Buck~ Glad to hear you had a great time. I'll be doing the same section for 3 days (not camping out) starting on Friday. The hike kinda sucks but it's worth it in my opinion. The next time you are in Colo. give me a yell and we'll float the North fork of the Gunny which is every bit as fun but not the hassle. It's got even bigger fish (who cares though?) and easier logistics.
On the Gunny we hike down at 5:00 am and have our shuttle set to get out at 8:00 pm or so. That gives us plenty of time to float and fish and take in the goods...Then do it again the next day. If the fishing is bad (under 10 16" per day) it's still worth the trip. They call it the "Baby Grand Canyon". Do you agree? Rob --- Buck Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fishing the Gunnison River in Colorado was the trip > of a lifetime. The trip started with a mile and ½ > hike down to the riverbed from the crest of the > canyon. This is not a trip for the faint of heart. > After a heart attack, a four vessel by-pass and an > aortic graft I thought maybe I might have trouble > making the hike. But with the help of two good > friends I made it all the way down. Thank the Good > Lord I didnât have to hike back up or I would > still be there or dead trying. This is something > you must take into consideration if you are planning > a guided trip on the Gunny. > > Also at this point I feel compelled to say something > about the white water rapids you will encounter on > the river. I lost track of just how many there were > but to say the least it was an eye opener. > Especially in the front seat of the pontoon boat. > With that all said letâs get to the fishing. I > found out real quick fishing for western brown trout > is a lot harder than fishing for trout say in > Michigan. They are much more selective and it took > me one day to learn the technique. We were fishing > a 5 wt. rod and a step down leader and tippet. > Fishing two nymphs about nine feet deep under a > strike indicator and a single small sinker. And the > only time I caught trout was when the indicator was > straight down and the flies in the same position. > The second and third day was a total blast both from > the rapids and the trout. I caught 20 browns > running from 10 inches to 18 inches and in that > swift water they were all I wanted that second day. > The third day I caught probably 12-15 more. It was > hard to keep track as the action was very good. > > The scenery on the Gunnison River is as breathtaking > as the rest of Colorado. Shear canyon walls and huge > rapids made it very exciting. Seeing the Bighorn > Sheep was an extra added attraction. A beautiful and > graceful animal as he came all the way down to the > waterâs edge just to eat the grass along the > river. > > So my friends I know this got quite long but that > had to happen with such an experience. I hope all of > you get to make that float trip some day. > > Buck...... > > > > -- > > Buck Hall > Coldwater, OH > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://users.adelphia.net/~ehall77 > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
