We're stocking up for Free Fishing Weekend (June 1-2)! After the annual spring fish survey at Antero Reservoir, the Monte Vista Hatchery arrived with 23,000 brook trout to be stocked. Another 40,000 were stocked here the week before. Brook trout are stocked into Antero about every three years. They are stocked in low numbers compared to all other trout species (brown, rainbows, cutbows, cutthroat, Snake River Cutthroat) planted at Antero. On years they are stocked, like this year, they only make

Let's watch a slow-mo of some fish stocking at Boyd Lake state park to begin your weekend 🐟 We manage 18 different fish hatcheries that raise some 35 species of cold- and warm-water fish. Using a fleet of 80 specially designed pickup and semi trucks, we stock around 90 million fish annually. Learn more about our fisheries: https://bit.ly/3di5NNv | Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Thanks to Colorado's first-of-its-kind wildlife overpass and underpass system, animlas are able to safely cross Highway 9. Researchers have recorded thousands of successful movements of animals including mule deer and elk using the crossing structures. Sometimes animals are hesitant to use a crossing structure. In this series, a group of elk are learning to use an underpass by following deer. Learn more: https://cpw.state.co.us/hwy9 | Colorado Parks and Wildlife