Elkhead Reservoir
State Park in Moffat, Colorado
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Anglers have an opportunity to catch a wide variety of fish species in Elkhead Reservoir including smallmouth bass, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, and tiger muskie.
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Elkhead Reservoir
State Park in Moffat, Colorado
Water Type:
Conditions:
Anglers have an opportunity to catch a wide variety of fish species in Elkhead Reservoir including smallmouth bass, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, and tiger muskie.
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Description
Elkhead Reservoir State Park is located in Moffat and Routt counties in Northwest Colorado. With over 150,000 visitors annually, Elkhead Reservoir is a popular location for angling and is the only public flat-water boating area in Moffat County.
Special Regulations
1. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for largemouth bass is two fish, 15 inches in length.
2. The bag and possession limit for crappie is 10 fish.
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.