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Bob D. Broscheid, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Parks and Wildlife Commission: Robert W. Bray, Chair Chris Castilian, Vice Chair

Jeanne Horne, Secretary • John Howard, Jr. • Bill Kane Dale Pizel James Pribyl James Vigil Dean Wingfield Michelle Zimmerman Alex Zipp

TO: Members of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission FROM: Danielle Isenhart, Regulations Manager RE: November 2015 Parks and Wildlife Commission Meeting, Regulatory Items DATE: November 6, 2015 The regulatory items detailed below are scheduled to be addressed at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission’s November 19, 2015 meeting in Wray. If there are questions about any of the agenda items below, or if additional information is needed, please contact me. I can be reached during business hours at 303-866-3203 ext. 4625. FINAL REGULATIONS (WILDLIFE): Agenda Item 10 - Chapter W-1 – Fishing*

November is the final step in the Commission’s two-step, annual review of Chapter W-1 - Fishing. All issues resulting from a previous hearing on Chapter W-1 have been incorporated into these final regulations including, but not limited to, the following:

Streamlining labeling requirements for livetraps used for the taking of crayfish, snapping turtles, and fish captured as bait fish.

Adding Baca County to the five county area in southeast Colorado for which baitfish collection and transport is permitted.

Allowing fishing north of the boat ramp at Jackson Lake (Reservoir) – Morgan County year-round.

Consolidating all fishing regulations for Chatfield State Park.

Adopting special regulations for trout within the town limits of Lyons.

Adopting catch and release, flies and lures only regulations for Spring Gulch Pond – Douglas County.

Removing special regulations for trout on Saint Vrain Creek (North) – Boulder County upstream of the inlet of Button Rock Reservoir.

Implementing a bag and possession limit for largemouth bass of one fish with a minimum size of 18 inches at Crawford Reservoir – Delta County.

Modifying special regulations for largemouth and smallmouth bass at Golden Park Ponds #1, #2, #3, and #4 – Boulder County.

Modifying special regulations for largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing at Hudson Town Pond – Weld County, Lonetree Reservoir – Larimer County, Pit D Pond – Boulder County, and Thomas Reservoir – Boulder County.

Modifying special regulations for largemouth and smallmouth bass at Blue Heron Lake in St. Vrain State Park – Weld County, Mead Ponds – Weld County, Erie Lake – Boulder County, KOA Lake – Boulder County, and Lon Hagler Reservoir – Larimer County.

Eliminating special regulations that limit harvest of largemouth and smallmouth bass over 15 inches in length at Carter Lake – Larimer County, Fairgrounds Lake – Boulder County, McCall Lake – Boulder County, Sawhill Ponds – Boulder County, and Teller Lake – Boulder County.

Implementing the same 15 inch minimum length requirement for both smallmouth and largemouth bass at Boyd Lake – Larimer County.

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Changing the statewide bag and possession limit for smallmouth bass to unlimited for the western slope.

Modifying water specific regulations at Elkhead Reservoir – Moffat and Routt Counties, Harvey Gap Reservoir – Garfield County, Rifle Gap Reservoir – Garfield County, and Rio Blanco Lake – Rio Blanco County to encourage angler harvest of smallmouth bass and northern pike.

Implementing a 10” minimum size limit for crappie at Jackson Lake (Reservoir) – Morgan County, North Sterling Reservoir – Logan County, and Prewitt Reservoir – Logan and Washington Counties.

Eliminating the special regulation for crappie at Union Reservoir (Calkins Lake) – Weld County and McCall Lake – Boulder County.

Implementing an unlimited bag and possession limit for yellow perch at Eleven Mile Reservoir – Park County.

Prohibiting snagging for kokanee salmon at Eleven Mile Reservoir – Park County.

Removing kokanee snagging at the boat ramp and mooring cove at Navajo Reservoir – Archuleta County.

Allowing snagging of kokanee salmon at Barker Reservoir – Boulder County and modifying kokanee salmon regulations at Gross Reservoir – Boulder County and Carter Lake – Larimer County.

Reducing kokanee bag and possession limits at Blue Mesa Reservoir – Gunnison County.

Closing Grimes Creek to fishing during the kokanee spawning season.

Implementing catch and release, flies and lures only regulations for Fall Creek – San Miguel County and Rio Blanco River – Archuleta and Conejos Counties.

Reinstating standard trout regulations for Pennock Creek – Larimer County.

Removing special walleye and saugeye regulations at John Martin Reservoir – Bent County, Adobe Creek Reservoir (Blue Lake) – Bent and Kiowa Counties, Nee Gronde Reservoir – Kiowa County, and Nee Noshe Reservoir – Kiowa County.

Removing the 40 inch minimum regulation for tiger musky at Quincy Reservoir – Arapahoe County.

Implementing a bag and possession limit of 5 for channel catfish at Yuma City Lake – Yuma County.

Implementing trophy catfish regulations at Lon Hagler Reservoir – Larimer County and St. Vrain State Park’s Blue Heron Lake.

Revising lake trout regulations at Blue Mesa Reservoir – Gunnison County.

Removing the 15 inch size minimum for wiper in Lonetree Reservoir – Larimer County.

Implementing special regulations for golden trout at Old Dillon Reservoir – Summit County.

Removing the current bag, possession, and minimum size limits for Arctic grayling at Kitson Reservoir – Mesa County.

*As is customary, these Chapter W-1 fishing regulations will become effective April 1, 2016 in conjunction with the new license year.

Agenda Item 11 - Chapter W-2 - Big Game and related provisions of Chapter W-15 - License Agents

As is the case annually (as required by 33-4-102(1.6)(b)), Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments are being proposed for nonresident big game licenses. In addition, changes are proposed to corresponding license agent commissions as has been the historic practice when considering CPI adjustments. The modifications are based on a cumulative CPI adjustment since 2000, as calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Denver-Boulder-Greeley consolidated metropolitan statistical area. Staff recommendations are set forth in the included document. These regulations propose the maximum allowable fee for all nonresident big game licenses, except that they maintain the existing discount on mountain lion and bear and set the discount for antlerless elk at 75% of the antlered elk license fee.

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Adjustments are also made to the license agent commissions in Chapter W-15 to correspond to adjustments in the big game license fees with CPI.

Agenda Item 12 - Chapter W-3 - Furbearers and Small Game, except Migratory Birds

2016 turkey season regulations are scheduled for final adoption. These include annual adjustments to limited license numbers. In addition, they make the following specific changes:

Discontinuing the late fall beardless turkey season on private lands in GMUs 101 and 102. Providing a limited number of Youth-Only fall turkey licenses valid on public or private lands in

GMUs 91, 92, 96, 101 and102. Opening spring turkey hunting in GMUs 80 and 81.

Agenda Item 13 - Chapter W-16 - Procedural Rules

This mailing includes final regulations for Chapter W-16 - Procedural Rules, pertaining to refunds and reissuance of big game licenses, including, but not limited to, setting a new deadline for refund or restoration of preference point requests and charging a processing fee for refunds. These Chapter W-16 regulations will become effective April 1, 2016 to ensure that all the 2015 seasons have concluded prior to implementation.

DRAFT REGULATIONS (WILDLIFE): Agenda Item 14 - Chapter W-0 - General Provisions

November is the first step in the Commission’s two-step review of Chapter W-0 - General Provisions. This mailing includes draft regulations creating new hunter education regulations in order to comply with SB 15-226.

ISSUE IDENTIFICATION (WILDLIFE): Agenda Item 15 - Chapter W-0 - General Provisions

November is the first step in the Commission’s two-step annual review of Chapter W-0 - General Provisions regulations. Specific issues scheduled to be heard by the Commission are:

Prohibiting smart rifle technology and live action cameras as aids in hunting and taking wildlife.

Agenda Item 16 - Chapter W-2 - Big Game and related provisions of Chapter W-0 - General Provisions

November is the first step in the Commission’s two-step annual review of Chapter W-2 – Big Game regulations. Specific issues scheduled to be heard by the Commission are:

Annual changes to limited license areas and manner of take provisions for deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, moose, and bear.

Annual changes to limited license application and drawing processes.

Amending regulations pertaining to auction and raffle licenses to clarify that these licenses are only valid in specific units, or parts of units, that are otherwise open for hunting a specific species.

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Establishing a new licensing option within the Bighorn Sheep Access Program (BSAP) for hunting sheep transplanted by CPW onto private land.

Opening bighorn sheep GMU S2 to ram hunting.

Adjusting the boundary between GMUs S13 and S26.

Establishing a new ewe hunt in S41.

Splitting S63 and S64 huntcodes to allocate ram licenses to separate GMUs.

Removing the unit boundary restriction for SMS54O1A.

Opening S77 for ram hunting.

Adding Private Land Only (PLO) huntcodes for GMUs 15, 27, 181 and 371 for black bears.

Placing restrictions on youth hunters for the extended season in GMUs 61 and 62.

Establishing an either-sex elk hunt for GMU 61 running from October 1- October 7.

Establishing an early October rifle bear season in GMU 61.

Changing huntcodes EE055O1M and EE551O1M into bull only licenses.

Eliminating huntcodes EE055P1R and EE055P4R.

Eliminating huntcode EF020L2R.

Establishing a late cow season in GMU 30.

Changing the season dates for EF031L1R to December 15 through January 15 annually.

Modifying huntcodes for elk in GMU 54.

Converting huntcode EF064L1R to a PLO license.

Adding a late public land antlerless elk season in GMU 70.

Eliminating hunt code EF421LR.

Establishing a drawing process for elk hunting permits on the Alamosa, Baca, and Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuges.

Extending the fall bull/cow elk season in GMUs 682 and 791 to the end of February.

Establishing a new PLO huntcode for pronghorn in GMU 80.

Discontinuing mandatory CWD testing for moose.

Opening GMU 43 to antlered moose hunting.

CONSENT AGENDA

Regulations considered by staff to be minor or administrative in nature have been placed on the

Consent Agenda in accordance with direction previously given by the Commission. Any or all of

these items may be removed from the Consent Agenda at the request of any Commissioner.

Specifically, these issues include:

ISSUE IDENTIFICATION (PARKS):

Agenda Item 30.c - Chapter P-2 - Boating

This mailing includes an issue paper proposing increasing the property damage threshold for a reportable boat accident from $500 to $2,000.

ISSUE IDENTIFICATION (WILDLIFE): Agenda Item 30.d - Chapter W-0 - General Provisions and related provisions of Chapter W-1 - Fishing

November is the first step in the Commission’s two-step annual review of Chapter W-0 - General Provisions regulations, including but not limited to, eliminating specific wording on facility whirling disease testing, while maintaining the reference to the Fish Health Section of the Blue Book.

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Agenda Item 30.e - Chapter W-2 - Big Game and related provisions of Chapter W-0 - General

Provisions

November is the first step in the Commission’s two-step annual review of Chapter W-2 – Big Game regulations. Specific issues on the W-2 consent agenda include:

Increasing access permits on James M. John SWA from 10 to 12, with 5 permits guaranteed to GMU 140 rifle deer hunters.

Changing huntcode DE059O1A into a buck only license.

Converting DF103L2R to a White-tail only (WTO) license.

Eliminating huntcode DF048U6R.

Shortening the PLO doe deer seasons in GMUs 9, 39, 46, 391, and 461.

Closing GMU 512 to youth hunters during the extended youth season.

Adding a fourth season elk hunt to the Bosque del Oso State Wildlife Area (SWA).

Amending the EF020L3R hunt code to include additional areas.

Converting limited antlered elk licenses in DAU E-27 to either-sex.

Opening GMU 48 to rifle pronghorn hunting, in same huntcode with units 56 and 481.

Splitting huntcodes in Data Analysis Unit (DAU) M-8 into two different unit groupings for moose hunting.

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MAILING - 11/06/2015

FINAL REGULATIONS - CHAPTER W-1 FISHING

ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

#100 – DEFINITIONS See also 33-1-102, C.R.S and Chapter 0 of these regulations for other applicable definitions.

A. "Artificial flies and lures" means devices made entirely of, or a combination of,natural or synthetic non-edible, non-scented (regardless if the scent is added in themanufacturing process or applied afterward), materials such as wood, plastic,silicone, rubber, epoxy, glass, hair, metal, feathers, or fiber, designed to attract fish.This definition does not include anything defined as bait in #100.B below.

B. “Bait” means any hand-moldable material designed to attract fish by the sense oftaste or smell; those devices to which scents or smell attractants have been added orexternally applied (regardless if the scent is added in the manufacturing process orapplied afterward); scented manufactured fish eggs and traditional organic baits,including but not limited to worms, grubs, crickets, leeches, dough baits or stink baits,insects, crayfish, human food, fish, fish parts or fish eggs.

C. "Chumming" means placing fish, parts of fish, or other material upon which fishmight feed in the waters of this state for the purpose of attracting fish to a particulararea in order that they might be taken, but such term shall not include fishing withbaited hooks or live traps.

D. “Game fish” means all species of fish except unregulated species, prohibitednongame, endangered and threatened species, which currently exist or may beintroduced into the state and which are classified as game fish by the Commission.This includes, but is not limited to brown, brook, cutthroat, golden, lake (mackinaw),and rainbow trout; cutbow (rainbow trout x cutthroat trout hybrids), splake (lake troutx brook trout hybrids), and tiger trout (brown trout x brook trout hybrids); arctic char;grayling; kokanee salmon; whitefish; sculpin; smallmouth, largemouth, spotted,striped, and white bass; wipers (striped bass x white bass hybrids); carp; bullhead,blue, channel, and flathead catfish; black and white crappie; drum; northern pike;tiger muskie; sacramento and yellow perch; sauger; saugeye (walleye x saugerhybrids); speckled dace; rainbow smelt; tench; walleye; bluegill; bluegill hybrids(bluegill x green sunfish); green, redear and pumpkin-seed sunfish; gizzard shad;longnose and white suckers; and minnows.

E. “Float tube” means a floating device which suspends a single occupant in the waterfrom the seat down and is not propelled by oars, paddles or motors.

F. "Gig" means a barbed fork with one or more tines which is attached to a handle.

G. "Jugs" means floats to which are attached a line and common hook.

H. "Minnow" means all members of the families of fish classified Cyprinidae (Carp,Chub, Dace, Goldfish, Minnow, Shiner, Stoneroller, and Tench) Cyprinodontidae(Killifish, Topminnow) and Clupeidae (Gizzard Shad), except those designated asnongame, threatened, or endangered in Chapter 10 of these regulations, or thosedesignated as Unregulated Wildlife in Chapter 11 of these regulations.

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I. "Natural stream" means an existing stream course where water naturally flowsregularly or intermittently for at least part of the year. Ditches or other waterconveyance channels which are man-made are not considered natural streams.

J. "Net" means seine, dip net, gill net, cast net, trap net, hoop net or similar devicesused to take or as an aid in taking fish, amphibians or crustaceans.

K. "Personally attended line" means a rod and line, hand line, or tip up that is used forfishing and which is under the personal control of a person who is in proximity to it.

L. "Common hook" means any hook or multiple hooks having a common shank. Allhooks attached to a manufactured artificial lure shall be considered a common hook.

M. "Size" or "Length" means the total length of a fish with head and tail attachedmeasured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail.

N. "Seining" means the capture of live fish with the use of a net that hangs vertically inthe water and is used to enclose fish when its ends are pulled together, or are drawnashore.

O. "Snagging" means the taking of fish by snatching with hooks, gang hooks, artificialflies or lures, or similar devices where the fish is hooked in a part of the body otherthan the mouth.

