• ‬‭Book your flight to arrive in Montrose, Colorado at Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ).‬‭

• Several major‬‭ airlines‬ service Montrose Regional Airport. Direct flights may be hard to come by but there‬ are often the shortest layovers through Denver or Dallas.‬

• You will need to arrive as close to 1 pm on your scheduled‬ arrival day‬ as possible.

• Our shuttles will pick you up around 2 pm, please plan your flight accordingly. The ride to the lodge takes about 45 minutes. Your shuttle will stop on the way in so that you can purchase any alcohol you would like for your time at the lodge.

• We will reach out in advance of the trip to get a list of any alcohol that you would like for your time in the canyon, as it is packed in ahead of your arrival.

• We are happy to help if you need any assistance booking or choosing flights.

• Check into the lodge at 3 pm.

• Our lodge is located in Hotchkiss, Colorado.

• If driving to the lodge, please note that appetizers will be up at the lodge around 5:30 pm, followed by dinner shortly after. Please stop en route to the lodge to purchase any alcohol you would like for your nights at the lodge.

• Please plan to arrive at the lodge no later than 5 pm.

• ‭IF FLYING, MAKE SURE TO SHARE YOUR ITINERARY WITH US BY SUBMITTING THE “TRAVEL DETAILS” FORM YOU WERE SENT BY EMAIL, OR BY SENDING US YOUR FULL FLIGHT ITINERARY ONCE YOUR HAVE BOOKED YOUR FLIGHTS! ‬

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• The standard fishing program‬‭ is divided into 2 beats‬ from the Pleasure Park launch ramp “up” and “down”.

• With‬ the addition of the Canyon Program you will also be fishing‬ the 14 mile stretch from Chukar Trail down to the end of‬ the Black Canyon. This program gets you fishing the most‬ water!

• Everyone will enjoy 2 fishing days with one evening spent in the Canyon, with three total nights spent in the lodge, where you will fish one day “up” and one day “down” from Pleasure‬ Park.‬

• The Pleasure Park boat ramp is less than 10 mins from‬ the lodge.‬

• When fishing from Pleasure Park, you will be in hard‬ drift boats, in the canyon you will be fishing from‬ inflatable rafts.‬

• We will use dry flies and streamers with floating lines.‬

• For Streamer fishing, we may use a sink tip to reach‬ the proper depth. It is prime hopper season!‬

• We will be fishing with Gunnison River Expeditions.

• When fishing “Up”, you will start out your day with a quick‬ jet boat ride up river, into the Bottom end of the Black‬ Canyon. You will then jump in a drift boat with your guide,‬ and float for the rest of the day back to Pleasure Park.‬

• When you are fishing “Down” you will jump into drift boats‬ with your guide and hit the stretch from Pleasure Park‬ down to the take-out (roughly an 8-9 mile float)‬‭

• We will shuttle everyone down to Pleasure Park.‬

• Once there, we will load into 4x4 shuttle vehicles to drive to‬ the Chukar Trailhead.

• Once at the trailhead all of the gear‬ will be loaded onto horses to head down the trail. Don’t‬ worry, you will not have to carry anything!

• The trail down‬ into the canyon is hard packed, take your time and get‬ down safely!

• At the bottom your guides will have rafts ready. Load up and start your fishing for the day!‬

• You will fish all day and float to our camp for the night, where Chef‬ Joshua will meet you, to share your time in the canyon and prepare all of your‬ meals.‬

• The following morning, Chef Joshua will put up breakfast and then you will ‬pack up and fish your way back to Pleasure Park.

• Make‬ sure to bring a camera!‬ It’s a really serene and beautiful float through the canyon!

• Check-out time from the lodge is 11 am.

• Please book your departing flight to leave from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) as close to 1 pm as possible.

• If you need help booking your flights or choosing the best one, please reach out to Samantha@travelcreel.com

• If driving yourself, please be mindful of our check-out time for the cleaning crew to come in.

• On the morning of your departure, we will send out our Cashless Creel Gratuity Links, which you can use to send gratuity to your camp and lodge crew electronically, in case you are low on cash!