Colorado Fish Report

GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL, CO

Water Conditions

• Temperature: 42.8 ° F
• Streamflow: 456 ft³/s
• Gage height: 2.37 ft

Rising/Falling

• Steady

Fishing Conditions

It’s a Blue Winged Olive game out here on the Gunnison.  Smaller mayfly dries, nymphs, and emergers will be the go-to. Of course, caddis and stonefly nymphs always make for a great attractor nymph. And streamers.

Patterns/Bug

Nymphs: Prince nymphs 14-18, Pat’s Rubberlegs 8-12 or Jigged Pats 8-12, Black and Blue Copper Johns 14-18, Pheasant tails 18-22, Juju Baetis 18-20, Disco Midge 18-20, Rainbow Warrior 18-22, Flash Midge Pupa 18-22.

Dries 16-22: Parachute Adams, Parachute, CDC Comparadun, Vis A Dun, Baetis Parachute.

Streamers: Sculpinator, El Sculpito, Dungeons, Galloup’s Barely Legal, Galloup’s Butt Sump.