P. "Trotline" means a single, anchored line with a float at each end from whichdroplines are attached.

#101 - SEASON DATES AND HOURS

A. Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, all waters of the state shall beopen to fishing using all manners of take day and night, year around.

#102 - LICENSE AND STAMP REQUIREMENTS See also 33-6-107 C.R.S. for general fishing license requirements

A. A valid commercial fishing license is required to take or possess bait fish,amphibians, or crustaceans for commercial purposes.

1. Commercial fishing licenses shall be available from the Division at a cost of fortydollars ($40.00). Applications for licenses are available from the Division.Licenses issued by the Division can be restricted to specific waters, specific baglimits and times designated by the Division on the basis of the following criteria:

a. Negative impacts on sport fishing opportunity.b. Effects of commercial harvest on populations of target species.c. Detrimental effects of transplanting a species outside its current range.d. Presence of threatened or endangered species and species of special

concern.

2. All commercial fishing license holders shall submit an annual report as specifiedon the commercial fishing license application to the Division within thirty (30)days of the expiration date of the license.

3. All commercial fishing license holders shall be required to provide eachpurchaser of live fish with a written receipt stating the seller’s name, the date ofsale, the species, and the number sold.

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4. The taking of mollusks listed in Chapter 10 is prohibited.

B. Free fishing dates - The following dates are open to fishing without a license or

Habitat Stamp in all waters of the state: The first full weekend of the month of June.

C. Second rod stamp – Any person may use one additional (second) personally attended line statewide when a second rod stamp is purchased, as identified on the user's fishing license.

1. Any person under 16 years of age who is not required to have a fishing license

must have a second rod stamp with their signature in possession in order to use a second personally attended line.

2 Second rod stamps are not transferable to any other person, nor do they confer

fishing privileges to any person other than the license-holder.

3. A second rod stamp is not required when fishing with a trotline or jugs only.

#103 - MANNER OF TAKE

A. The following are legal methods of take for species listed in this chapter. Any method of take not listed herein shall be prohibited, except as otherwise provided by statute or these regulations:

1. One personally attended line, except as otherwise authorized in these

regulations. a. Each line shall have no more than 3 common hooks attached.

2. Trotlines

a. Trotlines may only be used on waters specified in regulation #108. b. No one may use more than one trotline. c. Trotlines shall be anchored, marked at each end by floats, be no more than

150 feet in length, have no more than 25 droplines, and shall be weighted to place the line a minimum of 3 feet beneath the surface of the water.

d. There shall be no more than 3 barbed hooks on a common hook on each dropline.

e. Trotlines shall be tagged with the user’s name, customer identification number, and date set. If the user does not have a customer identification number, trotlines must be tagged with the user’s name.

f. All trotlines shall be personally checked at least once in each 24-hour period.

3. Jugs

a. Jugs shall only be used only on waters specified in regulation #108. b. No one may use more than 10 jugs, each of which shall not have more than

a single line with one common hook attached. c. Jugs shall be tagged with the owner or user’s name and customer

identification number. If the user does not have a customer identification number, jugs must be tagged with the user’s name.

d. Jugs shall be personally checked at least once every hour.

4. Underwater spearfishing, archery, and gigs

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a. Underwater spearfishing, archery, and gigs may be used statewide for the taking of carp and northern pike, except as otherwise prohibited by these regulations or land management agencies. East of the Continental Divide, gizzard shad, and white or long-nose suckers may also be taken, unless otherwise prohibited in regulation #108. Other game fish species may only be taken when authorized in regulation #108 for a specific water.

b. The following additional restrictions apply to underwater spearfishing: 1. CO2 guns or cartridge-powered spears are prohibited. 2. Guns must be loaded and unloaded while the gun is submerged. 3. Divers must stay within a radius of 100 feet of a float bearing the

National Divers’ Symbol. 4. Spears must be attached by a safety line.

c. Archery may be used for the taking of kokanee salmon during times and in locations otherwise open to snagging of salmon, as established in #108 of these regulations. The following additional restrictions apply to archery take of kokanee salmon: 1. All bows must have a reel, fishing line and arrow attached to the bow. 2. All bows must have an arrow safety slide mechanism, which maintains

the fishing line in front of the arrow rest at all times. d. Archery and gigs may be used for the taking of bullfrogs.

5. Snagging

a. Snagging shall be used for the taking of kokanee salmon only, and only where specifically authorized in regulation #108.

b. Snagged fish species other than kokanee salmon must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

6. Seines and cast-nets

a. Seines shall be used only for fish taken in accordance with regulation #104(H), the gilled form aquatic tiger salamander larvae, and crayfish; or when authorized for emergency salvage.

b. Seines shall be made of one-fourth (1/4) inch or less non-metallic square mesh.

c. Seines shall not exceed 20 feet in length by 4 feet in depth 7. By hand or with the aid of dip nets

a. Bullfrogs, crayfish, and the gilled form aquatic tiger salamander larvae may be taken by hand or with the aid of dip nets.

b. Fish may be taken by hand or with the aid of dip nets or any other method approved by the Director, when emergency public salvage of fish has been approved in accordance with regulation #104(G).

c. Hand held dip nets may be used for fish taken in accordance with regulation #104(H).

8. Livetraps

a. Cage or box traps, including set pots, shall be used only for the taking of crayfish, snapping turtles, and fish taken in accordance with regulation #104(H).All cage or box traps, including set pots, shall be tagged with the user’s customer identification number. If the user does not have a customer identification number, traps must be tagged with the user’s name.

9. Artificial light

a. Artificial light may be used as an aid in taking. 10. Bait

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a. Bait may be used as an aid in taking, except by chumming, in accordance with regulation #104(H).

#104 - SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS

A. Any fish released upon catch must be released alive and into the same body of water

from which it was taken. Transfer or transport of live fish is prohibited, except as otherwise permitted in the provisions of Article VII, #010 and Article I #104(H).

B. When fishing through the ice, the following additional restrictions apply:

1. Ice fishing holes shall not exceed 10 inches in diameter, or 10 inches on any

side. 2. All fires on the ice must be enclosed in a container. 3. No litter may be left on the ice. 4. On waters where only portable shelters are permitted, all ice fishing shelters

must be removed from the ice at the end of the day. 5. On waters where permanent ice fishing shelters are permitted; the name and

customer identification number of the owner or user must be displayed on the outside, shore side, of the shelter, in legible, contrasting color letters at least 2 inches high.

C. Only those persons designated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may

take fish, amphibians, mollusks or crustaceans within the boundaries of any Federal fish hatchery or rearing unit.

D. Molesting, disturbing, or damaging gill nets, traps, or seines set by the Division is

prohibited. E. Fishing may be prohibited as posted pending the adoption of water-specific

regulations when necessary to:

1. Protect threatened or endangered species. 2. Protect spawning areas. 3. Protect waters being used in Division research projects. 4. Protect newly acquired access to fishing waters. 5. Protect the integrity of sport fish, native fish or other aquatic wildlife populations.

F. Emergency Closure of Fishing Waters

1. The Director may authorize emergency closure of fishing waters in the state for a period of up to 9 months when it is determined that environmental conditions in these waters are such that fishing could result in unacceptable levels of fish mortality. Such closures may be enacted when any one of the following criteria are met:

a. Daily maximum water temperatures exceed 74 º F or the daily average

temperature exceeds 72º F; b. Measured stream flows are 25 % or less of the historical average low flow for

the time period in question; c. Fish condition is deteriorating such that fungus and other visible signs of

deterioration may be present; d. Daily minimum dissolved oxygen levels are below five (5) parts per million

(ppm).

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e. When a natural or man-caused environmental event such as wildfire, mudslides, oil spills or other similar event has occurred, resulting in the need for recovery time or remedial action for a fish population

When such determination has been made; public notice will be given, including posting at the site.

G. Emergency Public Salvage of fish

1. The Director may authorize emergency public salvage when substantial numbers

of fish in waters of the state are found to be in imminent danger of being lost. Such loss is deemed to be imminent when the volume and depth of water, water temperature and/or oxygen content are such that fish cannot survive. Measurements shall be made of these criteria as a basis for making a judgment on the total loss of fish and when such loss will occur, and will include:

a. Water storage levels in lakes, reservoirs, or ponds of less than twenty-five

(25) percent of total capacity or, b. River or stream flow essentially eliminated with only pools left standing or, c. Visual evidence of substantial numbers of sick or dying fish, or d. Reclamation projects.

2. When such determination has been made; public notice will be given, including

posting at the site, that fish may be taken by hand or by dip net, or any other method authorized by the Director. When practical the Director shall exercise this authority within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the information or at such earlier time as the emergency necessitates.

3. Numbers of fish to be salvaged and possessed by an individual shall be

determined by Division personnel at the site. 4. Emergency salvage shall be permitted only during daylight hours.

H. Take, Possession and Use of Fish, Amphibians, and Crustaceans for bait,

personal or commercial use

1. The seining, netting, trapping, and dipping of fish is prohibited statewide in all natural streams, springs, all waters in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Elbert, Jefferson, and Park counties, and all public standing waters in Rio Grande, Saguache, Conejos, Costilla, Alamosa, Mineral and Hinsdale counties in the Rio Grande drainage.

a. Fish handled or produced on commercially licensed aquaculture facilities are

exempt from this regulation.

2. The only fish species allowed to be taken and used for consumption or personal use as bait (either alive or dead) by fishing, seining, netting, trapping, or dipping are minnows, bluegill, hybrid bluegill, carp, sunfish, gizzard shad, sculpin, white and longnose suckers, yellow perch and rainbow smelt. Statewide bag limits apply to sunfish, bluegill, hybrid bluegills and yellow perch.

a. Restrictions on Live Fish Used as Bait.

1. The collection, use, or possession of live fish for use as bait is prohibited

in the following waters:

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aa. All waters east of the Continental Divide above 7,000 feet elevation bb. The Arkansas River above Parkdale – Fremont and Chaffee counties cc. Watson Lake - Larimer County dd. All waters west of the Continental Divide, except in Navajo

Reservoir.

2. Except as otherwise provided by these regulations, live fish collected for use as bait may only be used in the same body of water from which they were collected. In addition, collection and use is allowed in any man-made ditches and canals within one-half mile of the adjoining lake or reservoir. Use of any baitfish collected in those ditches and canals is restricted to only the water from which it was collected and the adjoining lake or reservoir. Baitfish collected under this provision may not be otherwise transported or stored for later use.

3. In Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers Counties, live fish

collected for personal use as bait may be transported, stored or used anywhere within the listed counties. Transportation to or use of any such baitfish in any other county is prohibited,

4. All live baitfish acquired from a commercial source and transported by

anglers must at all times be accompanied by a receipt from the source. 3. The only fish species allowed to be taken for commercial use are minnows,

gizzard shad, white and longnose suckers and carp. 4. Bullfrogs and Salamanders. The taking, possession and use of bullfrogs and the

aquatic gilled form of the tiger salamander for private and commercial use is permitted. Statewide bag limits apply.

5. Crustaceans.

a. The taking, possession and use of any crustacean under the authority of a commercial fishing license is subject to the following restrictions: 1. The minimum size for crayfish taken for commercial food purposes shall

be three (3) inches. (Measured from the tip of the acumen (bony spike between the eye) to the telson (last bony plate in the tail)).

2. All crayfish taken with eggs attached must be returned to the water immediately.

3. All set pots and traps shall be labeled with the user’s customer identification number. If the user does not have a customer identification number, all set pots and traps must be labeled with the user’s name. name, address and license number of the license holder.

b. In all waters west of the Continental Divide - All crayfish must be returned to

the water of origin immediately or killed and taken into possession immediately upon catch with kill being effected by separating the abdomen from the cephalothorax (tail from body).

6. Mollusks. The taking of mollusks for personal or commercial use as bait is

prohibited.

#105 – VACANT

#106 - FISHING CONTESTS AND RELEASE OF TAGGED FISH

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A. Fishing Contests using tagged or marked released fish

1. No person shall advertise, promote, conduct or offer to conduct any fishing contest where the object of such contest is to take marked or tagged fish released in any waters open to public fishing, except licensed commercial and private lakes, or release marked or tagged fish for this purpose, unless such contest is first approved by the Director.

a. Application shall be made on a form provided by the Division at least sixty

(60) days prior to the proposed contest date. Such application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of forty dollars ($40.00).

b. Approval shall be granted to any person meeting the requirements of this

regulation unless the Director determines the proposed contest would be significantly detrimental to the wildlife resource. In such cases, approval may be granted if conditions can be placed on the conduct of the contest which will avoid such detrimental effects. When an application for a contest is denied the applicant shall be promptly notified with a written notice stating the reason(s) for such denial.

2. Contests involving tagged or marked trout will be permitted only on lakes and

reservoirs greater than 200 surface acres and managed primarily as a catchable fishery by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. "Catchable fishery" means any lake or reservoir which is annually stocked with hatchery reared trout averaging eight (8) to ten (10) inches in length.

3. No tagged or marked fish contest shall be permitted on any stream, river or other

flowing water or any water designated as a Gold Medal or Wild Trout water. 4 Written approval shall be obtained from the person(s) or agency(s) who owns or

controls the land and water area involved prior to making application to the Division

5. All statutes and regulations including license provisions, manner of taking, size

restrictions and daily bag and possession limits for fish shall remain in effect during any contest.

6 Any public fishing area shall remain open to public fishing without charge,

regardless of any special contest fee or changes, during a fishing contest. 7. All fish obtained for use in any contest shall be certified disease free in

accordance with #009, prior to release. 8. Contest sponsor(s) shall provide a written report to the appropriate Parks and

Wildlife office within twenty (20) days of the close of such contest. Said report shall include an estimate of the number of participants, the average time spent by participants in fishing and the estimated total fish catch by species.

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#107 - STATEWIDE DAILY BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS AND SPECIAL SEASONS

A. Daily Bag, Possession Limits and size limits: 1. Daily bag and possession limits – except as otherwise provided in these regulations for certain waters, the daily bag and possession limits will be as follows:

Species

Daily Bag and Possession Limit

(except as otherwise noted)

Special Conditions

a. Trout (Brook, Brown, Cutbow, Cutthroat, Golden, Lake, Rainbow, Splake, and Tiger; Arctic Char, Salmon (except kokanee), and Grayling:

Daily Bag: 4 fish in the aggregate Possession Limit: 8 fish in the aggregate

Brook Trout - additional daily bag and possession limit: 10 fish, 8 inches or less in length

b. Kokanee salmon: 10 fish

c. Walleye, Saugeye, Sauger: 5 fish in the aggregate

Arkansas and South Fork of the Republican River drainages - bag and possession limit: 10 fish in the aggregate

d. Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, and Smallmouth Bass: 5 fish in the aggregate

West of the Continental Divide- for Smallmouth Bass only: Unlimited bag and possession limit.

e. White Bass, Striped Bass, Wiper: 10 fish in the aggregate

Arkansas and South Fork of the Republican River drainages - bag and possession limit: 20 fish in the aggregate

f. Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish: 10 fish in the aggregate

g. White Crappie, Black Crappie: 20 fish in the aggregate h. Bluegill, Hybrid Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Redear Sunfish, Pumpkinseed Sunfish:

20 fish in the aggregate

i. Yellow Perch: 20 fish West of the Continental Divide: Unlimited

j. Tiger Muskie: 1 fish, at least 36 inches in length k. Northern Pike, Whitefish, Bullhead: Unlimited

l. Speckled Dace, and Sculpin: Unlimited West of the Continental Divide - bag and possession limit: 20 fish in the aggregate

m. Bullfrogs Unlimited n. Crayfish (crawdads) Unlimited o. Aquatic Tiger Salamander larvae (gilled form) 50, less than 5 inches in length

2. Any fish caught and placed on a stringer, in a container or in a live well, or not

returned to the water immediately, will be counted as part of the established daily bag or possession limit. Any fish taken and subsequently smoked, canned, frozen or otherwise preserved for consumption is considered part of the established possession limit until it is consumed.

