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A Full Gold Medal Water Experience in Colorado
With a team of local guides and riverfront cabins in the heart of the Gunnison Valley’s Gold Medal water, Taylor River Lodge gives you a 360° fly fishing experience. Mix and match full-day floats to target big browns on the Gunnison, walk and wade trips to fish for cutthroats high in the alpine, or multi-day float trips through the famed Gunnison Gorge. At the lodge, fish our private stretch of the Taylor River while the family takes casting lessons on our stocked pond.
Featured Experiences
Float Trips from the Headwaters Down
From June to September, float the upper Gunnison from the headwaters down. Throw dries to big browns and rainbows on Gold Medal stretches with our expert guides.
“Learning to Fly” Instruction-Based Experience
Whether you’re new to fly fishing or it’s time for the kids to learn, our beginner program focuses on casting technique, fly selection, and reading water, with guided instruction on our private stretch and stocked pond.
Small Creek Fly Fishing Trips
Hike to high-alpine creeks to cast single dries to wild cutthroat. This adventurous approach is a Colorado classic, and your guides know the best spots based on the season.
High Country Lake Adventures
This full-day fly fishing adventure takes you to the high country to cast on pristine alpine lakes for wild trout. With stunning views and a peaceful setting, this is a great small family outing.
Your Riverfront Cabin Retreat
An off-grid collection of log cabins, Taylor River Lodge is set near Crested Butte along the Taylor River’s pristine trout water. Along with a handsome main lodge where chef-prepared meals are served and a bathhouse with a saltwater pool and spa, there’s a stocked trout pond, immediate river access, and other guided adventures like hiking, mountain biking, and rafting.
Meet Our Team
Your Colorado Fly Fishing Guides
Local experts with a serious fly fishing obsession, our guide team is a friendly group of avid anglers with years of experience and the highest certifications.
Elise Brizes
Elise Brizes is a cat skiing and backcountry guide based in Crested Butte. With a background in engineering and avalanche education, she brings both technical skill and contagious energy to the mountains. When she’s not guiding, she’s outside, writing to friends, or hanging with her two cats, Remy and Ru.
Jack Caprio
Jack Caprio is a multi-discipline guide based in Crested Butte. He leads skiing, rafting, fishing, and climbing adventures and loves sharing Gunnison Valley’s world-class outdoor pursuits.
Billy Rankin
Billy Rankin is a veteran ski and mountain guide for Eleven with 30 years of experience. Based in Crested Butte, he’s passionate about deep powder, good people, and unforgettable days outside.
Ryan Martin
Ryan “Martini” Martin is a guide for Eleven based in Crested Butte. From remote river floats to untouched alpine lakes, he’s passionate about building one-of-a-kind adventures for guests.
Explore Eleven's Fly Fishing Lodges
Eleven Cedar Lodge
Located on the South Island of New Zealand, Cedar Lodge offers unparalleled heli-fishing and adventures for up to eight guests. Led by local guides, guests lift off from the lodge to target big browns and rainbows in gin-clear water.
Eleven Martín Pescador Lodge
With a seven-day itinerary split between two lodges, Martín Pescador offers an endless variety of float fishing in Patagonia. With expert guides, on-property boat docks, and riverfront lodging, this experience accommodates up to 10 anglers.
Eleven Owen River Lodge
Known for delivering some of the world's best sight fishing, Owen River Lodge accesses nearly 30 brown trout fisheries on New Zealand's South Island. The remote lodge sleeps 12 guests in six riverfront cottages.
Eleven Taylor River Lodge
Hidden in a forested canyon in western Colorado, Taylor River Lodge’s eight riverside cabins access the best of the Gunnison Valley’s Gold Medal water. Led by local guides, guests can float fish, walk and wade, and cast on our stocked pond.
Eleven Rio Palena Lodge
Set in a remote river valley in Chilean Patagonia, this seven-bedroom lodge offers a full range of heli-adventures and guided fly fishing. Led by expert guides, guests can kayak, hike across glaciers, and float or walk and wade.
Eleven Hölkná Cabins
Two off-grid cabins on Iceland's Hölkná River give anglers exclusive access to eight miles of pristine water, where Atlantic salmon run from the nearby ocean. This experience includes expert guides and accommodates up to six guests.