Fishing for Trout in Colorado

Trout Fishing in Colorado

If you have come to Colorado just for trout fishing you have come to the right place.  However, in the reservoirs there are many other types of fish that you can catch.  Here is a list of trout fishing and reservoir fishing you will find in Colorado.  

Catching a trout is a great adrenalin rush due to the fact that they like to jump up and out of the water to try and get off the line.  

Fishing in Colorado for trout is a great place!

Salmon eggs, marshmallows, or worms are excellent for catching these fish. 

Types of Trout in Colorado:

Brown Trout: The spotting pattern is composed of black spots and also red orange spots surrounded by light blue.
Lake Trout (Mackinaw): The fish has a white, irregular spotting pattern on a dark background with veriform marking over the back and head. Unlike other trout, they have a deeply indented tail fin.
Cutthroat Trout (Native): Cutthroat have a crimson slash on either side of the throat beneath the lower jaws.
Brook Trout: The pectoral, pelvic and anal fins are often orange, edged with black & white. The body is dark with read spots and surrounded by blue and white spots.
Rainbow Trout: Identifying Marks are the black spots on a light body and a red stripe along the sides of a fish.
Kokanee Salmon: At the end of their third summer, females develop a red/grey/white pattern while males develop hook jaw and turn brick red.