(CBS4) --Wildlife officials have declared an emergency fishing closure on a small, heavily fished portion of the Yampa River below Stagecoach Reservoir. Anglers have been asked to protect the renowned ...

Steamboat Springs sits right in the middle of the Yampa Valley, built on the banks of the Yampa River. The Yampa is one of ...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Steamboat Springs reopened the Yampa River to recreational uses other than fishing on Monday, July 25, after rainfall one day earlier pushed water temperatures down to 59 degrees.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced a mandatory fishing closure along a stretch of the Yampa River between the dam at Stagecoach State Park downstream to the lowermost park boundary, starting Oct. 2 ...

Heat has forced Steamboat Springs officials to close off access to the Yampa River for recreation to reduce harm to aquatic insects and fish. The closure began Wednesday after city officials recorded ...

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I tangled my line, caught rocks and cast so haphazardly that fish miles away must have heard me. But there’s a reason it’s called fishing, not catching.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking anglers to stay out of the Yampa River through Steamboat Springs amid high water temperatures that make it harder for fish to survive after being caught. The ...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (KJCT) - Water temperatures in the Yampa River have exceeded 71 degrees for several consecutive days. With rising temperatures and a decline in flows, Colorado Parks and ...

The state has closed a heavily fished stretch of the Yampa River south of Steamboat Springs in an emergency move to protect the river’s health and fish from low streamflows. The mandatory closure, ...

People were lined up outside of Backdoor Sports to rent tubes Monday morning, July 18, 2022, and inside longtime owner Peter Van De Carr was on the phone taking names and numbers from customers hoping ...

The small but mighty Yampa River supports many human uses, from agriculture to tap water, while remaining wild and free. What will happen to the people, economies and wildlife that have depended on ...