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Colorado · Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass

Can you keep a largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass in Colorado?

Yes, with limits

east of the Continental Divide

Open year-round
Size
No size limit stated
total length
Daily bag
5
per person per day, all three species combined
Possession
5
total you may hold

No minimum size, five a day across largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined.

CPW source page

west of the Continental Divide

Open year-round
Size
No size limit stated
total length
Daily bag
5
per person per day for largemouth and spotted bass combined; smallmouth bass has no daily limit west of the Divide
Possession
5
total you may hold

Smallmouth bass is exempt from the 5-fish aggregate west of the Continental Divide and may be kept without a daily limit — a rule aimed at reducing smallmouth pressure on native fish in that drainage.

CPW source page

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