The Roaring Fork River is a freestone river in Colorado, listed as Gold Medal Water by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Colorado Parks and Wildlife lists 2 species, including rainbow trout and brown trout. 7 guides and 5 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Basalt, the Roaring Fork & the Fryingpan.
The Roaring Fork River in Basalt, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Roaring Fork River is a freestone river in Colorado. Our destination hub Basalt, the Roaring Fork & the Fryingpan is 3 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Roaring Fork River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Roaring Fork River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Roaring Fork River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of the restroom near Roaring Fork River
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 1 restroom near Roaring Fork River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
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Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Gold Medal WaterThe Fryingpan River below Ruedi Dam at the Rocky Fork day-use area. Photo: Klambpatten (with Bureau of Reclamation), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Colorado · about 14 mi
Gold Medal WaterThe Arkansas River in downtown Salida, Colorado. Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Colorado · about 227 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Eagle RiverThe Colorado River and Onahu Creek in the Kawuneeche Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Eagle River.
Colorado · about 35 mi
Gold Medal WaterRepresentative photo · not Gore CreekThe South Platte River in Waterton Canyon, southwest of Denver. Photo: mark byzewski, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Gore Creek.
Colorado · about 46 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Rifle Gap ReservoirNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Rifle Gap Reservoir.
Colorado · about 40 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Taylor Park ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Taylor Park Reservoir.
Colorado · about 46 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Gold Medal Streams list (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
On the CPW Quality Waters list (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
On the Special Regulations: Fishing Waters (all trout must be returned to the water) list (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
On the Special Regulations: Fishing Waters (fishing by artificial flies only) list (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
On the Special Regulations: Fishing Waters (trout rules: artificial flies and lures, trout limits) list (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
17.5 of 65.3 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
6 guides name it on their website
Basalt, CO · 8 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Frying Pan & Roaring Fork
Names this water
Aspen, CO · 19 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Colorado & Roaring Fork
Names this water
Eagle, CO · 24 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Frying Pan & Roaring Fork
Names this water
New Castle, CO · 28 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Roaring Fork & Colorado
Names this water
Wolcott, CO · 31 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Roaring Fork & Colorado
Names this water
Basalt, CO
Float trips · Wade trips · Colorado & Fryingpan
Names this water
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Brown trout (Salmo trutta), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illustration. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
1 hatch charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Green drake (June to July)
Basalt sits where the Fryingpan River joins the Roaring Fork, between Aspen and Glenwood Springs; Ruedi Reservoir is up the Fryingpan, the Roaring Fork meets the Colorado River at Glenwood Springs, and the Eagle River valley lies to the north-east.
Destination hub · 3 mi away in a straight line
Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.
At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.
Like the Roaring Fork River? Same fish, overseas.
Flagship waterThe Tongariro River from the Tree Trunk Gorge track. Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Flagship waterThe Clutha River / Mata-Au at Albert Town, near the Hāwea confluence. Photo: Photo by Lewis: Verduyn-Cassels, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Otago, New Zealand
Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a freestone river
Flagship waterThe River Moy at Banada Priory. Photo: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverThe Derwent River from the Pulpit Rock lookout, Tasmania. Photo: Bill, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverThe Credit River at Streetsville. Photo: Mustang Joe, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Southern seasons open while ours close.
Flagship waterPenstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río PetrohuéThe Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lago LlanquihueThe Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.
Lake or reservoir
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura RiverThe Oreti River near Lumsden, Southland. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mataura River.
Flagship waterGreat Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge ROARING FORK RIVER NEAR EMMA, CO. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here
No water temperature here.
