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GUNNISON RIVER

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for GUNNISON RIVER, as the state words them

Mesa County · River · CO

Has its own special rules
How to read this page:Official text quoted regulationParsed fields from the ruleDerived calculated from rulesContext conditions, not a ruleAdvice our suggestion

Today's rule hereParsed

Season
Colorado waters are open to taking fish, amphibians and crustaceans day and night, year round, except if otherwise stated in the regulation section of this brochure.Statewide
Gear
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Bait
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Poles
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
SpeciesDaily limitSize
Brook Trout
10-Statewide
Kokanee Salmon
10-Statewide
Walleye, Saugeye, Sauger
5-Statewide
Bass: Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted
5-Statewide
Bass: White, Striped, Wiper
10-Statewide
Catfish: Channel, Flathead, Blue
10-Statewide
Crappie: White, Black
20-Statewide
Tiger Muskie
1min. at least 36 inches longStatewide
Northern Pike, Bullhead
unlimited-Statewide
Crayfish (Crawdads), Bullfrogs
unlimited-Statewide
Aquatic Tiger Salamander Larvae
50min. less than 5 inches longStatewide
brown trout
Bag, possession and min. size for brown trout is 2, 16 inches long.
See size rulemin. 16 inches longThis water

The official text, verbatimOfficial text

Straight from CO's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.

Whole water
  • All fish
    Gear Artificial flies and lures only
    Artificial flies and lures only.
  • brown trout
    Size 16 inches long
    Bag, possession and min. size for brown trout is 2, 16 inches long.
  • Rainbow trout
    Rainbow trout must be returned to water immediately.
  • All fish
    Fishing prohibited as posted.
  • largemouth bass
    No bag or possession limit for channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, green sunfish, bluegill, bullhead, yellow perch or crappie.
Out of season today
  • kokaneeAug. 1–Oct 31 (out of season today)
    Taking kokanee prohibited Aug. 1–Oct 31.
  • kokaneeNov. 1–Dec. 31 (out of season today)
    Gear Snagging kokanee permitted
    Snagging kokanee permitted Nov. 1–Dec. 31.
  • kokaneeSept. 1–Dec. 31 (out of season today)
    Gear Snagging kokanee permitted
    Snagging kokanee permitted Sept. 1–Dec. 31.

How this answer was assembled

  1. StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
  2. This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
  3. Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.

Where this stretch begins and ends

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The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.

Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.

Season at a glanceDerived

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Next change: opens Aug. 1, 2026.

Sampled mid-month from the dated rows; short windows can slip between samples. The rows above are authoritative.

At the water nowContext

Overnight
60°F
Mostly Clear
Wind 0 mph · 8% precip
Thursday
95°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind 0 to 10 mph · 10% precip
Thursday Night
61°F
Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph · 3% precip

Streamflow: 350 cfs at colorado r. abv gunnison r. at grand junction, co (2026-07-30 02:45)

Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.

What are you fishing for here?Advice

Pick from the species named in GUNNISON RIVER's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.

Receipts

Statewide rules
Statewide
CO official fishing regulations
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.
Special rules - GUNNISON RIVER
This water
CO official fishing regulations
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.

Local services near GUNNISON RIVER

Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.

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