DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife has implemented an emergency public fish salvage at two Colorado angling sites this month, meaning fishers can keep all the fish they catch there.
The purpose of an emergency public fish salvage is to help mitigate fish loss, according to CPW. When in effect, typical bag and possession limits are suspended so anglers can keep all of the fish that they lawfully catch.
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To participate, anglers must have a valid, up-to-date Colorado fishing license, and commercial angling is not allowed.
Poudre Ponds emergency fish salvage
Now through Oct. 10, an emergency public fish salvage is in effect at Poudre Ponds in Greeley. The ponds are stocked with catchable rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, black crappie, common carp and gizzard shad, according to CPW.
“Impending repair work and subsequent draining of the ponds by the City of Greeley may result in a loss of fish, and the public salvage will optimize the fishery resource,” CPW said in a release .