San Juan River Fishing Report & News
Water flow: 350cfs
- Visibility: 60 inches
- Water temperature at mid-day: 40 Degrees F
- Water condition: Slightly Turbid
- Best time of day to fish: All day long, best dry fly fishing from 11:00pm 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. The midges are clustering so try fishing a cluster to a single dry midge. Black has been best. There has been a small ant hatch, and the fish are starting to rise. Try 
- Fish species: Rainbow and Brown trout
- Fishing season: Year Round
- Nearest airport: Albuquerque, NM (2.5 hr) or Durango, La Plata Airport, CO (40 min) or Farmington, NM (40 min)
- 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

