| Are you a beginning fisherman (or | | | | that a lake is A lake is a body of water or |
| fisherwoman) in Colorado? Or even a seasoned | | | | other liquid of considerable size contained |
| fisherman or fisherwoman from Colorado? Or | | | | on a body of land. A vast majority of lakes |
| do you even come from another state, | | | | on Earth are fresh water, and most lie in the |
| traveling to Colorado anytime in 2008? Do | | | | Northern Hemisphere at higher latitudes. In |
| you like to fish for trout, salmon, walleye, | | | | ecology the environment of a lake is referred |
| bass, or other species of fish? Do you like | | | | to as lacustrine. A river is a natural |
| to fish on rivers, lakes, streams, ice | | | | waterway, which moves water across the |
| fishing, or any other bodies of water to | | | | landscape from higher to lower elevations, |
| catch your favorite species of fish? Well, | | | | and is an important component of the water |
| then, you've come to the right place, because | | | | cycle. |
| we will list several of the lakes, streams, | | | | |
| rivers, and other places to fish in Colorado, | | | | A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a |
| to catch the Biggest and Most Fish you have | | | | body of water with a detectable current, |
| ever caught. | | | | confined within a bed and banks. A stream, |
| | | | brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of |
| Discover your best place to fly fish in | | | | water with a detectable current, confined |
| Colorado. If you are a native of Colorado, | | | | within a bed and banks. Stream is also an |
| travel only a short distance to your favorite | | | | umbrella term used in the scientific |
| fishing hole. If you are from outside | | | | community for all flowing natural waters, |
| Colorado, come to Beautiful Colorado and | | | | regardless of size. A reservoir is, most |
| discover the beauty of one of the most | | | | broadly, a place or hollow vessel where |
| gorgeous states in the entire USA. Behold | | | | something (usually liquid) is kept in |
| the glory and magnificence of God's creation | | | | reserve, for later use. Most often, a |
| in Colorful Colorado. Don't forget to bring | | | | reservoir refers to an artificial lake, used |
| your fishing rods, flies, and other | | | | to store water for various uses. Reservoirs |
| equipment, including both cold and warm | | | | are created first by building a sturdy dam, |
| weather clothing, because the weather can | | | | usually out of cement, earth, rock, or a |
| change at a moment's notice. Colorado is the | | | | mixture. Once the dam is completed, a stream |
| Centennial State, with the State Fish the | | | | is allowed to flow behind it and eventually |
| Greenback Cutthroat Trout, since it is the | | | | fill it to capacity. Reservoirs exist in a |
| only Native (or indigenous) Fish in Colorado, | | | | wide variety of shapes and sizes, and can be |
| the State Flower being the Rocky Mountain | | | | either natural or man-made. |
| Columbine, and the State Emblem is the Rocky | | | | |
| Mountain Bighorn Sheep. | | | | These definitions were found at Wilkipedia, |
| | | | on the internet, typing in What is a Lake, |
| Have you ever wondered the differences | | | | What is a River, What is a Stream, and What |
| between lakes, rivers, streams, and other | | | | is a Reservoir. |
| types of fishing waters? The differences are | | | | |