San Juan River Fly Fishing Reports

San Juan River Fly Fishing Reports February 3rd, 2016 Fishead (fish-head) n. A person who spends all their time thinking about, dreaming about, or in the pursuit of fish. Mornings have been around 5 degrees and afternoons in the low 30’s. We are seeing some dry fly fishing on midges. The winter weather has left…

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San Juan River Tips

San Juan River Tips   Fish fluorocarbon tippets at the end of your mono-filament leader when nymph fishing. 5X to the first fly and 6X to the dropper. This will produce more strikes as the fish can’t see the fluorocarbon. Fishing 22 to 24 midges in the slower waters has been great, Fish light weight…

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San Juan River Fishing Report

San Juan River Fishing Report Week 4 of 2016     Mornings have been around 5 degrees and afternoons in the low 30’s. We are seeing some dry fly fishing on midges. The winter weather has left snow on the ground and ice along the edges of the river, so dress warm. Rainbows are feeding from…

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Seasons Greeting from Fisheads

Season’s Greetings, Friends of Fisheads! The entire crew of Fisheads San Juan River Lodge, and I, want to thank you all for another great year. We want to thank you for fishing and staying with us.  You are what make Fisheads successful. Many of you have become friends and we look forward to seeing you…

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Fly Patterns of the San Juan River

Must-have fly patterns for the San Juan River in descending order of importance: Fly Name: Fly Color: Fly Size(s): Travis Para Ant Brown, black 14 Rojo Midge Orange and red 18 Griffith’s Gnat black 18 Birchell’s Hatching Midge Gray, olive, brown 20 to 22 Rosenbauer Parachute Beetle Red 20 to 24 Cartoon Hopper gray, olive,…

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San Juan River Winter Fishing Report

San Juan River Winter Fishing Report – Winter Fishing at the San Juan River The hatches on the San Juan River have been heavy. The midges are small (size 24 and 26) and consistently hatching every morning and afternoon. The BWO hatch is still coming off below T-Hole. Start looking for them around noon. Foam wings…

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San Juan in Winter

Winter Fishing Report Come out and do some winter fishing on the San Juan River. The Lake has started to turned over; Navajo Lake is just starting to get a little milky green color to it. I for one am looking forward to the off color river water dumbing the fish up a little. They…

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San Juan River Fly Fishing in September

The hatches have been heavy. The midges are small (size 24 and 26) and consistently hatching every morning and afternoon. The BWO hatch is still coming off below Texas Hole on San Juan. Start looking for them around noon.  Foam wings and Johnny flash are working great below T-hole. Try midge larvae (olive, gray, black…

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