All rainbow trout caught must be returned to the water immediately. The Gunnison Gorge Wilderness offers a technical and remote experience for rafters, kayakers and whitewater canoeists. The boating changes with every flow and is very dependent on winter snowpack. At flows below 800 cfs the Gorge is very technical and is not recommended for rafts over 12 feet in length. Flows over 5,000 cfs make the Gorge very dangerous for boating.
Currents become very swift and swirly, eddies disappear, and swims are very long.
Rescue is very difficult in the Gorge. See river map for locations and class of rapids. Located just down stream of the put in is Chukar rapid . Most choose to run center at higher water and the right slot at lower flows. Watch out for the pyramid rock center right thirty yards down stream.