The upper Arkansas River used to be home to short-lived fish and heavy metal contamination, but after years of dedicated restoration efforts, anglers are flocking to the river for its trout. Earlier in 2014 the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (CPW) added the river to its list of Gold Medal Trout Waters. In order to qualify, a body of water must support a minimum average of 12 quality trout---fish larger than 14 inches---per acre. “The upper Arkansas River fishery is the best it has been in over a century thanks to...
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