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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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Trophy Trout of Cheesman Canyon
Each year, CPW conducts fishery surveys of our rivers and reservoirs. The periodic monitoring collects and records the biological data needed to guide fishery management in Colorado. (Video)

Raising Colorado’s Brown Trout – North Delaney Butte Lake
Despite Colorado’s abundant fish populations, most fish cannot successfully reproduce in the wild. And, of those species that are able to reproduce naturally, recruitment (the number of juvenile fish that actually survive to be added to a population) is often too low to support a fishable population. To ensure that there are enough fish to stock every year, CPW sets up spawn-collection sites at lakes and reservoirs across the state.

Tiger Muskie; the role of this silent predator in Colorado’s waters
A non-native fish, and one that is a hybrid, the Tiger Muskie plays a small, albeit, important role in the management of fisheries across Colorado.

Uncovering Staunton State Park’s Impactful Track-Chair Program
CPW’s Track-Chair Program provides opportunities for people with disabilities to live life outside and to share outdoor experiences with friends and family.

Field Notes of A Rookie Sportsperson: Walleye Fishing
Another great ‘Dad moment’ as father and daughter fish together for the first real time and experience the joy of landing a whopper.

2019 Colorado Outdoors Fishing Guide
This year’s Colorado fishing guide features interesting and informative articles geared toward helping you make the most of your time on the water.

Rare Hayden Creek Cutthroat Trout
On Jenny’s back were large saddle tanks packed with 2,000 rare Hayden Creek cutthroat trout and pressurized steel canisters pumping oxygen into the water.

101 Places (and Ways) to Take a Kid Fishing
Fishing is a lifelong hobby that can bring family and friends together. Don’t be afraid to start simple with a basic setup and at a local pond.

Your Fishin’ is Our Mission
Thanks to huge, visually stunning images adorning Colorado Parks and Wildlife hatchery trucks, the fish are now doing the catching – eye-catching, that is.
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