The San Juan River in New Mexico is high, the fish are biting an the weather is getting hot!  Sunglasses, hat and lots of sunscreen if your coming to fish.

Water flow: 5000 cfs

Visibility: 60 inches

Water temperature at mid-day: 40 Degrees F

Water condition: Stained

Best time of day to fish: All day long, best dry fly fishing from 11:00am to 6:00pm

Best stretch: The whole quality water section is fishing well!

Best access point: Texas Hole parking lot

Fly fishing hatches in order of importance:

Midges are hatching all day long. At the moment they are small, midge pupa and larvae, size 22 to 24, olive,gray, black, chocolate, cream and of course red have been my best. The hatch is strongest from 10:30 to 2:00, then again in the last hour of the day. The midges are clustering so try fishing a cluster to a single dry midge. Black has been best. Try fishing BWO’s from 1:00pm to about 5:00pm. The hatch is best on cloudy days. Dark or light gray, brown and olive have been the best colors in a size 20 and 22. Both dry and wet patterns. Bunny leeches and woolly buggers are working well either dead drifted or stripping them. Black, olive or cream have been best. Streamer fishing has been good. Small streamers size 10 or 12 in olive, black or brown.They are best fished first thing in the morning or late in the day and at night! Egg patterns and red and orange larvae are working.

Recommended fly fishing leader: 9 Foot Leader

Recommended fly fishing tippet: 5X Tippet

Best fly fishing rod: 10′ 5 Weight Fly Rod

Best floating fly line: PowerTaper WF Fly Line

Best sinking fly line: Streamer Stripper Sink Tip Fly Line