LEGEND
FISHING GUIDELINES Trailhead
Artificial flies or lures only. Trout must be immediately returned to water
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10 Alberta Reservoir
11 Big Meadows and Shaw Lakes
Leche Creek Trail
BUCKLES 664 LAKE Big Branch Road
BlancoRd River
Valle Seco Rd
542
T O R E V I V E A N U N CO N S C I O U S F I S H hold it upright in the water. Move the fish forward and backward so that water runs through the gills. It may take a few minutes, when it begins to struggle, release it.
Reservoirs and Lakes
Brook and Cutthroat Trout
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G E N T L E H A N D L I N G I S E S S E N T I A L Avoid squeezing or placing your fingers on the gills or eye sockets. It is best to hold a fish gently by its belly or by the area in front of the tail.
W H E N P H O T O G R A P H I N G A F I S H hold it horizontally and do not squeeze the fish. Do not put your hands in its gills or hold it vertically by its gills.
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Blue Creek Road
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R E M O V E T H E H O O K A S Q U I C K LY A S P O S S I B L E Single barbless hooks can often be removed while the fish is still in the water.
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382
(2 fish limit)
Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Crappie and Channel Catfish
Fish Lake Trail
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RESERVATION
STATE PARK
Porcupine Road
Flats
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9 Echo Canyon Reservoir
BLACKHEAD PEAK 12,495’
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VISITOR CENTER
YAMAGUCHI PARK
Eight Mile Mesa Rd
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ECHO LAKE
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Fawn Gulch
Pagosa Springs
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Fishing
T I M E I S E S S E N T I A L Quickly play and release fish. A fish played for too long will be too exhausted to recover.
8 Turkey Creek and Lake
Rainbow, Brown, Brook and Cutthroat Trout
Quartz Lake Trail
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Rainbow, Brown, Brook and Cutthroat Trout
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SOUTH RIVER S A N J U A N CENTEReLorem TOWN WILDERN E SPARK S
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PAGOSA LAKES
13 CAPOTE LAKE
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Devil Creek Road 627
CHIMNEY ROCK NATIONAL MONUMENT
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Rainbow, Brown, Brook and Cutthroat Trout
Silver Falls
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Horse Creek
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Rainbow, Brown, Brook and Cutthroat Trout
ALBERTA LAKE
FREE MAP
Quartz Creek Trail
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5 Upper Piedra River
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Fourmile Falls
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COLDWAT E R CREEK
First Fo rk Trail
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Rainbow, Brown, Brook and Cutthroat Trout
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4 Blanco River
WOLF CREEK PASS
Rainbow Trail
Turkey Creek Trail
To practice catch-and-release while fishing, follow these steps to ensure the fish return to the water with minimal damage. Any fish you plan to release MUST be returned to the water immediately.
Stocked: Rainbow, Brown, Brook and Cutthroat Trout Native Fish (return to water immediately): Roundtail Chub, Flannelmouth Sucker and Bluehead Sucker
Rainbow, Brown, Brook and Cutthroat Trout
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1 San Juan River
3 West Fork of the San Juan River
MEADOW RESERVOIR
10,875’
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TURKEY CREEK LAKE
How to Release a Fish
Rainbow, Brown, Brook and Cutthroat Trout
Water Fall
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FOURMILE LAKES
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2 East Fork of the San Juan River
Mountain Peak
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HINSDALE COUNTY
636
PIEDRA AREA
Beaver Creek Trail
WEMINUCHE WILDERNESS
631
Non-Motorized Trail Continental Divide Trail
Rainbow Trail
Turkey Creek Trail
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Kayak/Raft Area
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WILLIAMS CREEK RESERVOIR
Motorized Trail
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Middle Fork Trail
Forest Service Road (unpaved)
Mountain Bike Trail Wilderness Area National Monument
Trout limit of 2 bag or possession
Horse Camp
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Trailer Parking
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Divide Lakes
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Large mouth bass 12”– 15” must be immediately returned to water
Highway
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Scenic Overlook
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Granite Lake
Ute Reservation Special Permit required
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Tre a
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Safety Disclosure: No High Water Mark Law
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Fishing
Standard Colorado fishing regulations
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Big Meadows has Brook, Cutthroat and Rainbow Trout; Shaw Lake has Cutthroat Trout and Kokanee Salmon
12 Williams Reservoir and Williams
Creek Rainbow, Brook and Cutthroat Trout,
B RO O K T RO U T R AINBOW T RO U T
Black spots on a light body and red stripe along sides.
Pectoral, pelvic and anal fins often orange, edged with black and white; body is dark with white and red spots inside blue circles.
B RO W N T RO U T Spotting pattern is made up of black spots and red-orange spots inside light blue circles.
(immediate release)
FLANNELMOUTH SUCKER
13 Lake Capote
14 Navajo Reservoir
Catfish, Trout, Bass, Pike, Crappie, Perch and Kokanee Salmon
Crimson slash on either side of the throat beneath the lower jaw; heavier spotting towards the tail.
Native Western Slope Fish
and Kokanee Salmon
Rainbow and Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish
C U T T H ROAT ( N AT I V E ) T RO U T
BLUEHEAD SUCKER Dark green or dark silvery top portions and light yellow bottoms
ROUNDTAIL CHUB Olive gray to silver with a lighter-colored belly
Coloring can range from dark brown to greenish that fades to orange or yellow on the sides, with a lighter and almost white underside
Piedra River
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