At ROARING FORK RIVER NEAR EMMA, CO (USGS 09081000) Provisional USGS data
USGS 09081000 · NWS EMMC2
What the agencies suggest
Anglers should use a handheld thermometer to test water conditionsColorado Parks and Wildlife
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 4:30 PM MST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 5:45 PM MDT to Nov 5, 4:30 PM MST; ranging 227 to 368 ft³/s; latest 285 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 4:30 PM MST | 285 | 5.12 | – |
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST | 288 | 5.13 | – |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM MST | 292 | 5.14 | – |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM MST | 302 | 5.17 | – |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM MST | 306 | 5.18 | – |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM MST | 306 | 5.18 | – |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM MST | 310 | 5.19 | – |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM MST | 302 | 5.17 | – |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM MST | 299 | 5.16 | – |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM MST | 299 | 5.16 | – |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM MST | 310 | 5.19 | – |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM MST | 317 | 5.21 | – |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM MST | 324 | 5.23 | – |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM MST | 328 | 5.24 | – |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM MST | 328 | 5.24 | – |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM MST | 321 | 5.22 | – |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM MST | 310 | 5.19 | – |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM MST | 306 | 5.18 | – |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM MST | 321 | 5.22 | – |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM MST | 324 | 5.23 | – |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM MST | 313 | 5.2 | – |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM MST | 306 | 5.18 | – |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM MST | 288 | 5.13 | – |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM MST | 265 | 5.06 | – |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM MST | 261 | 5.05 | – |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM MST | 265 | 5.06 | – |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM MST | 268 | 5.07 | – |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM MST | 281 | 5.11 | – |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM MST | 281 | 5.11 | – |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM MST | 281 | 5.11 | – |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM MST | 281 | 5.11 | – |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM MST | 281 | 5.11 | – |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM MST | 278 | 5.1 | – |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM MST | 271 | 5.08 | – |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM MST | 271 | 5.08 | – |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM MST | 275 | 5.09 | – |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM MST | 285 | 5.12 | – |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM MST | 288 | 5.13 | – |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM MST | 288 | 5.13 | – |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM MST | 288 | 5.13 | – |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM MST | 288 | 5.13 | – |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM MST | 288 | 5.13 | – |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM MST | 275 | 5.09 | – |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM MST | 275 | 5.09 | – |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM MST | 278 | 5.1 | – |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM MST | 285 | 5.12 | – |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM MST | 295 | 5.15 | – |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM MST | 295 | 5.15 | – |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM MST | 299 | 5.16 | – |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM MST | 288 | 5.13 | – |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM MST | 285 | 5.12 | – |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM MST | 288 | 5.13 | – |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM MST | 295 | 5.15 | – |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM MST | 306 | 5.18 | – |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM MST | 306 | 5.18 | – |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM MST | 310 | 5.19 | – |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM MST | 313 | 5.2 | – |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM MST | 310 | 5.19 | – |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM MST | 306 | 5.18 | – |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM MST | 306 | 5.18 | – |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM MST | 310 | 5.19 | – |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM MST | 328 | 5.24 | – |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM MST | 332 | 5.25 | – |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM MST | 336 | 5.26 | – |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM MST | 340 | 5.27 | – |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM MST | 340 | 5.27 | – |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM MST | 332 | 5.25 | – |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM MST | 332 | 5.25 | – |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM MST | 340 | 5.27 | – |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM MST | 344 | 5.28 | – |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM MST | 340 | 5.27 | – |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM MST | 359 | 5.32 | – |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM MST | 368 | 5.34 | – |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM MST | 368 | 5.34 | – |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM MST | 363 | 5.33 | – |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM MST | 355 | 5.31 | – |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM MST | 340 | 5.27 | – |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM MST | 328 | 5.24 | – |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM MST | 328 | 5.24 | – |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM MST | 332 | 5.25 | – |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM MST | 328 | 5.24 | – |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM MST | 324 | 5.23 | – |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM MST | 324 | 5.23 | – |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM MST | 313 | 5.2 | – |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM