 7. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31 northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth except in Columbine Bay upstream of Twin bass is 15 inches long. Creek inlet. LOST TRAIL CREEK - GUNNISON (MAP, PAGE 27) 1. KINGFISHER POND (FORT COLLINS ENVI- IN COLUMBINE BAY FROM THE INLET OF TWIN Artificial flies and lures only. CREEK UPSTREAM: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- RONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER) - LARIMER 1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1-Dec. 31. mediately. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches long. LAKE JOHN - JACKSON LOWELL PONDS - ADAMS 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 4. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth KINNEY CREEK (3 MILES EAST OF HOT bass is 15 inches long. SULPHUR SPRINGS) - GRAND (MAP, PAGE 15) LARAMIE RIVER - LARIMER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITHIN HOHNHOLZ STATE WILDLIFE AREA: MACK MESA RESERVOIR - MESA 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. (MAP, PAGE 19) mediately. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Bag, possession and min. size for large- mouth bass is 2, 15 inches long. 22 23 REGULATIONS 2016 Colorado Fishing

MAD CREEK - ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) GOOD PLACES TO... MINERS CREEK - SAGUACHE (MAP, PAGE 26) 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. MANCOS RIVER - MONTEZUMA FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE IN MANCOS MITCHELL CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 27) DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE LINE: FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO 1. No bag or possession limit for channel THE UPPER BOUNDARY OF THE GLENWOOD catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, SPRINGS FISH HATCHERY: REGULATIONS northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. MARTIN LAKE - HUERFANO 1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth, and MONTGOMERY RESERVOIR - PARK spotted bass is 15 inches long. 1. Ice fishing prohibited. 2. Fishing prohibited Dec. 1-May 31. MAY CREEK - LARIMER (MAP, PAGE 24) FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR AND CONFLUENCE WITH POUDRE RIVER: FROM THE WEST FACE OF THE DAM: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. 2. All trout must be returned to water immediately. MONUMENT RESERVOIR - LAS ANIMAS MEAD PONDS - WELD 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be returned to water immediately. MORRISON CREEK - ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. McELMO CREEK - MONTEZUMA 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE EAST OF CORTEZ DOWNSTREAM TO THE STATE LINE: MORROW POINT RESERVOIR - GUNNISON, 1. No bag or possession limit for channel MONTROSE catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- © CPW gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. » ICE FISH IN JANUARY MOUNT ELBERT FOREBAY RESERVOIR - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) McKAY LAKE - ADAMS » Lake John, Jackson Co. 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies » Blue Mesa Reservoir, Gunnison Co. 1. Lake trout 22-34 inches long must be or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. returned to the water immediately. 2. Largemouth bass must be returned to the » Eleven Mile Reservoir, Park Co. water immediately. » Jumbo Reservoir, Logan Co. MUDDY CREEK - SAN MIGUEL » Miramonte Reservoir, San Miguel Co. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO McMURRY PONDS - LARIMER WOODS LAKE: 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth Learn how to ice-fish safely atcpw.state. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. bass is 15 inches long. co.us/learn/Pages/IceFishingSafety.aspx 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. McPHEE RESERVOIR - MONTEZUMA 1. Largemouth and smallmouth bass 10-15 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. MUDDY CREEK, LITTLE - GRAND inches long must be returned to the water (MAP, PAGE 15) immediately. MEDANO CREEK, LITTLE - SAGUACHE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. No bag or possession limit for walleye. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 3. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. mediately.

MEADOW CREEK - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) MEREDITH RESERVOIR - CROWLEY NASH CREEK - DOLORES 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. FROM GROUNDHOG RESERVOIR UPSTREAM 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: mediately. MICHIGAN RIVER - JACKSON 1. Fishing prohibited April 15-July 15. WITHIN BROWNLEE, MURPHY AND DIAMOND NATE CREEK - OURAY MEADOW CREEK, EAST - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) J STATE WILDLIFE AREAS: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 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- 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. mediately. mediately. MIDDLE CREEK, EAST - SAGUACHE NATIVE LAKE - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) MEDANO CREEK - SAGUACHE, ALAMOSA FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WATERFALL APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- UPSTREAM FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. MIDDLE CREEK: mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. NAVAJO LAKE - DOLORES 2. MEDANO CREEK, HUDSON BRANCH - Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. SAGUACHE mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only.

