Poudre River, North Fork — Fishing in NW Larimer County

Fishing · NW Larimer County

Poudre River, North Fork

Cherokee SWA - Middle Unit · Northwest Larimer County

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Poudre River, North Fork is a fishing-access point on the water of Northwest Larimer County’s Poudre Canyon — a place to pull off, walk down, and work the runs and pockets for wild and stocked trout.

The Water

Type

River fishing access

Access

Difficult

Good to Know

  • A valid Colorado fishing license is required for anyone 16 or older; standard statewide regulations apply — always confirm the current rules before you fish.
  • Part of the public lands and waters of the Roosevelt National Forest / Northwest Larimer County.

What’s Biting & What’s Stocked

The current stocking, the species, ice conditions, and the full Northwest Larimer fishing atlas — refreshed weekly — live in the app.

Coming soon — Larimer Wilds Fishing: offline maps, live GPS, and what’s stocked for every water up here, right in your pocket.

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This fishery doesn’t sustain itself. Every trout is stocked and every acre stewarded by the public agencies we lean on for this guide — if you love these waters, please pitch in for them too:

  • Colorado Parks & Wildlife — the stocking, the fishery & the Colorado Fishing Atlas   Donate →
  • Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forest (USFS) — the public land & lakes themselves   Support →
  • OpenStreetMap contributors — the Street basemap   Donate →
  • Google & USGS — location, ratings & topographic maps

Fishing details compiled by the Red Feather Lakes Travel Guide from the sources above. Photography by us — more of our own water images coming as we fish them.

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