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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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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!

Your fishin’ is our mission!
Colorado Parks and Wildlife celebrates a history of dedication to anglers and conservation at Colorado hatcheries.

Colorado’s New State Record Brook Trout
Colorado Parks and Wildlife announces new state record Brook Trout caught at Monarch Lake. You have to see it to believe it.

Boating Safety Tips
Life jackets save lives! If a boater is wearing one, their chance of survival from capsizing or falling overboard will dramatically increase.

Zombie Fish?
Can fish come back from the dead? Colorado Parks and Wildlife aquatic biologists embark on a search for long-lost Yellowfin cutthroat trout.

Building Fish Habitat
ColoradoParks and Wildlife is improving fish habitat at Crawford State Park through artificial tree-like structures.
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