Fly Fishing The East Portal // Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

[@tonyroumonada]

Damn dude, I've been watching your MTB videos for awhile but somehow missed that you make Fly Fishing videos too! I'm also a Fly Fishing MTBer and really enjoyed this. Another reason to hit up Colorado!

[@rehn_1989]

Fishing?! You have blessed us. This was well done ! For all the years of living in Montrose, I only remember driving up the Black Canyon once. I've seen the sign for East Portal but always thought it was some magical place haha. Great work.

[@OutdoorGold]

The East Portal is a magical place LOL, fishing magic though

[@user-tv8xp9gh6r]

In my fly fishing guidebook to the Gunnison Basin, "Fly Fishing the Gunnison Country," I let it be known that the East Portal is my favorite fishery in the Gunnison Valley. This video clearly shows why. Well done!

[@OutdoorGold]

The east portal is weird to me, there's been days where the fish are gorging and others where its super tough, I'm sad that we lost it this year. I have to check out your guide book! Sounds like a must buy!

[@marcosmadrazo2440]

Man! Awesome stories. Keep them coming. 🙏🏻🤩

[@OutdoorGold]

Marcos Madrazo headed out to make some more!

[@ederler1129]

Another stellar video. Makes me want to quit work and go on the road!

[@OutdoorGold]

Lots of good stuff in the great state of CO

[@PeepMeRide]

It's so pretty there! Awesome vid

[@OutdoorGold]

Its quite the place! Thanks for tuning PMR

[@mrrims]

Good looking trout! Nice video and editing man.

[@OutdoorGold]

This was one of the most frustrating edits Ive ever done! Thanks for tuning in CJ!

[@thim8009]

Keep living the dream brother

[@OutdoorGold]

Still alive and making a couple videos!

[@LIVE4THEADVENTURE]

From the East Portal how far can you hike along the river and fly fish? Have you ever hiked down from the central part of the river and fly fished? If so was the central a better place with bigger fish.

[@JW-hf9ev]

Scary road big time

[@TheCrashingDad]

I've only seen it from the top... Need to get down to the bottom, it's SO beautiful! Now I need to Google what a "foul-hook" means 🤔

[@OutdoorGold]

Its pretty sweet down on the bottom. A foul hook means I set the hook late, and what happened is the fish took the fly and spit it out, when I saw that on my indicator I set the hook and hooked the fish on the tail.

[@huntstyle]

FIRST again! I'm on a roll!

[@OutdoorGold]

Huntstyle double first’n! 🏆

[@huntstyle]

@@OutdoorGold I need to learn fly fishing. I hear it's pretty good up here. I've only ever been a bass fisherman!

[@TheStephenPB]

What chest pack is that? Great video! EP closed this summer apparently.

[@OutdoorGold]

Its some Umppua chest pack I bought 5 years ago. Its nice for quick access to all the essential for making on the fly ajustments. Pun intended. I was SOOOOO sad EP was closed this year with a slight glimmer of hope it may open in the fall. Fingers crossed. I found it ironic that the two non-mtb videos I made in 2020 are both currently closed between EP and Ice Lake.

[@ioriginalPSN]

Hey, new to colorado and stationed in the springs. I wanted to plan a fishing trip and overnight stay. does the park allow tent camping and catch and cook?

[@OutdoorGold]

There are campsites in the East Portal as well as on the top of the rim. You can cook, but I think you need to reserve your space in advance. There are some pretty nasty hikes down into the canyon that allow camping, but have regulations in regard to fire use in the wilderness boundary. There are ALOT of bears. ALOT of bears.

[@richarddiaz7702]

Went there yesterday for the first time caught my best brown trout on the lower, but a fish broke me off what could possibly be my best brown or rainbow on the sand bar only if I landed it.

[@OutdoorGold]

Those break off bring you back though! I was fishing the Colorado near Glenwood Springs 3 years ago and I hooked a 30" brown in the dark. I was about to net it and I asked my friend to turn on his light. This set the fish off and it jumped out of the water. I was shocked at how big it was before it took my drag down river. I was following it down stream and trip over a rock and fell in the water. I lost line tension and it got away. Still eats at me to this day, bringing me back year after year! Good to hear you had a good day in the Black!

[@locnrol5]

Great videos, but on all of your scenery shots you need to slow the pan, as your frame rate cant keep up. Slowwwwwwly!