Rio Epic Float & Wade Fly Fishing Adventures in Southwest Colorado & the San Juan River.
For over 25 years Rio Epic has been sharing epic fly fishing experiences with our guests throughout the Southwest. Our custom guided trips are safe, educational and a blast. From the world famous San Juan River in northern New Mexico to the Animas, Rio Grande, Dolores, Pine and regional lakes we have a trip for you.

If your vacation is near the amazing towns of Durango, Creede, South Fork, Silverton, Dolores, Pagosa, Bayfield and Navajo Dam New Mexico we will get you on the water.


rio
rēō (spanish for riv·er) | - noun
large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
epic
ˈepik | - adjective
heroic or grand in scale or character: an epic journey to the best fly waters in southwest Colorado and northern New Mexico.


It's going to be epic!

Rio Epic Celebrating 25 Epic Years
We have been at it for a long time making Rio Epic guides some of the best in the fly-fishing and outdoor education industry. From float or wade adventures in southwest Colorado on the Animas, Rio Grande, Dolores, Pine, mountain streams to the legendary San Juan River below Navajo Dam we have you covered.


Fly Fishing News & Notes
Report May 30 2025
Looks like summer is pretty much here and fishing has been fantastic on the San Juan River below Navajo Dam. Also our regional lakes have been productive as well. The Animas, Pine and the Rio Grande have also been a blast. Streamers and nymphs are the best approaches to getting into fish right now but dry fly season is going to be here in the next few days. Shhhh, the dry fly fishing on the Juan has be lit!
NEW: Release updates for the Rio from SLVID
quick click - guide reports
Photos: 1. Ozone and Mike. 2. Bent to a nice bow. 3. Owen with Sawyer and Felix. 4. Benson with a nice pike.
photography
We tell a lot of our story through photography. All the images you see on the site or in galleries are taken on our local waters either on guide trips or on "guides days off". Click away!