{"id":104970,"date":"2016-05-25T15:32:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T21:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/twin-spruce-opens-for-public-fishing\/"},"modified":"2016-05-25T15:32:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T21:32:42","slug":"twin-spruce-opens-for-public-fishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/twin-spruce-opens-for-public-fishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Twin Spruce opens for public fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The ponds at Twin Spruce are now open to public fishing during the day.<\/span>Sam Green\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Twin Spruce Ponds are now open to the public for fishing, reports Colorado Parks and Wildlife.<\/p>\n

The eight ponds are located on Colorado Highway 145 at mile marker 17, about seven miles northeast of Dolores. They are open dawn to dusk, and there is no fee.<\/p>\n

CPW negotiated a four-year lease with the Tibbits family to provide public access to the private ponds, said CPW wildlife manager Matt Thorpe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very excited to get it up and running,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity for folks, especially for kids and those that don\u2019t get around well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ponds were stocked with 6,000 rainbow trout, and will be resupplied every year. A fishing license is required. Colorado fishing regulations and catch limits apply.<\/p>\n

There is an ample parking lot, and users are advised to not park on the red-signed road.<\/p>\n

The ponds border a residential neighborhood. Please be respectful of nearby residents and private property. There is no access to the Dolores River.<\/p>\n

Anglers are free to explore the various ponds using the dikes and paths between them. Access to the ponds is from the designated parking area only.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s rumored there are some larger trout lurking in the ponds, which are leftover from an old gravel mine operation. The ponds are filled from the nearby Dolores River.<\/p>\n

Boating on the ponds is prohibited except for float tubes or craft propelled by hand.<\/p>\n

There is no camping or fires allowed. Also prohibited are alcohol, glass, hunting, and discharge of firearms or bows. Dogs must be leashed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a neat opportunity, especially since there is not much public access for fishing in that area,\u201d Thorpe said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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