GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL, CO

Water Conditions

• Temperature: 43.88 ° F
• Streamflow: 524 ft³/s
• Gage height: 2.47 ft

Rising/Falling

• Being dropped

Fishing Conditions

           Winter fishing on the Gunnison will mean nymph rigs and the occasional streamer twitched slow.  An attractor nymph followed by a smaller midge or baetis is your best bet. There may be some decent midge hatches.

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: Griffith Gnat 18-22, Sproat Midge 20-22, Parachute Adams 18-24

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