Posts by Chris Taylor - Head Fly Guide
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…
Read MoreSan 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 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…
Read MoreWinter Fly Fishing on the San Juan River in New Mexico
Mornings have been around 10 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. There have been trout grubbing in the weed beds for bugs to eat, so…
Read MoreSeasons 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…
Read MoreFly 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,…
Read MoreSan 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…
Read MoreSan 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…
Read MoreSan 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…
Read MoreSan Juan River Quality Waters Unaffected by Mine Spill
San Juan River trophy trout quality waters below Navajo Lake unaffected by mining waste spill. New Mexico anglers will be relieved to know the San Juan River’s trophy trout fishery below Navajo Dam was not affected by the recent mining waste spill in Colorado. The spill occurred in the Animas River, a tributary to the…
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