LAKE CITY, Colo. — The Lake Fork of the Gunnison was running cold and clear when I took my first tentative steps from shore, feeling my wading boots sliding off the smooth river rocks on the bottom.

The 2026 Blue Mesa Lake Trout Tournament offers $10,000 in prizes, helps CPW manage fish populations, and follows a successful kokanee salmon spawn, with specific targets on smaller lake trout.

Redfish BayGOOD. 60 degrees. Fishing conditions are exceptional with the very low tides in knee deep water. Redfish are great ...

Icehouse Lake, located at the Washington end of the Bridge of the Gods at Cascade Locks, was empty. The fisher folks that usually line up along the Highway 14 shore were nowhere to be seen. Checking ...

Colorado anglers have access to over 35 species of fish across 6,000 miles of streams and 1,300 lakes and reservoirs. As an industry, angling contributes $2.4 billion to Colorado’s economy each year, ...

Lake trout might be the ultimate winter trophy. A tangle with one of these denizens of the deep is not soon forgotten. Lake trout fight with spirit and are always game for a battle in winter’s cold ...