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Fly Fishing the Gore Creek

A compact, clear freestone stream threading through Vail and its surrounding Gore Range wilderness, Gore Creek punches above its size with a Gold Medal designation and exceptional sight-fishing to selective trout year-round. The Gold Medal stretch from Red Sandstone Creek to the Eagle River holds an estimated 60 pounds of trout per acre.

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When to fish

Year-round

Best months: year-round

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Where to fish

Along the Gore Creek

I-70 frontage roads provide easy access through the Vail corridor, with primary pullouts at exits 171, 173, and 176. Stephens Park, Bighorn Park, and Gore Creek Campground offer parking with direct streamside access. The 18.5-mile Gold Medal section runs from Red Sandstone Creek downstream to the Eagle River confluence at Dowd Junction, paralleling I-70 with multiple entry points.

The water

Freestone

Key hatches

  • Midges
  • Blue-winged Olive
  • Pale Morning Dun
  • Caddis
  • Golden Stonefly and Yellow Sally
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Conditions

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Key hatches

  • Midges — year-round, dominant in winter and early spring
  • Blue-winged Olive — March through May, September through November
  • Pale Morning Dun — June through August
  • Caddis — June through September
  • Golden Stonefly and Yellow Sally — June through July
  • Terrestrials (ants, hoppers, beetles) — July through September

Fly shops near the Gore Creek

Shops and guides that fish the Gore Creek. See all 114 Colorado shops →

4 fly shops shownGore Creek at Avon

Species on this water

Trout

Nearby towns

AvonEdwardsEagle

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