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Person fishing at Lees Ferry, Colorado River with a rainbow trout visible below the surface of the water

By Southwest Biological Science Center
Person fishing at Lees Ferry, Colorado River with a rainbow trout visible below the water.
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The Lees Ferry fishery in the Colorado River downstream of Glen Canyon Dam is popular for rainbow trout fishing.

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Photo by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated, paid for by the Southwest Biological Science Center, USGS. 

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