Colorado River
State Park in Eagle and Garfield Counties, Colorado
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The iconic Colorado River below Gore Canyon offers a variety of fishing experiences. Downstream of Glenwood Springs, incognito pull-outs along I-70 provide shore anglers exclusive access to a stretch of river celebrated for the gregarious rainbow trout that have returned with enthusiasm to this reach.
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Colorado River
State Park in Eagle and Garfield Counties, Colorado
Water Type:
Conditions:
The iconic Colorado River below Gore Canyon offers a variety of fishing experiences. Downstream of Glenwood Springs, incognito pull-outs along I-70 provide shore anglers exclusive access to a stretch of river celebrated for the gregarious rainbow trout that have returned with enthusiasm to this reach.
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Description
From Rock Creek downstream to Silt Boat Ramp .
The iconic Colorado River below Gore Canyon offers a variety of fishing experiences. From the bottom of Gore Canyon to Dotsero, this scenic wild river can be accessed along the Colorado River Road, a less traveled but well-maintained gravel road provides access to shorelines and boat ramps to launch boats to fish the river. More developed surroundings in Glenwood Canyon and through the town of Glenwood Springs provide paved trails and parks for easy public access to this extraordinary quality trout river. Downstream of Glenwood Springs, incognito pull-outs along I-70 provide shore anglers exclusive access to a stretch of river celebrated for the gregarious rainbow trout that have returned with enthusiasm to this reach. As well, boat anglers can take a few hours or the whole day to float and fish between the variety of public boat ramps between west-slopes towns, including Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Silt, and Rifle.
Special Regulations
From Rock Creek downstream to Silt boat ramp (excluding 50 yards upstream and downstream of the confluences with Canyon, Elk, Grizzly and No Name Creeks):
1. The bag and possession limit for trout is two fish.
2. 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.
From 50 yards upstream and downstream of the confluences with Canyon, Elk, 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 31 and from October 1 through November 30.
3. 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.
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If you use water, aquatic nuisance species (ANS) can affect you. For example, Zebra and quagga mussels clog up the infrastructure that delivers water to our homes. Keeping invasive species under control is a matter of public health.