The South Platte River is a tailwater in Colorado, listed as Gold Medal Water by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Colorado Parks and Wildlife lists 3 species, including brown trout, cutbow and rainbow trout. 6 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Deckers & the South Platte.
The South Platte River in Waterton Canyon, southwest of Denver. Photo: mark byzewski, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
South Platte River is a tailwater in Colorado. Our destination hub Deckers & the South Platte is 1 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of South Platte River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of South Platte River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of South Platte River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 2 restrooms near South Platte River
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 2 restrooms near South Platte River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
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Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
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Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Gold Medal WaterRepresentative photo · not Spinney Mountain ReservoirNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Spinney Mountain Reservoir.
Colorado · about 29 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Duck CreekThe Colorado River and Onahu Creek in the Kawuneeche Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Duck Creek.
Colorado · about 34 mi
Gold Medal WaterRepresentative photo · not Middle Fork South Platte RiverThe Fryingpan River below Ruedi Dam at the Rocky Fork day-use area. Photo: Klambpatten (with Bureau of Reclamation), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Middle Fork South Platte River.
Colorado · about 39 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not West Fork Clear CreekThe Big Thompson River at Viestenz-Smith Park in Big Thompson Canyon. Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Fork Clear Creek.
Colorado · about 42 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not South Fork South Platte RiverThe Taylor River, Gunnison County, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Fork South Platte River.
Colorado · about 43 mi
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Snake RiverThe Fall River in Horseshoe Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Photo: Mark DeVries, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr Not Snake River.
Colorado · about 45 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Gold Medal Streams list (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
On the CPW Quality Waters list (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
On the Special Regulations: Fishing Waters (all trout must be returned to the water) list (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
On the Special Regulations: Fishing Waters (trout rules: artificial flies and lures, trout limits) list (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
Quoted word for word from the agency page on the date shown. Many quotes name the reach they cover and apply only to that part of the water. Rules change; the linked page is the authority.
“This section of the South Platte River offers year-round catch-and-release fishing for brown trout, rainbow trout and the famous cutbow”
Colorado Parks and Wildlife · read 2026-10-14
“River Features: Year-round fishing.”
Colorado Parks and Wildlife · read 2026-10-14
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
+31 smaller areas
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
3 guides name it on their website
Sedalia, CO · 1 mi
Lake & stillwater · Euro nymphing · South Platte River
Names this water
Littleton, CO · 23 mi
Beginners & lessons · South Platte & Blue
Names this water
Lake George, CO · 18 mi
Beginners & lessons · Lodge packages
Nearby
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Brown trout (Salmo trutta), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illustration. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
1 hatch charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Green drake (June to July)
Deckers is a small settlement on the South Platte River in Douglas County, in the Pike National Forest south-west of Denver; Cheesman Reservoir lies upstream, and Elevenmile Canyon and Spinney Mountain reservoirs are farther up the river in South Park.
Destination hub · 1 mi away in a straight line
Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.
At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.
Like the South Platte River? Same fish, overseas.
Flagship waterThe Meander River in Deloraine, Tasmania. Photo: Gary Houston, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Flagship waterThe Tekapo–Pukaki hydro canal, Mackenzie Country, Canterbury. Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TailwaterThe Grand River just north of Paris, Ontario, looking upstream. Photo: JustSomePics, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TailwaterThe lower Clutha River / Mata-Au and Inch Clutha from Kaitangata. Photo: Andrewrutherford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TailwaterRepresentative photo · not Río CalcurrupeThe Río Toltén at Pocoyán. Photo: Maxbalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Calcurrupe.
TailwaterRepresentative photo · not Brumbys CreekThe South Esk River, Tasmania. Photo: Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Brumbys Creek.
Southern seasons open while ours close.
Flagship waterPenstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río PetrohuéThe Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lago LlanquihueThe Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.
Lake or reservoir
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura RiverThe Oreti River near Lumsden, Southland. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mataura River.
Flagship waterGreat Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BLW BRUSH CRK NEAR TRUMBULL, CO. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here
No water temperature here.
At SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BLW BRUSH CRK NEAR TRUMBULL, CO (USGS 06701900) Provisional USGS data
USGS 06701900
What the agencies suggest
Anglers should use a handheld thermometer to test water conditionsColorado Parks and Wildlife
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 1:45 PM MST · provisional USGS data
Below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 3:00 PM MDT to Nov 5, 1:45 PM MST; ranging 61.6 to 109 ft³/s; latest 65.3 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1:45 PM MST | 65.3 | 2.94 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 PM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 10:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 9:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 8:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 7:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM MST | 65.3 | 2.94 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 PM MST | 65.3 | 2.94 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM MST | 66.6 | 2.95 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 PM MST | 67.8 | 2.96 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 PM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 PM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 PM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 PM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 PM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 PM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 PM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 PM MST | 64.1 | 2.93 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 AM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 PM MST | 61.6 | 2.91 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM MST | 62.8 | 2.92 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM MST | 66.6 | 2.95 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 PM MST | 71.8 | 2.99 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM MST | 78.7 | 3.04 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 PM MST | 86 | 3.09 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 PM MST | 95.3 | 3.15 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM MST | 105 | 3.21 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 PM MST | 104 | 3.2 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM MST | 105 | 3.21 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 AM MST | 105 | 3.21 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 AM MST | 105 | 3.21 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM MST | 104 | 3.2 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM MST | 104 | 3.2 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 AM MST | 104 | 3.2 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM MST | 104 | 3.2 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 AM MST | 104 | 3.2 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM MST | 105 | 3.21 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM MST | 105 | 3.21 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM MST | 105 | 3.21 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 AM MDT | 104 | 3.2 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM MDT | 104 | 3.2 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 PM MDT | 107 | 3.22 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 PM MDT | 107 | 3.22 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 PM MDT | 107 | 3.22 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM MDT | 107 | 3.22 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 PM MDT | 107 | 3.22 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM MDT | 109 | 3.23 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM MDT | 107 | 3.22 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM MDT | 104 | 3.2 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM MDT | 104 | 3.2 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM MDT | 104 | 3.2 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 AM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 29, 9:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 29, 8:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 29, 7:45 PM MDT | 107 | 3.22 |
| Oct 29, 6:45 PM MDT | 107 | 3.22 |
| Oct 29, 5:45 PM MDT | 107 | 3.22 |
| Oct 29, 4:45 PM MDT | 105 | 3.21 |
| Oct 29, 3:45 PM MDT | 104 | 3.2 |
| Oct 29, 3:00 PM MDT | 107 | 3.22 |
Normal for Nov 5: 69–137 ft³/s (middle half of 24 years of record). Now: 65.3 ft³/s, below normal.
Below normal for this date. 65.3 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 24 years of record (2003–2026): 10th 61, 25th 69, median 97, 75th 137, 90th 178 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 46.2 ft³/s, highest 275 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+4% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Colorado Parks and Wildlife uses are 71°F.
Species the agency lists for South Platte River: Brown Trout, Cutbow, Rainbow Trout.
Source: South Platte River | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (Colorado Parks and Wildlife).
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 2:54 PM MST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Gold Medal WaterRepresentative photo · not Spinney Mountain ReservoirNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Spinney Mountain Reservoir.
Colorado · about 29 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Duck CreekThe Colorado River and Onahu Creek in the Kawuneeche Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Duck Creek.
Colorado · about 34 mi
Gold Medal WaterRepresentative photo · not Middle Fork South Platte RiverThe Fryingpan River below Ruedi Dam at the Rocky Fork day-use area. Photo: Klambpatten (with Bureau of Reclamation), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Middle Fork South Platte River.
Colorado · about 39 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not West Fork Clear CreekThe Big Thompson River at Viestenz-Smith Park in Big Thompson Canyon. Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Fork Clear Creek.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not South Fork South Platte RiverThe Taylor River, Gunnison County, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Fork South Platte River.
Colorado · about 43 mi
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Snake RiverThe Fall River in Horseshoe Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Photo: Mark DeVries, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr Not Snake River.
Colorado · about 45 mi