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3. There are no daily bag or possession limits for game species not specifically listed.

ARTICLE II - SPECIAL REGULATION WATERS

#108 – Special Daily Bag and Possession Limits, Size Restrictions, and Other Water-Specific Provisions

A. Various cutthroat waters, specifically those considered Cutthroat Conservation and

Recreation waters, are protected throughout the state as listed below. In those waters:

1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. All cutthroat trout must be returned to

the water immediately upon catch.

Note: This is to accommodate the growing number of cutthroat trout streams and lakes that are being included in conservation and recovery actions according to management plans.

B. In place of or in addition to regulations # 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 (bag and

possession limits, manner of take, fishing dates, fishing hours, special conditions and restrictions, or other fishing activities), and 108 A, the following regulations apply to the named waters:

Note: Additional conditions and restrictions for state wildlife areas are found in Chapter 9

1. Abrams Creek - Eagle County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

2. Adams County Fairgrounds Lakes (Public Works and Mann-Nyholt

Lakes) - Adams County

a. The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches in length.

3. Adobe Creek Reservoir (Blue Lake) - Bent and Kiowa Counties

a. Trotlines and jugs are permitted. b. The bag limit and minimum size for walleye and saugeye is five fish in

the aggregate, 15 inches in length.

4. Agnes Lakes (Upper and Lower Lakes) - Jackson County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

5. Akron City Lake - Washington County

a. The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches in

length.

6. Alberta Park Reservoir - Mineral County

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7. American Lakes (Snow and Michigan Lakes) - Jackson County.


8. Animas River - La Plata County

a. From the confluence with Lightner Creek to the Rivera Crossing Bridge:

1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish,

16 inches in length. b. From the confluence with Hermosa Creek downstream to the state line:

1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie.

9. Antelope Creek, West - Gunnison County


10. Antero Reservoir - Park County

a. Ice fishing shelters must be portable. b. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

11. Apache Creek, North and South Forks - Huerfano County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the US Forest Service boundary: 1. Fishing is prohibited.

12. Arapahoe Bend Natural Area (Bass, Beaver, Cormorant, and Snapper

Ponds) - Larimer County


13. Arapaho Creek - Grand County

a. From Monarch Lake downstream to USFS 125: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

14. Archuleta Creek - Saguache County

a. On that portion within the Cochetopa State Wildlife Area (Snyder Ranch)

downstream from Dome Lakes State Wildlife Area: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

15. Arkansas River - Chaffee, Fremont, Lake and Pueblo Counties

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a. From the US 24 river overpass downstream to the lower boundary of the Hayden Ranch, as posted: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and maximum size for trout is one fish,

12 inches in length. b. From the Stockyard Bridge (Chaffee Co Rd 102) below Salida

downstream 7 ½ miles to the confluence with Badger Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All rainbow trout and cutbows must be returned to the water

immediately upon catch. c. Within the Pueblo Reservoir State Wildlife Area:

1. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for walleye and saugeye is five fish in the aggregate, 18 inches in length.

2. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21 inches in length may be taken per day.

d. From the bridge at Valco Ponds downstream to Pueblo Boulevard (except at the Pueblo Nature Center as posted): 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout 16 inches in length or greater must be returned to the water

immediately upon catch.

16. Arkansas River, Middle Fork of the South Arkansas - Chaffee County

a. From the headwaters downstream to Boss Lake: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch.

17. Augustora Creek - Archuleta County


18. Aurora (Senac) Reservoir - Arapahoe County

a. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish. b. The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches in

length. c. The minimum size for walleye is 18 inches in length. d. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21

inches in length may be taken per day.

19. Bard Creek - Clear Creek County


20. Barker Reservoir - Boulder County

a. Ice fishing is prohibited. b. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from October 1 through

December 1.

21. Barr Lake - Adams County a. The minimum size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches in length.

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b. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21 inches in length may be taken per day.

22. Bear Creek - Conejos County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with the Conejos River: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

23. Bear Creek - El Paso County

a. From the headwaters downstream to Gold Camp Road: 1. Fishing is prohibited

24. Bear Creek - Jefferson County

a. From the base of Evergreen Lake dam downstream to Bear Creek Reservoir: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout (except rainbow trout and

cutbows) is two fish. 3. All rainbow trout and cutbows must be returned to the water

immediately upon catch. 25. Bear Creek - Montezuma County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with the Dolores River: 1 Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

26. Bear Creek Reservoir - Jefferson County

a. The minimum size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches in length. b. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21

inches in length may be taken per day. 27. Bear River - Garfield and Routt Counties

a. The bag limit for whitefish is four fish. b. The possession limit for whitefish is eight fish.

28. Beaver Creek - Garfield County


29. Beaver Creek - Gunnison County


30. Beaver Creek - Mineral County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only.

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b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

31. Beaver Creek Reservoir - Rio Grande County

a. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from October 1 through December 31.

32. Beaver Creek, West - Gunnison County


33. Big Bend Creek - La Plata County


34. Big Creek Lake (Lower) - Jackson County

a. The bag and possession limit for lake trout and/or splake is three fish, only one of which may be greater than 26 inches in length.

35. Big Hole Creek - Eagle County


36. Big Lake - Conejos County


37. Big Thompson Ponds - Larimer County

a. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is one fish in the aggregate, 15 inches in length.

38. Big Thompson River - Larimer County

a. From the base of Olympus Dam at Lake Estes downstream to the bridge at Waltonia: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

39. Black Canyon - San Juan County


40. Black Hollow Creek - Larimer County


41. Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area (BLM Ponds) - Alamosa County

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a. The minimum size for largemouth bass is 15 inches in length. b. Fishing is prohibited from February 15 through July 15.

42. Blanco River - Archuleta County a. From the Blanco Diversion Dam downstream to the confluence with the

San Juan River: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth

bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie.

43. Blue Mesa Reservoir - Gunnison County

a. Ice fishing shelters must be portable. b. There is no bag or possession limit for lake trout.. c. No more than one lake trout greater than 328 inches in length may be

taken per day. d. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from November 1 through

December 31. e. The bag limit for kokanee salmon is 5 fish. f. The possession limit for kokanee salmon is 10 fish.

44. Blue River - Grand and Summit Counties

a. From the north inlet at Summit Co Rd 3 (Coyne Valley Rd. 3 miles north

of Breckenridge) downstream to Dillon Reservoir: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish,

16 inches in length. b. From Dillon Dam downstream to the north city limits of the town of

Silverthorne: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

c. From the north city limits of the town of Silverthorne downstream to the Colo 9 bridge over the Blue River at Blue River State Wildlife Area: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish,

16 inches in length. d. From the Colo 9 bridge over the Blue River at Blue River State Wildlife

Area downstream to the Green Mountain Reservoir inlet: 1. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from September 1 through

December 31. e. From Green Mountain Reservoir dam downstream to the Colorado River:

1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

45. Bobtail Creek - Grand County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the Denver Water Board Diversion: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. 46. Bonny Reservoir - Yuma County

a. There is no bag or possession limit for any game fish species.

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b. Trotlines and jugs are allowed. 47. Boss Lake - Chaffee County


48. Boulder Creek - Boulder County

a. From the upper end of Eben Fine Park (within the City Limits of Boulder) downstream to 55th St: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

49. Boyd Lake - Larimer County


b. The minimum size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches in length. bc. The minimum size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches in length. cd. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21


50. Brush Creek - Eagle County

a. From the confluence with the Eagle River upstream for 2.5 miles: 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

51. Brush Creek, West - Eagle County

a. In the Sylvan Lake inlet and upstream for ½ mile:

1. Fishing is prohibited from September 1 through November 30. 52. Brush Hollow Reservoir - Fremont County

a. The minimum size for largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass is 15 inches in length.

53. Bull Basin Reservoir #1 - Mesa County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish, 16

inches in length. 54. Bull Creek Reservoirs #1 and #2 and Connecting Channels - Mesa

County


inches in length.

55. Burgess Creek - Garfield and Routt Counties


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56. Button Rock (Ralph Price) Reservoir - Boulder County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish. c. Fishing is prohibited from November 1 through April 30.

57. Cabin Creek - Garfield County

a. From Trappers Lake upstream for ½ mile:

1. Fishing is prohibited. 58. Canyon Creek - Garfield County

a. From the north side of the I-70 Bridge downstream to the confluence with the Colorado River: 1. Fishing is prohibited from March 15 through May 15 and from

October 1 through November 30.

59. Carnero Creek, Middle - Saguache County


60. Carnero Creek, North - Saguache County


61. Carnero Creek, South - Saguache County


62. Carter Creek - Grand County


63. Carter Lake - Larimer County


b. The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches in length.

ac. The bag limit and maximum size for walleye is three fish 21 inches in length.

bd. The possession limit for walleye is five fish. ce. It is unlawful to possess filleted or cleaned fish in a boat on the lake.

64. Cascade Creek - Conejos County


65. Cascade Creek - Huerfano County

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66. Castle Creek - La Plata County


67. Cat Creek - Rio Grande and Conejos Counties


68. Cat Creek, North Fork - Rio Grande County


69. Cat Creek, South Fork - Rio Grande County


70. Cataract Creek - Summit County a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

71. Chalk Creek - Chaffee County

a. Within Wright’s Lake State Wildlife Area:

1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 72. Chartier Pond - Morgan County


73. Chatfield Reservoir and Chatfield State Park - Jefferson and Douglas

Counties a. Within Chatfield State Park, including the South Platte River and all ponds

within the park boundary:

1a. The bag limit and minimum size for walleye is three fish, 18 inches in length.

2b. No more than one walleye greater than 21 inches in length may be taken per day.

3c. The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches in length.

4d. Fishing is prohibited from the dam and within 100 feet of the dam or walleye spawning operation nets, from March 15 through April 15, or until walleye spawning operations are completed.

74. Cheesman Reservoir - Douglas and Jefferson Counties

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a. Fishing is prohibited from October 1 through April 30. b. Fishing is prohibited from ½ hour after sunset until ½ hour before

sunrise. c. Fishing is prohibited on the dam and around the reservoir as posted. d. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from September 1 through

September 30. e. Ice fishing is prohibited.

75. Cherry Creek Reservoir - Arapahoe County

a. The bag limit and minimum size for walleye is three fish, 18 inches in length.

b. No more than one walleye greater than 21 inches in length may be taken per day.

c. The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches in length.

d. Fishing is prohibited from the dam and within 100 feet of the dam or walleye spawning operation nets, from March 15 through April 15, or until walleye spawning operations are completed.

76. Cheyenne Creek, North - El Paso and Teller Counties

a. From the headwaters downstream to Gold Camp Rd:

1. Fishing is prohibited. 77. Cimarron River - Montrose County

a. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from November 1 through December 31.

78. Clear Creek - Chaffee County

a. From the gauging station (approximately ½ mile above Clear Creek Reservoir) downstream to Clear Creek Reservoir: 1. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from October 1 through

December 31.

79. Clear Creek - La Plata County


80. Clear Creek Holding Ponds - Adams County

a. Fishing is prohibited, except for youth participating in Division angler

education activities.

81. Clear Creek Reservoir - Chaffee County


82. Clear Lake - Jackson County


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83. Clinton Reservoir - Summit County

a. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish. 84. Cochetopa Creek - Saguache County

a. On that portion within the Cochetopa State Wildlife Area (Snyder Ranch): 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

85. Colorado River - Garfield, Eagle, Grand, and Mesa Counties

a. From Lake Granby Dam downstream to the US 40 bridge approximately 3 miles west of Hot Sulphur Springs: 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

b. From the US 40 bridge, approximately three miles west of Hot Sulphur Springs downstream to the confluence with Troublesome Creek (approximately 5 miles east of Kremmling): 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

c. From the confluence of Williams Fork River downstream to the state line: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


d. From the confluence with Troublesome Creek downstream to the I-70 Exit 90 bridge at Rifle (excluding 50 yards upstream and downstream of the confluences with Canyon, Grizzly and No Name Creeks): 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

e. 50 yards upstream and downstream of the confluences with Canyon, Grizzly and No Name Creeks: 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish. 2. Fishing is prohibited from March 15 through May 15 and from

October 1 through November 30. 86. Colorado River, (North Fork) including Shadow Mountain Spillway -

Grand County

a. From Shadow Mountain Dam spillway to Lake Granby, including Columbine Bay to the Twin Creek inlet: 1. Fishing is prohibited from October 1 through December 31.

87. Como Creek - Boulder County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with North Boulder Creek: 1. Fishing is prohibited.

88. Conejos River - Conejos County

a. From the lower bridge at the town of Platoro downstream to the confluence with the South Fork of the Conejos River: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish,

16 inches in length.

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b. From Menkhaven Resort downstream to the upper boundary of Aspen Glade Campground: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish,

16 inches in length. 89. Conejos River, Lake Fork - Conejos County

a. From the headwaters including Big Lake, downstream to and including Rock Lake and its outlet: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. 90. Connected Lake - Mesa County

a. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth bass is two fish, 18 inches in length.

91. Cooper Lake - Hinsdale County


92. Cornelius Creek - Larimer County


93. Corral Creek - San Juan County


94. Corral Creek - Summit County


95. Cottonwood Creek, Little - Moffat County

a. From Freeman Reservoir upstream for ¼ mile: 1. Fishing is prohibited from January 1 through July 31.

96. Crawford Reservoir - Delta County

a. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth bass is one fish, 185 inches in length.

b. There is no bag or possession limit on yellow perch. c. From the fence on top of the Crawford Reservoir dam downstream to the

north boundary fence: 1. Fishing in the spillway, the stilling basin and the outlet canal is

prohibited. 97. Crosho Reservoir - Rio Blanco County

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a. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for grayling is two fish, 16 inches in length.

98. Crystal Lake - Lake County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 99. Crystal Reservoir - Montrose County

a. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from September 1 through December 31.

100. Culebra Creek - Costilla County

a. From the Colo 159 bridge downstream approximately 3 miles to the Jaquez Bridge: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

101. Cunningham Creek - Pitkin County


102. Daigre Lake - Huerfano County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. Ice fishing is prohibited.

103. Deadman Gulch - Routt County


104. Deep Creek - La Plata County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the USFS boundary: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. 105. Deep Creek - San Miguel County


106. Deer Beaver Creek - Saguache County


107. Delaney Butte Lakes (North, South, and East) - Jackson County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or scented lures may be used on this water if they are 1.5 inches or longer.

b. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

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c. All brown trout between 14 and 20 inches in length must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

d. All rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and cutbows between 18 and 22 inches in length must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

e. North Delaney Butte Lake: 1. Fishing is prohibited from the dam and within 100 feet of the dam

from September 15 through November 15. 2. Fishing is prohibited in the inlet, upstream of the standing water line.

f. South Delaney Butte Lake: 1. Fishing is prohibited in the inlet, upstream of the standing water line.

108. DePoorter Lake - Sedgwick County


109. Dillon Reservoir - Summit County

a. All Arctic char under 20 inches in length must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

b. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for Arctic char is one fish, 20 inches in length.