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NAVAJO RESERVOIR - ARCHULETA NORTH SHIELDS PONDS - LARIMER PASTURE CREEK - LA PLATA, SAN JUAN 1. Trotlines permitted. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Artificial flies and lures only. bass is 15 inches long. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- NAVAJO RIVER - ARCHULETA, CONJEOS mediately. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO NORTH STERLING RESERVOIR - LOGAN BRIDAL VEIL FALLS: 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches long. PEARL LAKE - ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Min. size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches long. INCLUDING INLET STREAM FOR 0.25 OF A 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 3. Min. size for wipers is 15 inches long. Only MILE ABOVE INLET AND THE OUTLET STREAM mediately. 1 can be longer than 25 inches. FOR 0.25 OF A MILE BELOW THE OUTLET: REGULATIONS 4. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM THE OSO DIVERSION DAM DOWN- inches long. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, STREAM TO THE STATE LINE: 5. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate 18 inches long. 1. No bag or possession limit for channel longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, 6. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long. PELLA CROSSING RECREATION AREA northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- PONDS (ALL PONDS) - BOULDER gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. NORTH TAYLOR CREEK - CUSTER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies 1. Artificial flies and lures only. or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. NEE GRONDA RESERVOIR - KIOWA 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must NOTE: At publication, this reservoir is dry. mediately. be returned to the water immediately. 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. NORTHWATER CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 19) PETTY CREEK - SAN JUAN NEE NOSHE RESERVOIR - KIOWA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. mediately. NEE SO PAH RESERVOIR (SWEETWATER AND JET) - KIOWA OLD DILLON RESERVOIR - SUMMIT (MAP, PAGE 12) PIEDRA RIVER - ARCHULETA NOTE: At publication, this reservoir is dry. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM PIEDRA RIVER BRIDGE ON USFS 631 (PIEDRA ROAD) DOWNSTREAM TO THE LOWER 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for golden trout 1, 16 inches long. BOUNDARY OF THE TRES PIEDRA RANCH (1.5 MILES ABOVE U.S. 160): NEWLIN CREEK - CUSTER, FREMONT 1. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO OSIER CREEK - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) Artificial flies and lures only. 2. THE USFS BOUNDARY: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 1. Fishing prohibited. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- mediately. FROM THE U.S. 160 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO NAVAJO RESERVOIR: NICKELSON CREEK - PITKIN (MAP, PAGE 27) OVERLAND TRAIL POND - LOGAN 1. No bag or possession limit for channel 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches long. northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- mediately. gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. PAONIA RESERVOIR - GUNNISON NO NAME CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 27) PIEDRA RIVER, EAST FORK - MINERAL, FROM THE TOP OF PAONIA DAM DOWN- FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORA- HINSDALE STREAM TO THE BOUNDARY FENCE BELOW DO RIVER UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: THE STILLING BASIN: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Fishing prohibited March 15-May 15 and 2. 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- Oct. 1-Nov. 30. mediately. 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Recreation and Cultural Services website and then 1. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Artificial flies and lures only. Open Spaces for more information on opening and 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. closing dates, permits and other rules. FROM THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE G ROUTT NATIONAL FOREST DOWNSTREAM IN THE INLET STREAM (LONE PINE CREEK) BOEHMER RESERVOIR, BOEHMER CREEK: TO WYOMING (NORTHGATE CANYON): UPSTREAM TO LARIMER CR 74E (RED FEATHER 1. Fishing prohibited in Boehmer Reservoir 1. Artificial flies and lures only. LAKES ROAD): and Boehmer Creek, from the headwaters to 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. Mason Reservoir.

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McREYNOLDS RESERVOIR: GROUND DOWNSTREAM TO CONFLUENCE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITH BLACK HOLLOW CREEK: 2. Trout must be returned to water immedi- 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ately. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. PIT D POND - BOULDER PREWITT RESERVOIR - LOGAN, WASHINGTON 1. Bag, possession and min. size for large- FROM WEST BOUNDARY OF THE HOMBRE 1. Min. size for wipers is 15 inches long. mouth and smallmouth bass is 1 in the RANCH (BELOW RUSTIC) DOWNSTREAM TO 2. Min. size for walleye, saugeye is 15 inches long. aggregate, 15 inches long. THE PINGREE PARK ROAD/BRIDGE: 3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate 1. Artificial flies and lures only. longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. POAGE LAKE - RIO GRANDE (MAP, PAGE 26) 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 4. Min. size for crappie is 10 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 5. Visitors ages 18-64 must have annual Jumbo FROM UPPER BOUNDARY OF GATEWAY PARK 2. Bag, possession and max. size for trout is 2, Res./Prewitt Res. access permit, unless you (WATER DIVERSION FOR FORT COLLINS) 12 inches long. have a valid and current Colorado hunting DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE NORTH FORK OF THE POUDRE RIVER: or fishing license. Permits are $36, available POOSE CREEK - RIO BLANCO (MAP, PAGE 35) on the CPW website or at license agents. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- PRONGER POND - LOGAN mediately. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth POUDRE RIVER, NORTH FORK - LARIMER bass is 15 inches long. (MAP, PAGE 24) PORCUPINE LAKE - ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH DIVIDE CREEK 1. PROSPECT PARK LAKES - JEFFERSON Artificial flies and lures only. DOWNSTREAM TO BULL CREEK (ABOVE HAL- 2. 1. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- LIGAN RESERVOIR): Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth mediately. bass is 15 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. POUDRE PONDS NO. 1- WELD BASS LAKE AND WEST PROSPECT LAKES ONLY: 1. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth FROM MILTON SEAMAN RESERVOIR DOWN- Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies bass is 15 inches long. STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. POUDRE RIVER: PROSPECT PONDS NO. 2 AND 3 - LARIMER POUDRE RIVER - LARIMER (MAP, PAGE 24) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth BOUNDARY DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLU- bass is 15 inches long. ENCE WITH JOE WRIGHT CREEK: POUDRE RIVER, SOUTH FORK - LARIMER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. (MAP, PAGE 24) PUEBLO RESERVOIR - PUEBLO 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL 1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth, and FROM UPPER BOUNDARY OF BIG BEND CAMP- PARK BOUNDARY DOWNSTREAM FOR 1 MILE: spotted bass is 15 inches long. 26 27 REGULATIONS ver 2016 Colorado Fishing Ri n a gp in y Fr 20

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2. Bag, possession, min. size for walleye and saugeye is 5 in the aggregate, 18 inches long. South Platte River from Cheesman Res. to Chatfield Res. South Platte River in South Park Lake Regulations River Regulations 3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate Lake Regulations Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: 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 To Fairplay longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. d Antero Res. - 2 trout limit; Portable ice fishing A - Fly/lure only; Trout 12-20 in. must be released; before sunrise; Fishing prohibited on the dam and around reservoir as posted; Snagging kokanee permitted 4. shelters only 2 trout limit; Only 1 trout over 20 in.; Underwater spearfishing allowed for chan- Sept. 1 - Sept. 30; Ice fishing prohibited Gold Medal Water - 4 trout limit; Only 2 trout over nel, blue and flathead catfish with an ag- Chatfield Res. and all waters within state park including South Platte River - 3 walleye limit, minimum 18 Eleven Mile Res. B - Fly/lure only; All trout must be released inches; Only 1 walleye over 21 inches per day; Minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches; 16 inches; No limit for yellow perch; Portable gregate bag and possession limit of 5 and for C - Fly/lure only; Trout 12-20 in. must be released; Fishing prohibited from dam and within 100 feet of dam or walleye spawning operation nets March 15 - April 15, or ¬«9 ice fishing shelters only wiper with a bag and possession limit of 5. 2 trout limit; Only 1 trout over 20 in. until walleye spawning operations are completed. 5. Fishing prohibited from dam and within 100 ft. A Spinney Mtn. Res. - Fly/lure only; 1 trout over D - Fly/lure only; All fish must be released; Spring Gulch Pond - Fly/lure only; All fish must be returned to water immediately M 20 inches; No fishing from 30 minutes after sunset Portions may be closed Sept. 15 - Dec. 31; id of dam from 4 p.m.-9 a.m. March 15-April 15. d to 30 minutes before sunrise; Ice fishing prohibited; Gold Medal Water To Denver Garo le 6. It is unlawful to possess filleted or cleaned To Denver To Denver No bag or possession limit for yellow perch; E - Fishing is prohibited (Homestake F Gold Medal Water 124 Rd ¤£285 o Conveyance Channel) fish in boat on lake. Spring S r o u k Gulch th For Pond k S