MST | 295 | 5.15 | – |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM MST | 292 | 5.14 | – |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM MST | 292 | 5.14 | – |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM MST | 295 | 5.15 | – |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM MST | 292 | 5.14 | – |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM MST | 288 | 5.13 | – |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM MST | 281 | 5.11 | – |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM MST | 255 | 5.03 | – |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM MST | 252 | 5.02 | – |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM MST | 258 | 5.04 | – |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM MST | 261 | 5.05 | – |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM MST | 258 | 5.04 | – |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM MST | 255 | 5.03 | – |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM MST | 252 | 5.02 | – |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM MST | 249 | 5.01 | – |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM MST | 249 | 5.01 | – |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM MST | 230 | 4.95 | – |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM MST | 233 | 4.96 | – |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM MST | 239 | 4.98 | – |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM MST | 245 | 5 | – |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM MST | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM MST | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM MST | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM MST | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM MST | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM MST | 239 | 4.98 | – |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM MST | 239 | 4.98 | – |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM MST | 230 | 4.95 | – |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM MDT | 227 | 4.94 | – |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM MDT | 239 | 4.98 | – |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM MDT | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM MDT | 239 | 4.98 | – |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM MDT | 230 | 4.95 | – |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM MDT | 233 | 4.96 | – |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM MDT | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM MDT | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM MDT | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM MDT | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM MDT | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM MDT | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM MDT | 230 | 4.95 | – |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM MDT | 230 | 4.95 | – |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM MDT | 233 | 4.96 | – |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM MDT | 249 | 5.01 | – |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM MDT | 249 | 5.01 | – |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM MDT | 249 | 5.01 | – |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM MDT | 236 | 4.97 | – |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM MDT | 236 | 4.97 | – |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM MDT | 249 | 5.01 | – |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM MDT | 249 | 5.01 | – |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM MDT | 249 | 5.01 | – |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM MDT | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM MDT | 242 | 4.99 | – |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM MDT | 239 | 4.98 | – |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM MDT | 230 | 4.95 | – |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM MDT | 230 | 4.95 | – |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM MDT | 239 | 4.98 | – |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM MDT | 249 | 5.01 | – |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM MDT | 249 | 5.01 | – |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM MDT | 252 | 5.02 | – |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM MDT | 249 | 5.01 | – |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM MDT | 239 | 4.98 | – |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM MDT | 239 | 4.98 | – |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM MDT | 245 | 5 | – |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM MDT | 252 | 5.02 | – |
| Oct 29, 5:45 PM MDT | 252 | 5.02 | 46.4 |
Normal for Nov 5: 282–373 ft³/s (middle half of 28 years of record). Now: 285 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 285 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 28 years of record: 10th 247, 25th 282, median 325, 75th 373, 90th 411 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 217 ft³/s, highest 433 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+9.2% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
NWS observed 5.13 ft stage, 288 ft³/s at Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST (NWS gauge EMMC2; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.
Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Colorado Parks and Wildlife uses are 71°F.
Species the agency lists for Roaring Fork River: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout.
Source: Roaring Fork River | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (Colorado Parks and Wildlife).
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 4:44 PM MST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Gold Medal WaterThe Fryingpan River below Ruedi Dam at the Rocky Fork day-use area. Photo: Klambpatten (with Bureau of Reclamation), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Gold Medal WaterThe Arkansas River in downtown Salida, Colorado. Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Eagle RiverThe Colorado River and Onahu Creek in the Kawuneeche Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Eagle River.
Gold Medal WaterRepresentative photo · not Gore CreekThe South Platte River in Waterton Canyon, southwest of Denver. Photo: mark byzewski, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Gore Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Rifle Gap ReservoirNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Rifle Gap Reservoir.
Colorado · about 40 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Taylor Park ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Taylor Park Reservoir.
Colorado · about 46 mi
Basalt, Colorado
Fishing lodge · 2.7 mi
Basalt, Colorado
Fishing lodge · 2.9 mi
Basalt, Colorado
River cabins · 7.5 mi
Aspen, Colorado
Fishing lodge · 13 mi
