East River - Upper Fly Fishing

The 39th most popular fly fishing river in Colorado.

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North of Gunnison and northeast of Crested Butte, the upper section East River offers exciting flyfishing opportunities. You can expect to find both wild rainbow trout and brown trout. The best hatches are in late June through August.

To reach the access parking area from Crested Butte, head north on SR135 for 9 miles passing through Mt Crested Butte and the old Gothic townsite. There is a parking area for Judd Falls and also plenty of roadside parking continuing north.

Overall, East River - Upper is the 39th most popular fly fishing river of all 47 fly fishing spots in Colorado.

East River (CO/US)

East River (CO/US)

East River (CO/US)

East River (CO/US)

East River - Upper Fly Fishing Map

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Local Contact(s):  Gunnison National Forest (970) 641-0471; Crested Butte Visitors (800) 545-4505; CO Visitors (800) COLORADO; Dragonfly Anglers (970) 349-1228; Troutfitters (970) 349-1323.

Recommended Book:  "Flyfisher's Guide To Colorado" from Marty Bartholomew

Best Season:  Jun. - Oct.

Average Difficulty:  Easy

Base Camp:  Crested Butte Hostel (888) 389-0588; Pioneer Cabins (970) 349-5517

Luxury Loding:  Scarp Ridge Lodge, Crested Butte (866) 479-4677; Elk Mountain Lodge, Crested Butte (970) 349-7533

Breakfast Restaurant:  Izzys Cafe; First Ascent Coffee Roasters

Reference Source:  click here https://www.fs.usda.gov/gmug

GPS:  38.963968, -106.993716

Date Published:  12/31/2015

Date Updated:  3/23/2018

ID:  22245

East River - Upper Fly Fishing Map

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