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Colorado Fish Species

50 Colorado fish with 2026 CPW bag limits by drainage zone, state records and the reservoirs where CPW lists them.

Photo of Animas River: USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency, Public domain

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Every Colorado fish with a 2026 CPW limit or a state record, with its limits by zone, its records and where CPW lists it.

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In photos

Reservoirs and rivers pictured with Colorado Fish Species

McPhee Reservoir, Colorado
McPhee Reservoir
Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado
Blue Mesa Reservoir
Photo: The original uploader was Nationalparks at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5
Dillon Reservoir, Colorado
Dillon Reservoir
Photo: PEO ACWA, CC BY 2.0
Navajo Reservoir, Colorado
Navajo Reservoir
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
Answers

Colorado species list: reader questions

How many Colorado fish have a page?

50, plus one page covering the threatened, endangered and nongame species that must be released.

Where do the Colorado limits come from?

The statewide limits chart in the 2026 Colorado Fishing brochure, including its drainage zones.

Which reservoirs does a species page name?

Waters where CPW Boatable Waters lists the species, plus the waters of its state records.

Are Colorado state records shown?

Yes: records by weight, catch-and-release records by length and the older heritage Master Angler lengths.

Is kokanee covered?

Yes; kokanee salmon has its own limit row in the chart and its own page.

Do the species pages cover native cutthroat?

Yes, with the release rules that apply in cutthroat conservation waters.

Do species pages show stocking?

Only for catchable trout, the one group the CPW stocking report covers.

Why is a fish missing from the list?

Only species with a 2026 CPW limit, a take rule or a state record get a page.

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