Waters · United States
Eagle River (Gypsum) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
One of Colorado's few sizeable rivers with no major dam, so it runs high and off-colour through June and fishes best from July. The upper river has recovered from Eagle Mine contamination.
Today's report: excellent (81/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Eagle River (Gypsum) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 11.2°C (52°F) and barometric pressure is falling.
Eagle River (Gypsum) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 11.2°C (52°F)
Measured at gauge EAGLE RIVER AT PRICE LANE BRIDGE NEAR GYPSUM, CO · reading 47 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 19:00–21:00 local time — score 82/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 80/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 87/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 74 — good | 82 — excellent | 78 — good |
| Brown Trout | 81 — excellent | 86 — excellent | 90 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Eagle River (Gypsum) rating:
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- water temperature: helping (+0.79)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:16:46 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge EAGLE RIVER AT PRICE LANE BRIDGE NEAR GYPSUM, CO · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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