Lower Colorado River and Grand Mesa
River Regulations
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
Bull Basin Res. #1, Bull Creek Res. #1 & #2, and connnecting channels - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 inches
Connected & Duke Lakes - 2 largemouth bass limit, minimum 18 inches
Griffith Reservoir - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 inches
Hallenbeck Reservoir - Fly/lure only, Scented flies or lures may be used if longer than 1.5 inches; Largemouth bass between
12 and 15 inches must be released; Only 2 largemouth bass greater than 15 inches allowed
Harvey Gap Reservoir - Minimum size for largemouth bass is 15 inches; 2 channel catfish limit; Use of spearfishing, archery
and gigs for the take of northern pike is prohibited
Highline Reservoir - 2 largemouth bass limit, minimum 15 inches
Jerry Creek Reservoirs #1 & #2 - Fly/lure only, Scented flies or lures may be used if longer than 1.5 inches; All fish
must be released; Float tubes with chest-high waders permitted
Juniata Reservoir - Fly/lure only, Scented flies or lures may be used if longer than 1.5 inches; Largemouth bass between
12 and 15 inches must be released; Only 2 largemouth bass greater than 15 inches allowed
Mack Mesa Reservoir - 2 largemouth bass limit, minimum 15 inches
Rifle Gap Reservoir - 1 walleye limit, minimum 18 inches; 20 yellow perch limit
Silver Lake - Fly/lure only; 2 trout limit, minimum 16 inches
Youngs Creek reservoirs #1, #2, and #3 - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
Statewide regulations apply to all waters except:
A - Fly/lure only; All cutthroat must be released
B - No limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern
pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie
C - 2 trout limit; No limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass,
northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie
D - Fishing prohibited Oct. 1 - last day of Feb.
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For Colorado River Regulations
above Rifle please see
Middle Colorado and
Roaring Fork Rivers Map