Sportfishing Notes From 2014-2019 nearly 30

tons of common carp were removed from Barr Lake, the goal to improve water quality.

Walleye Walleye are not as abundant

and do not grow as large as other lakes like Chatfield or Cherry Creek, but fish up to 22” are present.

Rainbow Trout Trout fishing is generally

good during the cooler months using traditional baits.

Rainbows are stocked annual-ly in March and April.

Wiper Although wipers are in the

annual stocking plan, they have not been stocked every year due to not being availa-ble.

Tiger Musky This apex predator was

stocked in Barr Lake begin-ning in 2017 to help control common carp.

General Information: Barr Lake, a 1725 acre storage reservoir , offers fishing for rainbow trout, wall-eye, wiper, black crappie, and yellow perch. For park hours, fees, and other information: http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/BarrLake/ Location: Barr Lake State Park. Take I-76 northeast, exit at Bromley Lane. Go east to Picadilly Road, then south to the park entrance. Recreational Management: Colorado Parks and Wildlife (303-655-1495). Fishery Management: Warm and Cold water species Annual Survey Data: (see page 2)

Fishing Regulations Minimum size for walleye

and saugeye is 15” long. Only one walleye or sau-geye longer than 21” can be taken per day.

Barr Lake

FISH SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT DATA Paul Winkle, Aquatic Biologist, Denver paul.winkle@state.co.us / 303-291-7232

Amenities and General Info. Boat Ramp opens March 1 Picnic Areas Camping Restrooms Hiking trails Nature center Bird watching

Previous Stocking

2019 Rainbow Trout Walleye Wiper Tiger Musky Channel Catfish Cutbow

2018 Rainbow Trout Walleye Tiger Musky Channel Catfish

2017 Rainbow Trout Walleye Wiper Tiger Musky

2016 Rainbow Trout Walleye Wiper

2015 Rainbow Trout Walleye

2014 Rainbow Trout Walleye Channel Catfish Wiper

The figure to the left shows the percent relative abun-dance of the most abundant species in the 2015 fish sur-vey at Barr Lake, which com-prised only gillnetting. The 2015 results show that wall-eye comprised the majority (32%)of the sample, followed by wiper (21%), gizzard shad (15%), common carp (13%), and white sucker (11%). The abundance of gizzard shad in Barr Lake provides a good food source for the wipers and walleyes.

Barr Lake

FISH SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT DATA Paul Winkle, Aquatic Biologist, Denver paul.winkle@state.co.us / 303-291-7232

The figure below shows the length frequencies of wiper, walleye and rainbow trout collected in 2015. The vertical bars represent the number of fish at a particular length. Wiper from 11” to 26” were collected in 2015; the 26” wiper was just under 8 pounds. Walleye from 11” up to 25” were collected in 2015. The 25” walleye weighed in at 6.5 pounds. In addition, one 20” rainbow trout was collected in 2015, along with a few smaller rainbows. This larger trout survived at least one year in the lake, since they are stocked at 10” in length.

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Barr Lake 2015 Fish Survey, (Gillnet Only)

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Barr Lake 2015 Length Frequencies (Gill Net Only)

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