Fishing Information

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Colorado Fishing Reports (click)

 

Colorado Hatch Charts and Flies

• Hatch charts for some of Colorado's premier rivers, courtesy of local shops and guides.
• Fly recipes for our favorite Colorado flies

Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife

• Colorado Fishing Conditions Report - good for lakes, reservoirs and streams throughout the state
• Colorado Fishing Information, including 2024 Fishing License Fees and Regs
• Buy a Colorado fishing license online
• Download the 2024 Colorado Fishing Brochure and Regs (pdf file)
  • New regulation brochure is issued in March of each year
• Colorado Fishing Hot Spots, Reservoir and Lake Descriptions

Informational and educational articles

Select a Topic Finding Uncrowded Waters Flycasting in Wind Colorado Cutthroats Fishing the Unhatches Winter Flyfishing - Where to Go? Counting Fish Sorting out Mayflies Success Story - Greenback Cutthroat Stocking Fish - how it's done How to Catch a Carp in 5 Days Tying Pheasant Tails South Platte Carp Twenty-Inch Trout Colorado's High Country Trout Women - Learn Flyfishing!

Water Resources:

• Colorado's Streamflows - table and map (separate tabs), most complete info for Colorado streams
• Colorado's Streamflows - map, USGS gauges only
• Reservoir Levels and some river info from the Bureau of Rec (Great Plains)
  • Includes Carter, Granby, Green Mtn, Horsetooth, Pinewood, Pueblo, Ruedi, Shadow Mtn, Turquoise, Twin Lakes, Willow Creek, Williams Fork
• Reservoir Levels and some river info from the Bureau of Rec (Upper Colorado)
  • Includes Blue Mesa, Crystal, Morrow Point, Paonia, Ridgway, Taylor, Vallecito

Colorado Sport Fish

Species of Fish in Colorado An introduction to coldwater sport fish in Colorado, history, record sizes, and where to find them.

Kids' Fishing

Where to take Kids Fishing: Places to fish in Colorado that are particularly good for children

Accessible Fishing

Handicap/Accessible Fishing Colorado style

Colorado Website Links

Various websites with good information about Colorado

Good general info

Free Boating and Fishing Resources for All Ages
Lots of great information

Knots

A terrific site for fishing knots, using animated photos as instruction for many knots anglers need

Visit The ultimate guide to fishing knots hooks bait and lures: A good resource with how to tie numerous fishing knots

Astronomical Data from the US Naval Observatory

Sunrise, sunset, beginning/ end of civil twilight, moonphase for particular dates  Click Here for detailed information from the USNaval Observatory

Colorado Weather:

• Current Colorado Weather Conditions (updated hourly)