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Colorado residents and visitors can fish without a license during Free Fishing Weekend, June 1 and 2. Each year, the first full weekend in June is set aside to promote sport fishing and no fishing license is required in Colorado.

Licensing requirements are set aside for these days to make it as easy as possible for kids and their families to discover the enjoyment of fishing in Colorado’s great outdoors. Although no fishing license is required this weekend, all other regulations  remain in effect. That means that limits on the number of fish that can be caught each day and restrictions on bait in certain waters will still be enforced.

Need some suggestions about where to go? Check out the interactive 101 (+) Places To Take A Kid Fishing and the weekly fish stocking report, conditions report, and seasonal reports.

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Whether you’re a seasoned angler or you’ve never picked up a rod before, finding a place to fish in Colorado has never been easier!

The Colorado Fishing Atlas, the latest interactive mapping tool offered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, allows users to search for fishing opportunities by species, specific interest or proximity to your home or destination. Use the simple map interface to locate and view recommended opportunities for the family, remote fly fishing or ice fishing.

Additional information such as handicap accessible fishing access, stocked waters, boat ramps, special fishing regulations, stream gages (including links to real time data), license agents and Gold Medal waters is included on top of Bing ™ street maps, USGS topographic maps or high resolution color aerial photography.

The Fishing Resource Report provides a printable report of all nearby Fishing Information Points and associated species, CPW, BLM and USFS Offices, emergency facilities, campgrounds and license agents within a chosen distance of a map click location.

Spend a few minutes viewing a series of short video tutorials to learn about all the great new features or jump right in and start scouting from the comfort of your home today using the Colorado Fishing Atlas.

Colorado Fishing Atlas - Getting Started from Colorado Parks & Wildlife on Vimeo.