Gunnison River Rainbow Trout

Man holding a fat Gunnison River Rainbow Trout caught and released fly-fishing near Gunnison Colorado.

Located in Southwest Colorado, The Gunnison River is widely regarded as one of the best fly fishing rivers in the Southwest USA. The Gunnison is  primarily known  for its healthy population of wild Rainbow and Brown trout along a with seasonal run of Kokanee Salmon that swim up from the large Blue Mesa Reservoir .