Though the calendar says summer officially has arrived, Colorado fishermen might be getting some mixed messages.
While warm-water fishing has come alive across the lowlands, high-country enthusiasts are finding snow banks, drifts, mountain creeks running bank-to-bank through the brush and in many cases, ice still covering Alpine lakes.

A Colorado man with a history of wildlife violations pleaded guilty to numerous wildlife related-crimes in a New Mexico district court on June 23.

For Colorado anglers, June is breaking out all over. After a late-arriving spring, water temperatures are rising. Cold-water fishermen continue to enjoy good activity on most mountain lakes and reservoirs, and after a prolonged wait, warm-water fishing has taken off in many lower-elevation impoundments.