110. Divide Creek, West - Garfield County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with Brook Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. 111. Dixon Lake - Larimer County


112. Dolores River - Dolores, Montezuma, Montrose, Mesa and San Miguel

Counties

a. From the confluence with the West Fork of the Dolores River downstream to the standing water line of McPhee Reservoir: 1. The taking of kokanee salmon is prohibited, except from November

15 through December 31, when snagging is permitted. b. From McPhee Dam downstream approximately 11 miles to the Bradfield

Bridge: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

c. From the McPhee Dam downstream to the state line: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


d. From the Bradfield Bridge downstream to the Utah state line: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for brown trout.

113. Doty Park Lake - Morgan County

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114. Doug Creek - Montrose County


115. Duke Lake - Mesa County


116. Eagle River - Eagle County

a. From the confluence of the East Fork and the South Fork downstream to the confluence with the Colorado River: 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

b. From the I-70 Exit 147 bridge in the Town of Eagle downstream to the confluence with the Colorado River: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


117. East Pass Creek - Saguache


118. East River - Gunnison County

a. From the upstream property boundary at the Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery downstream to the confluence with the Taylor River: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and maximum size for trout is two fish,

12 inches in length. 3. The taking of kokanee salmon is prohibited.

b. From the Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery outlet downstream to the Roaring Judy property boundary: 1. Fishing is prohibited from August 1 through October 31.

119. Echo Canyon Reservoir - Archuleta County

a. All largemouth bass between 12 and 15 inches in length must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

120. Elaine T. Valente Open Space Lakes, North Lake - Adams County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or scented lures

may be used on this water if they are 1.5 inches or longer. b. All fish must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

121. Eleven Mile Reservoir - Park County

a. Ice fishing shelters must be portable.

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b. The bag and possession limit for trout is four fish, only two of which may be greater than 16 inches in length.

c. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from October 1 through December 31 east (on the lake side) of the inlet buoy line.

c. There is no bag or possession limit on yellow perch.

122. Elk Creek - San Miguel County


123. Elk River - Routt County


124. Elk River (North, South and Middle Forks) - Routt County


125. Elkhead Reservoir - Moffat and Routt Counties

a. No more than two bass in the aggregate greater than 15 inches in length

may be taken per day. ab. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth bass is

two fish, 15 inches in length. bc. The bag and possession limit for crappie is ten10 fish.

126. Emerald Lakes (Big and Little) - Hinsdale County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. The bag and possession limit and maximum size for trout is two fish, 14

inches in length. c. In the Lake Creek inlet for ½ mile above Big Emerald Lake:

1. Fishing is prohibited from January 1 through July 15.

127. Erie Lake – Boulder County a. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be returned to the water

immediately upon catch. 1287. Evans City Lake (Riverside Park) - Weld County


length.

128. Fairgrounds Lake - Boulder County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be returned to the water

immediately upon catch. 129. Fall Creek – Mineral County a. From the headwaters downstream to Wolf Creek:

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1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch.

130289. Fall Creek - San Miguel County

a. From the headwaters downstream to Woods Lake: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. 1310. Fawn Creek - Rio Blanco County


1321. Fish Creek - Routt County


1332. Florida River - La Plata County

a. From the headwaters downstream to Lemon Reservoir:

1. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from September 1 through December 31.

b. From the US 160 bridge east of Durango downstream to the confluence with the Animas River: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


1343. Forbes Park Lake - Costilla County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

1354. Fort Morgan Ponds - Morgan County


length.

1365. Fourmile Creek - Garfield County

a. From the confluence with the Roaring Fork River upstream for ½ mile: 1. Fishing is prohibited from March 15 through May 15 and from


1376. Frank Easement Ponds - Weld County


1387. Fraser Creek - Garfield County

a. From Trappers Lake upstream for ½ mile:

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1. Fishing is prohibited.

1398. Fraser River - Grand County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with St. Louis Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All rainbow trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. b. From the confluence with St. Louis Creek downstream to the Colorado

River: 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

14039. Freeman Reservoir - Moffat County

a. Within 50 yards on either side of the inlet and upstream for ¼ mile:

1. Fishing is prohibited from January 1 through July 31.

1410. French Gulch - Summit County


1421. Frey Gulch - Summit County


1432. Fryingpan Lakes #2 and #3 - Pitkin County


1443. Fryingpan River - Eagle and Pitkin Counties

a. From Ruedi Dam downstream to the confluence with the Roaring Fork River, approximately 14 miles: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout (except brown trout) must be returned to the water

immediately upon catch. 3. The bag and possession limit and maximum size for brown trout is

two fish, 14 inches in length. 1454. George Creek - Larimer County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b.All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

1465. Goat Creek - San Miguel County


1476. Golden Park Ponds #1, #2, #3, and #4 - Boulder County

a. On Golden Park Ponds #3:

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1. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is one fish in the aggregate, 15 inches in length.

b. On Golden Park Ponds #1 and #2: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. Scented flies or lures must be 1.5 inches or longer. 3. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be returned to the water

immediately upon catch. 4. Possession of largemouth or smallmouth bass while fishing Golden

Park Ponds #1 or #2 is prohibited.

1487. Gore Creek - Eagle County

a. From the confluence with Red Sandstone Creek downstream to the confluence with the Eagle River: 1. Fishing by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish,


1498. Grand Lake - Grand County

a. The bag and possession limit for lake trout is four fish, only one of which may be greater than 36 inches in length. All lake trout between 26 and 36 inches in length must be released immediately upon catch.

b. Ice fishing shelters must be portable. c. Gaffs and tail snares are prohibited.

15049. Grandview Ponds - Adams County


1510. Graneros Creek - Pueblo County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the US Forest Service Boundary:

1. Fishing is prohibited. 1521. Grassy Creek - San Juan County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures onlyb. b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

1532. Green Creek, Little - Grand and Routt County


1543. Green Mountain Reservoir - Summit County


b. The bag and possession limit for lake trout is eight fish. 1554. Green River - Moffat County

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a. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie.

1565. Griffith Reservoir - Mesa County

a. Fishing by artificial flies and lures only. b. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish, 16

inches in length.

1576. Grimes Creek - La Plata County

a. From the Bureau of Reclamation property boundaryheadwaters downstream to the standing water line of Vallecito Reservoir: 1. Fishing is prohibited fromAll kokanee salmon must be returned to the

water immediately from September 1 through November 14. 2. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from November 15 through

December 31.

1587. Grizzly Creek - Garfield County

a. From the confluence with the Colorado River upstream for ½ mile: 1. Fishing is prohibited from March 15 through May 15 and from


1598. Gross Reservoir - Boulder County

a. Fishing is prohibited from sunset to sunrisebetween the hours of 9 p.m. and 4 a.m., or as posted at the main entrancerequirements.

b. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from OctoberSeptember 1 through DecemberJanuary 31.

16059. Groundhog Creek - Dolores County

a. From Groundhog Reservoir upstream for ½ mile:

1. Fishing is prohibited from April 15 through July 15.

1610. Groundhog Reservoir - Dolores County

a. In the Nash Creek and Groundhog Creek inlets upstream for ½ mile: 1. Fishing is prohibited from April 15 through July 15.

1621. Gunnison River - Delta, Gunnison and Montrose Counties

a. From the confluence of the East and Taylor rivers downstream to the US

50 bridge: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for brown trout is

two fish, 16 inches in length. 3. All rainbow trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. b. From the confluence of the East and Taylor Rivers downstream to the

standing water line of Blue Mesa Reservoir, including all tributary canals and diversions: 1. The taking of kokanee salmon is prohibited from August 1 through

October 31.

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2. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted November 1 through December 31.

c. From Blue Mesa Dam downstream for 225 yards: 1. Fishing is prohibited, as posted.

d. From the closure signs below Blue Mesa Dam downstream to Morrow Point Reservoir Dam: 1. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from September 1 through

December 31. e. From Morrow Point Reservoir dam downstream for 130 yards:

1. Fishing is prohibited, as posted. f. From the closure sign below Morrow Point Reservoir dam downstream to

Crystal Reservoir Dam: 1. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from September 1 through

December 31. g. From Crystal Reservoir dam downstream for 200 yards:

1. Fishing is prohibited, as posted. h. From 200 yards downstream of the Crystal Reservoir dam downstream

to the Relief Ditch diversion (five miles above Austin Bridge): 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All rainbow trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. i. From the confluence with the Smith Fork downstream to the confluence

with the Colorado River: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


1632. Gunnison River, North Fork - Gunnison and Delta Counties

a. From the confluence with Anthracite Creek downstream to the

confluence with the Gunnison River: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


1643. Gunnison River, Lake Fork - Gunnison and Hinsdale Counties

a. From the headwaters downstream to the waterfall at Sherman:


catch. b. From first bridge crossing above Lake San Cristobal downstream to Lake

San Cristobal: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies only.

c. From the confluence with High Bridge Gulch downstream to the BLM boundary below The Gate campground: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for brown trout is


catch. d. From the BLM boundary below The Gate campground to the confluence

with Cherry Creek: 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

e. From the confluence with Cherry Creek downstream to the upper Red Bridge campground boundary:

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1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for brown trout is 2

fish, 16 inches in length. 3. All rainbow trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. f. From the upper Red Bridge campground boundary downstream to Blue

Mesa Reservoir: 1. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from September 1 through

December 31.

1654. Gypsum Ponds SWA - Eagle County

a. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish. 1665. Hahn Creek - Rio Blanco County


1676. Hallenbeck (Purdy Mesa) Reservoir - Mesa County


may be used on this water if they are 1.5 inches or longer. b. All largemouth bass between 12 and 15 inches in length must be

returned to the water immediately upon catch. No more than two largemouth bass in any bag and possession limit may be greater than 15 inches in length.

1687. Hamilton Creek - Grand County


1698. Hanging Lake - Garfield County

a. Fishing is prohibited.

17069. Harvey Gap Reservoir - Garfield County


length. b. The bag and possession limit for channel catfish is two fish. c. Use of spearfishing, archery and gigs for the take of northern pike is

prohibited.

1710. Hat Creek - Eagle County


1721. Haxtun City Lake (Gun Club Lake) - Phillips County


1732. Hayden Creek, South Prong - Fremont County

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a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with Hayden Creek:


1743. Headache Creek - Archuleta County


1754. Heberton Creek - Garfield County

a. From Trappers Lake upstream for ½ mile: 1. Fishing is prohibited.

1765. Henry Reservoir - Crowley County

a. Trotlines and jugs are permitted.

1776. Hermosa Creek - La Plata and San Juan Counties

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with East Cross

Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch.

1787. Hermosa Creek, East Fork - La Plata County


1798. Hidden Lakes - Lake County


18079. Highline Reservoir - Mesa County

a. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth bass is

two fish, 15 inches in length.

1810. Himes Creek - Mineral County


1821. Hine Lake - Jefferson County

a. The minimum size for largemouth bass is 18 inches in length.

1832. Hohnholz Lake #3 - Larimer County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. The bag and possession limit for trout is four fish.

1843. Holyoke City Lake (Lions Club Fishing Hole) - Phillips County

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length. 1854. Homestake Conveyance Channel (Spinney Mountain Reservoir inlet

ditch) - Park County

a. Fishing is prohibited.

1865. Horse Creek Reservoir (Timber Lake) - Bent and Otero Counties


1876. Horseshoe Reservoir - Huerfano County

a. The minimum size for largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass is 15 inches in length.

1887. Horsetooth Reservoir - Larimer County

a. Fishing is prohibited in the inlet area as posted from March 15 through

May 31. b. The minimum size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches in length.

1898. Hotel Draw - San Juan County


190. Hudson Town Pond – Weld County a. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth and

smallmouth bass is one fish in the aggregate, 15 inches in length. 19189. Huerfano River - Huerfano County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the US Forest Service boundary:

1. Fishing is by artificial flies or artificial lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

1920. Hunt Lake - Chaffee County


1931. Illinois River - Jackson County

a. Within the Diamond J State Wildlife Area:

1. Fishing is by artificial flies or artificial lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

1942. Jackson Lake (Reservoir) - Morgan County

a. Ice fishing shelters must be portable. b. The minimum size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches in length.

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c. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21 inches in length may be taken per day.

d. The minimum size for wipers is 15 inches in length. e. The minimum size for crappie is 10 inches in length. fe. Fishing in the outlet ditch immediately below the dam around the rotary

screen structure is prohibited. f. From November 1 through the last day of the regular waterfowl season

fishing is prohibited north of the boat ramp in that portion of the lake in Jackson Lake State Park.

1953. Jayhawker Ponds - Larimer County

a. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be returned to the water

immediately upon catch. b. The bag and possession limit for yellow perch is 5 fish.

1964. Jerry Creek Reservoirs #1 and #2 - Mesa County


may be used on this water if they are 1.5 inches or longer. b. All fish must be returned to the water immediately upon catch. c. Use of float tubes with chest-high waders is allowed.

1975. Jim Creek - Conejos County


1986. Joe Wright Creek - Larimer County

a. From the confluence with Joe Wright Reservoir upstream to Colo 14:

1. Fishing is prohibited from January 1 through July 31. 2. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only.

1997. Joe Wright Reservoir - Larimer County


200198. John Martin Reservoir - Bent County



201199. Johnstown Reservoir - Weld County


inches in length may be taken per day. c. The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches in

length. d. The minimum size for crappie is 10 inches in length.

2020. Jumbo (Julesburg) Reservoir - Logan and Sedgwick Counties

a. The minimum size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches in length.

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b. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21 inches in length may be taken per day.

c. The minimum size for wipers is 15 inches in length. d. The minimum size for crappie is 10 inches in length.

2031. Juniata Reservoir - Mesa County


may be used on this water if they are 1.5 inches or longer. b. All largemouth bass between 12 and 15 inches in length must be

returned to the water immediately upon catch. No more than two largemouth bass in any bag and possession limit may be greater than 15 inches in length.

2042. Kelly Lake - Jackson County


2053. Kelso Creek - Mesa County


2064. Kenney Reservoir – Rio Blanco County

a. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass,

smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie.

2075. Kerr Lake - Conejos County


2086. Ketner Lake - Jefferson County


length.

2097. Kingfisher Pond (Fort Collins Environmental Learning Center) - Larimer County


length.

21008. Kinney Creek (3 miles east of Hot Sulphur Springs) - Grand County


209. Kitson Reservoir - Mesa County

a. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for grayling is two fish,


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2110. KOA Lake - Boulder County

a. All The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass must be returned to the water immediately upon catch. is 15 inches in length.

2121. La Plata River - La Plata County

a. From the US 160 bridge downstream to the state line:


2132. Lagerman Reservoir - Boulder County


length.

2143. Lake Arbor - Jefferson County


b. The minimum size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches in length. c. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21


2154. Lake Creek - Hinsdale County a. From Big Emerald Lake inlet upstream for ½ mile:

1. Fishing prohibited from January 1 through July 15.

2165. Lake Dorothey - Las Animas County

a. Within the Lake Dorothey State Wildlife Area, including Schwachheim Creek and all other drainages into the lake: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only.

2176. Lake Fork Creek - Lake County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with Glacier Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch.

2187. Lake Granby - Grand County

a. The bag and possession limit for lake trout is four fish. b. From January 1 through August 31, the bag and possession limit for trout

(except lake trout) and kokanee salmon is four fish, singly or in aggregate.

c. From September 1 through December 31, the bag and possession limit for trout (except lake trout) is four fish, singly or in aggregate.

d. From September 1 through December 31, the bag and possession limit for kokanee salmon is 10 fish.

e. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted in Lake Granby only from September 1 through December 31 except snagging is prohibited in Columbine Bay from the inlet of Twin Creek upstream.

