Posts by Chris Taylor - Head Fly Guide
Fall 2026 Front Desk Opening
Position Opening Front Desk Associate Fisheads San Juan River Lodge is looking for a dependable, hospitable person to help with the front desk of our lodge and fly shop. On really busy days, this person may also help the restaurant staff serve guests. Experience with fly fishing is preferred, but not required. There’s potential to…
Read MoreFall 2026 Front Desk Application
Application For Front Desk Associate The application below should take about 10 minutes to complete. We try to make this process simple to respect candidates’ time. Front Desk Role Application Form Δ EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.First Name(Required)Last Name(Required)Current Town/City and State(Required)Phone(Required) Country Phone Number Email(Required) What makes you…
Read MoreWeekly Fishing Report September 28, 2026
The rains have brought murkier water, but fish are still eating away. Bigger and brighter has been the way to go, with many of our guides fishing leeches, worms, eggs, and red midge larva. Midge and Baetis nymphs have still been working; just try something that can be seen…
Read MoreWeekly Fishing Report September 21, 2026
The big change is lower flows! We went from around 850 CFS over the weekend to just 250 CFS, and the fishing has been great! The weather’s been pretty awesome too. Highs in the 70s with some cloudy days have made for some of the biggest BWO hatches our guides have seen on…
Read MoreWeekly Fishing Report September 14, 2026
Similar conditions to last week, so we only updated a couple parts of the report for this week. Conditions keep getting better and better. Highs this week are perfectly in the 70s, and we expect the days ahead to have intermittent cloudiness, which make for some more…
Read MoreWeekly Fishing Report September 7, 2026
Conditions have been phenomenal. The summer heat is going away, and highs have been nicely in the 80s. Dry fly fishing has been excellent given the cloudier days we’re seeing. Streamers have also done well, especially in the morning. Several guides have spent the last few…
Read MoreWeekly Fishing Report August 24, 2026
Well, the 90-degree temps continued into this week after all, but the forecast is for temps to finally fall back down into the low and mid-80s at the end of the week. We’re starting to notice the water clearing up a bit, which has us hopeful for some end-of-summer dry fly…
Read MoreWeekly Fishing Report August 17, 2026
The first part of this week is looking pretty hot, but we’ll be cooling off in the second half. The drought hasn’t affected the fishing, as there’s plenty of cold water coming out of Navajo Dam. The fish remain focused mainly on subsurface midges and Baetis. The Baetis tend…
Read MoreWeekly Fishing Report August 10, 2026
The conditions and tactics from the last few weeks have not changed for this week. We have plenty of water and flows. The fish are focused mainly on the sub-surface action. We’ve had an uptick in reports from guides having success on streamers, while dry fly fishing remains.…
Read MoreWeekly Fishing Report August 3, 2026
The fishing hasn’t changed much since last week’s report. Flows are around 700 cfs, and we expect them to increase by around another 100 cfs during the week. This shouldn’t be too noticeable to fish or anglers, so stick to subsurface mayfly and midge patterns. Olive and gray…
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