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    Jennifer and Sam after a great day on the river.
    Craig B.

    My wife and I booked Sam Gigliotti through CB Angler for a couple of half day floats on the Gunnison River. Sam was great! He clearly knows the river. Sam also knows how to play along with fish stories. At the end of a Tuesday float, I caught a 20" rainbow. By Wednesday, my wife was saying it was 22". We asked Sam on Thursday what size he thought it was. He said, "It could have been 20, it could have been 22.... heck! It could have been 27!" I may be going back next year and will certainly try to arrange a float with Sam again.

    Sam P.

    20 plus (lost count). This speaks for itself! Great day in the river with my guide, Sam.

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    My wife and I knew nothing about fly fishing and he was really patient and helpful.

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    Gunnison River Guides - This is why I fish with the Gunnison River Guides.  Jason Booth doing what Jason Booth does best!!

    Gunnison River Guides

    4.7(7 reviews)
    16.1 mi

    I had a one-on-one trip on 8/4/22 with Matt on the upper Gunnison River. He did an outstanding job…read more Matt worked hard during our entire trip. He understands the entomology of aquatic insects and what the fish were keying on. He was quick with knots for bug changes. Matt's ability to handle the boat was excellent. I will book another trip with Matt.

    Took a full day float trip. The guide was nice, but a bit dry. When we received the call from the…read moreguide the night before we asked if we would need waders, he simply said no, so I assumed from past experience we would be in a drift boat. When we arrived we discovered that we would be fishing from a raft and the guide informed us that we would definitely get wet and we did. I don't have a problem with getting wet, but had this been mentioned I would have worn my wet wading attire. No fault of the guide but the river was running fast. You maybe got one cast into some good, but tight, spots (maybe two if you were lucky) as you passed it quickly. I consider myself pretty adept at fly casting, but it was a real challenge to hit the moving targets as fast as we were going. In addition the river passes through a significant amount of private property, so if you hang up and break off (many of the target spots are tight along the bank) you may have to travel a significant distance without fishing before there is a spot to stop and re-rig. Later that day I spoke to another angler who had fished with a different guide that day and he explained it best, "It was like fishing from a freight train". The time on the river ended up being a little over six hours, and not the advertised eight, but the river was running pretty quick. Not sure about a return trip, but would definitely check the flows closer before doing so.

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