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Colorado Issues Emergency Public Fish Salvage at Jumbo (Julesburg) Reservoir
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 08/24/20
News # 13836
- The emergency fish salvage is permitted only at Jumbo (Julesburg) Reservoir and only during daylight hours.
- All anglers must have a valid Colorado fishing license in accordance with state statutes.
- No commercial angling is allowed.
- Only angling methods that are currently legal at the reservoir are allowed. Learn more by clicking here.
- Current size, bag, and possession limits for all species are suspended for Jumbo (Julesburg) Reservoir until the emergency public fish salvage is terminated.
- Notification of the emergency public fish salvage opening and closure will be made through press releases, and signs will also be placed at the reservoir.
- No motorized vehicles, including ATVs, are allowed on the lake bed.
- The end date of the emergency public fish salvage will be announced by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
CPW’s northeast aquatics team was out on the reservoir Thursday and Friday evenings with electrofishing equipment in an attempt to capture and move some of the fish. The ones captured were moved to North Sterling Reservoir. CPW has enacted this emergency public salvage in an attempt to help utilize as much of the resource as possible.
Though the fishery resource may be lost, CPW plans to rebuild the fishery as soon as water levels allow, according to local fisheries biologist Mandi Brandt.
While the reservoir’s fishery is being rebuilt, anglers are encouraged to fish the other reservoirs on Colorado’s northeastern plains.
General Information: Jumbo Reservoir is a 1,578 acre water (at full capacity) located on the Jumbo State Wildlife Area. Fishing pressure is moderate to high. Types of fish include: walleye, saugeye, wiper, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, orangespotted sunfish, channel catfish, freshwater drum, black bullhead, quillback, river carpsucker, shorthead redhorse, white sucker, gizzard shad, and common carp. Rainbow trout were also stocked into the reservoir in 2019.
Location: Logan and Sedgwick Counties. From I-76 take Exit 155 and head 3 miles north to Hwy 138. Take Hwy 138 1 mile northeast to CR 95. Take CR 95 2 miles north to the reservoir.
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Publishers Notes:
OUT OF STATE HUNTERS, FISHERMEN & OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS; Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, there could be limitations for OUT of STATE hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts to include a 14-day quarantine requirement or negative COVID-19 testing alternative. Please check with the State's Department of Natural Resources BEFORE you travel or apply for the 2020 Fall Hunts.
As OUR COUNTRY REOPENS AGAIN (from the COVID-19 pandemic) and continue to enjoy outdoor activities, ALL outdoor enthusiasts (man, woman, child) should follow the guidelines set by nps.gov. These guidelines include; social distancing, the Leave No Trace principles, including pack-in and pack-out, to keep outdoor spaces safe and healthy.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced an emergency public fish salvage at Jumbo (Julesburg) Reservoir effective Monday, Aug. 24.
Due to high irrigation demand created by severe drought, the water level in Jumbo Reservoir is expected to decline to a point that will likely result in a loss of the entire fishery resource. Water levels are expected to be below the boat ramp within about a week, eliminating access to trailer-launched boats.
The public salvage is being announced in order to optimize use of the fishery resource as outlined:
