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Northwest Colorado Bait and Fly Shops

Tackle counters and fly shops across the CPW Northwest Region.

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Northwest Region

The Northwest Region stores on a map

Across 8 counties, the Northwest Region store list runs to 48, made up of 20 bait and tackle shops, 14 fly shops, 9 marinas and 5 sporting goods stores. The busiest store town is Grand Junction, with 4. Inside the region sit 66 boat ramps, and the stocking report names its waters 431 times from 2024, and Gold Medal water on Blue River, Colorado River and Fryingpan River. The region takes in Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt and Summit.

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By county

Stores of the Northwest Region by county

Eagle County

  • Colorado Angling Companybait and tackle shop, Minturn
  • Fly Fishing Outfittersfly shop, Avon
  • Frying Pan Anglersfly shop, Basalt
  • Gore Creek Fly Fishermanbait and tackle shop, Avon
  • Hill's Discount Fliesbait and tackle shop, Avon
  • Minturn Anglersfly shop, Minturn
  • Minturn Anglers Vailfly shop, Vail
  • Specialty Sportsbait and tackle shop, Basalt
  • Taylor Creek Fly Shopfly shop, Basalt
  • Vail Sportsbait and tackle shop, Vail
  • Vail Valley Anglersfly shop, Edwards

Garfield County

  • Alpine Anglingbait and tackle shop, Carbondale
  • Crystal Fly Shop & Decorfly shop, Carbondale
  • Gearhead Outfitters, 205 West 6th Streetsporting goods store, Glenwood Springs
  • Gold Medal Nets LLCbait and tackle shop, Glenwood Springs
  • Roaring Fork Anglersfly shop, Glenwood Springs
  • Timberline Sporting Goodsbait and tackle shop, Rifle

Grand County

  • Beacon Landing Marinabait and tackle shop, Grand Lake
  • Cutthroat Anglersfly shop, Silverthorne
  • Devil's Thumb Fly Fishing Centerfly shop, Tabernash
  • Granby Bait N Tacklebait and tackle shop, Granby
  • Grand Lake Marinamarina, Grand Lake
  • Highland Marinamarina,
  • Indian Peaks Marinamarina, Granby
  • Trail Ridge Marinamarina, Grand Lake
  • Winter Park Flyfisherbait and tackle shop, Fraser

Mesa County

  • Bass Pro Shops Grand Junctionsporting goods store, Grand Junction
  • Gearhead Outfitters, 461 Main Streetsporting goods store, Grand Junction
  • Pepper Custom Baitsbait and tackle shop, Grand Junction
  • Walker's Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Whitewater
  • Western Anglersfly shop, Grand Junction

Moffat County

Pitkin County

  • Aspen Flyfishing Incbait and tackle shop, Aspen
  • Pomeroy Sportsbait and tackle shop, Aspen
  • Wild Willow Outfittersbait and tackle shop, Aspen

Routt County

  • Stagecoach Marinamarina, Oak Creek
  • Steamboat Flyfisherbait and tackle shop, Steamboat Springs
  • Straightline Outdoor Sportsbait and tackle shop, Steamboat Springs

Summit County

  • Big Ed's Fishing Venturesbait and tackle shop, Dillon
  • Breckenridge Outfitterssporting goods store,
  • Dillon Marinamarina, Dillon
  • Fly Fishingfly shop, Silverthorne
  • Frisco Bay Marinamarina, Frisco
  • Frisco Marinamarina,
  • Heeney Marina At Green Mtnmarina, Silverthorne
  • Master Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Heeney
  • The Colorado Anglerfly shop,
  • Trouts Fly Fishing, 309 Main Stfly shop, Frisco
In photos

Photos to go with Northwest Colorado Bait and Fly Shops

McPhee Reservoir, Colorado
McPhee Reservoir
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado
Blue Mesa Reservoir
Photo: The original uploader was Nationalparks at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5
Navajo Reservoir, Colorado
Navajo Reservoir
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Colorado River, Colorado
Colorado River
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
Answers

Bait runs in the Northwest Region, answered

What size is the Northwest Region store directory?

48 listings in all.

What counties does CPW put in the Northwest Region?

These 9: Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt and Summit.

Which Northwest Region county is crowded with shops?

Eagle County (11 stores).

Where do Northwest Region stores bunch together?

The busiest store town is Grand Junction, with 4.

How many boat ramps does CPW map across the Northwest Region?

66 ramps, listed on the boat ramps page.

Does the Northwest Region get stocked trout?

Yes; 431 report listings since 2024.

Are the Northwest Region listings current?

Reviewed October 2026; phone ahead.

How do I see shops beyond the Northwest Region?

The statewide bait shops page links all four regions.