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    4.3 (12 reviews)

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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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    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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    Sage Outdoor Adventures - Rafting, ATV & Snowmobile Tours - Super nice team ...it's amazing the snowmobiling

    Sage Outdoor Adventures - Rafting, ATV & Snowmobile Tours

    4.8(343 reviews)
    60.4 mi

    Wes and Ensen were our raft guides. We had a great time! Wes was super knowledgeable about the…read morearea. We will be back for snowmobiling in the winter.

    Our group greatly enjoyed Sage's rafts, the staff was kind and friendly, and we had a great time…read more Their facility is clean and the staff had lots of patience with us. We would love to go here again because we had a great time, but I would need to have a manager or something sign off on the quote we receive to avoid the big balloon in price that we experienced, that was really hard pill to swallow. Regarding the drastic price change, we called in advance and received a quote for $700 for two 8-person rafts and a shuttle to get us there (screenshot provided). Unfortunately, we were told the morning we all arrived that the quote was incorrect and the shuttle cost was per person and not per shuttle. It also looks like the "Land & River Use Fee" nearly doubled as well, even though we did not change the amount of equipment we were renting. I told the staff that we would move forward with the cost because everyone was already there and they said they would charge us appropriately. They said our two dogs were not allowed in the shuttle, so we had to drive them up separately, but I was told later that dogs were allowed and could have gone in the shuttle. Once we got back down from the river float, we saw the charge was $1036, a 48% increase in cost compared to our quote, I was shocked, and after speaking to the staff there, it looks like we were over charged by the two shuttle costs of the folks who had to driven up, so we ended up in the high 900's, but still much higher than quoted. Overall, I'm happy we got to use the rafts, but I would warn others to speak to a manager when confirming costs and to be prepared for over charges or at least an increase in cost at the end of the trip.

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