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RELAY CREEK - LA PLATA, SAN JUAN u r 1. Artificial flies and lures only. m i l e º 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- C To r e mediately. e Woodland 0 1 2 3 6 k Park Miles RHODES GULCH - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) RIFLE GAP RESERVOIR - GARFIELD RIO BLANCO RIVER - ARCHULETA AND CONE- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. (MAPS, PAGES 19, 27) JOS 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Bag, possession and min. size for walleye is FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO SAN mediately. 1, 18 inches long. JUAN WILDERNESS BOUNDARY: 2. Bag and possession limit for yellow perch is 20. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. RIDGWAY RESERVOIR - OURAY 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. RIO BLANCO LAKE - RIO BLANCO (MAP, PAGE 33) mediately. 2. No bag, possession limit for smallmouth bass. 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches long. FROM THE BLANCO DIVERSION DAM DOWN- STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SAN JUAN RIVER: 28 29 REGULATIONS 2016 Colorado Fishing

South Platte River from Cheesman Res. to Chatfield Res. South Platte River in South Park Lake Regulations River Regulations Lake Regulations Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: 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 To Fairplay d Antero Res. - 2 trout limit; Portable ice fishing A - Fly/lure only; Trout 12-20 in. must be released; before sunrise; Fishing prohibited on the dam and around reservoir as posted; Snagging kokanee permitted shelters only 2 trout limit; Only 1 trout over 20 in.; Sept. 1 - Sept. 30; Ice fishing prohibited Gold Medal Water - 4 trout limit; Only 2 trout over Chatfield Res. and all waters within state park including South Platte River - 3 walleye limit, minimum 18 Eleven Mile Res. B - Fly/lure only; All trout must be released inches; Only 1 walleye over 21 inches per day; Minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches; 16 inches; No limit for yellow perch; Portable ice fishing shelters only C - Fly/lure only; Trout 12-20 in. must be released; Fishing prohibited from dam and within 100 feet of dam or walleye spawning operation nets March 15 - April 15, or ¬«9 2 trout limit; Only 1 trout over 20 in. until walleye spawning operations are completed. REGULATIONS A Spinney Mtn. Res. - Fly/lure only; 1 trout over D - Fly/lure only; All fish must be released; Spring Gulch Pond - Fly/lure only; All fish must be returned to water immediately 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 To Denver Garo le To Denver To Denver No bag or possession limit for yellow perch; E - Fishing is prohibited (Homestake F Gold Medal Water 124 Rd ¤£285 o Conveyance Channel) Spring S r o u k Gulch th For Pond k S

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F Rock Antero om Mile iver Platte Hd R Junction Reservoir d 126 Rd ¤£24 B ¬67 ¹ « To Buena Vista 0 2 4 8 12 To Canon City Wagon Tongue Miles Gulch Rd. bridge 67 Rd B e e t Nighthawk a t r a 40 Rd l 1. No bag or possession limit for channel RIVERBEND PONDS NO.1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 - ROARING FORKS CREEK - MONTEZUMA C

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a Deckers m d Gold Medal Water ROAD BEAVER CREEK - GUNNISON CREEK BRIDGE: C d B - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 r H RIO GRANDE - HINSDALE, MINERAL, RIO 1. 1. Artificial flies only. e o Artificial flies and lures only. ek r inches; Gold Medal Water se GRANDE (MAP, PAGE 26) 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. C C - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit r. FROM LOWER BOUNDARY OF RIVER HILL mediately. FROM UPPER WOODY CREEK BRIDGE DOWN-

A Wigwam CAMPGROUND DOWNSTREAM TO THE WEST STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE d Club (Private) «¬67 FENCE OF MASONIC PARK: ROARING CREEK - LARIMER (MAP, PAGE 24) COLORADO RIVER (EXCLUDING 50 YARDS Cheesman Res. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE Fo 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. CONFLUENCES WITH FOURMILE CREEK AND u Rainbow trout must be returned to water 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- r m THREEMILE CREEK): immediately. mediately. i l e º 3. Bag, possession and max. size for brown 1. Artificial flies and lures only. C To r 2. e trout is 2, 12 inches long. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, e Woodland 0 1 2 3 6 ROARING FORK CREEK - GRAND k Park Miles (MAP, PAGE 15) 16 inches long. FROM COLO. 149 BRIDGE AT SOUTH FORK 1. Artificial flies and lures only. RIO BLANCO RIVER - ARCHULETA AND CONE- DOWNSTREAM TO THE RIO GRANDE FROM 50 YARDS UPSTREAM AND DOWN- G 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- JOS CANAL DIVERSION STRUCTURE: STREAM FROM THE CONFLUENCES WITH mediately. FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO SAN 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FOURMILE CREEK AND THREEMILE CREEK: JUAN WILDERNESS BOUNDARY: 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Bag, possession and min. size for brown ROARING FORK OF THE NORTH PLATTE - 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Fishing prohibited March 15-May 15 and trout is 2, 16 inches long. JACKSON 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 3. Rainbow trout must be returned to water WITHIN ODD FELLOWS OR MANVILLE Oct. 1-Nov. 30. 3. mediately. immediately. STATE WILDLIFE AREAS: Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 16 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM THE BLANCO DIVERSION DAM DOWN- RIO LADO CREEK - MONTEZUMA STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SAN 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. JUAN RIVER: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. 29 2016 Colorado Fishing REGULATIONS

