Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks anglers to limit fishing amid warm water temperatures, drought

Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks anglers to limit fishing amid warm water temperatures, drought

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking anglers to limit fishing as rising water temperatures and low precipitation threaten aquatic life.  Persistent heat and drought have recently caused temperatures in some rivers to exceed 70 degrees, which significantly increases the mortality rate for catch-and-release trout, the agency said in a Thursday, July 30 news release.  Late afternoon readings on the Colorado, Rio Grande and Arkansas rivers, as well…