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2012 - 2013 Season Dates 


New License Year Has Begun - Licenses are valid April 1 through March 31 annually for small game, combination fishing and hunting, Colorado waterfowl stamp and habitat stamps at any license agent, CPW office, online or by phone at 1-800-244-5613. 

Purchase of a $10 Habitat Stamp is also required with the purchase of the first hunting or fishing license of the 2012 season.
 
See the interactive 2012-2013 Fishing Regulations Brochure which features videos, links and magnification for easy reading. The 2012-2013 Fishing Regulations Brochure  (5MB) is also available at all CPW offices and license agents statewide. The new brochure will be valid until March 31, 2013, coinciding with the license structure.

April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013 

Waters of Colorado are open to taking fish, amphibians, mollusks and crustaceans day and night, year-round, except as otherwise provided in the Fishing brochure.
Free Fishing Days
You can fish in Colorado without a license only on the first full weekend of June, each year.  All other rules and regulations apply.
2012 - 2013 Fees


For individuals over 18 and under 65, a $10 Habitat Stamp is required with the first license purchase for the year (April 1 - March 31 annually).  For more information, read about the Habitat Stamp. If you are disabled, you may not need a Habitat Stamp. See disability information.

License

Resident Nonresident
Annual (16 and older) $26.00 $56.00
Combination Small Game & Fishing (If born after 1948, you must show hunter education card) $41.00 N/A

Senior Annual (64 years and older)

$1 Colorado residents only
Five-Day N/A $21.00
One-Day $9.00 $9.00
2nd Rod Stamp (Available to licensed residents, licensed nonresidents and youth under 16 years, licensed or unlicensed.)  $5.00 $5.00

Fees include a .25 cent search & rescue fee, and a .75 cent PEAC charge.
$10 Habitat Stamp will be added to 1st license purchase of the year (April 1 to March 31).

Options for purchasing licenses and a Habitat Stamp

For more information on Habitat Stamp changes, see Habitat Stamp Basics .

 

 

 

 




        Last Updated: 4/2/2012 10:16 PM