Six-hundred annual fishing permits for Ralph Price Reservoir at Button Rock Preserve will go on sale on a first-come, first-served basis beginning on May 1, 2021. All permit sales will be conducted online.

Ralph Price Reservoir, Longmont’s primary drinking water supply located two miles within Button Rock Preserve, is open for fishing by permit only from May 1 through Oct. 31. Annual permits cost $20 for City of Longmont and Town of Lyons water utility customers and $30 for non-utility customers.

Anyone may purchase a fishing permit on behalf of another person; however, there is a limit of four annual permits sold per person. In addition, a valid Colorado Parks & Wildlife fishing license must be presented at the time of purchase for each permit; neither photocopies nor mail-in applications are accepted. Youth age 15 and younger are not required to hold a fishing license or a fishing permit as long as a permitted angler accompanies them.

Get all the details, including where and how to purchase, at bit.ly/ralph-price-res-fishing or by calling (303) 651-8416.

An additional one-hundred single day fishing permits will go on sale starting June 1, 2021 for $10 per licensed angler, per day. These daily permits are valid for a single day between June 1 and Sept. 30.