07-16-2007, 05:04 AM
Antero Reservoir will reopen to fishing at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 17.
The reservoir has been closed since 2002, when it was drained. The Denver Water impoundment on the South Fork of the South Platte River has been restocked with rainbow, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, and splake, brook trout/lake trout hybrids.
A new fishing regulation will apply to Antero when it reopens. The bag and possession limit for trout is four. Of those, only one may exceed 16 inches. Fish caught and placed on a stringer, in a live well or other container, or not immediately returned to the water count in the daily bag and possession limit.
Antero is an exceptionally productive reservoir, where fish grow rapidly. It has long been a favorite among fishermen.
Antero’s reopening also will provide access to a new channel of the South Fork on Denver Water property below the dam. The channel features habitat structures designed to provide improved holding water for trout. Fishermen may use only artificial flies and lures in that segment and all trout must immediately be returned to the water alive.
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The reservoir has been closed since 2002, when it was drained. The Denver Water impoundment on the South Fork of the South Platte River has been restocked with rainbow, brown, brook and cutthroat trout, and splake, brook trout/lake trout hybrids.
A new fishing regulation will apply to Antero when it reopens. The bag and possession limit for trout is four. Of those, only one may exceed 16 inches. Fish caught and placed on a stringer, in a live well or other container, or not immediately returned to the water count in the daily bag and possession limit.
Antero is an exceptionally productive reservoir, where fish grow rapidly. It has long been a favorite among fishermen.
Antero’s reopening also will provide access to a new channel of the South Fork on Denver Water property below the dam. The channel features habitat structures designed to provide improved holding water for trout. Fishermen may use only artificial flies and lures in that segment and all trout must immediately be returned to the water alive.
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