Anyone fished this area and have a guide to recommend?
TIA

Austin @ Dragonfly Outfitters

Beat me to it. Dragonfly Anglers is the best (only?) shop in town. The owner, Rod, is a good dude and knowledgeable about the area.

As an alternative, we used Dave Roberts at Crested Butte Angler and thought he was great. I took my 10 year old on his first fly fishing trip and Dave was fantastic with him. I would highly recommend especially with kids.

We make two trips a year to Crested Butte, once in the spring and once in the fall. We've used several guides, but our go-to guide service is with Craig McManus's outfit CBMcTrout. He's guided us on the Gunnison River, Taylor River, East River, Brushy Creek and Tomechi Creek. He does float trips and wade trips. If you can book with Graham, he's our favorite guide. He's a transplanted South African who is genuinely fun to fish with. Very knowledgeable, but more importantly, he has a permanent smile on his face. You can find them through their website: cbmctrout.com

We're headed there May 7th and fishing with Graham.

I like three rivers resort out of Almont. I floated the Gunnison downstream of Almont and it is good fishing. Tons of great water up there to fish.

Family owns a small place up there with several family friends. There is good info posted already.

My Thoughts:
1. Most of the fishing is down in Almont/Gunnison area (30-45min from mtn).
2. There is good private fishing up on the mtn.
3. There is some decent public water up on the mtn but not much

Guides:
Craig McManus, CBMcTrout, is good. Lots of access to private water on the mtn (2 min from golf course). Good all around guide. Can be slightly harsh on beginners. Is a typical fishing guide in that manner. But want quick close private water fishing he is your guy.

Gunnison River Guides
Link
Did a float trip with Joel last year and it was great. All day drifting on the boat. These guys do other things but float trips are what they do best. Found them through a guy here who's family new Jason personally. We both had good trips with them last year.

Fly Shops & in house guides
There are two shops in CB. Dragon Fly ( link ) and Crested Butte Angler ( link ). Dragon Fly has been around longer and is more in the middle of town. I have not fished with either, but found Crested Butte Angler more friendly and helpful with talking about public fishing. I have rented gear through them. From the people that have fished with the shops guides they all seem to be about the same. It depends on who you get. Book early and ask for their best guide for the type of trip you want. Hard all day fishing, easy access and easy fishing, shooting fish in a barrel, beginner, kids, ect. They will fit you with a good guide for your needs. Or just use Austin as suggested above.

If you want a float trip booking with a guide down off the mtn will be a little cheaper and I think better service.

Have fun and enjoy. If you can get access to the golf club ponds (or are willing to sneak in) there are really big trout in those lakes.

decent public walk in access fishing at the fish hatchery (google it).

thanks everyone for the tips

Love that town/area!

Grandparents used to own a place in Almont. I spent every summer and spring break up there for years. Fishing is awesome. Highly highly recommend Gunnison River Guides and Jason Booth. He was my grandparents' caretaker when they weren't there. One of if not the best guide in the valley. Tell him Rai and Margy Kelso's youngest grandson recommended him. Awesome guy, and you will have a fantastic time. Incredibly jealous. My dad sold the place when my grandmother died. Haven't been up there in almost 4 years now after being up there all the time. Such an incredible area.