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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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Innovative New Survey Method Reduces Stress on Threatened Fish

Colorado Parks and Wildlife aquatic biologist introduces less-invasive method to survey greenback cutthroat trout

Bill Vogrin - DNR

Colorado’s Newest Gold Medal Waters – Gunnison and Taylor Rivers

Years of consideration and conservation work all led to a golden moment for two pristine rivers in central Colorado.

John Livingston

Colorado Parks and Wildlife: The Human Side of Stewardship

Often untold are accounts of the humans who protect, study, maintain and advocate for the places and critters so many us have come to appreciate, enjoy and expect to exist in perpetuity.

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2022 Colorado Outdoors Photo Issue Video

Enjoy these images from the Colorado Outdoors magazine’s annual photography issue and join Colorado Parks and Wildlife in celebrating 125 years as an agency.

Wayne D. Lewis

Extinction isn’t always final: Rediscovery of the native trout of the San Juan basin

The rediscovery of the San Juan cutthroat trout is a celebration of basic conservation principles and shows why implementing conservation measures is so critical for perpetuating the wildlife resources.

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Another Colorado State Record Brook Trout

This is the third Colorado state record brook trout caught in 2022. The fish measured 26.25 inches in length and had a girth of 16 inches.

John Livingston

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.

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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.

John Livingston

Ridgway Smallmouth Bass Classic a Big Success

Increased angler participation makes Ridgway Smallmouth Bass Classic a record-setting success in 2022

John 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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