Rainbow trout once dominated the renowned Gunnison River; but in 1994 CPW biologists found fish there infected with whirling disease and their population drifted toward zero. Brown trout ...

The grasshopper vanished in a swirl of foam, and I quickly captured and released a lovely brown trout bedecked in crimson and obsidian spots: my first Gunnison River fish. This was an auspicious start ...

This park protects a 12-mile stretch of the Gunnison River as it flows through ... Visitors can enjoy trout fishing and challenging paddling conditions on the river; rock climbers can also choose from ...