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Fishing Atlas
The Colorado Fishing Atlas, the latest interactive mapping tool offered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, allows users to search for fishing opportunities by species, specific interest or proximity to your home or destination. Watch a video to get started, spend a few minutes viewing a series of short video tutorials to learn about all the great new features or jump right in and start scouting from the comfort of your home today using the Colorado Fishing Atlas.
Season Dates
Annual licenses go on sale mid-march. Licenses are valid April 1 through March 31 annually for fishing, combination fishing and hunting, small game and Colorado waterfowl stamps. Licenses can be purchased at sales agents, CPW offices, online or by phone at 1-800-244-5613.
Waters of Colorado are open to taking fish, amphibians, mollusks and crustaceans both day and night, year-round, except as otherwise provided in the Fishing Regulations Brochure. A hardcopy of the brochure is available at all CPW Offices and sales agents statewide.
Free Fishing Days
You can fish in Colorado without a license only on the first full weekend of June, each year. All other rules and regulations apply.
2019-2020 Fees |
For individuals aged 18 through 64, a $10 Habitat Stamp is required with the first license purchase for the year (April 1 - March 31 annually). For more information, read about the Habitat Stamp. If you are disabled, you may not need a Habitat Stamp. See disability information.
| License & Other Fees | Resident | Nonresident |
| Annual Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Stamp | $25.00 | $50.00 |
| Annual (18 and older) | $34.75 | $96.75 |
| Small Game & Fishing combo (If born after 1948, you must show hunter education card) | $49.75 | N/A |
| Senior Annual (65 years and older) Colorado residents only |
$9.75 | N/A |
| Senior Low Income Lifetime Fishing License (65 and older) Colorado residents only |
$9.75 | N/A |
| Five-day | N/A | $31.75 |
| One-day | $13.75 | $16.75 |
| Additional-day | $6.75 | $6.75 |
| 2nd Rod Stamp (Available to licensed residents, licensed nonresidents and youth under 16 years, licensed or unlicensed.) | $10.75 | $10.75 |
| Youth (16-17) Second-rod charge still applies. For youth under 16, see the Fishing Brochure. |
$9.75 | N/A (same as non-resident adult) |
| Fees include a .25 cent search & rescue fee, and a $1.50 Wildlife Education Fund surcharge. A $10 Habitat Stamp will be added to 1st license purchase of the year (April 1 to March 31). | ||
https://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/FishingSeasonDatesFees.aspx
