Dvorak Expeditions Colorado Rafting: Black Canyon of the Gunnison

This Black Canyon Trip is great. I have taken it two years running now. It is a 3 day 2 night trip. It is primarily a fishing trip - we go in early June to catch the Salmon Fly hatch, which is glorious if you hit it.

The fishing is great through the whole stretch, with changes in flies, hatches and conditions as the 3 days progress. The hike into the river is overated... not really that hard - I could have carried more gear.

Dvorak does a great job guiding rafts both for fishing and whitewater. Their guides are knowledgeable, agreeable, and professional and they go in 4 boat trips.



Tips: the weather has mostly been very hot and very sunny. Didn't really even use tents or heavy clothing. (of course, if weather was bad...). Bring lots of big stonefly patterns and a heavy rod for slinging them. Throw everything against the rocks (this is hard on your flies) and try to maximize a cleandrift (seemed like they often hit early or late in the drift). We did good on different caddis too as a dropper.