ROCK CREEK - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) 2. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must SHADOW MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR - GRAND 1. Artificial flies and lures only. be returned to the water immediately. (MAP, PAGE 15) 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. mediately. BLUE HERON LAKE: 1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must SHADOW MOUNTAIN SPILLWAY - GRAND ROCK CREEK, LITTLE - MESA be returned to water immediately. (MAP, PAGE 15) 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Only 1 channel catfish in the bag or posses- FROM SHADOW MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- sion limit may exceed 20 inches long. DOWNSTREAM TO LAKE GRANBY INCLUDING mediately. COLUMBINE BAY TO THE TWIN CREEK INLET: SAN FRANCISCO CREEK (MIDDLE AND 1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1-Dec. 31. ROCK LAKE - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) WEST FORKS) AND WEST SAN FRANCISCO 2. Snagging prohibited. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. LAKE - RIO GRANDE (MAP, PAGE 26) 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- PORTION ON USFS LANDS INCLUDING WEST SHEEP CREEK - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) mediately. SAN FRANCISCO LAKE: FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO REGULATIONS 1. Artificial flies and lures only. THE CONEJOS RIVER: ROCKY FORK CREEK - PITKIN (MAP, PAGE 27) 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- SAN JUAN RIVER - ARCHULETA mediately. FROM THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 160 AND SHEEP CREEK - LARIMER (MAP, PAGE 24) U.S. 84 DOWNSTREAM THROUGH PAGOSA 1. Artificial flies and lures only. SPRINGS TO THE INTERSECTION OF APACHE ROCKY MOUNTAIN LAKE - DENVER 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- STREET WITH THE RIVER, INCLUDING RIVER mediately. 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches long. CENTER PONDS: 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. SHEEP CREEK, EAST AND WEST FORKS - ROSEMONT RESERVOIR - TELLER LARIMER (MAP, PAGE 24) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM U.S. 160 BRIDGE IN PAGOSA SPRINGS 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Ice fishing prohibited. DOWNSTREAM TO NAVAJO RESERVOIR: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. No bag or possession limit for channel mediately. ROUGH CANYON - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, 1. Artificial flies and lures only. northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- SIG CREEK - LA PLATA, SAN JUAN 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- SAN MIGUEL RIVER - MONTROSE, SAN MIGUEL mediately. RUBY JEWEL LAKE - JACKSON FROM THE COLO. 90 BRIDGE AT PINON DOWN- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SIG CREEK, EAST FORK - SAN JUAN 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. DOLORES RIVER: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. No bag or possession limit for channel 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- RUNYON/FOUNTAIN LAKES STATE WILD- catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, mediately. LIFE AREA - PUEBLO northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- 1. Ice fishing prohibited. gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. SILVER LAKE - MESA (MAP, PAGE 19) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. SAGUACHE CREEK - SAGUACHE (MAP, PAGE 26) SANCHEZ RESERVOIR - COSTILLA 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, FROM CONFLUENCE OF THE MIDDLE AND 1. Any crayfish taken must be immediately 16 inches long. SOUTH FORKS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CON- returned to the water it came from or be taken FLUENCE WITH CALIFORNIA GULCH: into possession immediately and killed by SLATER CREEK, SOUTH FORK AND WEST 1. Artificial flies and lures only. separating the tail from the body. PRONG OF THE SOUTH FORK - ROUTT 1. Artificial flies and lures only. SAGUACHE CREEK, MIDDLE FORK - SARVIS CREEK - GRAND, ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- SAGUACHE (MAP, PAGE 26) 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. mediately. FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. CONFLUENCE WITH THE SOUTH FORK OF SLOAN LAKE - HINSDALE SAGUACHE CREEK: SCENERY POND - RIO BLANCO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. COLOROW MOUNTAIN STATE WILDLIFE AREA: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. SAGUACHE CREEK, SOUTH FORK - SAGUA- 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. CHE (MAP, PAGE 26) SNELL CREEK - RIO BLANCO (MAP, PAGE 32) FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE SCHWACHHEIM CREEK - LAS ANIMAS 1. Artificial flies and lures only. CONFLUENCE WITH THE MIDDLE FORK OF WITHIN LAKE DOROTHEY STATE WILDLIFE AREA: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- SAGUACHE CREEK: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. SECOND CREEK - DELTA SODA CREEK - ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) SAINT VRAIN CREEK (NORTH AND SOUTH) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. - BOULDER 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. WITHIN THE TOWN LIMITS OF LYONS, AS mediately. POSTED: SOUTH PLATTE PARK (LITTLETON) - 1. Artificial flies and lures only. SEVERY CREEK - EL PASO ARAPAHOE 2. Trout must be returned to water immedi- FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth ately. THE USFS BOUNDARY: bass is 15 inches long. 1. Fishing prohibited. SAINT VRAIN STATE PARK - WELD BALD EAGLE LAKE: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies 30 or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. 31 REGULATIONS 2016 Colorado Fishing

