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.

Five years after the East Troublesome Fire burned through Grand County, the effects are visible not only on land but also in ...

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story inaccurately reported that native trout species had returned to the channel. While Colorado Parks and Wildlife has reported recovery of brown trout and ...

As of spring 2025, Lake Champlain’s lake trout population is now self-sustaining, a goal that has been in the works for more than 50 years. After joining forces over multiple decades, Vermont, New ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating an outbreak of sores on rainbow trout in Eagle County waterways, with bacteria and stress the primary suspects. The rainbow trout have been reported by ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Crusted in almonds and pan-fried. Cooked in a citrusy broth of tropical fruit. Slathered in hollandaise next to poached eggs and grits. Trout aren’t just ...

HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, Colo. — Using a strategy right out of "Jurassic Park," Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is making a "historic" effort to eradicate a non-native species of fish that's been ...

Nonnative trout will be removed from Colorado creeks to make way for the threatened greenback cutthroat trout. Temporary closures of trails and campgrounds will be in effect during the project. Two ...

Most trout anglers have heard the phrase "hoot owl restrictions" at some point or another. It refers to state wildlife agencies putting fishing limitations on certain rivers due to low water levels ...