C OLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 2020 Colorado Fishing SEASON: NEW MARCH 1, 2020–MARCH 31, 2021 cpw.state.co.us ONLINE FEATURES Check out more Colorado Parks & Wildlife on our VIMEO & YOUTUBE CHANNELS VIDEOS FISHING FOR HIP HOP: COLORADO STYLE CPW HATCHERY TRUCKS 101 PLACES TO TAKE A KID FISHING CO OUTDOORS “QUICK TIP”: © Vic Schendel for CPW SPINCAST REELS GET THE CPW FISHING APPS: The CPW Fishing app can help you discover over 1,300 fishing locations, check local conditions, read up on regulations and more! The CPW Match a Hatch app can help you match your fly to the same insects where you’re fishing! CONTENTS Printed for free distribution by: CONTENTS COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 ■ 303-297-1192 WHAT’S NEW: 2020 ............................................... 1 cpw.state.co.us LICENSE INFORMATION ..................................... 1–2 OUR MISSION: The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife ■ License & Habitat Stamp fees .......................................................................1 resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and ■ What you need to buy a fishing license; license requirements......................1 future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources. ■ Secure ID & residency requirements; Habitat Stamps; special licenses .........2 COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR GENERAL INFORMATION ................................... 3–7 Dan Prenzlow ■ Fishery programs: Gold Medal Waters; Wild Trout; stream surveys ................3 COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of Sept. 2019 ■ State records program: Records by Weight; Records by Length .....................4 Michelle Zimmerman, Chair Carrie Besnette Hauser ■ State Records by Weight award table ............................................................4 Marvin McDaniel, Vice-Chair Betsy Blecha ■ Master Angler program; award lengths ........................................................5 James Vigil, Secretary Luke B. Schafer ■ Help improving fisheries ...............................................................................5 Taishya Adams Eden Vardy ■ Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) ....................................................................6 Robert W. Bray Dan Gibbs, ex-officio member Charles Garcia Kate Greenberg, ex-officio member ■ Glossary of fish terms ....................................................................................7 Marie Haskett Dan Prenzlow, CPW Director ■ Online fishing information resources ............................................................7 REGULATION BROCHURE EDITOR COVER PHOTO FISHING LAWS ................................................ 8–10 Chelsea Harlan © Jerry Neal, CPW ■ Legal fishing methods ...................................................................................8 PRINTED ■ Special conditions & restrictions ..............................................................8−9 February 2020 by Publication Printers, Denver: 300,000 copies ■ Statewide bag & possession limits ..............................................................10 Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. ■ MAP: Wiper/white bass & walleye/saugeye bag limits ...............................10 The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW) receives federal financial assistance from multiple bureaus within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (as amended), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of SPECIAL REGULATIONS: FISHING WATERS .......11–39 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the Age ■ MAP: Upper Arkansas River ........................................................................12 Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. ■ MAP: Blue River Basin ................................................................................13 Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability or age. In addition, CPW adheres to all ■ MAP: Middle Colorado & Eagle Rivers .........................................................15 antidiscrimination laws of the state of Colorado. For more information on how to request ■ MAP: Upper Colorado River — Headwaters to Radium ..............................16 an accommodation or to file a grievance, please visit cpw.state.co.us/accessibility. ■ MAP: Conejos & Alamosa River Drainages ..................................................18 NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding ■ MAP: Upper Gunnison Basin — Taylor Park Res. to Blue Mesa Res. ............19 and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are ■ MAP: