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Fishing Access and Opportunity: Colorado Quality Waters
Colorado Parks and Wildlife announces Colorado Quality Waters designation for 53 of the states most productive and quality fisheries
Finding the Time, When There’s Time
Volunteering with CPW’s Angler Outreach program fits into Ray Chen’s calendar with plenty of flexibility and fish!
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Every spring, I get the urge to make a premature fishing trip to the mountains. The snow has held them long enough; the fish are still up there, why shouldn’t I try to catch them?
Did You Know? Summer Fishing Tips
As water temperatures rise, it’s even more important to use the right techniques to give fish a better chance of staying safe and healthy. CPW Aquatic Biologist Kendall Bakich explains why it’s important to take some precautions when fishing in the heat.
As Willow Fire approached, a call for help launched a race to save Colorado’s native fish
By Tuesday morning, June 30, four CPW aquatics trucks were headed to Leadville. With fire conditions continuing to change and the window to move the fish uncertain, federal hatchery staff and CPW crews began moving fish by hand with dip nets.
Cold Rain and First Casts
For anyone considering volunteering, whether they know how to fish or not, McGill is straightforward about what’s waiting on the other side.
Antero Reservoir Fish Salvage Operation
Colorado Parks and Wildlife aquatic biologists, in conjunction with Denver Water staff, salvaged more than 1,000 trout from Antero Reservoir on Friday and stocked into nearby waterbodies.
Colorado Outdoors Podcast Episode 3.4: Fishing Colorado in the 2026 Drought
In this episode of the Colorado Outdoors podcast, we sit down with CPW Assistant Director Matt Nicholl, who oversees the Aquatic Wildlife Branch, as well as Josh Nehring, CPW’s Deputy Assistant Director of the Aquatic Branch, to talk about all matters fishing in Colorado for 2026.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife resumes ANS sampling efforts in the Colorado River for 2026
Frequent samplings are part of CPW’s increased efforts following the discovery of zebra mussels in the river
Ice-Out Trout: Springtime Fishing in Colorado
As lakes and reservoirs lose what little ice they formed this winter, these waters come alive with some of the best trout fishing of the season.
Colorado Walleye Spawning
Lake Pueblo and Cherry Creek reservoirs completed walleye 2026 spawning operations with 127 million fertilized eggs delivered to Pueblo and Wray hatcheries
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