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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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Beck Goldstein learns to use a shotgun safely with a dummy firearm

Adventures of a Rookie Sportsperson: Part 1

While most kids relish the chance to sleep in on weekends, 8-year-old Beck’s excitement was high as he described his weekend adventure: a two-day, 16-hour hunter education class.

Joey Livingston

2023 Take a Friend Fishing Contest Winners

Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Take A Friend Fishing Contest rewards anglers for sharing their expertise and love of fishing

Joey Livingston

Blue Mesa Reservoir lake trout tournament returns in 2024

Blue Mesa Reservoir Lake Trout Tournament to run Jan. 1 through April 30, 2024. Cash prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the tournament.

John Livingston

Colorado Parks Wildlife's Daniel Cammack, right, and Fred Bunch of Great Sand Dunes National Park transfer Rio Grande chub and sucker captured from Crestone Creek

Partnership Restores Fish to Historic Habitat

Colorado Parks and Wildlife partners with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Great Sand Dunes National Park to expand Rio Grande chub and sucker populations

John Livingston

Piscatorial Picasso

Artist credited with helping inspire public support for fish conservation joins CPW aquatic biologists at Bear Creek to see rare greenback in the wild.

Bill Vogrin - DNR

Paul on a fishing 50 years ago in Canada

The Life in Aquatics with Paul Winkle

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Aquatics Biologist Paul Winkle’s lifelong passion for water and its creatures started with a simple aquarium in middle school.

Kara Van Hoose

ANS Inspections

Help prevent the spread of Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) by keeping your vessel clean, drained and dry, and by utilizing the green seal program.

Devan Walsh

How to make 112 million fertilized walleye eggs

This year’s walleye spawning operation was one of the most successful in recent memory, we reached our statewide goal of 112 million eggs in only 13 days!

Kara Van Hoose

Take a Friend Fishing and reel in great prizes!

For the fifth consecutive year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and our partner Colorado fishing companies encourage anglers to take a friend fishing.

Joey Livingston

Colorado Outdoors Magazine

July/August 2026 Issue

In the issue: How CPW improves quail habitat on the prairie, enjoy the great outdoors with second-hand equipment, the benefit of beavers, finding Colorado's natural symbols and more!

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