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Echo Canyon Reservoir

State Park in Archuleta County, Colorado

Water Type:

Lake

Conditions:

Echo Canyon Reservoir offers a diverse fishery including trophy sized largemouth bass (the state record came out of Echo). There are abundant angling opportunities for kids (green sunfish, catfish, crappie, perch and trout) and the serious trophy angler (largemouth bass). 

Stocking Report:

Stocked

Activities:

Fishing

Common Species:

Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Green Sunfish, Channel Catfish, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch

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Echo Canyon Reservoir

State Park in Archuleta County, Colorado

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Water Type:

Lake

Conditions:

Echo Canyon Reservoir offers a diverse fishery including trophy sized largemouth bass (the state record came out of Echo). There are abundant angling opportunities for kids (green sunfish, catfish, crappie, perch and trout) and the serious trophy angler (largemouth bass). 

Stocking Report:

Stocked

Activities:

Fishing

Common Species:

Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Green Sunfish, Channel Catfish, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch

Body of Water

Description

Echo Canyon Reservoir offers a diverse fishery. There are abundant angling opportunities for kids.

Special Regulations

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

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Be a Pain in the ANS!

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.