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The state of Colorado offers exceptional trout fishing in streams, rivers and lakes. Cold mountain streams and lakes are the perfect environment for trout. The state also offers walleye, catfish, crappie, striped bass, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, salmon and many species of panfish including bluegills.

The following chart will show the major fishing lakes in Colorado cross referencing these waters with the major species to be found there.

Colorado Lake Locations

Adobe Creek Reservoir is a 3,000-acre lake located in the south-east corner of the state mid way between Haswell and Las Animas, Colorado.

Blue Mesa Reservoir is a 10,000-acre impoundment located in the south-west corner of the state, 10 miles west of Gunnison, Colorado.

Bonny Reservoir is a 2,000-acre lake located on the eastern border of the state due east of Denver, Colorado.

Carter Lake is an 1,100-acre lake located in the north-central part of the state 5 miles south-west of Loveland, Colorado.

Chatfield Reservoir is a 1,500-acre lake located in the north-central part of the state on the south-western outskirts of Denver, Colorado.

Eleven Mile Reservoir is a 3,400-acre reservoir in the center of the state 10 miles west of Lake George, Colorado.

Lake Granby is a 7,200-acre lake located in the north-central portion of the state, at the south-western corner of Rocky Mountain National Park, 5 miles from Granby, Colorado.

Grand Lake is a 600-acre lake located in the north-central portion of the state, at the south-western corner of Rocky Mountain National Park, at Grand Lake, Colorado.

Horsetooth Lake is a 1,900-acre lake in the far-north, central part of the state on the western outskirts of Fort Collins, Colorado.

Lathrop State Park is 3 miles due west of the town of Walensburg, Colorado in the south-central portion of the state. Lake Meriam and Lake Oehm are located within the park.

McPhee Reservoir is a 4,500-acre lake located in the south-west corner of the state, due north of Delores, Colorado.

Navajo Reservoir is a 15,000-acre lake located on the Colorado - New Mexico border mid way between Durango, Colorado and Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

Shadow Mountain Reservoir is a 1,300-acre lake located in the north-central portion of the state, at the south-western corner of Rocky Mountain National Park, at Granby, Colorado.

Standley Lake is a 1,000-acre lake in the north-central part of Colorado at Westminster, just north-west of Denver.

Williams Fork Reservoir is a 1,600-acre lake located in the north-central portion of the state 2 miles south-west of Parshall, Colorado.

The Colorado Department of Natural Resources web site offers a wealth of information and regulations for fishing in Colorado.

Click here for a Colorado fishing license.

See the Colorado Business Page for possible listings of Fishing reports for Colorado lakes and streams.

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