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  1. For folks looking for campsites in @BlackCanyonNPS this weekend, consider staying at Curecanti if Black Canyon fills. go.nps.gov/curecamping 4:28 PM May 24th via web
  2. The Morrow Point Boat Tour will begin on Friday June 1. More info at go.nps.gov/boattour. Book your spots early! (bp) 1:03 PM May 21st via web
  3. Join the National Parks for the Annular Solar Eclipse, Sunday, May 20th, at the Elk Creek Campground ampitheater, beginning at 6:30 pm. (AP) 10:32 AM May 17th via web
  4. May 19 & 20, Sat and Sun, there'll be a fishing tournament at the Elk Creek Marina. Details at info @ gunnisonchamber.com. (AP) 10:25 AM May 17th via web
  5. A fire ban will be in effect throughout Curecanti NRA beginning Monday, 21 May. For details go to go.nps.gov/v82jw1. (AP) 9:26 AM May 17th via web
  6. Kokanee salmon fishing is better at the western end of the Reservoir trolling from 5 to 25 feet deep. (AP) 9:26 AM May 4th via web
  7. Lake Trout fishing is fair with some bigger fish at 20'-50' using jigging large spoons or tube jibs. (AP) 9:12 AM May 4th via web
  8. Water level is 37' low w/browns & rainbows caught around rocky shorelines,using marabou jibs& small tube jigs tipped with meal worms. (AP) 9:09 AM May 4th via web
  9. Water is now on at the Lake Fork and Elk Creek Campgrounds, and soon will be at the Elk Creek RV dump station. (AP) 8:56 AM May 4th via web
  10. The Gunnison Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a fishing tournament out of the Elk Creek Marina on May 5th and 6th. (AP) 8:54 AM May 4th via web
  11. April 21 to 29 is National Park Week with free entry into all national parks, so come and enjoy Curecanti National Recreation Area. (AP) 2:07 PM Apr 22nd via web
  12. Kokanee Salmon fishing is rumored to be good, no reports on trout fishing. (AP) 7:15 AM Apr 22nd via web
  13. Lake Fork and Elk Creek boat ramps are open from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm 7-days a week, with mussel inspectors on duty. (AP) 7:13 AM Apr 22nd via web
  14. All of the ice has melted, and a report of good Rainbow fishing off of Elk Creek Cmpgnd and Brook trout fishing off of Iola. (AP) 12:49 PM Apr 7th via web
  15. The boat ramp at Elk Creek opened this AM. Iola basin inaccessible with scattered ice. All points west of EC are open. go.nps.gov/mussel 7:39 AM Apr 3rd via web
  16. The ice is disappearing fast with Cebolla Basin open, and the Lake Fork area about 50% open. (AP) 7:13 AM Mar 31st via web
  17. Starting Saturday March 31st, Lake Fork boat ramp will be open with mussel inspectors standing by from 6:30 am to 6 pm. (wm) 12:58 PM Mar 30th via web
  • Name CurecantiNatRecArea
  • Location Gunnison County, CO
  • Web http://www.nps.go...
  • Bio Official site for Curecanti National Recreation Area.
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