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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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Taste-tested recipes for your next trout cookout

But did you know that CPW also works hard to improve the taste of the trout you catch in Colorado’s water system?

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Kokanee

It has been more than 50 years since aquatic biologists introduced a solution for anglers seeking the spirited fish that typically spend their lives at sea.

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5 Reasons Colorado Sportsmen Should Be Excited to Visit the DMV

If you’re a hunter or angler and you still haven’t seen or heard about the new Colorado Sportsmen’s Plate, here are five reasons why you, too, should be excited to visit your local DMV office this year.

Jerry L. Neal

Fishing, Fisher and Fall Colors at Urad Lake

If you are looking to either fish, hike, see the aspens change, wildlife watch or all of the above, you can do far worse than a trip to Urad Lake.

Wayne D. Lewis

Fish Magic: The wizardry of European nymphing

Ultimately, the decision over whether or not to go Euro comes down to the basics of what you want to achieve as an angler.

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Use This Fly Pattern to Catch More Fish Anywhere In Colorado

The Gray Ugly is a vintage fly pattern that surpasses many of its modern-day brethren in its amazing ability to catch trout in Colorado.

Jerry L. Neal

Browns Canyon’s Monumental Fishing Opportunity

Nestled into the high-country between Buena Vista and Salida, there’s so much to love about Browns Canyon that it’s difficult to know where to begin.

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Colorado Gold

In Colorado, Gold Medal status is reserved for state waters that produce a minimum of 60-pounds of trout per acre and 12 trout measuring 14-inches or longer per acre.

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Colorado Boy Catches Huge Walleye with Spider-Man Fishing Pole

Catching a trophy-sized walleye is quite the accomplishment. It’s more impressive when the fisherman is a 4-year-old boy with a toy fishing rod.

Jerry L. Neal

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2026 Annual State Parks Issue

The annual state park issue is full of recreation ideas: Bird watch at Barr Lake, go into the backcountry at State Forest, experience whitewater thrills at Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, discover the hidden history of Mancos, and so much more!

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