https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/7cecb7d210de4c21845662389bf7478d.pdf 0eaa28ebdb0d4715a03c5e753ee6bbb0 PDF Text Text C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E Fishing at Colorado’s State Parks Fishing is available at 37 state parks across Colorado. Below are some highlights of fishing at state parks. For more information, visit www.cpw.state.co.us, Select A Park, then select Park Activities. A valid fishing license is required for all anglers 16 years and older. Barr Lake Great fishing, close to Denver/Boulder. • Fish Population: Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has stocked the lake with channel catfish, largemouth and smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, walleye, bluegill, wiper and tiger muskie. • Boating: Only sailboats, hand-propelled craft, and boats with electric trolling motors or gasoline motors of 10 horsepower or less are allowed. • Location: Short drive northeast of Denver, CO. Boyd Lake 1,700 acre reservoir, open for year-round fishing. • Fish Population: Catfish, crappie, trout, walleye, white bass, and yellow perch. Ice fishing in winter, when conditions permit. • Boating: All types of watercraft welcome, with three boat ramps and a marina open in the summer. • Location: Located in Loveland, CO. Chatfield Some of the best open water fishing in the Denver-area. • Fish Population: Healthy population of bass, bluegill, carp, channel catfish, crappie, sunfish, and walleye. CPW stocks the reservoir with rainbow trout in the spring. • Boating: Marina and floating restaurant. • Location: Nestled next to foothills southwest of Denver, CO. Crawford Stunning scenery convenient to the Black Canyon of Gunnison, with great fishing on the reservoir. • Fish Population: Bass, catfish, crappie, pike, yellow perch. • Boating: All boats types welcome. • Location: Located in Crawford, CO. © CPW Arkansas Headwaters Excellent fishing opportunities for every type of angler, whether fishing from the river bank or a boat. More than 65% of the river corridor is open to the public. • Fish Population: The Arkansas River has a trout population consisting of 85% wild brown trout and 15% rainbow trout, with about 3,500 fish per mile. • Boating: Fish from river bank or boat. There are 23 boat ramps along the 150 mile river corridor. • Location: Along the Arkansas River, Leadville to Pueblo, CO. Eleven Mile Gold-medal fishing opportunities exist throughout the year including multiple tournaments. • Fish Population: Brown, cutthroat, and rainbow trout, northern pike and Kokanee salmon. • Boating: Motor boats, sailboats, windsurfing and kayaking. • Location: Located south of Lake George, CO, about 1 hour outside of west of Colorado Springs. Jackson Lake This “Oasis in the Plains” is a popular spot for anglers. • Fish Population: Variety of warm and cold water species, including walleye, catfish and perch. • Boating: All boats types welcome. • Location: Located in Orchard, CO. James M. Robb - Colorado River 5 sections of fishing waters along the Colorado River. • Fish Population: Variety of warm and cold water species, including trout. • Boating: Varies by location. • Location: Located outside of Grand Junction, CO. COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE • 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 • (303) 297-1192 • cpw.state.co.us �John Martin Reservoir The reservoir offers excellent fishing year round. Some seasonal boat/access restrictions. • Fish Population: Crappie, catfish, walleye, saugeye, white bass, wipers, black bass. • Boating: All boat types welcome. Check park’s web conditions for boat ramp access. • Location: Located outside of Hasty, CO. Spinney Mountain Gold Medal fishery on 2,500 acre reservoir with views of the Collegiate Peaks. • Fish Population: cutthroat, brown, and rainbow trout, and northern pike. • Boating: All boat types welcome. • Location: Located south of Lake George, CO. Open seasonally from April to October. Lake Pueblo 4,000 surface acres of reservoir and four additional ponds adjacent to Arkansas River offer a diversity of fishing opportunities. • Fish Population: Bluegill, catfish, crappie, bass, wiper, trout, walleye, and yellow perch. • Boating: All boat types welcome. • Location: Located outside Pueblo, CO. Stagecoach Home of the 2006 record pike, offers great lake and river fishing. • Fish Population: Rainbow, brown, brook, and Snake River cutthroat trout, pike. • Boating: All boat types welcome. • Location: Located in Oak Creek, CO. Mancos The calm waters of the Jackson Gulch Reservoir provide great family-friendly fishing. • Fish Population: Stocked with rainbow trout. • Boating: Canoes, kayaks and wakeless boating (boats cannot create a wake here). • Location: Located outside of Dolores, CO. Navajo The 15,000 acre reservoir between Colorado and New Mexico welcomes anglers year-round. • Fish Population: Catfish, crappie, large and smallmouth bass in the shallows as well as Kokanee salmon, northern pike and trout in the deeper water. • Boating: All boat types welcome. • Location: Located in Arboles, CO. North Sterling Popular for spring, summer and fall fishing on the shore or by boat. • Fish Population: Excellent catfish, walleye and wiper, also rainbow trout, large and smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill and northern pike. • Boating: All boat types welcome. • Location: Located in Sterling, CO. Paonia Beautiful reservoir surrounded by the Ragged Mountains. • Fish Population: Northern pike and trout. • Boating: All boat types welcome. • Location: Located in Paonia, CO. Sylvan Lake The 42 acre lake, and 10 miles of mountain stream provide excellent fishing opportunities. • Fish Population: Rainbow, brown, brook and cutthroat trout. • Boating: Non-motorized boating. • Location: Located in Eagle, CO. Vega Two-mile reservoir in the Grand Valley with ice fishing from December – March. • Fish Population: Rainbow, brown, brook, and Snake River cutthroat trout, pike. • Boating: All boat types welcome. • Location: Located in Collbran, CO. Yampa River Great warm and cold water fishing opportunities along the river. • Fish Population: Trout, smallmouth bass, northern pike, catfish. • Boating: River boaters welcome. • Location: Located in Hayden, CO. * Anglers: Help keep our waters and aquatic species healthy! Visit our Resources & Tips webpage for information on boat inspections and preventing the spread of aquatic nuisance species: cpw.state.co.us/Fishing/ResourcesTips. Pearl Lake 160 acre reservoir with ice-fishing opportunities when conditions permit. • Fish Population: Cutthroat trout and grayling. • Boating: All boat types welcome. • Location: Located in Clark, CO (near Steamboat Springs). COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE • 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 • (303) 297-1192 • cpw.state.co.us � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Documents Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fishing at Colorado’s state parks Description An account of the resource Fishing is available at 37 state parks across Colorado. Below are some highlights of fishing at state parks. For more information, visit www.cpw.state.co.us, Select A Park, then select Park Activities. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Colorado Parks & Wildlife Subject The topic of the resource Fishing State parks Extent The size or duration of the resource. 2 pages Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/">No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Colorado Parks and Wildlife