TROPHY KOKANEE FISHING full day (August 1st to Mid-September)

$500.00 for a full day, up to four people...RESERVE ASAP!

75.00 each additional head

125.00 a head with 2 couples, total of four people

Singles are welcome! Just call in advance!

Meet at the elk creek boat ramp around 8am. The trophy kokanee salmon give us a chance to catch up on our sleep. Plan on meeting at the boat ramp in the morning for trophy trips, and we motor right to the fishing grounds. This is the best way to experience trophy salmon fishing from a boat! So- as soon as we reach the grounds, the fishing begins. The captain will lput you on the fish, and then you drop your bait and hang on. These trips can be quick with your limit or lengthy with the hunt. Bring a lunch and beverages and a few items of clothing for adverse weather. Pack light to maximize deck space and leave a cooler with ice in your vehicle for salmon fillets. Possession of all bag limits is allowed!

LAKE TROUT FISHING full day (Ice out - Early April to Mid-May)

$500.00 for a full day,up to three people.

$400.00 for a half day, up to three people

Meet at the Lake Fork Marina as early as possible. Be prepared to fish all day until we land your trophy. Bring warm clothes (an array of clothes for freezing temps in the morning hours), food and beverage. This is trophy trout fishing- catching the lake trout of a lifetime. At Blue Mesa the state record gets broken nearly every year once if not twice! You will have a chance to land a trophy, be videoed and photographed with a fish of your lifetime. Generally caught on these trips are native Colorado Lake Trout 20 pounds and better with a variety of trophy brown trout and rainbow trout. These trips will test your patience and skill but the reward is an experience unsurpassed by most Western Colorado fishing!

FLY FISHING the Gunnison River full day- wade and walk (Ice out to full lake ice- April to November)

1 Person

$180.00 half day

2 Persons

$250.00 half day

1 Person

$260.00 whole day

2 Persons

$350.00 whole day

Try to meet as early as you can at lake city bridge. If you live in Lake City, Colorado and want to experience a fishing guide trip on your Colorado vacation this a great one for the time, money and FISH involved! Bring all the gear you have for wading/river fishing. Waders, rods, vests, reels, raincoat are all things to bring if you have them- if not, we will provide you with what you will need for a day of fly fishing. You will meet your guide near the lake city bridge where the Gunnison river meets Blue Mesa Reservoir and begins your trip where the fishing has been the strongest. Your guide will outfit you with the hatch of the day, instruction and any other help such as netting fish and taking pictures. Most fish will be released to protect the populations of trophy and soon-to-be trophy trout that live and migrate in the Gunnison River. Exceptions will be made for smaller fish that make a great dinner. Your vehicle or ours will be the near by, so pack a lunch and beverages in a cooler and leave it in your car or truck.

FLY FISHING The Gunnison River in a drift boat (April to October)

$350.00 a day early a.m. or late p.m. trip (5 hours fish time)

*Maximum of 3 people

This is fly fishing at it's Best! You will float the Gunnison river with one of Gunnison's newest and most successful fly fishing guides. We will meet at various launch sites on the Gunnison River depending on the flows for that day. Feel free to bring your all your gear, your best flies, beverages and comfortable clothes depending on the weather. These trips will target trophy browns and rainbows, and kokanee salmon depending on the time of the season. We will provide all necessary equipment you may need throughout the day. Travel time can be up to 20 minutes and when we reach the fishing grounds we will either anchor up and cast the river, drift and cast, or hot shot the shore line. Most of these trips are half day trips and can pull out around noon, or 8pm - although we have never left a all day hatch or have ever left ‘em biting! Plan to catch fish and bring a camera to record the memory forever. Catch and release is practiced in these waters with the exception of a medium sized fish for a delicious dinner.

ICE FISHING (Mid-January to Late March - snowmobiles included)

1-2 Persons

$225.00 per day

3 Persons

$275.00 per day

It’s cold, and dark and icy! But the bite can be red hot with trophy fish swimming right under your feet in a national park known for Trophy Trout Fishing! So dress as warm as possible, and bring a thermos of something warm. Our guides fish the lake up and down trying locate schools of fish, so the meeting place can be anywhere on Blue Mesa. Sometimes we will simply walk to the fishing grounds and other times we will take snowmobiles out to distant hot spots. These trips are usually half day trips with peak activity occurring 8am to 11am. A day of ice fishing is great for the price of a guided fishing trip- you may catch a 1 pound rainbow trout or a 20 pound laker!

LAKE POWELL Master Class Seminar (End of September to November 5th)

$500.00 per party
Includes:
• Maps • Launch sites • Fishing spots • Lure selection
• Detailed habits of all lake fish
• No More 800.00$$ family weekends and only catching 4 fish!!!!!!!!!!!
• Unguided trip to the hottest spots

This will be an in depth course held near Gunnison, Colorado at Blue Mesa’s premier guide services’ headquarters. You will learn the peak movements of Lake Powell fish season by season. You will also be introduced to tried and tested patterns, lures and approaches that will put more fish in your boat. The course will be held weekday nights and some weekends accompanied by maps, pictures and weekly fishing reports. You will also be invited to spend a day of fun and fishing with the guides of Blue Mesa anytime throughout September, October and November. During these months, the captains take some time off and enjoy the warm weather and red hot fishing at Lake Powell while the Kokanee spawn and Blue Mesa begins its transition to hard water. This is an incredible opportunity to fish some of the hottest spots and limit out on walleye, bass, crappie and sink your boat with stripers!