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER - DOUGLAS, the water immediately. G STEAMBOAT LAKE - ROUTT JEFFERSON, PARK, TELLER (MAPS, PAGES 28- 3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Only 29) one may be longer than 20 inches. STEARNS LAKE - BOULDER G FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MIDDLE 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth AND SOUTH FORKS DOWNSTREAM TO FROM ANTERO RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM IN bass is 15 inches long. SPINNEY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR INLET: THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED CHANNEL TO THE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. CONFLUENCE WITH THE EXISTING CHANNEL: STEELMAN CREEK - GRAND (MAP, PAGE 15) 2. Trout 12-20 inches long must be returned to 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO THE the water immediately. 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. DENVER WATER BOARD DIVERSION: REGULATIONS 3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Only 1. Artificial flies and lures only. one may be longer than 20 inches. FROM THE LOWER BOUNDARY FENCE OF 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- BADGER BASIN STATE WILDLIFE AREA DOWN- mediately. FROM THE OUTLET OF SPINNEY MOUN- STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE TAIN RESERVOIR DOWNSTREAM TO THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE SOUTH PLATTE: G STEUBEN CREEK, WEST FORK - GUNNISON INLET OF ELEVEN MILE RESERVOIR: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Trout 12-20 inches long must be returned to 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Some portions may be closed to fishing as the water immediately. mediately. posted from Sept. 15-Dec. 31 for kokanee 3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Only spawning. one may be longer than 20 inches. 3. All fish must be returned to water immediately. SUMMIT RESERVOIR - MONTEZUMA 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches long. SPINNEY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR - FROM IMMEDIATELY BELOW ELEVEN MILE G PARK (MAP, PAGE 29) DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE WAGON TONGUE SWAMP LAKES - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. GULCH ROAD BRIDGE AT SPRINGER GULCH 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Fishing prohibited one-half hour after sun- (ELEVEN MILE CANYON): 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- set to one-half hour before sunrise. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. 3. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 1, 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 20 inches long. SWAN RIVER - SUMMIT (MAP, PAGE 12) 4. Ice fishing prohibited. FROM CHEESMAN DAM DOWNSTREAM 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 5. No bag and possession limit for yellow perch. G TO THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE AT WIG- 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, WAM CLUB: 16 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. SPRAT-PLATTE LAKE - ADAMS 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies SWAN RIVER, NORTH FORK - SUMMIT or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. (MAP, PAGE 12) FROM THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE 2. Min. size for largemouth bass is 18 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. G WIGWAM CLUB DOWNSTREAM TO 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water imme- SCRAGGY VIEW PICNIC GROUND: SPRING CREEK - DOLORES diately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag, possession and min. size for trout is 2, 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- SWEITZER LAKE - DELTA 16 inches long. mediately. 1. All fish except carp must be returned to the water immediately. FROM STRONTIA SPRINGS DAM DOWN- SPRING GULCH POND - DOUGLAS (MAP, PAGE 28) STREAM TO 300 YARDS UPSTREAM FROM THE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. SYLVAN LAKE - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) DENVER WATER BOARD’S MARSTON DIVER- 2. All fish must be returned to water immedi- IN INLET AND UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: SION STRUCTURE: ately. 1. Fishing prohibited Sept. 1-Nov. 30. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. SPRUCE CREEK (CONFLUENCE WITH BLUE WITHIN CHATFIELD STATE PARK: TAMARACK RANCH POND - LOGAN RIVER, 5 MILES N OF GREEN MOUNTAIN 1. Bag limit and min. size for walleye is 3, 18 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth RES.)- GRAND AND SUMMIT (MAP, PAGE 12) inches long. bass is 15 inches long. 1. 2. Only 1 walleye longer than 21 inches may be Artificial flies and lures only. 2. taken per day. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- TAYLOR CREEK, LITTLE - MONTEZUMA 3. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth mediately. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. bass is 15 inches long. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- SPRUCE CREEK (CONFLUENCE WITH BLUE mediately. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER, MIDDLE FORK - PARK RIVER, 2.5 MILES S OF BRECKENRIDGE)- (MAP, PAGE 29) SUMMIT (MAP, PAGE 12) TAYLOR PARK RESERVOIR - GUNNISON FROM THE COLO. 9 BRIDGE (4.9 MILES 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 3. NORTH OF GARO) DOWNSTREAM TO THE 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- Only 1 may be longer than 26 inches. G CONFLUENCE WITH THE SOUTH FORK OF mediately. 2. Gaffs and tail snares prohibited. THE SOUTH PLATTE: 3. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. STAGECOACH RESERVOIR - ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) 2. Trout 12-20 inches long must be returned to 1. No bag or possession limit for walleye. TAYLOR RIVER - GUNNISON the water immediately. FROM THE TOP OF TAYLOR DAM AND FROM 3. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Only STALKER LAKE - YUMA THE DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR 325 YARDS: one may be longer than 20 inches. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. bass is 15 inches long. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER, SOUTH FORK - PARK FROM A POINT 325 YARDS BELOW TAYLOR (MAP, PAGE 29) STANDLEY LAKE - JEFFERSON DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE LOWER BOUND- FROM U.S. 285 DOWNSTREAM TO ANTERO ARY OF TAYLOR RIVER STATE WILDLIFE AREA 1. Min. size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches RESERVOIR: (APPROXIMATELY 0.4 OF A MILE): long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. 2. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Trout 12-20 inches long must be returned to 2. 31 longer than 21 inches may be taken per day. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 2016 Colorado Fishing REGULATIONS

