 FISHING REPORT
Black Canyon Anglers urges all anglers to practice "catch
and release" principles on the Gunnison River.
Spring 2009
Weather Forecast
| FACTOID |
The Gunnison
River is named after John W. Gunnison who lead a USPRR surveying
expedition in 1853 through parts of what today is now Kansas,
Colorado, and Utah. |
River Flow - Cubic Feet per Second (CFS)
USGS River Flow Data
River Map
www.co.blm.gov/ggnca/ggncamap.htm
| Clarity |
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Flies
stonefly nymphs, San Juan Worms, egg patterns, and streamers
Strategies
Find the slower water. Fish a bigger stonefly nymph with weight. Strip a bugger
or streamer. Begin to look for the signs of the famous Salmon Fly Hatch - nymphs staging in mass at the banks and the first flying winged adults.
Catch and Release your fish...
Do yourself and your fellow anglers a favor by carefully catching
and releasing the fish you catch. This will help the Gunnison River
remain an excellent fishery.
1. LAND THE FISH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
Playing a fish to exhaustion will probably kill it, no matter how
long you take trying to revive it. Use a landing net whenever possible
and make sure the net bag is wet and nonabrasive. Fine mesh nets
work best to prevent injury to fins and gills; less expensive nets
do more harm than good.
2. KEEP THE FISH IN THE WATER
Try not to remove the fish from the water. If you want to take a
picture or measure it, minimize the time the fish is out of the
water and don't hold the fish over rocks for hard objects, in case
you drop it. Also, make sure your hands are wet before handling
a fish. Otherwise, you may wipe off its protective coating. More
fish die from mishandling on this river than for the skillet!
3. USE BARBLESS HOOKS
Barbless hooks are the lest detrimental to a fish, you body and
your clothing. They also enable you to take a hook out of the fish's
mouth more quickly. If it's impossible to get the fly out, cut your
line as close to the hook as possible before releasing the fish.
Chances are the fish will naturally dislodge the barbless fly.
4. RELEASE FISH IN QUIET WATER
Try to find a calm part of the river to release fish. Face the fish
upstream and allow it to regain its equilibrium and to swim away
on its own. Be careful when releasing fish in deep water.
Gold Medal Fishing Regulations...
(these regulations apply from the
upstream Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park boundary, to
the North Fork confluence.)
1. Fishing by artificial flies and lures only.
2. Return all brown trout 12-16 inches in length to the water immediately.
3. Brown trout bag and possession limit is 4 fish, 12 inches or
less. OR 3 fish less than 12 inches and 1 fish 16 inches or longer.
4. All rainbow trout caught must be returned to the water immediately.
Don't forget your hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and fishing license.
Good luck & tight lines,
Black Canyon Anglers
RESERVATIONS OR QUESTIONS?
Contact us at (970) 835-5050
info@blackcanyonanglers.com |