Lower Gunnison — Blue Mesa Res. to Delta .....................................21 available at CPW offices listed below and online: cpw.state.co.us/regulations ■ MAP: Lower Colorado River & Grand Mesa .................................................22 ■ MAP: Upper Poudre River Drainage ............................................................25 CPW REGIONAL AND AREA OFFICE LOCATIONS ■ MAP: Upper Rio Grande Basin ....................................................................27 ADMINISTRATION ■ MAP: Middle Colorado & Roaring Fork Rivers .............................................28 1313 Sherman St., #618 ■ MAP: South Platte River in South Park ........................................................30 Denver, 80203 ■ MAP: South Platte River — Cheesman Res. to Chatfield Res. .....................31 303-297-1192 (M–F 8 a.m.–5 p.m. MT) MAP: White River Headwaters to Meeker..............................................33 ■ — ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are ■ MAP: White River — Meeker to Utah state line .........................................34 related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our parks ■ MAP: Yampa River — Headwaters to Craig ................................................36 locations that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. BRUSH GRAND JUNCTION MONTE VISTA FISH IDENTIFICATION ....................................40–41 28167 County Rd. T 711 Independent Ave. 0722 S. Rd. 1 E. Brush, 80723 Grand Junction, 81505 Monte Vista, 81144 GET THE BROCHURE ONLINE: cpw.state.co.us/fishing/brochure 970-842-6300 970-255-6100 719-587-6900 COLORADO SPRINGS GUNNISON MONTROSE Send us your fishing photos and stories for a chance 4255 Sinton Rd. 300 W. New York Ave. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Colorado Springs, 80907 Gunnison, 81230 Montrose, 81401 to be featured on this brochure cover or CPW's online blog! 719-227-5200 970-641-7060 970-252-6000 [email protected] DENVER HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS PUEBLO 6060 Broadway 346 Grand County Rd. 362 600 Reservoir Rd. COVER PHOTO: Denver, 80216 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 Pueblo, 81005 ▶ Jake Ruthven helping out at the brown trout spawn C OLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 303-291-7227 970-725-6200 719-561-5300 2020 Colorado at North Delaney Butte Lake. © Jerry Neal, CPW Fishing DURANGO LAMAR SALIDA SEASON: MARCH 1, 2020–MARCH 31, 2021 151 E. 16th St. 2500 S. Main St. 7405 Hwy. 50 OTHER PHOTOS, LEFT TO RIGHT: Durango, 81301 Lamar, 81052 Salida, 81201 ▶ Ice fishing. © Seth Firestone, CPW 970-247-0855 719-336-6600 719-530-5520 ▶ Having fun at the Family Crappie Fishing & FORT COLLINS MEEKER STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 317 W. Prospect Rd. 73485 Hwy. 64 925 Weiss Dr. Cooking Clinic hosted by CPW. © CPW Fort Collins, 80526 Meeker, 81641 Steamboat Springs, 80487 ▶ James Bixler takes his grandson, Phoenix Garrett Thomas, 970-472-4300 970-878-6090 970-870-2197 fishing at Bear Creek Lake. © Belinda Bixler GLENWOOD SPRINGS cpw.state.co.us 0088 Wildlife Way ▶ A successful day! © CPW Glenwood Springs, 81601 970-947-2920 2020 COLORADO FISHING CPW.STATE.CO.US WHAT'S NEW WHAT’S NEW: 2020 REGULATION CHANGES & NEW INFORMATION ▶ VALID DATES FOR ANNUAL LICENSES & HABITAT STAMPS HAVE CHANGED: ▶ UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER HAS NEW REGULATIONS: New special catch and release, Annual hunting and fishing licenses (such as fishing, small game, furbearer, and flies-and-lures-only regulations are now in place on the Uncompahgre resident combo small game/fishing) and Habitat Stamps will be valid March River for a two mile stretch through the City of Montrose. See page 38. 1–March 31 of the following year (13 months), instead of April 1–March 31. Annual licenses go on sale March 1. See "Habitat Stamps," page 2. ▶ VALCO PONDS 4 & 5 (PUEBLO CO.) HAVE NEW REGULATIONS: Valco Ponds 4 and 5 will be open in early 2020. See property-specific regulations on page 38. ▶ NEW SENIOR COMBO SMALL GAME/FISHING LICENSE: Customers age 65 and older can now purchase a combination small game/fishing license for $28, ▶ SPRING FISHING CLOSURE EXTENDED FOR MIDDLE COLORADO & LOWER plus the search-and-rescue and Wildlife Education Fund fees (see table below.) ROARING FORK RIVERS. THE CLOSURE NOW INCLUDES ELK CREEK: Spawn- ing tributaries along the middle Colorado River and lower Roaring Fork ▶ DISTURBING TROT-LINES IS PROHIBITED: Molesting, disturbing or damaging River are now closed from March 15–May 31 (instead of May 15), as well as gill nets, traps, seines and now trot-lines set by CPW is not allowed. See Oct. 1‒Nov. 30. The tributaries