Wildlife of Chatfield State Park

This guide identifies mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish of Chatfield State Park. Chatfield reservoir is one of the largest bodies of water along the Front Range open to public recreation. The park offers water enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy fishing, boating, sailing, water-skiing, ...more ↓

Smallmouth Bass ¹
Micropterus dolomieu

Largemouth Bass ²
Micropterus salmoides

Green Sunfish ³
Lepomis cyanellus

Orangespotted Sunfish ⁴
Lepomis humilis

Bluegill ⁵
Lepomis macrochirus

Black Crappie ⁶
Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Iowa Darter ⁷
Etheostoma exile

Johnny Darter ⁸
Etheostoma nigrum

Walleye ⁹
Sander vitreus

Yellow Perch ¹⁰
Perca flavescens

Brook stickleback ¹¹
Culaea inconstans

Brown Trout ¹²
Salmo trutta

Rainbow Trout ¹³
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Black Bullhead ¹⁴
Ameiurus melas

Channel Catfish ¹⁵
Ictalurus punctatus

Bigmouth Shiner ¹⁶
Notropis dorsalis

Spottail Shiner ¹⁷
Notropis hudsonius

Common Shiner ¹⁸
Luxilus cornutus

Longnose Dace ¹⁹
Rhinichthys cataractae

Brassy Minnow ⁷
Hybognathus hankinsoni

Creek Chub ⁸
Semotilus atromaculatus

Northern redbelly dace ²⁰
Chrosomus eos

European Carp ²¹
Cyprinus carpio

Longnose Sucker ⁸
Catostomus catostomus

White Sucker ⁸
Catostomus commersonii

American Gizzard Shad ²²
Dorosoma cepedianum

Tiger Muskellunge ²³
Esox masquinongy × lucius

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Wildlife of Chatfield State Park

Smallmouth Bass 1 Micropterus dolomieu

Largemouth Bass 2 Micropterus salmoides

Green Sunfish 3 Lepomis cyanellus

Orangespotted Sunfish 4 Lepomis humilis

Bluegill 5 Lepomis macrochirus

Black Crappie 6 Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Iowa Darter 7 Etheostoma exile

Johnny Darter 8 Etheostoma nigrum

Walleye 9 Sander vitreus

Yellow Perch 10 Perca flavescens

Brook stickleback 11 Culaea inconstans

Brown Trout 12 Salmo trutta

Rainbow Trout 13 Oncorhynchus mykiss

Black Bullhead 14 Ameiurus melas

Channel Catfish 15 Ictalurus punctatus

Bigmouth Shiner 16 Notropis dorsalis

Spottail Shiner 17 Notropis hudsonius

Common Shiner 18 Luxilus cornutus

Longnose Dace 19 Rhinichthys cataractae

Brassy Minnow 7 Hybognathus hankinsoni

Creek Chub 8 Semotilus atromaculatus

Northern redbelly dace 20 Chrosomus eos

European Carp 21 Cyprinus carpio

Longnose Sucker 8 Catostomus catostomus

White Sucker 8 Catostomus commersonii

American Gizzard Shad 22 Dorosoma cepedianum

Tiger Muskellunge 23 Esox masquinongy × lucius