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f. Gaffs and tail snares are prohibited. g. Ice fishing shelters must be portable. h. In Columbine Bay from the inlet of Twin Creek upstream:

1. Fishing is prohibited from October 1 through December 31. 2198. Lake John - Jackson County

a. The bag and possession limit for trout is four fish.

222019. Laramie River - Larimer County

a. Within the Hohnholz State Wildlife Area:

1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

2210. Laskey Gulch - Summit County


2221. Lester Creek - Routt County

a. For ¼ mile upstream and ¼ mile downstream from Pearl Lake: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish,


2232. Lon Hagler Reservoir - Larimer County

a. All The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass must be returned to the water immediately upon catch. is one fish in the aggregate, 18 inches in length.

a.b. No more than one channel catfish greater than 20 inches may be taken per day.

2243. Lone Pine Creek - Larimer County

a. From Parvin Lake upstream to Larimer Co Rd 74E (Red Feather Lakes

Rd): 1. Fishing is prohibited, as posted.

2254. Lonetree Reservoir - Larimer County

a. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth and

smallmouth bass is one fish in the aggregate, 15 inches in length. b. The minimum size for wipers is 15 inches in length. bc. The minimum size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches in length. cd. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21


2265. Long Draw Reservoir - Larimer County


2276. Los Pinos Creek - Saguache County

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a. On that portion within the Cochetopa State Wildlife Area (Snyder Ranch):

1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All fish must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

2287. Los Pinos River - Hinsdale and La Plata Counties

a. From the headwaters downstream to the Weminuche Wilderness

boundary: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

b. From the US 160 bridge in Bayfield downstream to Navajo Reservoir: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


2298. Lost Trail Creek - Gunnison County


23029. Lowell Ponds - Adams County


length.

2310. Mack Mesa Reservoir - Mesa County


2321. Mad Creek - Routt County


2332. Mancos River - Montezuma County

a. From the US 160 bridge in Mancos downstream to the state line:


2343. Martin Lake - Huerfano County

a. The minimum size for largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass is 15

inches in length.

2354. May Creek - Larimer County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with the Poudre River: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures onlyprohibited. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

236. Mead Ponds – Weld County

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immediately upon catch. 235. McCall Lake - Boulder County


length. b. The minimum size for crappie is 10 inches in length.

2376. McElmo Creek - Montezuma County

a. From the US 160 bridge east of Cortez downstream to the state line:


2387. McKay Lake – Adams County


may be used on this water if they are 1.5 inches or longer. b. All largemouth bass must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch.

2398. McMurry Ponds - Larimer County


24039. McPhee Reservoir - Montezuma County

a. All largemouth and smallmouth bass between 10 and 15 inches in length

must be returned to the water immediately upon catch. b. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from September 1 through

December 31. c. There is no bag or possession limit for walleye.

2410. Meadow Creek - Eagle County


2421. Meadow Creek, East - Eagle County


2432. Medano Creek - Saguache and Alamosa Counties


2443. Medano Creek, Hudson Branch - Saguache County


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2454. Medano Creek, Little - Saguache County


2465. Meredith Reservoir - Crowley County

a. Trotlines and jugs are permitted. 2476. Michigan River - Jackson County

a. Within the Brownlee, Murphy, and Diamond J State Wildlife Areas:


2487. Middle Creek, East - Saguache County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the waterfall approximately 2.5 miles upstream from the confluence with Middle Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch.

2498. Miners Creek - Saguache County


25049. Mitchell Creek - Garfield County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the upper boundary of the

Glenwood Springs Fish Hatchery: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch.

2510. Montgomery Reservoir - Park County

a. Ice fishing is prohibited. b. Fishing is prohibited from December 1 through May 31. c. On the south side of the reservoir and from the west face of the dam:

1. Fishing is prohibited, as posted.

2521. Monument Reservoir - Las Animas County


2532. Morrison Creek - Routt County


2543. Morrow Point Reservoir - Gunnison and Montrose Counties

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a. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted September 1 through December 31.

2554. Mount Elbert Forebay Reservoir - Lake County

a. The bag and possession limit for lake trout is one fish. All lake trout

between 22 and 34 inches in length must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

2565. Muddy Creek - San Miguel County

a. From the headwaters downstream to Woods Lake:


catch. 2576. Muddy Creek, Little - Grand County


2587. Nash Creek - Dolores County

a. From Groundhog Reservoir upstream for ½ mile:

1. Fishing is prohibited from April 15 through July 15. 2598. Nate Creek - Ouray County


26059. Native Lake - Lake County


2610. Navajo Lake - Dolores County


2621. Navajo Reservoir - Archuleta County

a. Trotlines are permitted. b. At the Navajo State Park boat ramp and mooring cove only:

1. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from September 1 through January 31.

2632. Navajo River - Archuleta and Conejos Counties

a. From the headwaters downstream to Bridal Veil Falls:


catch. b. From the Oso Diversion Dam downstream to the state line:

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2643. Nee Gronda Reservoir - Kiowa County



2654. Nee Noshe Reservoir - Kiowa County



2665. Nee So Pah Reservoir (Sweetwater and Jet) - Kiowa County


2676. Newlin Creek - Custer and Fremont Counties


2687. Nickelson Creek - Pitkin County


2698. No Name Creek - Garfield County

a. From the confluence with the Colorado River upstream for ½ mile:

1. Fishing is prohibited from March 15 through May 15 and from October 1 through November 30.

27069. Nolan Creek - Eagle County


2710. North Lake State Wildlife Area - Las Animas County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2721. North Platte River - Jackson County

a. Within the Brownlee II or Verner State Wildlife Areas:


b. From the southern boundary of the Routt National Forest downstream to the Wyoming state line (Northgate Canyon): 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

2732. North Platte River, North Fork - Jackson County

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2743. North Shields Ponds - Larimer County


length.

2754. North Sterling Reservoir - Logan County


inches in length may be taken per day. c. The minimum size for wipers is 15 inches in length; only one wiper may

be greater than 25 inches in length. d. The minimum size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches in length. e. The minimum size for largemouth bass is 15 inches in length. f. The minimum size for crappie is 10 inches in length.

2765. North Taylor Creek - Custer County


2776. Northwater Creek - Garfield County a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

278. Old Dillon Reservoir – Summit County a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only.

b. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for golden trout is one fish, 16 inches in length.

2797. Osier Creek - Conejos County


28078. Overland Trail Pond - Logan County


28179. Paonia Reservoir (Muddy Creek) - Gunnison County

a. From the top of Paonia Dam downstream to the boundary fence below

the stilling basin: 1. Fishing is prohibited, as posted.

2820. Parachute Creek, East Fork - Garfield County


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2831. Parachute Creek, East Middle Fork - Garfield County a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

2842. Parvin Lake - Larimer County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish. c. In the inlet stream (Lone Pine Creek) upstream to Larimer Co Rd 74E

(Red Feather Lakes Rd): 1. Fishing is prohibited, as posted.

2853. Pass Creek - Mineral County


2864. Pasture Creek - La Plata and San Juan Counties


2875. Pearl Lake - Routt County - Including the inlet stream for ¼ mile above

the inlet and the outlet stream for ¼ mile below the outlet:


inches in length.

2886. Pella Crossing Recreation Area Ponds (All Ponds) - Boulder County


b. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

287. Pennock Creek - Larimer County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the intersection with USFS Trail # 928 (Signal Mountain Trail): 1. Fishing is prohibited.

2898. Petty Creek - San Juan County


29089. Piedra River - Archuleta County

a. From the Piedra River bridge on USFS 631 (Piedra Road) downstream

to the lower boundary of the Tres Piedra Ranch (1.5 miles above US 160): 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

b. From the US 160 bridge downstream to Navajo Reservoir:

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2910. Piedra River, East Fork - Hinsdale and Mineral Counties


2921. Pikes Peak North Slope Recreation Area (Crystal, North Catamount and South Catamount Reservoirs) - El Paso and Teller Counties

a. The bag and possession limit for lake trout is two fish. b. North Catamount Reservoir only:

1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only.

2932. Pikes Peak South Slope Recreation Area (Boehmer Reservoir, Boehmer Creek, Mason Reservoir and McReynolds Reservoir) - El Paso and Teller Counties

a. In Boehmer Reservoir and Boehmer Creek, from the headwaters to

Mason Reservoir: 1. Fishing is prohibited.

b. In Mason Reservoir: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and maximum size for trout is one fish,

16 inches in length. c. In McReynolds Reservoir:


2943. Pit D Pond - Boulder County

a. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth and

smallmouth bass is one fish in the aggregate, 15 inches in length.

2954. Poage Lake - Rio Grande County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. The bag and possession limit and maximum size for trout is two fish, 12

inches in length. 2965. Poose Creek - Rio Blanco County


2976. Porcupine Lake - Routt County a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

2987. Poudre Ponds #1 - Weld County a. The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches in

length.

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2998. Poudre River - Larimer County

a. From the Rocky Mountain National Park boundary downstream to the

confluence with Joe Wright Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

b. From the upper boundary of the Big Bend campground downstream to the confluence with Black Hollow Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

c. From the west boundary of the Hombre Ranch (below Rustic) downstream to the Pingree Park Road/bridge: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

d. From the upper boundary of Gateway Park (water diversion for Ft. Collins) downstream to the confluence with the North Fork of the Poudre River: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

300299. Poudre River, North Fork - Larimer County

a. From the confluence with Divide Creek downstream to Bull Creek (above

Halligan Reservoir): 1. Fishing is by artificial flies or artificial lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

b. From Milton Seaman Reservoir downstream to the confluence with the Poudre River: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

3010. Poudre River, South Fork - Larimer County

a. From the Rocky Mountain National Park boundary downstream for one

mile: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures onlyprohibited. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

3021. Prewitt Reservoir - Logan and Washington counties

a. The minimum size limit for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches in length. b. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21

inches in length may be taken per day. c. The minimum size for wipers is 15 inches in length. d. The minimum size for crappie is 10 inches in length.

3032. Pronger Pond - Logan County


3043. Prospect Park Lakes - Jefferson County


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b. Bass Lake and West Prospect Lakes only: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or scented

lures may be used on this water if they are 1.5 inches or longer.

3054. Prospect Ponds #2 and #3 - Larimer County


3065. Pueblo Reservoir - Pueblo County


inches in length. b. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for walleye and saugeye

is five fish in the aggregate, 18 inches in length. c. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21

inches in length may be taken per day. d. Underwater spearfishing is allowed for the take of channel, blue and

flathead catfish with an aggregate bag and possession limit of five fish; and for wiper with a bag and possession limit of five fish.

e. Fishing is prohibited from the dam and within 100 feet of the dam, March 15 through April 15 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.

f. It is unlawful to possess filleted or cleaned fish in a boat on the lake.

3076. Purgatoire River, Middle Fork - Las Animas County

a. Within the Bosque del Oso State Wildlife Area: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All fish must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

3087. Purgatoire River, South Fork - Las Animas County

a. Within the Bosque del Oso State Wildlife Area:

1. Fishing by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All fish must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

3098. Queens Reservoir, North and South - Kiowa County


31009. Quincy Reservoir - Arapahoe County

a. Fishing by artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or scented lures

may be used on this water if they are 1.5 inches or longer. b. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish. c. The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 18 inches in

length. d. Fishing access is controlled by Aurora Parks and Recreation as posted. e. The minimum size for tiger muskie is 40 inches in length.

3110. Rampart Reservoir - El Paso County

a. Ice fishing is prohibited. b. The bag and possession limit for lake trout is two fish.

3121. Ranch Creek, North Fork - Grand County

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313012. Red Lion State Wildlife Area - Logan County


length. b. The minimum size for crappie is 10 inches in length.

3143. Relay Creek - La Plata and San Juan Counties


3154. Rhodes Gulch - Conejos County


3165. Ridgway Reservoir - Ouray County


b. There is no bag or possession limit for smallmouth bass.

3176. Rifle Gap Reservoir - Garfield County

a. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for smallmouth bass is two fish, 15 inches in length.

b. All smallmouth bass must be returned to the water immediately upon catch from May 1 through June 15.

ac. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for walleye is one fish, 18 inches in length.

bd. The bag and possession limit for yellow perch is twenty fish.

3187. Rio Blanco Lake - Rio Blanco County


b. No more than one northern pike greater than 34 inches in length may be taken per day.

319. Rio Blanco River – Archuleta and Conejos Counties

a. From the headwaters downstream to the San Juan Wilderness boundary: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. 32018. Rio de Los Pinos - Conejos County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the waterfall at the South San Juan

Wilderness boundary: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only.

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2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

32119. Rio Grande River - Hinsdale, Mineral and Rio Grande Counties

a. From the lower boundary of River Hill Campground downstream to the

west fence of Masonic Park: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and maximum size for brown trout is


catch. b. From the Colo 149 bridge at South Fork downstream to the Rio Grande

Canal diversion structure: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for brown trout is


catch.

3220. Rio Lado Creek - Montezuma County


3231. Riverbend Ponds #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 - Larimer County


length.

3242. River’s Edge Natural Area Ponds (Bass, Dragonfly, Sandpiper) - Larimer County


immediately upon catch. b. The bag and possession limit for yellow perch is 5 fish.

3253. Road Beaver Creek - Gunnison County


3264. Roaring Creek - Larimer County


3275. Roaring Fork Creek - Grand County a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

3286. Roaring Fork of the North Platte - Jackson County

a. Within the Odd Fellows or Manville State Wildlife Areas:


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2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

3297. Roaring Fork River - Pitkin and Garfield Counties

a. From the confluence with McFarlane Creek downstream to the upper Woody Creek bridge: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

b. From the upper Woody Creek bridge downstream to the confluence with the Colorado River (excluding 50 yards upstream and downstream from the confluences with Fourmile Creek and Threemile Creek): 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish,

16 inches in length. c. 50 yards upstream and downstream from the confluences with Fourmile

Creek and Threemile Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish,

16 inches in length. 3. Fishing is prohibited from March 15 through May 15 and from


33028. Roaring Forks Creek - Montezuma County


33129. Rock Creek - Lake County


3320. Rock Creek, Little - Mesa County


3331. Rock Lake - Conejos County


3342. Rocky Fork Creek - Pitkin County


3353. Rocky Mountain Lake - Denver County


3364. Rosemont Reservoir - Teller County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. Ice fishing is prohibited.

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3375. Rough Canyon - Conejos County


3386. Ruby Jewel Lake - Jackson County


3397. Runyon/Fountain Lakes State Wildlife Area - Pueblo County

a. Ice fishing is prohibited.

34038. Saguache Creek - Saguache County

a. From the confluence of the Middle and South Forks downstream to the

confluence with California Gulch: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only.

34139. Saguache Creek, Middle Fork - Saguache County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with the South Fork

of Saguache Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only.

3420. Saguache Creek, South Fork - Saguache County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with the Middle Fork

of Saguache Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only.

341. Saint Vrain Creek (North) - Boulder County

a. From the confluence with Horse Creek downstream to the inlet of Button

Rock Reservoir: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

343. Saint Vrain Creek (North and South) – Boulder County a. Within the town limits of Lyons as posted:


3442. Saint Vrain State Park - Weld County

a. Bald Eagle Lake: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or scented

lures may be used on this water if they are 1.5 inches or longer. 2. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be returned to the water

immediately upon catch. b. Blue Heron Lake:

1. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be returned to the water immediately upon catch. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for bass is one fish in the aggregate, 21 inches in length.

