Colorado River Fish Species List. Applications for bow fishing records can no longer be accepted for these species. Northern pike fish northwestern europe across northern asia to northern north america.
Now colorado offers 101 fish species for fishing in the different headwater like the colorado river arkansas river rio grande and the south platte river. The fish is deep bodied and equipped with a long dorsal fin divided into two sections. The brookie salvelinus fontinalis can basically outbreed the other species of fish helped by its fall spawning they were introduced to colorado in 1872 and are native to canada and the eastern u s.
The river s unusual native fish assemblage is as iconic a characteristic of grand canyon as its towering cliffs other endemic species such as the grand canyon rattlesnake and spectacular scenery.
If caught the fish should be returned to the water unharmed as quickly as possible. Drum is endemic to north america and one of the wider ranging species. Now colorado offers 101 fish species for fishing in the different headwater like the colorado river arkansas river rio grande and the south platte river. The dorsal fin usually has 10 spines and 29 32 rays.
