Tag
trout fishing
3 Porch Notes tagged “trout fishing,” 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 - Montezuma County
Below McPhee Dam, the Dolores River is a catch-and-release tailwater
The stretch of the Dolores River just below McPhee Dam is a trout tailwater with artificial-flies-and-lures-only, catch-and-release rules, and its flows depend on dam releases.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Costilla County
Mountain Home Reservoir has an emergency fish salvage in 2026
As of July 28, 2026, Mountain Home Reservoir is being drained and an emergency fish salvage has lifted ordinary bag and possession limits.
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