LET'S GO
FISHING!
FISH RESPONSIBLY
•Quietly approach areas where others are fishing to avoid
disturbing them and the fish.
•Give other anglers a wide berth to avoid
crowding. Fishing areas are enjoyed on a
first-come, first-served basis. There is no
such thing as your own personal spot.
•Be sure to pick up discarded line and
other waste. Place line in the special
recycling containers. Abandoned fishing
line causes many wildlife deaths.
YOUR GUIDE TO ANGLING ON
FORT COLLINS NATURAL AREAS
REGULATIONS
CATCH AND RELEASE
Many anglers prefer to release their catch and preserve
fish for future anglers.
•Reel in quickly. An exhausted fish may not survive
its return to the water.
•Use artificial lures. These tend to cause less damage
to the fish.
•Handle a fish as little as possible and keep it in the water.
•Use barbless hooks or pinch the barbs closed with pliers.
•If a fish has swallowed the hook, don’t pull it out. Cut
the hook and remove both ends or cut the line as close
to its mouth as possible leaving the hook in the fish.
•Don’t squeeze the fish or touch the gills.
•To release a fish, hold it in the water and gently move it
back and forth so it can regain its equilibrium. Slowly
relax your hands and let it swim away.
Natural Areas Department
970-416-2815
Rangers 970-416-2147
Life-threatening emergency 911
fcgov.com/naturalareas
[email protected]
MAY 2015
• Colorado fishing license is required. Visit cpw.state.co.us
for all state fishing regulations.
• No alcohol is permitted on any natural area at any time.
• No swimming is permitted in ponds in natural areas.
• Bow fishing is not permitted.
• Float tubes, electric trolling motors, canoes, kayaks,
non-motorized and belly boats are allowed on ponds
that allow fishing.
• Know what safety equipment and licensing is required
for your vessel. Visit cpw.state.co.us.
THANK YOU VOTERS!
By passing sales tax initiatives you have helped to
conserve land and provide for recreation, education,
and other visitor services.
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