Colorado
Fishing for Kids and Children
Where to take the kids fishing? Here are a few ideas and resources:
- Steamboat Springs - Fethcer's Pond and Casey's Pond
- Fraser- Lions Club Fishing Pond
- Rifle - Lion's Park
- Manitou Springs - several areas including Schryver Pond
- Ft. Collins - Sheldon lake (City Park)
- Boulder - Pierson Pond
- Colorado State Parks
- Most Colorado State Parks have fishing lakes and most have 'kid-friendly' areas
- State Park Website
An article about taking children on their first fishing trip
Some great ideas from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. They have a map of '101 Places to Take a Kid Fishing'.
Click
HERE or on the map below
Pay to fish ponds:
There are a few places in Colorado with stocked ponds, on private property where they supply rods for kids to fish for stocked trout.
Pricing is normally by the inch of fish length
Some places with kids' pay-to-fish are Idaho Springs, Pine, and Estes Park Colorado