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TERROR CREEK, EAST FORK - DELTA THURSTON RESERVOIR - PROWERS TRINIDAD RESERVOIR - LAS ANIMAS UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER - OURAY FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM NOTE: At publication, this reservoir is dry. 1. Min. size for largemouth, smallmouth and FROM OURAY CR 23 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH TERROR 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. spotted bass is 15 inches long. TO RIDGWAY RESERVOIR: CREEK (INCLUDING THE UNNAMED 2. Bag and possession limit for walleye and 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. TRIBUTARY BELOW TERROR CREEK RES- TIMBERLINE LAKE - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) saugeye is 5 in the aggregate. ERVOIR): 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 3. Only 1 walleye or saugeye in the aggregate FROM RIDGWAY DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. longer than 18 inches may be taken per day. FENCE JUST BELOW USGS GAUGE STATION: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Fishing prohibited except as posted. mediately. TORSIDO CREEK - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) TROUT CREEK - RIO BLANCO, ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) FROM THE FENCE JUST BELOW THE USGS 1. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Artificial flies and lures only. GAUGE STATION BELOW RIDGWAY DAM THOMAS RESERVOIR - BOULDER 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH 1. Bag, possession limit and min. size for mediately. mediately. COW CREEK: largemouth and smallmouth bass is 1 in the 3. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. aggregate, 15 inches long. 4. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. TOTTEN RESERVOIR - MONTEZUMA 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 1. Min. size for largemouth bass is 15 inches long. TURQUOISE RESERVOIR - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) FROM THE RIDGWAY DAM DOWNSTREAM THREE LAKES (LOWEST AND MIDDLE TRAPPER CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 19) 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 2. TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE GUNNISON LAKES) - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. RIVER: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. TUTTLE CREEK - SAGUACHE 1. No bag or possession limit for channel 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, mediately. TRAPPERS LAKE - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 32) 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. mediately. gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. THREE LICKS CREEK - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 15) 2. Bag, possession and max. size for cutthroat 1. Artificial flies and lures only. is 2, 11 inches long. TWIN LAKES - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) UNION RESERVOIR (CALKINS LAKE) - WELD 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 3. No bag or possession limit for brook trout. 1. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 1. Min. size for wipers is 15 inches long. mediately. 4. Fishing prohibited in inlets and upstream 1. Lake trout 22-34 inches long must be for 0.5 of a mile. returned to the water immediately. VALLECITO CREEK - LA PLATA, SAN JUAN THREEMILE CREEK - GARFIELD (MAP, PAGE 27) 5. Fishing prohibited within 100 ft. of either FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE ROARING side of inlet streams. TWO BUTTES RESERVOIR - BACA THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE WEMI- FORK RIVER UPSTREAM FOR 0.5 OF A MILE: 6. Fishing prohibited within 100 ft. of either 1. Trotlines and jugs permitted. NUCHE WILDERNESS: 1. Fishing prohibited March 15-May 15 and side of outlet and downstream to first falls. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Oct. 1-Nov. 30. TWO LEDGE RESERVOIR - JACKSON 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 32 33 REGULATIONS 2016 Colorado Fishing

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

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UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER - OURAY FROM THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE VIRGINIA LAKE - LAKE (MAP, PAGE 11) FROM OURAY CR 23 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM WEMINUCHE WILDERNESS DOWNSTREAM TO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. TO RIDGWAY RESERVOIR: THE LA PLATA CR 501 BRIDGE: 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 1. All kokanee must be returned to water from Sept. 1-Nov. 14. WACKER PONDS - MORGAN FROM RIDGWAY DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 15-Dec. 31. 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth FENCE JUST BELOW USGS GAUGE STATION: bass is 15 inches long. 1. Fishing prohibited except as posted. FROM THE LA PLATA CR 501 BRIDGE DOWN- STREAM TO THE STANDING WATER LINE OF WAHATOYA STATE WILDLIFE AREA - FROM THE FENCE JUST BELOW THE USGS VALLECITO RESERVOIR: HUERFANO GAUGE STATION BELOW RIDGWAY DAM 1. Fishing prohibited Sept. 1-Nov. 14. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH 2. Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 15-Dec. 31. COW CREEK: 2. Ice fishing prohibited. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. VASQUEZ CREEK, LITTLE - GRAND WALDEN PONDS (EXCEPT WALLY TOEVS 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. (MAP, PAGE 15) FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO POND) - BOULDER FROM THE RIDGWAY DAM DOWNSTREAM THE DENVER WATER BOARD DIVERSION: 1. Artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE GUNNISON 1. Artificial flies and lures only. or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. RIVER: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 2. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must 1. No bag or possession limit for channel mediately. be returned to the water immediately. catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- VASQUEZ CREEK, SOUTH FORK - GRAND WALKER STATE WILDLIFE AREA - MESA gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. (MAP, PAGE 15) (MAP, PAGE 19) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Fishing prohibited Oct. 1-last day of Feb. UNION RESERVOIR (CALKINS LAKE) - WELD 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Min. size for wipers is 15 inches long. mediately. WALTON CREEK - ROUTT (MAP, PAGE 35) 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. VALLECITO CREEK - LA PLATA, SAN JUAN VAUGHN RESERVOIR - RIO BLANCO 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO (MAP, PAGE 35) THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE WEMI- 1. Bag and possession limit for cutthroat is 2. WANEKA LAKE - BOULDER NUCHE WILDERNESS: 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth 1. Artificial flies and lures only. VIRGINIA GULCH CREEK, WEST - LA PLATA bass is 15 inches long. 2. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. 33 2016 Colorado Fishing REGULATIONS

WASHINGTON PARK (LILY POND) - DENVER WILLIAMS FORK RESERVOIR - GRAND YAMPA RIVER - ROUTT, MOFFAT (MAP, PAGE 35) 1. Fishing open only to youths 15 or younger. (MAP, PAGE 15) FROM THE HEADWATERS TO THE CONFLUENCE 1. Northern pike 26-34 inches must be re- WITH TROUT CREEK (INCLUDING TRIBUTAR- WATSON LAKE - LARIMER (MAP, PAGE 24) turned to the water immediately. IES): 1. Min. size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches long. 2. Use of spearfishing, archery and gigs for the 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. take of northern pike is prohibited. 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. WEST CREEK - MESA 3. Bag and possession limit for lake trout is 8. FROM THE COLO. 141 BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM Only 1 may be longer than 30 inches. FROM STAGECOACH DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR 5 MILES TO THE CONFLUENCE OF UTE CREEK: 4. Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 0.6 OF A MILE: 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. FROM THE BUOY LINE AT THE WILLIAMS FORK 1. Artificial flies and lures only. RIVER INLET UPSTREAM TO THE FIRST GRAND 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. WEST CROSS CREEK - EAGLE (MAP, PAGE 14) CR BRIDGE: FROM STAGECOACH DAM DOWNSTREAM TO 1. 1. Fishing and snagging prohibited Sept. 15- Artificial flies and lures only. CATAMOUNT LAKE: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water immediately. Nov. 30.