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2. No more than one channel catfish greater than 20 inches may be taken per day.

3453. San Francisco Creek (Middle and West Forks) and West San Francisco Lake - Rio Grande County

a. That portion on US Forest Service lands including West San Francisco

Lake: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

3464. San Juan River - Archuleta County

a. From the intersection of US 160 and US 84 downstream through Pagosa

Springs to the intersection of Apache Street with the river, including River Center Ponds: 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

b. From the US 160 bridge in Pagosa Springs downstream to Navajo Reservoir: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


3475. San Miguel River - Montrose and San Miguel Counties

a. From the Colo 90 bridge at Pinon downstream to the confluence with the

Dolores River: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


3486. Sawhill Ponds - Boulder County

a. The minimum size for all largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches

in length. ab. All ponds except 1 and 1a:

1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. Scented flies or scented lures may be used on this water if they are 1.5 inches or longer.

3497. Schwachheim Creek - Las Animas County

a. Within the Lake Dorothey State Wildlife Area:


35048. Second Creek - Delta County


35149. Sarvis Creek - Grand and Routt Counties


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3520. Scenery Pond (Colorow Mountain State Wildlife Area) - Rio Blanco County

a. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

3531. Severy Creek - El Paso County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the US Forest Service boundary:


3542. Shadow Mountain Reservoir - Grand County


3553. Shadow Mountain Spillway - Grand County

a. From Shadow Mountain Reservoir downstream to Lake Granby including Columbine Bay to the Twin Creek inlet: 1. Fishing is prohibited from October 1 through December 31. 2. Snagging is prohibited.

3564. Sheep Creek - Conejos County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the Conejos River:


3575. Sheep Creek - Larimer County


3586. Sheep Creek, East and West Forks - Larimer County


3597. Sig Creek - La Plata and San Juan Counties


36058. Sig Creek, East Fork - San Juan County


36159. Silver Lake - Mesa County


inches in length.

3620. Slater Creek, South Fork and West Prong of the South Fork - Routt County

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3631. Sloan Lake - Hinsdale County


3642. Snell Creek - Rio Blanco County


3653. Soda Creek - Routt County


3664. South Platte Park (Littleton) - Arapahoe County


length.

3675. South Platte River - Douglas, Jefferson, Park and Teller Counties

a. From the confluence of the Middle and South Forks downstream to Spinney Mountain Reservoir: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout between 12 and 20 inches in length must be returned to the

water immediately upon catch. 3. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish, only one of which

may be greater than 20 inches in length. b. From the outlet of Spinney Mountain Reservoir downstream to the inlet

of Eleven Mile Reservoir: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All fish caught must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. 3. Some portions may be closed to fishing as posted from September

15 to December 31 for kokanee salmon spawning operations. c. From immediately below Eleven Mile Dam downstream to the Wagon

Tongue Gulch Road bridge at Springer Gulch (Eleven Mile Canyon): 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

d. From Cheesman Dam downstream to the upper Wigwam Club property line: 1. Fishing by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

e. From the lower boundary of the Wigwam Club downstream to Scraggy View Picnic Ground: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is two fish,

16 inches in length. f. From Strontia Springs Dam downstream to 300 yards upstream from the

Denver Water Board's Marston Diversion structure: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

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g. Within Chatfield State ParkFrom Chatfield dam downstream to C-470: 1. The bag limit and minimum size for walleye is three fish, 18 inches in

length. 2. No more than one walleye greater than 21 inches in length may be

taken per day. 3. The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass is 15 inches

in length.

3686. South Platte River, Middle Fork - Park County

a. From the Colo 9 bridge (4.9 miles north of Garo) downstream to the confluence with the South Fork of the South Platte: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout between 12 and 20 inches in length must be returned to the


may be greater than 20 inches in length.

3697. South Platte River, South Fork - Park County

a. From US 285 downstream to Antero Reservoir: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout between 12 and 20 inches in length must be returned to the


may be greater than 20 inches in length. b. From Antero Reservoir downstream in the newly constructed channel to

the confluence with the existing channel: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

c. From the lower boundary fence of the Badger Basin State Wildlife Area downstream to the confluence with the Middle Fork of the South Platte: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout between 12 and 20 inches in length must be returned to the


may be greater than 20 inches in length. 37068. Spinney Mountain Reservoir - Park County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is one fish, 20

inches in length. c. Fishing is prohibited from ½ hour after sunset until ½ hour before

sunrise. d. Ice fishing is prohibited. e. There is no bag or possession limit for yellow perch.

37169. Sprat-Platte Lake - Adams County


may be used on this water if they are 1.5 inches or longer. b. The minimum size for largemouth bass is 18 inches in length.

3720. Spring Creek - Dolores County

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373. Spring Gulch Pond – Douglas County a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All fish must be returned to the water immediately upon catch. 3741. Spruce Creek (confluence with Blue River approximately 5 miles north

of Green Mtn. Res.)#1 - Grand and Summit Countiesy a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

3752. Spruce Creek (confluence with Blue River approximately 2.5 miles

south of Breckenridge)#3 - Summit County a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

3763. Stagecoach Reservoir - Routt County

a. There is no bag or possession limit for walleye.

3774. Stalker Lake - Yuma County


length.

3785. Standley Lake - Jefferson County


inches in length may be taken per day. 3796. Stearns Lake - Boulder County


length.

38077. Steelman Creek - Grand County


catch.

38178. Stueben Creek, West Fork - Gunnison County


38279. Summit Reservoir - Montezuma County


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3830. Swamp Lakes - Lake County


3841. Swan River - Summit County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout is 2 fish, 16

inches in length.

3852. Swan River, North Fork - Summit County


3863. Sweitzer Lake - Delta County

a. All fish, except carp, must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

3874. Sylvan Lake - Eagle County

a. In the inlet and upstream for ½ mile:

1. Fishing is prohibited from September 1 through November 30.

3885. Tamarack Ranch Pond - Logan County


3896. Taylor Creek, Little - Montezuma County


39087. Taylor Park Reservoir - Gunnison County

a. The bag and possession limit for lake trout is three fish, only one of which may be greater than 26 inches in length.

b. Gaffs and tail snares are prohibited. c. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from September 1 through

December 31.

39188. Taylor River - Gunnison County

a. From the top of Taylor Dam and then from the dam downstream for 325 yards: 1. Fishing is prohibited as posted.

b. From a point 325 yards below Taylor Dam downstream to the lower boundary of the Taylor State Wildlife Area (approximately 0.4 miles): 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

389. Teller Lake - Boulder County

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3920. Terror Creek, East Fork - Delta County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with Terror Creek (including unnamed tributary below Terror Creek Reservoir); 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch. 393. Thomas Reservoir – Boulder County a. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth and

smallmouth bass is one fish in the aggregate, 15 inches in length. 3941. Three Lakes - Lowest and Middle Lakes - Lake County


3952. Three Licks Creek - Eagle County


3963. Threemile Creek - Garfield County

a. From the confluence with the Roaring Fork River upstream for ½ mile:

1. Fishing is prohibited from March 15 through May 15 and from October 1 through November 30.

3974. Thurston Reservoir - Prowers County


3985. Timberline Lake - Lake County


3996. Torsido Creek - Conejos County


400397. Totten Reservoir - Montezuma County


401398. Trapper Creek - Garfield County


402399. Trappers Lake - Garfield County

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a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. The bag and possession limit for cutthroat trout is two fish. All cutthroat

trout greater than 11 inches in length must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

c. Fishing is prohibited in all inlets and upstream for ½ mile. d. Fishing is prohibited within 100 feet of either side of all inlet streams. e. Fishing is prohibited within 100 feet of either side of the outlet and

downstream to the first falls. f. There is no bag or possession limit on brook trout.

4030. Trinidad Reservoir - Las Animas County


inches in length. b. The bag and possession limit for walleye and saugeye is five fish in the

aggregate. c. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 18


4041. Trout Creek - Rio Blanco and Routt Counties a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch. c. The bag limit for whitefish is four fish. d. The possession limit for whitefish is eight fish.

4052. Turquoise Reservoir - Lake County

a. The bag and possession limit for lake trout is two fish.

4063. Tuttle Creek - Saguache County


4074. Twin Lakes - Lake County

a. The bag and possession limit for lake trout is one fish. All lake trout between 22 and 34 inches in length must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

4085. Two Buttes Reservoir - Baca County


4096. Two Ledge Reservoir - Jackson County


41007. Uncompahgre River - Ouray County

a. From the Ouray Co Rd 23 bridge downstream to Ridgway Reservoir:

1. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from September 1 through December 31.

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b. From Ridgway dam downstream to the fence just below the USGS Gauge Station: 1. Fishing is prohibited, except as posted.

c. From the fence just below the USGS Gauge Station below Ridgway Dam downstream to the confluence with Cow Creek: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

d. From the Ridgway Dam downstream to the confluence with the Gunnison River: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


41108. Union Reservoir (Calkins Lake) - Weld County

a. The minimum size for crappie is 10 inches in length. b.a. The minimum size for wipers is 15 inches in length.

41209. Vallecito Creek - La Plata and San Juan Counties

a. From the headwaters downstream to the southern boundary of the

Weminuche Wilderness: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

b. From the southern boundary of the Weminuche Wilderness downstream to the La Plata Co Rd 501 bridge: 1. All kokanee salmon must be returned to the water immediately upon

catch from September 1 through November 14. 2. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from November 15 through

December 31. c. From the La Plata Co Rd 501 bridge downstream to the standing water

line of Vallecito Reservoir: 1. Fishing is prohibited from September 1 through November 14. 2. Snagging of kokanee salmon is permitted from November 15 through

December 31.

4130. Vasquez Creek, Little - Grand County:


catch.

4141. Vasquez Creek, South Fork - Grand County a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All cutthroat trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

4152. Vaughn Reservoir - Rio Blanco County

a. The bag and possession limit for cutthroat trout is two fish.

4163. Virginia Gulch Creek, West - La Plata County


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4174. Virginia Lake - Lake County


4185. Wacker Ponds (formerly known as Hanson Bros. Ponds) - Morgan

County

a. The minimum size for largemouth and smallmouth bass 15 inches in length.

4196. Wahatoya State Wildlife Area - Huerfano County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and only. b. Ice fishing is prohibited.

42017. Walden Ponds (except Wally Toevs Pond) - Boulder County


b. All largemouth and smallmouth bass must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

42118. Walker Lake State Wildlife Area - Mesa County

a. Fishing is prohibited from October 1 through the last day of February.

42219. Walton Creek - Routt County


4230. Waneka Lake (Lafayette) - Boulder County


length. 4241. Washington Park (Lily Pond) - Denver County

a. Fishing is restricted to youth 15 years of age or younger.

4252. Watson Lake - Larimer County

a. The minimum size for smallmouth bass is 12 inches in length.

4263. West Creek - Mesa County

a. From the Colo 141 Bridge downstream 5 miles to the confluence of Ute

Creek: 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

4274. West Cross Creek - Eagle County


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4285. White River - Rio Blanco County

a. From the confluence of the North and South Forks of the White River

downstream to the Colo 13 Bridge below Meeker (excluding the Sleepy Cat easement, Wakara lease, and the Meeker Pasture State Wildlife Area): 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

b. On the Sleepy Cat easement, Wakara Lease, and the Meeker Pasture State Wildlife Area east of Meeker: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

c. From the confluence of the North and South Forks of the White River downstream to Kenney Reservoir: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


d. From Taylor Draw Dam downstream 400 yards: 1. Fishing is prohibited, as posted, to protect native fish spawning.

e. From Taylor Draw Dam downstream to the state line: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


4296. White River, North Fork - Rio Blanco County

a. From the headwaters downstream to confluence with the South Fork of

the White River: 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

43027. White River, South Fork - Rio Blanco County

a. From the headwaters downstream to confluence with the North Fork of

the White River: 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

43128. Williams Fork Reservoir - Grand County


b. All northern pike between 26 and 34 inches in length must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

c. From the buoy line at the Williams Fork River inlet upstream to the first Grand Co Rd bridge: 1. Fishing and snagging are prohibited from September 15 through

November 30. d. Use of spearfishing, archery and gigs for the take of northern pike is

prohibited. e. The bag and possession limit for lake trout is eight fish, only one of which

may be greater than 30 inches in length.

43229. Williams Fork River - Grand County

a. From Williams Fork Dam downstream to the confluence with the Colorado River: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only.

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2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

4330. Williams Gulch - Larimer County

a. From the headwaters downstream to the confluence with the Poudre River: 1. Fishing is prohibited.

4341. Willow Creek (Little Snake drainage) - Moffat County


4352. Willow Creek Reservoir - Grand County


4363. Windsor Reservoir - Weld County


4374. Wolf Creek - Conejos County


4385. Wolford Mountain Reservoir - Grand County

a. Public access, including fishing, is prohibited within 150 feet of any kokanee spawning trap or wing net from October 1- December 1.

4396. Woods Lake State Wildlife Area - San Miguel County


44037. Wrights Lake - Chaffee County


44138. Yampa River - Routt County

a. From the headwaters to the confluence with Trout Creek (including

tributaries): 1. The bag limit for whitefish is four fish. 2. The possession limit for whitefish is eight fish.

b. From Stagecoach Dam downstream for 0.6 mile: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

c. From Stagecoach Dam downstream to Catamount Lake: 1. Spawning areas (redds) are closed to fishing as posted to protect

spawning fish. d. From 0.6 miles below Stagecoach Dam downstream to the confluence

with Walton Creek, excluding Catamount Lake:

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e. From the confluence with Walton Creek downstream for 4.8 miles to the James Brown (Soul Center of the Universe) bridge, in Steamboat Springs: 1. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. 2. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch.

f. From the James Brown (Soul Center of the Universe Bridge) downstream to the Colo 394 bridge near Craig: 1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.

g. From the headwaters of the Yampa River downstream to the confluence with the Green River: 1. There is no bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth


44239. Youngs Creek Reservoirs #1, #2, and #3 - Delta County


4430. Yuma City Lake - Yuma County


a.b. The bag and possession limit for channel catfish is five fish.

4441. Zimmerman Lake - Larimer County

a. Fishing is by artificial flies and lures only. b. All trout must be returned to the water immediately upon catch. c. Fishing is prohibited in the inlet area as posted from January 1 through

July 31.

