Jackson Lake
State Park in Morgan County, Colorado
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This reservoir arguably offers the best current warmwater fishing opportunity for walleye, saugeye, and wiper on Colorado's Northeastern Plains. Spring offers a good walleye and saugeye bite and as water temperatures rise anglers begin catching good numbers of wiper. Over the past few years a handful of very large wiper have been caught.
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Jackson Lake
State Park in Morgan County, Colorado
Water Type:
Conditions:
This reservoir arguably offers the best current warmwater fishing opportunity for walleye, saugeye, and wiper on Colorado's Northeastern Plains. Spring offers a good walleye and saugeye bite and as water temperatures rise anglers begin catching good numbers of wiper. Over the past few years a handful of very large wiper have been caught.
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Body of Water
Description
This reservoir is located within Jackson Lake State Park which provides camping and other recreational opportunities as well.
Special Regulations
1. The minimum size for wipers is 15 inches in length.
2. The minimum size for crappie is 10 inches in length.
3. The minimum size for walleye and saugeye is 15 inches in length.
4. No more than one walleye or saugeye in the aggregate greater than 21 inches in length may be taken per day.
5. Fishing in the outlet ditch immediately below the dam around the rotary screen structure is prohibited.
6. Ice fishing shelters must be portable.
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.