REGULATIONS 1. Spawning areas (redds) closed to fishing as WHITE RIVER - RIO BLANCO WILLIAMS FORK RIVER - GRAND (MAP, PAGE 15) posted. (MAPS, PAGES 32, 33) FROM WILLIAMS FORK DAM DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE NORTH AND TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE COLORADO FROM 0.6 OF A MILE BELOW STAGECOACH SOUTH FORKS OF THE WHITE RIVER DOWN- RIVER: DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE STREAM TO THE COLO. 13 BRIDGE BELOW 1. Artificial flies and lures only. WITH WALTON CREEK, EXCLUDING CATA- MOUNT LAKE: MEEKER (EXCLUDING THE SLEEPY CAT EASE- 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. MENT, WAKARA LEASE, AND THE MEEKER 1. Artificial flies and lures only. PASTURE STATE WILDLIFE AREA): 2. WILLIAMS GULCH - LARIMER (MAP, PAGE 24) Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH WALTON THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE POUDRE RIVER: ON THE SLEEPY CAT EASEMENT, WAKARA CREEK DOWNSTREAM FOR 4.8 MILES TO THE 1. Fishing prohibited. LEASE, AND MEEKER PASTURE STATE WILD- JAMES BROWN (SOUL CENTER OF THE UNI- LIFE AREA EAST OF MEEKER: VERSE) BRIDGE, IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS: WILLOW CREEK (LITTLE SNAKE DRAINAGE) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. - MOFFAT 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. 2. Trout must be returned to water immedi- 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ately. FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE NORTH AND 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- SOUTH FORKS OF THE WHITE RIVER DOWN- mediately. FROM THE JAMES BROWN (SOUL CENTER OF STREAM TO KENNEY RESERVOIR: THE UNIVERSE BRIDGE) DOWNSTREAM TO 1. No bag or possession limit for channel WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR - GRAND THE COLO. 394 BRIDGE NEAR CRAIG: catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, (MAP, PAGE 15) 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- 1. Ice-fishing shelters must be portable. gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. FROM THE HEADWATERS OF THE YAMPA WINDSOR RESERVOIR - WELD RIVER DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE FROM TAYLOR DRAW DAM DOWNSTREAM 400 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth WITH THE GREEN RIVER: YARDS: bass is 15 inches long. 1. No bag or possession limit for channel 1. Fishing prohibited as posted. catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, WOLF CREEK - CONEJOS (MAP, PAGE 17) northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- FROM TAYLOR DRAW DAM DOWNSTREAM TO 1. Artificial flies and lures only. gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. THE STATE LINE: 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. No bag or possession limit for channel mediately. YOUNGS CREEK RESERVOIRS NO. 1, 2 & 3 - catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, DELTA (MAP, PAGE 19) northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, blue- WOLFORD MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR - GRAND 1. Artificial flies and lures only. gill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie. (MAP, PAGE 15) 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- 1. Access, including for fishing, prohibited mediately. WHITE RIVER, NORTH FORK - RIO BLANCO within 150 ft. of any kokanee spawning trap (MAP, PAGE 32) or wing net from Oct. 1-Dec. 1. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO YUMA CITY LAKE - YUMA WOODS LAKE STATE WILDLIFE AREA - CONFLUENCE WITH THE SOUTH FORK OF THE 1. Min. size for largemouth and smallmouth SAN MIGUEL WHITE RIVER: bass is 15 inches long. 1. Artificial flies and lures only. 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. 2. Bag and possession limit for channel catfish is 5. 2. Cutthroat must be returned to water im- WHITE RIVER, SOUTH FORK - RIO BLANCO mediately. ZIMMERMAN LAKE - LARIMER (MAP, PAGE 24) (MAP, PAGE 32) 1. Artificial flies and lures only. FROM THE HEADWATERS DOWNSTREAM TO WRIGHTS LAKE - CHAFFEE 2. Trout must be returned to water immedi- CONFLUENCE WITH THE NORTH FORK OF THE 1. Artificial flies and lures only. ately. WHITE RIVER: 3. Fishing prohibited in inlet area as posted 1. Bag and possession limit for trout is 2. Get OutdooJan. 1-July 31. rs Get Outdoors Colorado Outdoors Magazine wildlifestore.state.co.us

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YAMPA RIVER - ROUTT, MOFFAT (MAP, PAGE 35) FROM THE HEADWATERS TO THE CONFLUENCE Yampa River - Headwaters to Craig WITH TROUT CREEK (INCLUDING TRIBUTAR- River Regulations Lake Regulations IES): Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: Statewide regulations apply to all waters except: A - *Whitefish regulation 1. Bag limit for whitefish is 4. Crosho Reservoir - 2 grayling limit, minimum 16 inches B - *Whitefish regulation; *Non-native fish regulation Elkhead Reservoir - 2 largemouth bass limit, minimum 15 2. Possession limit for whitefish is 8. C - Fly/lure only; All trout must be released; Spawning areas (redds) closed as posted; *Whitefish regulation; inches; 10 crappie limit *Non-native fish regulation Freeman Reservoir - Fishing prohibited from Jan. 1 - FROM STAGECOACH DAM DOWNSTREAM FOR D - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit; Spawning areas (redds) closed as posted; *Whitefish regulation; July 31 within 50 yards of either side of the inlet and *Non-native fish regulation upstream 1/4 mile REGULATIONS 0.6 OF A MILE: - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit; Whitefish regulation; Non-native fish regulation E * * Pearl Lake (including 1/4 mile up inlet and 1/4 mile 1. Artificial flies and lures only. F - Fly/lure only; All trout must be released;*Whitefish regulation; *Non-native fish regulation down outlet) - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 18 inches 2. Trout must be returned to water immediately. G - 2 trout limit; *Whitefish regulation; *Non-native fish regulation Porcupine Lake - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released H - 2 trout limit; *Non-native fish regulation Stagecoach Reservoir - No bag and possession limit for walleye FROM STAGECOACH DAM DOWNSTREAM TO I - *Non-native fish regulation Vaughn Reservoir - 2 cutthroat limit CATAMOUNT LAKE: J - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released 1. Spawning areas (redds) closed to fishing as K - Fishing prohibited Jan. 1-July 31 L - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released; *Whitefish regulation posted. 1/4 mile above and Elk R M - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 18 inches rk iver W below Pearl Lake o i F *Whitefish regulation - Bag limit for whitefish is 4; Possession limit for whitefish is 8 ll . A o . N w r FROM 0.6 OF A MILE BELOW STAGECOACH *Non-native fish regulation - No limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, d C C r r DAM DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie e e t e WITH WALTON CREEK, EXCLUDING CATA- k Les To Baggs, WY 1/4 mile above Freeman Res. Steamboat MOUNT LAKE: K Lake M d Middle Fork

