Gold Medal Waters 

Gold Medal is more than a measure of fish size.
It’s a measure of Colorado’s fisheries.

Colorado Gold is equal parts outreach, advocacy and restoration efforts connected by the common thread of Gold Medal water. Trout Unlimited is building the Colorado Gold brand with a unique digital media platform serving as the anchor point where anglers can gain ethical insights on fishing Colorado’s Gold Medal waters while learning about surrounding trout habitat, watershed ecology, important policy issues and ways to engage in TU’s ongoing conservation work. By establishing a direct connection between anglers, the waters they fish and the conservation values necessary to sustain them, TU is ushering in a new era of advocacy and support for Gold Medal watershed conservation.

Grand County’s Gold

Colorado River (40 miles in Grand County)

The upper Colorado River offers multiple opportunities to catch quality trout in two distinct Gold Medal segments. The 20-mile reach between Windy Gap Reservoir at the Fraser River confluence near Granby and Troublesome Creek, east of Kremmling, includes multiple State Wildlife Areas and sporadic public wading access scattered between private parcels. A second 20-mile Gold Medal reach starting at Canyon Creek (accessible via the BLM Pumphouse Recreation Area and Campground just below Gore Canyon) and extending to Rock Creek (near McCoy) is the state’s most recent GM designation, attracting many anglers with multiple boat ramps and miles of public wade fishing access to the highest concentration of trout on the upper Colorado River.