There’s something about the Lower Gunnison River in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.
Spend a day exploring the Lower Gunnison River on a Drift Boat Trip.
It is both desolate and full of life, forcing us to question our senses. The history of the area alone is enough to overwhelm with archeological sites dating back before the Pyramids. It holds a special place in our hearts here at RIGS. The world-class Gold Medals Waters of the Gunnison act as the pulse of the area; home to thousands of trout. Not just trout, but big beautiful brown and rainbow trout, many of them over 18 inches. While this incredible fishery may leave you aching to wet a line, the mastery of these waters requires deep knowledge and patience to understand. Our guides’ passion for the Gunnison River often borders on obsession, with guides eagerly anticipating when they will return to the river that only a special few get to experience.
The best way to experience the Lower Gunnison and Gunnison Gorge is by boat, allowing our clients to access miles of secluded water teeming with fish. The Lower Gunnison River is fish-able and floatable year-round. The river fishes best April through October. Spring, Summer, and Fall is the time of the dry fly. Caddis, Stone, May Flies, and Hoppers dominate the river throughout the summer months. The Lower Gunnison River is best fished from a drift boat; this allows you to fish areas you don’t have a chance to get at from the bank. Our Boulder Boatworks drift boats are the perfect way to experience comfort with their state of the art ultralight technology that gets our clients into the best locations with little to no noise to disturb the fish.
What makes the experience on the Lower Gunnison to the next level is our guides. RIGS guides are passionate, dedicated and a patient lot of true teachers. Their ability to get new anglers into fish as well as challenge experienced anglers is what we specialize in.