Category Archives: Gunnison River Fishing Report

The Gunnison Gorge has stabilized at 1380 cfs and running clear. Hoppers, streamers, and small bead heads are working well. Continue reading →

Whitewater trips are hot right now. The river is running at around 3400 cfs. The fishing is still pretty steady, even with the high water, we recommend using streamers. For more information contact us at 970-874-8184 or visit our website … Continue reading →

Over the next few days releases from Crystal Dam will be increased by a total of 800 cfs. Flows in the Gunnison River through the Black Canyon are expected to increase from a gage reading of 1750 cfs to around … Continue reading →

This years runoff has been very difficult to predict. Currently the river is running around 1070 cfs and is expected, in the next few weeks, to rise to around 1800 cfs. The fishing is rated 10 out of 10 right … Continue reading →

Trips are coming off the river fishing adult stone flies throughout the whole canyon. It seems like each day the fishing is getting better and better. In the upcoming weeks, the reclamation will start a flow reduction of the Gunnison … Continue reading →

We have adult flies from the confluence to chukar trail. Fishing has been great throughout the whole canyon, there are hot spots and fishing best from Ute Park up and Red Canyon down. All of the adult salmon fly patterns … Continue reading →

At this time, the fishing is slow. Still deep nymphing as well as some caddis coming off in Ute Park. It looks like the fish might be keying in, in the next three or four days. The current elevation of … Continue reading →

As of today, the river has stabilized at 2140 cfs. We have been seeing adult flies throughout the whole canyon. The first emergence. The fish have not started to key in on the adult flies but it is on the … Continue reading →

Gunnison River Expeditions has been running trips through the Gunnison Gorge this last week. The fishing has become better each day, stone fly nymphs have moved to the edges of the water. Fish have been feeding on stone fly nymphs … Continue reading →

June 6th, the Bureau of Reclamation peeked the river at 7330 cfs. On June 7th and 8th they started bringing the river down to June 13th where it will stabilize at 3100 cfs. Reports coming off the river at the … Continue reading →