Fishing with Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Thanks to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado has some amazing fishing.  During my 21 state park photo excursion with CO P&W this summer, the one thing I could be guaranteed to see at every park was someone fishing.  Being an angler myself I was always inclined to ask if they'd had any luck?  Most of the time they'd tell me about the fish caught that day or in the past or pull up a stringer of fish.  It's amazing how many anglers of all walks of life live and fish in Colorado.  That being said it all starts here:

This was taken at the Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery.  

Colorado has 19 fish hatcheries spread across the state. 

They stock over 90 million fish per year using these trucks. 

Now here are some of my favorite fishing shots from this summer. 

Trout at Vega State Park

Arkansas Headwaters Recreational Area

Stalker Lake State Wildlife Area

Sylvan Lake State Park

Rifle Gap State Park 

Spinney Mountain State Park

Here's one I caught just outside of Spinney Mountain State Park.

Between Spinney Mountain and Eleven Mile State Park is know as the Dream Stream and holds some monster trout.

Rifle Falls State Park

Ridgway State Park 

Ridgway State Park

The Dream Stream

Ridgway State Park

Mancos State Park

Paonia State Park 

Eldorado Canyon State Park

James M. Robb State Park 

Lone Mesa State Park

Arvada Reservoir

Rainbow Lakes

Arkansas Headwaters Recreational Area 

Chatfield State Park 

Pike at Harvey Gap State Park 

Mancos State Park 

Large Mouth at Stalker Lake State Wildlife Area

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Cheers, 

Dustin Doskocil 

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Wildlife

A little over 5 months ago I moved to Colorado and thanks to a gig with Colorado Parks and Wildlife I had the opportunity to visit over 23 state parks this summer.  I'm so amazed at is the abundance of wildlife in and out of the parks.  The continued effort to keep public land, public in this great state is one of the main reasons that the habitats are well maintained and able to allow these great creatures to survive.  Below are some of my favorite shots from the past 5 months. 

Thanks and enjoy the imagery.

Red-Winged Blackbird at Sylvan State Park 

Osprey at St. Vrain State Park

Swallow at Rifle Gap State Park

Snake eating fish at Vega State Park

Deer at Vega State Park

Turkey at Vega State Park

Marmot at Vega State Park 

Sandhill Crane at Vega State Park

Buck at Vega State Park

Bald Eagle at Gross Reservoir

Bighorn Sheep in Golden Colorado

Yellow Crab Spider in a Columbine at Staunton State Park 

Red-Winged Blackbirds at Arkansas Headwater Recreation Area

Avocet at Crawford State Park

Pronghorn at Eleven Mile State Park

Pronghorn at Eleven Mile State Park

Moose at Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Hawk at Golden Gate Canyon State Park 

Moose at Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Fox at Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Mountain Lion at James M. Robb State Park 

Black Bear at James M. Robb State Park

Wild Horse at James M. Robb State Park

Horned Lizard at Lone Mesa State Park

Abert's Squirrel at Mancos State Park

Fawn at Ridgway State Park

Deer at Rifle Falls State Park

Deer at Roxborough State Park

Goose at Spinney State Park

Lizard at Sweitzer State Park

Dragonfly at Sweitzer State Park

Dragonfly's at Sweitzer State Park

Hawk at Sweitzer State Park

Chipmunk at Sweitzer State Park

Great Horned Owl at Sweitzer State Park

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