Fishing in Colorado public spots, conditions & reports
12 of 14worth the trip today
Mostly walleye and rainbow trout today. Each spot is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.
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Every Colorado spot
14 public spots, best first. Each is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.
The state report
Colorado Parks & Wildlife hasn’t published one we can date.
Licenses and rules
Rules for what people fish for here
- Rainbow trout4 a dayColorado statewide: 4 trout a day in aggregate (brook, brown, cutbow, cutthroat, golden, lake, rainbow, splake, tiger), 8 in possession, no minimum length. Brook trout 8" or shorter are an extra 10 a day.Open · Colorado non-tidal · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Brown trout4 a dayColorado statewide: 4 trout a day in aggregate (brook, brown, cutbow, cutthroat, golden, lake, rainbow, splake, tiger), 8 in possession, no minimum length. Brook trout 8" or shorter are an extra 10 a day.Open · Colorado non-tidal · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Common carpno daily limitColorado: species not on the statewide limits chart, including carp, have no bag or possession limit. Some waters set their own rules.Open · Colorado non-tidal · verified Oct 18, 2026 · source
- Yellow perch20 a dayColorado: 20 yellow perch a day east of the Continental Divide; unlimited west of it. Eleven Mile and Spinney have no perch limit.Open · Colorado non-tidal · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Largemouth bass5 a dayColorado statewide: 5 largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass a day combined, no minimum. Boyd, Chatfield, Cherry Creek and Pueblo have a 15" minimum.Open · Colorado non-tidal · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Walleye5 a dayColorado statewide: 5 walleye, saugeye and sauger a day combined, no minimum; 10 in the Arkansas and South Fork Republican drainages. Several Front Range reservoirs set an 18" minimum.Open · Colorado non-tidal · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Smallmouth bass5 a dayColorado statewide: 5 bass a day combined east of the Continental Divide, no minimum; smallmouth are unlimited west of the Divide. Boyd, Chatfield, Cherry Creek and Pueblo have a 15" minimum; Horsetooth smallmouth 12".Open · Colorado non-tidal · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Channel catfish10 a dayColorado statewide: 10 channel, flathead and blue catfish a day combined, no minimum.Open · Colorado non-tidal · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Crappie20 a dayColorado statewide: 20 black and white crappie a day combined, no minimum.Open · Colorado non-tidal · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Kokanee salmon10 a dayColorado statewide: 10 kokanee a day by angling, snagging or archery, no minimum. Snagging is legal only on listed waters and dates.Open · Colorado non-tidal · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Lake trout4 a dayColorado statewide: 4 trout a day in aggregate (brook, brown, cutbow, cutthroat, golden, lake, rainbow, splake, tiger), 8 in possession, no minimum length. Brook trout 8" or shorter are an extra 10 a day. Blue Mesa and Lake Granby set their own lake trout limits.Open · Colorado non-tidal · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
Limits differ by water. Each spot page shows the limits for its own water.
What’s biting in Colorado
Species people fish for at Colorado spots, and how many of those spots are worth the trip for them today.
Rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss7 of 12 spots worth the trip in Colorado
Best now at Gunnison River, CO88
Bites in 45–68° water
Yellow perchPerca flavescens5 of 5 spots worth the trip in Colorado
Best now at Horsetooth Reservoir, CO82
Bites in 45–70° water
Largemouth bassMicropterus salmoides5 of 5 spots worth the trip in Colorado
Best now at Horsetooth Reservoir, CO82
Bites in 55–85° water
WalleyeSander vitreus5 of 5 spots worth the trip in Colorado
Best now at Horsetooth Reservoir, CO90
Bites in 50–72° water
Brown troutSalmo trutta4 of 9 spots worth the trip in Colorado
Best now at Gunnison River, CO88
Bites in 45–68° water
Smallmouth bassMicropterus dolomieu4 of 4 spots worth the trip in Colorado
Best now at Horsetooth Reservoir, CO82
Bites in 55–78° water
CrappiePomoxis spp.3 of 3 spots worth the trip in Colorado
Best now at Boyd Lake, CO82
Bites in 50–80° water
Kokanee salmonOncorhynchus nerka3 of 3 spots worth the trip in Colorado
Best now at Dillon Reservoir, CO82
Bites in 45–59° water
About fishing in Colorado
Colorado's 14 public access points span reservoirs and rivers and streams, across 11 counties. Across them, the species anglers most often target are Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Common Carp, and Yellow Perch. Each is scored live on water temperature, river flow, moon phase, barometric pressure, and weather. Always confirm current size, creel, and season limits with the Colorado state fishery agency before keeping fish — we flag any species whose regulations we haven't yet verified.
14 public access points across 0 water bodies. Data from NOAA, NWS, USGS, and Colorado Parks & Wildlife.