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CPW announces additional voluntary fishing closures in Northwest Colorado

RBC | Low water flow, high temperatures, and dry conditions continue to affect fisheries across Northwest Colorado this summer.

CPW says while anglers will not receive citations if they choose to fish in areas under voluntary closure, the agency is asking for the public’s cooperation to help protect fish.

When water flows are minimal, agency biologists say fish will gather in residual pools. Combined with high temperatures, fish become stressed due to low oxygen levels…