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MAILING - 11/06/2015 Basis and Purpose

Chapter W-1 - Fishing

Basis and Purpose: These regulations amend Chapter 1 – Fishing – of the Parks and Wildlife Commission Regulations. These regulations are designed to manage statewide aquatic resources and provide a diversity of angling recreation opportunities for resident and nonresident anglers throughout Colorado. They are the result of extensive public involvement and application of biological information on aquatic species. All regulation changes are based on the best available biological information and are designed to manage aquatic resources towards stated objectives. In addition to annual changes and non-substantive clean-up, these regulations specifically address the following: Labeling Requirements for Livetraps, Trotlines and Jugs The previous fishing regulations had different requirements for labeling livetraps when possessed by a commercially licensed angler versus a sport angler. This change to regulations streamlines labeling requirements for all livetraps (cage or box traps, including set pots) used for the taking of crayfish, snapping turtles, and fish captured as bait fish, as well as trotlines and jugs. Now all that is required is the user’s customer identification number (as well as date set for trotlines). A user’s name can be used in substitute for youth or commercial fisherman who may not have a customer identification number. Addition of Baca County to the List of Exempted Baitfish Collection Counties Baca County was previously excluded from the list of counties in Southeast Colorado where limited baitfish collection and transportation is allowed. Baca County has limited fishing opportunities. Currently, only 3 waters are stocked in the county (Turks Pond, Fritzler Pond, and Two Buttes Reservoir). Fishing with baitfish is a popular method of angling. Obtaining baitfish legally is extremely difficult for anglers in Baca County since no bait shops exist there. The threat of the spread of ANS or aquatic disease is low in Baca County. Turks Pond and Fritzler Pond are geographically isolated from any connected waterways and Two Buttes Reservoir connects to the Arkansas River via Two Buttes Creek in Prowers County, which was already exempted. For these reasons, Baca County was added to the exempted list for baitfish collection and transportation. West Slope Bag and Possession limits for Smallmouth Bass Previously, bag and possession limits for smallmouth bass on the western slope were at odds with management goals directed towards the reduction of this species. Northern pike and smallmouth bass are two introduced species interfering with the recovery of native fish species on the western slope. Northern pike already had unlimited statewide bag and possession limits, while smallmouth bass (along with the other bass species) had a five fish in the aggregate limit. There was also a desire to provide ways for anglers to assist with depletion goals by removing restrictive harvest regulations and providing incentives for angler harvest. Waters where reduced harvest of smallmouth bass is desired have water-specific regulations placed on them. Removal of Water-Specific Walleye/Saugeye Regulations at Adobe Creek Reservoir, Nee Gronde Reservoir, Nee Noshe Reservoir, and John Martin Reservoir In 2005, special walleye/saugeye regulations were placed on the above listed waters. The intent was to reduce the bag limits and protect younger fish by reducing the limit to 5 fish per day with a minimum size of 15”. During the past 10 years, the fisheries at Nee Noshe and Nee Gronde have been lost. John Martin has had severe draw-downs in which tens of thousands of fish were lost through the dam. Adobe Creek Reservoir has also been drawn down to extremely low levels.

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The previous regulation substantially reduced the harvest of saugeye/walleye by anglers. Additionally, most of the fish saved by the special regulation were not being retained in the population. For those reasons, these water specific walleye/saugeye regulations have been removed. Salmon Snagging at Barker Reservoir Kokanee salmon were first stocked into Barker Reservoir in May 2012. This stocking resulted in a solid run of adult salmon into the inlet of Barker Reservoir during the fall of 2014. Salmon have subsequently been stocked each year and runs of salmon are expected to continue. To provide anglers with the ability to legally harvest salmon and provide law enforcement personnel with better regulatory compliance, this new regulation allows anglers to snag kokanee between Oct. 1 and Dec. 1 annually. The dates match the timing of the 2014 salmon run and are outside of the peak run for brown trout. Kokanee and Lake Trout at Blue Mesa Reservoir The annual fall migration of kokanee from Blue Mesa Reservoir upstream to the Roaring Judy Hatchery is important to provide a significant proportion of eggs needed to fill the statewide stocking schedule. Kokanee are also stocked into Blue Mesa Reservoir to support harvest by anglers. Recently, reduced survival of stocked kokanee resulted in a lower kokanee population and less overall angling use. This change to salmon regulations at Blue Mesa includes a lower bag limit but maintains a reasonable possession limit to protect spawning runs in low years and maintain incentive for anglers to travel to Blue Mesa Reservoir to fish for kokanee. This regulation also serves to allow for more significant harvest of kokanee in years when kokanee numbers rebound. Another factor limiting kokanee survival is lake trout predation. In 2011, lake trout regulations at Blue Mesa were liberalized to an unlimited bag and possession limit with only one fish allowed to be harvested greater than 38 inches in length, in an effort to balance the lake trout and kokanee salmon populations. However, the previous regulation did not include sizes of lake trout many anglers consider “trophy” size. One measure of a quality or trophy sized fish is the cutoff for inclusion in the CPW Master Angler program. The length cutoff for lake trout for in this program is 32 inches. Lowering the minimum size limit to 32 inches will hopefully lead to better angler support for harvest of smaller lake trout from many anglers that highly value trophy lake trout opportunities at Blue Mesa. Modifications of Smallmouth Bass Regulations at Boyd Lake State Park Smallmouth bass grow well and reproduce naturally in Boyd Lake, routinely exceeding 12 inches. Some anglers find it difficult to tell the differences between smallmouth and largemouth bass. To help eliminate confusion, smallmouth and largemouth regulations have been combined under the same 15 inch minimum length requirement. Carter Lake Regulations Carter Lake is managed as a trophy walleye fishery and serves as the primary back-up water for wild walleye spawn take should spawning operations in Denver and Pueblo not meet statewide egg request demands. Walleye reproduce naturally in Carter, a rare phenomenon in Colorado, making it difficult to control annual abundance. Although harvest of walleye has recently been liberalized, the walleye population has expanded to a point that the vast majority of stocked kokanee salmon become prey for walleye. Kokanee salmon have not been stocked in Carter since April of 2010 and this species will no longer be stocked because of the excessive predation and associated waste of a natural resource. As a result, the snagging regulation at Carter has been removed since few salmon inhabit Carter Lake. Largemouth bass in Carter Lake also prey on kokanee salmon. Largemouth bass abundance is relatively low in Carter Lake with less than 50 individuals collected over the past 6 years of

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sampling. To reduce additional predation and implement the current trophy walleye management strategy, special bass regulations at Carter Lake have also been removed. Consolidation of Fishing Regulations for Chatfield State Park Chatfield Reservoir is a valuable fishery with quality walleye and bass resources. Previously there were two sets of fishing regulations at Chatfield State Park: regulations that applied to the reservoir, and state regulations in the ponds and rivers of the park. Consolidation of the fishing regulations pertaining to size limits and daily bag limits to include all waters within Chatfield State Park will hopefully enhance overall fishing opportunities, ensure a more stable and sustainable fishery for the angling public, and address law enforcement concerns. It also makes it simpler for angers by having consistent park-wide regulations. Largemouth Bass Regulations at Crawford Reservoir Prior to the illegal introduction of northern pike into Crawford Reservoir in the late 1990s, the fishery was balanced and sustainable. Northern pike predation virtually eliminated rainbow trout and largemouth bass from the fishery and caused a dramatic decline in the average length of black crappie and yellow perch. Although there was a quality northern pike fishery in the early 2000’s, the size of pike declined as they outstripped their food resources by the late 2000’s. Since then, northern pike populations have been further reduced by an unlimited harvest regulation and mechanical removal efforts. The current management goal at Crawford Reservoir is to return it to the balanced warmwater pan fish and trout fishery that was present in the 1990s. A restrictive harvest regulation for largemouth bass is necessary to create a quality largemouth bass fishery. The modified regulation will protect largemouth bass from harvest until they reach Master Angler size, while allowing harvest of a “trophy” sized bass. Fishing Regulations at Eleven Mile Reservoir CPW has worked diligently over the last 11 years to create a balance fishery between predators (northern pike) and prey (rainbow trout) in Eleven Mile Reservoir. The presence of yellow perch in Eleven Mile Reservoir threatens this balance by increasing northern pike growth, survival, and recruitment. It is thought that yellow perch were introduced into Eleven Mile Reservoir by anglers illegally using live minnows as bait. Making the daily bag and possession limits for yellow perch unlimited at Eleven Mile will allow anglers to assist in yellow perch removal efforts. Kokanee salmon populations are also not doing well in Eleven Mile. Gill lice were first discovered in kokanee and rainbow trout populations here starting in 2006. Increased stocking of kokanee between 2004 and 2010 did not cause a significant rebound in the population. Due to limited kokanee fry availability, fewer and fewer kokanee have been stocked at Eleven Mile each year. Currently, very few kokanee are found in traditional spawning locations, yet anglers still arrive beginning in October in an attempt to snag spawning kokanee. With the kokanee all but gone, the incidents of trout getting snagged accidentally have risen noticeably. Therefore, snagging is no longer allowed at Eleven Mile until the kokanee population recovers. Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass Regulations at Elkhead Reservoir, Harvey Gap, Rifle Gap, and Rio Blanco Lake Northern pike and smallmouth bass are two introduced species interfering with the recovery of native fish species on the western slope. Aligning west slope water-specific northern pike and smallmouth bass regulations with current acknowledgement of the impacts of these nonnative predatory fish will be beneficial to the recovery of the native fish species. The Harvey Gap Reservoir regulation prohibiting the use of spearfishing, archery and gigs for the take of northern pike is intended to protect a recently stocked experimental population of tiger muskie. The identification of northern pike and tiger muskie when underwater is sufficiently difficult that anglers are not able to discriminate between the two species prior to harvest by

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spearfishing or archery. For this reason, the northern pike regulation for Harvey Gap remains in place. Catch and Release Regulations for Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass at Erie Lake, KOA Lake, Lon Hagler Reservoir, Mead Ponds, and Saint Vrain State Park’s Blue Heron Lake Erie Lake: The largemouth bass fishery in Erie Lake is among the best in Boulder County. Erie Lake also hosts an overabundant population of northern crayfish (native species) that routinely clogs outlet pipes the Town of Erie uses for municipal water delivery. In order to protect the existing population of largemouth bass and provide additional predatory pressure on the crayfish population, a catch and release bass fishing regulation has been implemented on Erie Lake. KOA Lake: At present, the population of largemouth bass in KOA Lake is robust with numerous adults that naturally sustain this population. Common carp also inhabit this water however the population is dominated by large adult carp. The abundance of quality largemouth bass, a predatory species, has kept young carp from establishing and potentially ruining this fishery. KOA Lake recently received a Fishing Is Fun grant which will fund a handicap fishing pier, picnic facilities, trails, and a float tube launch site. These improvements are scheduled for installation during the spring of 2015 and will substantially increase the angling pressure. To provide sustained carp predation and accommodate increasing fishing pressure, a catch and release bass fishing regulation has been implemented. Lon Hagler Reservoir: Prior to implementing the previous 18 inch minimum size restriction at Lon Hagler in 2010, the bass population was dominated by 10-12 inch largemouth bass which were not sexually mature. Five years of tracking the bass population following the stricter harvest regulation found natural reproduction had increased while a greater proportion of the bass population also exceeded 12 inches. Although the 18” minimum size regulation had limited success in producing better numbers of bass over 15 inches, it had increased natural production. In order to further increase the quality size of bass in this water, a catch and release bass regulation has been put in place, which is highly supported by the angling public. Mead Ponds: Mead Ponds is a series of three ponds that offer localized, community-based angling. Angler harvest at Mead Ponds previously allowed individual anglers to harvest up to 5 bass of any size. This general regulation was not restrictive enough to provide a quality bass fishery in such small ponds. Further complicating management in each of the ponds is the presence of gizzard shad. The primary predator for gizzard shad in Mead Ponds is largemouth bass. Thus, in order create a quality bass fishing experience and maximize bass predation on gizzard shad, a catch and release regulation for largemouth and smallmouth bass was instated. St. Vrain State Park – Blue Heron Lake: Aquatic research has concluded that multiple bass fishing regulations are not necessary to create a quality largemouth or smallmouth bass fishery. Specifically, 21” minimums, 18” minimums, and catch and release regulations are not significantly different and result in the same outcome when attempting to create a trophy bass fishery. In order to decrease the number of different bass regulations in place at St. Vrain State Park and reduce angler confusion, the 21” minimum bass regulation on Blue Heron Lake has been modified to a catch and release regulation mimicking a similar regulation already in place on Bald Eagle pond. Bald Eagle Pond is exclusively managed as a trophy bass pond with catch and release angling for bass as well as artificial flies and lures only. Artificial flies and lures only regulations were not implemented for Blue Heron Lake based on its walleye and catfish component.

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Removal of Special Regulations at Fairgrounds Lake Fairgrounds Lake does not support quality production and growth for largemouth and smallmouth bass despite previous special regulations that attempted to bolster these species. Currently, neither smallmouth nor largemouth bass are stocked into Fairground Lake; however hundreds of large catfish are stocked annually. This program is supported by CPW and promoted under a City program called “catfish nights”. Previous restrictions on the use of bait limited the effectiveness of the catfish program. Given the fact that Fairgrounds Lake is not currently managed as a bass fishery, the special regulations for bass have been removed. Restrictive Harvest Regulations for Cutthroat on Fall Creek and Rio Blanco River Cutthroat trout are highly susceptible to catch and harvest by angling compared to other trout. Their higher catch ability, slower growth, and late maturity make them extremely sensitive to overexploitation. Most cutthroat trout streams in Colorado are protected by catch and release regulations because of the threat of over exploitation of these highly vulnerable populations. Through genetic testing, CPW has identified cutthroat trout in both Fall Creek and Rio Blanco River to be pure Colorado River cutthroat trout. Given the vulnerability of cutthroat to capture and harvest by anglers, a restrictive harvest regulation with terminal tackle restriction has been placed on Fall Creek from the headwaters to its confluence with Wolf Creek as well as on Rio Blanco River from the headwaters downstream to the San Juan Wilderness boundary. Golden Park Ponds Bass Regulations Golden Park Ponds in Longmont is a group of 4 waters that offers angling for largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, bluegill, and seasonal rainbow trout. Pond #3 is stocked annually with 6,000 catchable trout and offers quality fishing for largemouth bass during months in which trout are not stocked. To further protect this population of bass and promote natural reproduction, the possession/bag limit has been reduced to 1 bass longer than 15 inches. Ponds #1 and #2 are currently managed as bass fisheries by limiting angling to flies and lures only. In order to additionally advance this fishery and maximize natural reproduction, a catch and release bass regulation has also been added on these ponds. Golden Park Pond #4 has been restored to convey flood flows and is not a viable sport fishing pond, so no special bass regulations were added for this water. Closing Grimes Creek to Fishing during the Kokanee Spawning Season Vallecito Reservoir has been managed as a kokanee salmon broodstock lake since 1965. Mature kokanee run up Vallecito and Grimes creeks to spawn in the fall. CPW traps and takes eggs from these fish to restock kokanee to local and statewide waters. Historically, CPW collected the majority of its kokanee salmon eggs from Vallecito Creek but flooding after the 2002 Missionary Ridge Fire braided the creek channel making trapping operations very difficult. Currently, most of our spawn taking activities occur in Grimes Creek. A regulation prohibiting fishing in Grimes Creek from September 1-November 14 has been added to be consistent with the closure on Vallecito Creek and provide the seasonal protection for kokanee salmon needed to fulfill our kokanee production needs. Modification of the Kokanee Snagging Regulations at Gross Reservoir Previously, snagging at Gross Reservoir was allowed from September 1 through January 1 annually. CPW had collected ripe (spawn ready) brown trout near the inlet during the first week in September while kokanee salmon typically did not run until mid-October. To protect spawning brown trout from accidental snagging and provide a more realistic set of dates anglers can expect to catch salmon, the snagging season was adjusted to October 1 through December 1. Moving the snagging season back to October 1 also reduces conflicts between shoreline snagging anglers and watercraft paddles on Gross Reservoir. This regulation also matches the snagging season at Barker Reservoir which is only 7 miles northwest of Gross Reservoir.

