(Courtesy of Colorado Division of Wildlife)
More on fishing:
Dow Service Centers
Division of Wildlife Headquarters
6060 Broadway
Denver, CO 80216
303-297-1192 Northeast Region Service Center
6060 Broadway
Denver, CO 80216
303-297-7227 West Region Service Center
711 Independent Ave.
Grand Junction, CO 81505
970-255-6100 | Southeast Region Service Center
2126 N. Weber
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-227-5200 Fort Collins Service Center
317 W. Prospect Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80526
970-472-4300 Montrose Service Center
2300 S. Townsend Ave.
Montrose, CO 81401
970-249-3431 |
Recorded Information:
Dow numbers for recordings on season dates and other information
Deer, Elk, Antelope - 303-291-7529
Fishing - 303-291-7533
Small Game - 303-291-7546
Upland Game & Turkey - 303-291-7547
Waterfowl - 303-291-7548
Hunter Education - 303-291-7530
Mobility Impaired Licenses - 303-291-7528
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License Fees
Residence Licenses
Annual - $20.25
Combination Fishing & Small Game - $30.25 (If born after 1948, you must show a hunter education card first)
Senior Annual Fishing - $10.25 (Colorado residents at least 64 years old)
Nonresident Licenses
Annual - $40.25
Available to Residents and Nonresidents
Five-Day License - $18.25
One-Day License - $5.25
Second Rod Stamp - $4.00
The second rod stamp is available to licensed residents and nonresidents and to persons under 16 years, whether licensed or unlicensed.
Youth small game, furbearer & fishing (under 16) - $1.00
Cost includes a 25-cent search and rescue fee.
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Prohibited Species
It is illegal to possess or harvest for private or commercial use: bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker, mountain sucker, roundtail chub, Rio Grande chub, plains minnow, plains topminnow, suckmouth minnow, brassy minnow, stoneroller, common shiner, river shiner, stonecat, plains orangethroat darter, northern redbelly dace, southern redbelly dace, Iowa darter, lake chub, flathead chub and Arkansas River specked chub.
The following species or their viable eggs are detrimental to other fish and their habitat in Colorado. Unless authorized in writing by the DOW for controlled and experimental purposes only, it is illegal to export, import, transport, stock, sell, acquire and possess for release any of these species: piranha; trahira; gar (all species); snakeheads or murrels; sticklebacks; waling catfish; tilapia; bighead carp; bowfins; silver carp; Indian carp, rudd, zebra mussels.
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Bag and Possession Limits
Fish | Daily Bag
Limit | Possession
Limit |
East of the Continental Divide except waters with special regulations:
Trout, Splake, Arctic Char, Grayling, Salmon (except kokanee) | 8 | 8 |
All streams and rivers west of the Continental Divide except waters with special regulations:
Trout, Splake, Arctic Char, Grayling, Salmon (except kokanee) | 2 | 2 |
All lakes, ponds and reservoirs west of the Continental Divide except waters with special regulations:
Trout, Splake, Arctic Char, Grayling, Salmon (except kokanee) | 4 | 4 |
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For More Information
Colorado State Parks
1313 Sherman St., Rm. 618, Denver, CO 80203, (303)2753437
U.S. Forest Service
Box 25127, Lakewood, CO 80225, (303)275-5350
National Park Service, Rocky Mountain Region
Box 25287, Lakewood, CO 80225, (303)969-2000
Bureau of Land Management
2850 Youngfield, Lakewood, CO 80215, (303)239-3600
Larimer County Parks and Open Lands, (970)679-4570
Aurora Parks and Open Space, (303)739-7160
Westminster Parks and Recreation, (303)430-2400 ext. 2192