Wildlife officials have declared an emergency fishing closure on a small, heavily fished portion of the Yampa River below Stagecoach Reservoir. Anglers have been asked to protect the renowned population of fish by temporarily dropping their lines elsewhere.
The closed area, referred to as the Stagecoach Tailwaters, originates at the dam at Stagecoach State Park and extends downstream six-tenths of a mile to the lowermost park boundary, according to aThe closure began Wednesday morning and will continue until further notice.out of Stagecoach Reservoir are currently 20 percent of average and are expected to drop even lower.
“We are trying to be as proactive as possible to protect the outstanding catch-and-release fishery we have downstream of Stagecoach Reservoir,” CPW Area Aquatic Biologist Bill Atkinson stated in the press release. “This stretch of the river receives a tremendous amount of fishing pressure, especially in the spring when other resources might not be as accessible.
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