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PiscaMapsUnited States Colorado Boulder County Boulder Reservoir

Fishing at Boulder Reservoir

Colorado · Boulder County · 573 acres
State
Colorado
Country
USA
Licence
State-issued
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About Fishing at Boulder Reservoir

Boulder Reservoir is a public lake in Boulder County, Colorado, managed by Colorado Parks & Wildlife. It is listed in the CPW Fishing Atlas as legally accessible public water.

Lakes and reservoirs across the Rocky Mountain region typically hold rainbow, brown, cutthroat and brook trout, with kokanee salmon and lake trout present in many of the larger reservoirs -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.

Boulder Reservoir covers about 573 acres in the Front Range region. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Boulder City Reservoir and Sixmile Reservoir.

County
Boulder
Region
Front Range
Surface area
573 acres
Public access
Not yet reviewed
Managed by
Colorado Parks & Wildlife
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Access & Rules at Boulder Reservoir

Facilities Near Boulder Reservoir

Boat ramps: 4 mapped — Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Fishing Licence for Boulder Reservoir

Everyone 16 or older needs a Colorado fishing licence — resident annual is about $41 (plus the ~$12 Wildlife Habitat Stamp), non-resident annual about $103, and 1-day licences about $17. No separate trout stamp. Buy from Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Colorado has no public-trust right to float or wade through private land — you may only fish where CPW, a State Wildlife Area lease, a state park or another public agency provides legal access, which every water in this atlas does. Most licences also require the ~$12 Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp; there is no separate trout stamp.

State Wildlife Area access

Many CPW stream and lake accesses are State Wildlife Areas — since 2020 everyone 16+ must carry a hunting or fishing licence just to set foot on an SWA Some SWAs are day-use only or have seasonal closures for wildlife — check the CPW property page No reciprocal licences: border reservoirs (e.g. Navajo, John Martin) need a Colorado licence for the Colorado water

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