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Gunnison River, CO

River in Gunnison County, Colorado. A Gold Medal trout river flowing through the Gunnison Valley and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The Gold Medal stretch and the upper river near Almont and Gunnison hold wild and stocked rainbow and brown trout, with mountain whitefish present and an occasional brook or cutthroat trout in the headwater tributaries. Cold, clear, freestone and tailwater flows keep trout active spring through fall. A live USGS gauge (near Gunnison) reports water temperature and flow.

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Overall bite score

Scored 18 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempUSGS100
Pressure trendNOAA50
Flow vs medianUSGS20
SolunarComputedmoon 45% lit44
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA30
Cloud coverNOAA50
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

5 tracked species in Gunnison River, with the months each fishes best.

Brown Troutabundant
Rainbow Troutabundant
Brook Troutpresent
Cutthroat Troutpresent
Kokanee Salmonseasonal

Water facts

TypeRiver
CountyGunnison
StateColorado
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge09114500

Public access along the Gold Medal water near Gunnison and within the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (steep hike-in). USGS gauge 09114500 (Gunnison River near Gunnison) is live with water temperature and discharge. Some Gold Medal sections are flies-and-lures only with reduced limits.

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