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gold medal water
11 Porch Notes tagged “gold medal water,” from counties across Colorado.
Water and land - Chaffee County
The Arkansas through Chaffee County is Gold Medal trout water
A long stretch of the Arkansas River through Chaffee County is designated Gold Medal Water for trout, and fishing rules and access come through Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Lake County
The Arkansas River starts in Lake County and is Gold Medal water
The Arkansas River begins near Leadville and flows into the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, a long stretch of Colorado Gold Medal trout water co-managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Read note ->Water and land - Gunnison County
The Gunnison River through Black Canyon has special fishing rules
The Gunnison River through Black Canyon is Gold Medal and Wild Trout water with flies-or-lures-only rules, catch-and-release for rainbow trout, and a no-fishing zone in the first 200 yards below Crystal Dam.
Read note ->Water and land - Gunnison County
Taylor Park Reservoir and the Taylor River below it
Taylor Park Reservoir is a Forest Service reservoir in the upper Taylor River basin, and the Taylor River below the dam is a designated Gold Medal trout fishery.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Montrose County
The Gunnison Gorge near Montrose is wild water reached on foot
North of Montrose, the BLM-managed Gunnison Gorge holds a wilderness and a Gold Medal trout river, reached by hiking in from Peach Valley Road trailheads.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Rio Grande County
The Rio Grande's Gold Medal trout run between South Fork and Del Norte
A long stretch of the Rio Grande between South Fork and Del Norte carries Colorado's Gold Medal designation for trophy trout, fished with flies and lures only.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Pitkin County
Fishing rules on the Roaring Fork change as you move down the river
The Roaring Fork River carries Gold Medal water and special catch rules that shift by river segment, so the legal way to fish depends on exactly where you stand.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Delta County
Gunnison Gorge's Gold Medal trout water is reached by 4WD roads and a hike down
The Gunnison Gorge Wilderness holds Gold Medal trout water, but its trailheads sit off primitive roads that turn impassable when wet, and you hike steeply down into the canyon.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Park County
The Dream Stream below Spinney is Gold Medal water with strict rules
The South Platte between Spinney Mountain and Eleven Mile reservoirs — the 'Dream Stream' in the Charlie Meyers State Wildlife Area — is Gold Medal, flies-and-lures, catch-and-release water with specific rules.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Pitkin County
The Fryingpan below Ruedi Dam is a cold-water trout fishery with its own rules
The Fryingpan River below Ruedi Dam is Gold Medal water famous for big trout, and it carries special flies-and-lures rules you should check before casting.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Pueblo County
Fishing rules on the Arkansas change as you move toward Pueblo
The Arkansas River above Pueblo includes long stretches of Gold Medal water with special rules, and regulations differ by segment, so anglers should check the rules for the exact reach they fish.
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