Colorado Parks and Wildlife Calls for Mandatory Full-Day Fishing Closure on Yampa River

Colorado Parks and Wildlife calls for mandatory full-day fishing closure on Yampa River

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is implementing a mandatory full-day fishing closure, according to a press release from the agency. The closure will cover an approximate 0.6-mile stretch of the Yampa River between the dam at Stagecoach State Park and downstream to the lowermost park boundary. Decreased water flow from the Stagecoach Reservoir meant that CPW wanted to avoid fish mortality in that tailwater fishery. "We are trying to b…

CPW to implement mandatory fishing closure below Stagecoach Reservoir on Yampa River

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will implement a mandatory full-day fishing closure on a 0.6-mile segment of the Yampa River due to decreased water flow from Stagecoach Reservoir.  The closure will be implemented Monday, May 19, until further notice between the dam at Stagecoach State Park downstream to the lowermost park boundary. The goal is to avoid and minimize fish mortality within the fishery.  “We are trying to be proactive in protecting the …

Low water levels prompt mandatory fishing closure on stretch of river in Colorado

Officials have enacted a mandatory full-day fishing closure on a 0.6-mile stretch of the Yampa River south of Steamboat Springs.