RIO GRANDE
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for RIO GRANDE, as the state words them
Rio Grande County · River · CO
Today's rule hereParsed
- Season
- Colorado waters are open to taking fish, amphibians and crustaceans day and night, year round, except if otherwise stated in the regulation section of this brochure.Statewide
- Gear
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Bait
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Poles
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Brook Trout | 10 | - | Statewide |
Kokanee Salmon | 10 | - | Statewide |
Walleye, Saugeye, Sauger | 5 | - | Statewide |
Bass: Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted | 5 | - | Statewide |
Bass: White, Striped, Wiper | 10 | - | Statewide |
Catfish: Channel, Flathead, Blue | 10 | - | Statewide |
Crappie: White, Black | 20 | - | Statewide |
Tiger Muskie | 1 | min. at least 36 inches long | Statewide |
Northern Pike, Bullhead | unlimited | - | Statewide |
Crayfish (Crawdads), Bullfrogs | unlimited | - | Statewide |
Aquatic Tiger Salamander Larvae | 50 | min. less than 5 inches long | Statewide |
brown trout Bag, possession and max. size for brown trout is 2, 12 inches long. | 2 | min. 12 inches long | This water |
The official text, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from CO's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- All fishGear Artificial flies and lures only
- Rainbow troutRainbow trout must be returned to water immediately.
- brown troutDaily limit 2Size 12 inches longBag, possession and max. size for brown trout is 2, 12 inches long.
- All fishGear Artificial flies and lures onlyGold Medal water designation ({G}).
- brown troutDaily limit 2Size 16 inches longBag, possession and min. size for brown trout is 2, 16 inches long.
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this stretch begins and ends
The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.
Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.
At the water nowContext
Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in RIO GRANDE's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
Receipts
Local services near RIO GRANDE
Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.
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