Have you ever lost your fishing license and needed to go to a Colorado Parks and Wildlife office to get a new one?

Well, those days are over as CPW announced Coloradans can display their fishing license from their smartphone through the myColorado app.

“While paper license still work for many people, it can be easy to forget at home, but many parents like me always have their phone on them,” said Gov. Jared Polis in a news release. “This new options meets Coloradans where they’re at, providing 21st century service. 

The myColorado app previously allowed state residents to create an electronic version of their driver’s license or state identification card. Now, residents can use it to provide proof of a valid fishing license.

Many of the licenses offered to state residents include all resident annual passes, resident one day, resident VA lifetime and many more will be offered on the app.

“Resident fishing license products are a great way for CPW to enter the digital arena with our licenses,” said CPW Director Dan Prenzlow.

Each annual fishing pass in 2021 is valid from March 1 to March, 31, 2022. 

CPW officials said they will continue to explore the addition of new passes onto the myColorado app, such as individual park passes, dog-off east passes and some annual hunting licenses.

The app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Visit myColorado.gov to learn more about the application.