Colorado Parks and Wildlife enacts voluntary fishing closures on sections of the White River

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has enacted partial-day voluntary fishing closures on sections of the White River in Rio Blanco County due to extreme low flow and high water temperatures.

The voluntary fishing closures are in place starting on August 15 from 2 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on these sections of the White River:

The North Fork White River from the white River National Forest boundary downstream to the confluence with the South Fork White River

The South Fork White River from the White River National Forest boundary downstream to the confluence with the North Fork White River

The White River from the confluence of the North Fork White River and the South Fork White River downstream to County Road 5

According to CPW, when water temperatures and river flows fluctuate throughout the summe