

Fake Bait
For the beginning or average angler, deciding what lure to try can get pretty overwhelming. Learn about the lures that will help you catch your next fish.

Time to Smoke Some Trout
Spring is a great time to catch trout in Colorado. Use these simple tips to smoke trout and add an exciting new flavor to your salads, pasta and more.
Latest

Colorado’s Newest Gold Medal Waters – Gunnison and Taylor Rivers
Years of consideration and conservation work all led to a golden moment for two pristine rivers in central Colorado.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife: The Human Side of Stewardship
Often untold are accounts of the humans who protect, study, maintain and advocate for the places and critters so many us have come to appreciate, enjoy and expect to exist in perpetuity.

2022 Colorado Outdoors Photo Issue Video
Enjoy these images from the Colorado Outdoors magazine’s annual photography issue and join Colorado Parks and Wildlife in celebrating 125 years as an agency.

Extinction isn’t always final: Rediscovery of the native trout of the San Juan basin
The rediscovery of the San Juan cutthroat trout is a celebration of basic conservation principles and shows why implementing conservation measures is so critical for perpetuating the wildlife resources.

Another Colorado State Record Brook Trout
This is the third Colorado state record brook trout caught in 2022. The fish measured 26.25 inches in length and had a girth of 16 inches.

Muddy Waters: Three Hardy Natives in a Dynamic Riverscape
The flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and roundtail chub, commonly referred to as “The Native 3,” have inhabited our waterways for 10 million years.

Colorado’s Native Three
A lot of people don’t think of non-game fish like suckers and chubs as being pretty fish, but they’ve got this vivid coloration and are an important component of what we have in the West.

Ridgway Smallmouth Bass Classic a Big Success
Increased angler participation makes Ridgway Smallmouth Bass Classic a record-setting success in 2022

Greenback Cutthroat Trout Naturally Reproducing in Colorado!
Our team of field technicians literally high-fived right there in the stream when we captured that first fry that was spawned this year!
Colorado Outdoors Magazine
Subscribe today!-
One-year subscription
-
Annual Hunting Guide
-
Annual Fishing Guide