Gunnison River- Black Canyon Fish Report - Gunnison, CO (Montrose County)

Flows are going up!

Gunnison River- Black Canyon - Gunnison, CO (Montrose County)

by Duranglers Crew
5-29-2025
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GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL, CO

Water Conditions

Temperature: 50 ° F
Streamflow: 530 ft³/s
Gage height: 2.42 ft

Rising/Falling

Rising

Fishing Conditions

Flows are going up! Fishing may be tough, but if you make it out, get out the big stonefly nymphs, or your favorite flashy big water nymph. Worms, caddis larva, cranefly larva: the bigger, heavier, and flashier, the better.

Don’t neglet to have a few stonefly dries on hand, just in case.

And streamers.

Patterns/Bug

Nymphs: Duracell Jig 12-14, Orange Crush 14-16, Prince nymphs 10-16, Pat’s Rubberlegs #4-8, 20 Incher 10-14, Prarie Dog Pupa #14-16, San Juan Worms, Cranefly Larva.

Stonefly Dries: Stimulators #6-12, Rogue Foam Stone #4-8, Sofa Pillow #4-10, Chubbies 6-12.

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

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More Reports

Duranglers Reports

for Thursday, May 29th

San Juan River : Clear Water Means Spookier Fish
Animas River: The Animas will be off color and cold
San Juan River: Fishing may be good
Piedra River: The Piedra is still in runoff mode
Los Pinos River: Fishing will be decent
Dolores River- Below McPhee: Fishing won’t be easy
Dolores River- Above McPhee: Fishing may be a little tough
Rio Grande: Fishing will begin to pick up soon
Florida River: Flows are up
San Miguel River: San Miguel is rising and in runoff mode

Duranglers Reports

for Monday, May 12th

San Juan River : Clear water right now means spookier fish
San Juan River: The rivers in Colorado are rising and blowing out, and the upper SJ is no exception
Piedra River: The flows are rising and the Piedra will probably be blown out
Los Pinos River: Above Vallecito the flows will be rising, and waters will be cold
Dolores River- Below McPhee: Trout will be real spooky, hoppers may be starting to show
Dolores River- Above McPhee: Flows are coming up, and spring fishing could be aight
Rio Grande: The spring window of the Rio Grande is here
Florida River: Finally, we are seeing increased flows on the Florida below Lemon
San Miguel River: The Miguel is rising and the San Miguel is in runoff mode
Gunnison River- Black Canyon: The waters are still cold
Uncompahgre River: It’s a good flow right now and fish will be a little less spooky with the higher flows