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Carter Lake Reservoir is a public lake in Larimer 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.
Carter Lake Reservoir covers about 1,133 acres in the Front Range region. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Carter Reservoir and Chimney Hollow Creek.
Boat ramps: 3 mapped — North Pines Boat Ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp.
Camping: 5 sites mapped nearby — Carter Knolls Campground, Sky View Campground, North Pines Campground, Eagle Campground, South Shore Campground.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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.
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