Rifle Gap Reservoir
State Park in Garfield County, Colorado
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Rifle Gap Reservoir provides anglers a unique opportunity to fish for a number of different fish species including yellow perch, walleye, black crappie, rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, and northern pike.
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Rifle Gap Reservoir
State Park in Garfield County, Colorado
Water Type:
Conditions:
Rifle Gap Reservoir provides anglers a unique opportunity to fish for a number of different fish species including yellow perch, walleye, black crappie, rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, and northern pike.
Stocking Report:
Activities:
Common Species:
Body of Water
Description
Rifle Gap Reservoir provides anglers a unique opportunity to fish for a number of different fish species including yellow perch, walleye, black crappie, rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, and northern pike; furthermore there are opportunities to catch trophy-sized fish for several of these species. There are no bag and possession limits for northern pike and smallmouth bass at Rifle Gap Reservoir.
Special Regulations
1. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for walleye is three fish, 15 inches in length.
2. No more than one walleye greater than 18 inches in length may be taken per day.
3. The bag and possession limit for yellow perch is twenty 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.