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What's biting in Colorado in November: black crappie, brown trout, hybrid striped bass and largemouth bass at their peak, with bluegill, brown bullhead and channel catfish around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows Colorado freshwater month by month, with 5 fish-by-water guides for 5 fish.

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What's biting in Colorado in November

From the season calendar, best first

Where to fish in Colorado

1 water
The Front Range to the Western Slope

Colorado freshwater

November: Brown trout spawn

Fished from South Platte River, Arkansas River, Blue Mesa Reservoir, Gunnison River, Lake Granby, Pueblo Reservoir.

Colorado freshwater, month by month

Rules and licence

Size and bag limits and seasons in Colorado are set by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.

Statewide rules today

CPW, where no local rule applies
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 4 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 20 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 20 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 4 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 4 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 4 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 4 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 4 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 20 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
As of 8 November 2026. Source CPW, checked 5 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with CPW before you keep a fish.
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