Roaring Fork Valley Trout Fishing

The Roaring Fork River is a steep but completely freestone mountain river with no dams which flows approximately 70 miles down to join the mighty Colorado River. All the way from the top to the downstream location of Glenwood Springs, you will find ample opportunities to catch phenomenal Cutthroat, Rainbow, Brown and Brook Trout. A perfect central location to fish from is Snowmass Colorado.

If you are upstream of Aspen you can enjoy some dry fly fishing and catch some wonderful trout. Once downstream of Aspen all the way to Basalt, the river becomes larger and flows more swiftly and is the perfect Wild Trout Water. There is no stocking of this area and it is Fly Fishing Catch and Release only.

The best way to get to the fish in this part of the river is by wading. At Basalt, the Roaring Fork meets the Frying Pan River and now you're into a nearly thirty mile stretch of Gold Medal Trout Water which is the most exalted classification of Trout water anywhere in Colorado. The summer months will find your fellow fishermen float fishing, although in other seasons it is preferable to wade fish in this area.

By the time that the Roaring Fork arrives at Carbondale, it joins the Crystal River which is a completely clear river that you can see right into the bottom of and which also is home ot some of the biggest mountain whitefish in the country. This joining with the Crystal turns the Roaring into a typical large Western river, with a mix of deep pools, long runs and huge riffles where you will find some of the largest trout to be found anywhere in the state.

The best way to fish this phenomenal area of the river is by hiring a local guide to take you out to the special hot spots in a drift boat, visit the Snowmass Activity Guide for more information. This is also a great wade fishing area at all times of the year with the particular exception of the spring runoff time when the water flows too swiftly to safely wade into it.

Once you've gotten down this far to Glenwood Springs it's time to put the fishing gear away and go pay your respects to the grave of Doc Holiday who came to "take the medicinal waters" of Glenwood Springs, but never left. You might also want to go for a swim in the largest outdoor swimming pool in the world, which is fed by a natural hot spring right in Glenwood Springs.

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