Ridgway, CO
RIGS Fly Shop & Guide Service in Ridgway, Colorado operates with permitted access to three national forests — a distinction that gives clients extraordinary reach into some of the most spectacular and diverse fly fishing in the entire Colorado Rockies. The Gunnison River, flowing from the headwaters of the Black Canyon through some of Colorado's most dramatic canyon terrain, is the centerpiece of the shop's guided offering — a powerful, complex river holding outstanding brown and rainbow trout in deep pools and long riffles carved through million-year-old granite walls. The Uncompahgre River provides a different character through the Ridgway valley below Ridgway Reservoir. The San Juan Mountains rise in every direction, and Ouray and Telluride are nearby — making this as scenically spectacular a fly fishing destination as exists anywhere in America.
RIGS guides run both float and wade trips on the Gunnison and Uncompahgre, navigating the canyon sections with expertise that comes from years guiding in this demanding and beautiful terrain. National forest permits open remote canyon sections and high-country waters that casual anglers cannot access independently — a significant advantage for clients who want to fish water that hasn't been hammered all season. Quality gear from Sage, Simms, Orvis, and Rio is stocked, matched to the demands of southwest Colorado mountain fishing. Ridgway's position near Ouray and Telluride makes RIGS the natural fishing hub for the entire San Juan Mountains region — world-class trout fishing combined with one of the most spectacular mountain environments in the American West.
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
