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CPW staff release lake trout back into Lake Granby

Fishing Access and Opportunity: Colorado Quality Waters

Joey Livingston

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announces Colorado Quality Waters designation for 53 of the states most productive and quality fisheries

Ray Chen is an avid fly fisherman who loves Euro nymphing, short for European nymphing, where the angler drifts weighted flies below the water’s surface without a strike indicator or dry fly to tell them if there’s a hit. Chen rediscovered his love of fishing after taking a fishing clinic from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, where he’s now a volunteer with the agency’s Angler Outreach program.

Finding the Time, When There’s Time

Forrest Czarnecki

Volunteering with CPW’s Angler Outreach program fits into Ray Chen’s calendar with plenty of flexibility and fish!

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Leah McGill knows the first thing about fishing is rarely just about the fish

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.

Ryan Jones

981 rainbow, brown, cutthroat and other hybrid trout species were captured by electrofishing and relocated to Eleven Mile Reservoir.

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.

Kara Van Hoose

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.

John Livingston

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has begun aquatic nuisance species (ANS) sampling efforts on the Colorado River 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

Rachael Gonzales

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.

Jerry L. Neal

Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff and volunteers arrive at the walleye spawning facility at Lake Pueblo State Park, March 18.

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

Dean Miller

CPW staff holding larger trout at Lake John

Colorado Quality Waters: Lake John State Wildlife Area (SWA)

After more than a decade of work, Mark Sandersen has developed a deep understanding of northern Colorado’s lakes and streams as an aquatic biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Ryan Jones

Warmer weather, cold waters: CPW shares spring boating safety reminders

Although outdoor temperatures are warm, the water beneath is still very cold, so we encourage you to layer up and put on your life jacket before launching your boat.

Bridget O'Rourke

YY brook trout make a splash in Bobtail and Steelman creeks just one year after release

With fish secured in their backpacks, a group of over 40 crew members set off to take this year’s fish to their new home

Rachael Gonzales

Colorado Outdoors Magazine

2026 May/June Issue

In the issue: Saving Colorado's smallest native fish, learning about the tassel-eared Abert's squirrel, a story of out of state hunters claiming to be residents, how to choose high lake fly patterns and more!

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