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Bag, Possession, and Minimum Size Bass Regulations for Hudson Town Pond, Lonetree Reservoir, Pit D, and Thomas Reservoir Hudson Town Pond: Hudson Town Pond provides localized family angling for bass, bluegill, catfish, and seasonal rainbow trout. Ornamental aquarium fat head minnows were also illegally introduced into this water and have subsequently spawned. Hatchery reared bass are planted annually to provide a significant sized predator. Previous regulations allowed anglers to harvest up to 5 bass of any size, making it difficult to keep the brood fish from being removed. This amount of harvest in such a small water was not sustainable. To accommodate a larger number of bass anglers, spread harvest among a larger portion of users, and improve sunfish predation and subsequent growth rates, a special regulation of one bass, minimum of 15 inches in length, was implemented. Lonetree Reservoir: Lonetree Reservoir offers anglers quality fishing for walleye, catfish, crappie, and largemouth bass. Based on a 2010 creel survey anglers preferred fishing for walleye (63%) followed by largemouth bass (21%). Based on these results management changes focused on producing better opportunities for walleye and bass. This included stocking brood and fingerling largemouth bass and installing nearly 5,000 square feet of bass spawning habitat. The change in management has resulted in an expansion of the largemouth bass fishery; however the number of anglers has also significantly increased. To protect this quality bass fishery and to continue to accommodate present and future growth of angling for bass at Lonetree the bag and possession limit has been reduced to 1 bass, a minimum of 15 inches in length. Pit D: Pit D maintains a quality population of largemouth bass. For example, the 2012 survey yielded 49 largemouth bass ranging in length from 3.4 – 20.2 inches. Following the September, 2013 flood this pond breached causing additional rough fish including white sucker and common carp to enter the pond. To maintain the quality bass population and promote increased predation on rough fish, a stricter fishing regulation (one bass, minimum of 15 inches in length) was put in place to protect largemouth and smallmouth bass from additional harvest. Thomas Reservoir: Thomas Reservoir provides localized family angling for bluegill, bass, catfish, and seasonal rainbow trout. A 2011 gillnet/electrofishing survey yielded good numbers of largemouth bass exceeding 15 inches and subsequent successful natural reproduction. The same survey completed in 2014 revealed largemouth bass abundance had significantly declined while populations of green sunfish and bluegill significantly expanded with the populations now stunted. This small fishery cannot sustain even appreciable levels of largemouth bass harvest. As a result, a special fishing regulation (one bass, minimum of 15 inches in length) has been installed to improve the bass population and increases predation on the stunted sunfish populations. Removal of Seasonal Fishing Restrictions at Jackson Lake Previously, fishing was prohibited north of the boat ramp at Jackson Lake State Park from November 1st through the last day of the regular waterfowl season. This regulation was established to provide a resting area for waterfowl, where they would not be disturbed by shoreline anglers and boats. However, waterfowl were still found resting in areas of the lake where shoreline fishing was allowed; thus, shoreline angling was not greatly disturbing the resting waterfowl. Additionally, Jackson Lake closes to boating on November 1 or when ice covers the lake. Thus, waterfowl, which do not arrive in large numbers until fall, are not usually bothered by boating traffic. Furthermore, very few waterfowl use the lake as a resting place once ice covers the lake, so ice anglers generally do not disturb waterfowl. Lastly, the fishing closure regulation was established due to a waterfowl research project performed by the Blue Ribbon Panel investigating a series of different waterfowl regulations. That project is complete, so the Blue Ribbon Panel no longer needs the seasonal fishing restriction in place.

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Removal of Arctic Grayling Regulations at Kitson Reservoir Arctic grayling were first introduced to Kitson Reservoir in August of 1988. At that time, the intent of the CDOW was to manage the reservoir as a catch and release grayling fishery. The previous regulation which limited take of Arctic grayling (2 fish, 16 inches in length) was implemented in 1996. Fingerling Arctic grayling have been stocked in Kitson Reservoir on four occasions subsequent to the first stocking event of catchable fish in 1988. Multiple CDOW/CPW fish surveys since 2004 have indicated that Arctic grayling are not sustaining as a “trophy” fishery in Kitson Reservoir. CPW is no longer stocking the reservoir with Arctic grayling, and is currently managing Kitson primarily as a put and take fishery for catchable rainbow trout, with additional angling opportunity for self sustaining brook trout. Therefore, the Arctic grayling regulation is no longer necessary for management purposes. Channel Catfish Regulations at Lon Hagler and Saint Vrain State Park’s Blue Heron Lake Lon Hagler: Historically Lon Hagler Reservoir offered quality angling for channel catfish. For example, the 2011 survey yielded 55 catfish averaging 16 inches with several individuals exceeding 20 inches. The same survey repeated in 2014 yielded only 12 channel catfish with only a single fish exceeding 20 inches. To provide better catfish angling and a trophy catfish component to the reservoir, a reduced harvest regulation that limits the take of catfish exceeding 20 inches has been implemented at Lon Hagler. Saint Vrain State Park, Blue Heron Lake: Blue Heron Reservoir opened to angling May, 2015 but was stocked with sportfish, including channel catfish, 3 years prior to opening. Channel catfish in Blue Heron average 18 inches, with several individuals exceeding 20 inches. To protect this exceptional population of catfish, promote natural reproduction, and add a trophy catfish component, harvest on catfish exceeding 20 inches is now limited to one fish. Participants at the NE angler roundtable expressed a need for additional protection of trophy catfish; this water represents a location where the data supports that particular interest. Removal of Special Regulations for Wiper at Lonetree Reservoir A 2010 creel survey found that 84% of anglers at Lonetree were targeting either largemouth bass or walleye while only 7% of anglers preferred to fish for wiper – a hybrid striped bass maintained exclusively through stocking. Wiper, walleye, and largemouth bass are each picivous predators; the presence of 3 top-end predators in a small reservoir is detrimental to the forage base. As a result wiper stocking was discontinued in 2010 and the number has subsequently declined by design. Following better management of the walleye and largemouth bass population, angler use and participation has drastically increased since 2010. Given the success of this management change, Lonetree will continue to be managed without a wiper component. As a result the regulation that protected wiper has been eliminated. Modifications to Cutthroat Trout Regulations for May Creek, Pennock Creek, and the Little South Fork of the Poudre River Three high mountain streams in the Cache La Poudre watershed, Pennock Creek, May Creek, and the Little South Fork of the Poudre River, were part of initial recovery efforts for the greenback cutthroat trout in the early 1980’s. At the time, the sub-species was listed as Endangered under the ESA. As such, these streams were closed to fishing to protect the reintroduced populations. For varying reasons, it no longer makes sense to maintain trout fishing closures in these streams. In Pennock Creek, the man-made barrier protecting the greenback population has failed and the stream has been re-invaded by brown and brook trout; as a result, the cutthroat trout population no longer persists. CPW and its partners on the Greenback Recovery Team have no intention of re-establishing cutthroat trout in this location. Thus, standard regulations for trout have become adopted, increasing angling opportunity in the area.

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In May Creek, unfavorable environmental conditions have precluded the persistence of a robust population of cutthroat trout, such that the stream carries little value in terms of the overall status of the sub species in Colorado. Thus, the creek has been opened to catch and release, flies and lures only fishing. An approximately 1 mile section of the Little South Fork of the Poudre River, from a barrier on private property upstream to the boundary with Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), was previously closed to fishing. The cutthroat trout population has continued to persist in low abundance, but access into the creek if very limited. Given the very limited use of angling in the creek, staff felt it was unnecessary to keep it closed to fishing. Therefore, it is now open to catch and release flies and lures only fishing. Removal of Special Bass Regulations at McCall Lake McCall Lake does not support quality production or growth for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, or crappie despite annual stocking and previous special regulations that attempted to bolster these species. Given the poor performance of largemouth and smallmouth bass in McCall Lake, the special regulations have been removed on this water. Prohibiting Kokanee Salmon Snagging at Navajo Reservoir Historically, kokanee salmon were stocked off the boat ramp by CPW to provide fall snagging opportunity at Navajo Reservoir. Kokanee are only stocked when excess fish are available and were last stocked in 2009. Statewide shortages of kokanee for broodstock lakes necessitated the elimination of kokanee stocking at Navajo Reservoir. The previous Navajo snagging regulation stipulated that kokanee snagging was only permitted at the boat ramp area and mooring cove. CPW regulations Chapter P-1, Article I, #100.b.11 also prohibits fishing at boat ramps and boat docks. The boat ramp and mooring cove areas at Navajo State Park are congested and are not an appropriate place to snag salmon. Due to safety concerns, conflicting regulations, and lack of salmon, snagging salmon at Navajo Reservoir is now prohibited. Minimum Size Limits for Crappie at North Sterling Reservoir, Jackson Reservoir and Prewitt Reservoir CPW Officers were noticing anglers at Jackson, North Sterling, and Prewitt Reservoirs were frequently harvesting their full bag limit of crappie (20 fish) as well as harvesting crappie as small as 5 inches. Research has shown that crappie cannot spawn until ages 2-4 years, with mostly males maturing at age 2 and many females not maturing until age 4. An analysis of data from Colorado’s northeastern plains reservoirs shows that crappie do not reach sexual maturity until they are at least 5.6 inches long. Therefore, crappie that are being harvested at 5 inches long never get a chance to spawn, and many of the fish that get harvested before they reach 9.3 inches long do not get to spawn either. Without a 10 inch minimum size limit in place, many crappie in the reservoir never get the chance to reproduce, especially the females. This is an issue in Colorado’s northeastern plains reservoirs where CPW biologists are trying to build naturally reproducing crappie fisheries. This issue is exacerbated by water-level fluctuations. In approximately one out of every two or three years, water levels are drawn down too far and too quickly while crappie are spawning, eliminating spawning habitat and/or drying out eggs. Thus, every two to three years, these reservoirs would be missing a year class of crappie if it were not for hatchery stocking. Since these draw downs can drastically reduce or eliminate natural reproduction every two to three years, it becomes even more important to protect crappie less than 10 inches long in the event of a few dry (low water) years. Old Dillon Reservoir Old Dillon Reservoir is an off-channel impoundment which was recently drained and rebuilt by the entities who own the storage rights for water there. Because of its unique off-channel

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configuration, no fish can naturally migrate into the reservoir. This affords CPW the unusual opportunity to begin with a “blank slate” with regard to establishing a fishery there. In the fall of 2013, CPW stocked 10,000 golden trout fingerlings averaging 1.7” in length. In October of 2014, a gillnet survey revealed a high density of golden trout that had grown to an average length of 5 inches. The density of fish and growth rate observed are indications that these fish will be successful in Old Dillon. One limitation that has always existed in Colorado with regard to golden trout is that CPW has never had an in-state source of eggs for this species. Eggs for this species have always been obtained from out of state. Given the ease of access to Old Dillon Reservoir, this lake offers an opportunity to develop a golden trout broodstock, thus providing CPW with an internal source of eggs and the ability to provide enhanced and unique recreational opportunities to the angling public. In order to proceed with development of this broodstock, a conservative harvest regulation has been put in place. This will allow the fish to reach sexual maturity prior to being available for recreational harvest. Removal of Tiger Muskie Regulations at Quincy Reservoir The state record tiger muskie was caught at Quincy Reservoir in the 1990s, and there historically have been very large tiger muskies in this reservoir. However, tiger muskies have not been stocked since 2000 and it is rare that a tiger muskie is caught at Quincy today. Therefore, the 40 inch minimum requirement for tiger muskies on this lake has been removed, so as to not create an unrealistic expectation that there are still state record fish in Quincy Reservoir. Removal of Special Regulations for Trout in North Saint Vrain Creek Upstream of the Inlet at Buttonrock Reservoir The North Fork of Saint Vrain Creek from the inlet at Buttonrock Reservoir to the confluence with Horse Creek maintains a robust population of brown trout. The previous regulation which limited angling to flies and lures only and restricted angler harvest to 2 fish is no longer scientifically warranted. Rainbow trout, which are much easier to catch compared to brown trout, do not inhabit large portions of this section of stream. Furthermore, the area is extremely rugged receiving minimal fishing pressure. Thus, the special regulation has been removed from this stretch. Establishment of Special Regulations for Trout in North and South Saint Vrain Creeks within the Town Limits of Lyons After the 2013 flood, CPW has been involved with the rebuild process of the white water park in Lyons on the North Fork of Saint Vrain Creek which includes improved fish passage and the incorporation of some riffles between structures. Although these changes will likely increase trout biomass, trout production within the white water park will remain compromised. As a result, a catch and release regulation has been implemented. On the South Fork of the St. Vrain River the September, 2013 flood and a subsequent stream channelization project reduced trout abundance from 2,004 trout per mile to 9 trout per mile. A Fishing is Fun grant combined with a match from the local Oskar Blues Brewery has been acquired to restore this section of stream where fishing (not white water activities) will serve as the focal point of stream recreation. In addition, a former fish barrier over the South Ledge Ditch is scheduled to be removed which will promote better migration for trout. A catch and release regulation on this stretch of the river, will promote this positive partnership and help establish a viable trout fishery following restoration. Removal of Special Regulations for Bass at Sawhill Ponds and Teller Lake Neither Sawhill Ponds nor Teller Lake support quality production or growth for largemouth and smallmouth bass despite special regulations that attempted to bolster these species. Given the poor performance of bass in both Sawhill Ponds and Teller Lake, the special regulations have been removed on these waters.

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New Regulations for Spring Gulch Pond Spring Gulch Pond in Highlands Ranch, Douglas County is a newly created fishing destination within South Metro Denver that is quickly growing in popularity. Since its creation, the pond was viewed as an immense resource for trophy-quality fishing, including for largemouth bass, channel catfish, black crappie, bluegill, and green sunfish. Due to the fact that Spring Gulch Pond is a fairly closed system and supplemental stocking from CPW is not performed currently, fish populations within the pond are subject to increased pressure and potential overharvesting of viable brood stock. With the presence of currently healthy fish populations and many trophy-quality fish, implementing catch and release, fly and lure only regulations will help create a special angling opportunity and provide protection of the susceptible age classes of fish to further establish a sustainable fishery. Removal of Special Bass Regulations at Union Reservoir Union Reservoir, located east of Longmont, is an 800 acre water storage reservoir which provides limited sport fishing opportunities for walleye, wiper, rainbow trout, catfish, and more. Unfortunately, Union does not support quality production and growth for crappie despite stocking 472,382 crappie fingerlings since 1999 and special regulations that limits harvest on crappie less than 10 inches. Therefore the special fishing regulation for crappie has been removed. Channel Catfish Regulation at Yuma City Lake The channel catfish fishery in Yuma City Lake is highly sought out by local anglers. Unfortunately, the channel catfish population is not self-sustaining. To keep up with the high demand for channel catfish fishing and the high angler harvest of channel catfish, CPW has to stock thousands of 7 inch long channel catfish in the pond each year. The intent of CPW personnel is to manage the catfish fishery as a put-grow-and-take fishery. However, Yuma City Lake anglers harvest the channel catfish as soon as they are stocked, which does not give the fish a chance to take to the feed or grow much past 7 inches long. Implementing a daily bag and possession limit of 5 channel catfish at Yuma City Lake will decrease harvest to a rate at which CPW personnel will be able to manage the channel catfish fishery as a put-grow-and-take fishery as intended. The statutory authority for these regulations can be found in § 24-4-103, C.R.S., and the state Wildlife Act, §§ 33-1-101 to 33-6-209, C.R.S., specifically including, but not limited to: §§ 33-1-106. EFFECTIVE DATE - THESE REGULATIONS SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2016 AND SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL REPEALED, AMENDED OR SUPERSEDED. APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO THIS 19th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2015.

APPROVED: Robert W Bray

Chairman ATTEST: Jeanne Horne Secretary

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