Tiger Trout in Colorado
Colorado rules and lakes for tiger trout.
- 4 a daylimit
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Colorado Tiger trout at a glance
The 2026 brochure treats tiger trout as a trout species with 1 chart row on its limits chart. The waters statewide row allows daily bag 4, possession 8, in aggregate.
CPW Boatable Waters lists name it on 24 lake and stream pages here. Special regulations in 1 places cover it, with Grand County on top.
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| Chart row | Zone | Limit | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout, Arctic Char, Grayling, Salmon, Mountain Whitefish (except kokanee) | Statewide | Daily bag 4, possession 8, in aggregate | Open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation says otherwise |
2026 Colorado Fishing brochure (Colorado Parks and Wildlife), p. 10, retrieved October 25, 2026; the chart applies on every water not listed in the special regulations.
tiger trout and the state record list
Weighed records
| Entry | Weight | Length | Angler | Water | County | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Trout | Chris Aguilar | Rowdy Reservoir | 2017 |
By length, released
| Entry | Length | Angler | Water | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Trout | 24 in | Jase Boothe | Deep Slough Lake | 2024 |
Master Angler history
| Entry | Length | Angler | Water | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Trout | 28 in | Trevor Nazzaro | Bar 2X Ranch – Gunnison County |
A new length record must beat the current one, or 18 inches where no record exists (the Master Angler qualifying length).
CPW Fishing Awards and Records and the 2026 brochure pages 6 and 7, retrieved October 25, 2026.
Where tiger trout rules differ from the chart
| Water and section | County | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Meadow Creek Reservoir | Grand | Bag, possession limit and min. size for tiger trout is 1 fish, 18 inches long. |
Special regulations as printed in the 2026 Colorado Fishing brochure (CPW, season March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027), pp. 11 to 39, checked against CPW Chapter W-1 (as approved 13 November 2025); retrieved October 2026.
The CPW stocking report and tiger trout
Since 2024 the report has logged 2,425 catchable-trout listings by water and week; species are not printed.
CPW Fish Stocking Report and its archive, retrieved October 25, 2026.
Colorado water that holds tiger trout
Colorado lakes for tiger trout
- Antero Reservoir1,380 acres
- Williams Creek Reservoir332 acres
- Heart Lake, Garfield County315 acres
- Joe Wright Reservoir151 acres
- Meadow Creek Reservoir, Grand County107 acres
- North Lake105 acres
- Cottonwood Lake #196 acres
- Monument Reservoir86 acres
- Deep Slough Lake46 acres
- Granby Reservoir #1241 acres
- Cottonwood Lake #438 acres
- Battlement Reservoir Big36 acres
- Dome Lake Upper31 acres
- Neversweat Reservoir23 acres
- Meadows Reservoir Big22 acres
- Granby Reservoir # 212 acres
- Officers Gulch Pond12 acres
- Skyscraper Lake11 acres
- Davies Reservoir Big9 acres
- Pitcairn Reservoir8 acres
- Davies Reservoir Little8 acres
- St Marys Lake6 acres
- Sackett Reservoir5 acres
- Rowdy Reservoir4 acres
CPW Boatable Waters and Quality Waters species fields and state record waters; largest waters first.
Same CPW group as tiger trout
- Brook Trouttrout
- Brown Trouttrout
- Cutbowtrout
- Native Cutthroat Trouttrout
- Snake River Cutthroat Trouttrout
- Golden Trouttrout
- Lake Trouttrout
- Rainbow Trouttrout
- Splaketrout
- Arctic Chartrout
- Graylingtrout
- Mountain Whitefishtrout
A camera tour of the water by Tiger Trout
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Chasing Tiger trout from the plains to the high country
What may a Colorado angler take home in tiger trout?
Daily bag 4, possession 8, in aggregate (statewide); special regulations can change it on listed waters.
Where was the record tiger trout caught in Colorado?
from Rowdy Lake (Gunnison County), by Chris Aguilar in 2017.
Where do tiger trout live in Colorado?
24 water pages here list it, starting with Antero Reservoir, Williams Creek Reservoir and Heart Lake, Garfield County.
Do special regulations change the tiger trout rules?
Yes; 1 entries name it, for example Meadow Creek Reservoir in Grand County.
What group is tiger trout in?
Trout on the CPW species list; the chart zones that apply are statewide.
Does Colorado close tiger trout fishing?
Colorado waters are open all year, day and night, unless a special regulation closes them; 1 special-regulation entries mention it.
Which license should a tiger trout angler buy?
Colorado sells no separate trout stamp; a CPW fishing license covers trout ($44.87 for adult residents, $124.01 for nonresidents), and anglers 16 and older need one.
Can I enter a released tiger trout for a record?
Photograph it on a measuring device with a witness and release it; it must beat the current record, or 18 inches where none exists.
Target tiger trout this season
Each lake and stream in the lists links to its own Colorado page.