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35 » KNOW YOUR COLORADO FISH IDENTIFICATION TIPS FOR COMMON GAME SPECIES

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Photo by © Dennis McKinney, CPW | All fish illustrations by © Joseph R. Tomelleri » » [ » ] TROUT FAMILY PIKE OTHER SPORTFISH

RAINBOW TROUT NORTHERN PIKE Black spots on a light Horizontal rows of light-colored round/oval spots, on dark background body and red stripe along sides

CHANNEL CATFISH Barbels (whiskers); forked tail; sporadic black spotting. BROWN TROUT Spotting pattern is made up of black spots and red-orange WALLEYE spots inside Two separate dorsal light blue circles fins; large, well-developed canine teeth and large eyes with milky corneas, BROOK TROUT TIGER MUSKIE white-tipped tail Pectoral, pelvic and anal fins Northern pike and muskie hybrid. Irregular dark colored vertical markings on a often orange, edged with light background; long snout. black and white; body is dark with white and red

spots inside blue circles » SAUGER BASS Spotted dorsal fin, no white tip on tail, CUTTHROAT SMALLMOUTH BASS darker color (NATIVE) TROUT Upper jaw does not extend Crimson slash on beyond eye and fish usually has vertical stripes along sides either side of the throat beneath the lower jaw; heavier spotting towards the tail. SAUGEYE Walleye-sauger hybrid with black LAKE TROUT (Mackinaw) LARGEMOUTH BASS mottling marks Has a white, irregular spot Upper jaw extends beyond on body; black pattern on dark body; eye and often has horizontal color between veriform markings over stripe extending the length dorsal fins back and head. Unlike of body other trout, they have a deeply indented tail fin.

TIGER TROUT WIPER YELLOW PERCH Cross between a brown Hybrid between white bass Two separate dorsal trout and a brook trout. and striped bass. fins, large vertical Pronounced stripes dark stripes on on body, yellow sides resembling a tiger. SUNFISH & CRAPPIE ! TIGER TROUT Cross between a brown trout and a brook trout. Pronounced stripes on body, resembling a tiger. »

ARCTIC CHAR SUNFISH & CRAPPIE Long, slender with small, WESTERN SLOPE NATIVE FISH pointed head; light spots on body; leading edge of THAT MUST BE RELEASED lower fins are milk white; fine scales with smooth, GREEN SUNFISH Anglers may possibly catch these species if fishing in slippery skin. Olive-colored body with short, the Colorado River Basin. These fish must be returned rounded pectoral fins with yellow trim to the water unharmed as quickly as possible. SPLAKE See page 6 for a full list of protected species to be released. Cross between a brook trout and a lake trout. Tri-colored pelvic fins, slightly forked tails. ! REDEAR SUNFISH Similar to bluegill, but with dark colors HUMPBACK CHUB on top and lighter yellow-green on the Green to silver and belly; males have cherry-red opercle white with an (ear flap), females have orange. abrupt hump behind the head GRAYLING Large sail-like dorsal fin, silver body, small mouths and body. BONYTAIL CHUB Slight hump and a long, narrow tail BLUEGILL MOUNTAIN WHITEFISH Opercle (ear flap) is dark to its edge Mouth is smaller than a and a dark blotch at the back of trout’s and it does not dorsal fin rays, small mouth extend to below the center of the eye, as it does on a trout

COLORADO PIKEMINNOW Adults may be KOKANEE SALMON green-gray to bronze At the end of their on backs and silver third summer, BLACK CRAPPIE to white females develop along a red-gray-white Black splotches on a silver body, dorsal spines and rays get longer sides and pattern, males develop bottoms hook jaw and turn brick red as they approach the tail

RAZORBACK SUCKER HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE HOOKS Bronze to yellow fish with a Use a pair of forceps, long-nosed pliers or a purposely made sharp-edge hook-out to quickly, efficiently remove the hook. WHITE CRAPPIE keel Vertical bars on body, silver behind If the fish is hooked deep in the throat or stomach, cut the color with green or brown the head line as close to the hook as possible and leave the hook in the shades along back; dark bars fish — it could do more damage trying to remove a deeply along sides with a white belly set hook than leaving it where it is. » HOW TO RELEASE A FISH » WATCH ONLINE If you practice catch-and-release while fishing, » KEEP FISH IN THE WATER as much as possible. » TO REVIVE AN UNCONSCIOUS FISH hold follow these steps to ensure the fish returns to it upright in the water. Move the fish » REMOVE THE HOOK AS QUICKLY AS POS- the water with minimal damage. Any fish you forward and backward so that water runs SIBLE. Single barbless hooks can often be plan to release MUST be returned to the water through the gills. This may take a few min- Watch an removed while the fish is still in the water. immediately. utes. When it begins to struggle, release it. angler » GENTLE HANDLING IS ESSENTIAL. Avoid properly » TIME IS ESSENTIAL. Quickly play and squeezing or putting your fingers in the » WHEN PHOTOGRAPHING A FISH, hold it release a fish release fish. A fish played for too long will gills or eye sockets. It's best to hold a fish horizontally and do not squeeze the fish. back into be too exhausted to recover. gently by its belly or by the area in front of Do not put your hands in its gills or hold it the water. the tail. vertical by its gills. bit.ly/COFishRelease

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