Maps of Statewide Fishing Waters  Printer friendly version Printer friendly version


Rob Peckham of Oak Creek holds the biggest Snake River cutthroat trout ever caught in Colorado - 33 inches long and 17 pounds. He caught the fish in the Blue River in August 2005. Photo: courtesy of Rob Peckham.Looking for a new place to fish? Browse and download our PDF maps that help anglers navigate the special regulations on some of Colorado's popular river, streams and lakes.  These Colorado Parks and Wildlife maps depict special fishing rules for the areas listed below.  We will be adding new maps in the future, so bookmark and return to this page before your next outing!    

Why do some waters have special regulations? Special fishing regulations are designed to maintain the long-term welfare of state fishing waters, thereby providing more successful opportunities for anglers. Special regulations can include different bag limits, size limits and harvest restrictions than are in place in the rest of the state. 


ATTENTION:  These maps are not a complete list of special regulations. Please refer to the current
Colorado Fishing  and State Wildlife Areas  brochures for complete fishing rules and regulations.

Click a map name below to download a color PDF map of special regulations for that area.

NORTHEAST  REGION

SOUTHEAST  REGION

Map Area
South Platte River Cheeseman Reservoir 
to Chatfield Reservoir
South Platte River In South Park

Map Area
Upper Arkansas 
River basin 
Near Leadville and Granite 

 

NORTHWEST  REGION

 SOUTHWEST  REGION

Map Area
Blue River basin Near Kremmling, Vail
and Breckenridge
Middle Colorado
& Eagle rivers
From Glenwood Springs
to Radium to Vail
Middle Colorado & Roaring Fork rivers From Rifle to Dotsero and Aspen 
Upper Colorado River From headwaters
to Radium
Poudre River drainage North of Red Feather Lakes to Laporte and west to Joe Wright Reservoir 
Lower White River From Meeker to Utah
state line 
Upper White River From headwaters at
Trappers Lake to Meeker
Yampa River basin From headwaters to
Steamboat Springs to Craig 

Map Area
Alamosa & Conejos river drainages From Jasper south to Cumbres and Osier
Lower Colorado River & Grand Mesa From Utah state line east to Silt and south to Kannah
Upper Rio Grande River basin From Creede to Del Norte and La Garita 

 

        Last Updated: 3/13/2013 6:07 PM