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March Madness Just Around the Corner
Browns are fun to catch. This one is a beauty. San Juan River NM fishing report. 3/3/2020 Fisheads San Juan River Lodge The river is in excellent shape. With over 5’ of visibility the water is clearer this Spring than it has been for a long time. Usually the river has a green…
Read MoreBig Brown Caught on the San Juan River
One of Fisheads Guides, Kevin Coughlin (IG: @ibestrippin_inthe_evenings), had a client catch a 31 3/4 inch ~20lb ish pound Brown Trout. “This fish ate a pearl core braid San Juan worm #12, on 8lb Seaguar fluorocarbon, rigged 10 inches from a 3/0 split shot, 6 feet below the indicator. Flows were at 3000 cfs. Sage…
Read MoreMarty fly fishes on the San Juan River with her feet – Inspiring Video
Fisheads client Marty Loudder – an associate dean and professor of accounting at Texas A&M – was featured in this awesome and inspiring video by Orvis and Rockhouse Motion while fishing with Fisheads on the San Juan River in New Mexico. Marty doesn’t fish using her hands and arms. Marty uses her very adept feet to fish.…
Read MoreJoe Brooks Documentary Trailer
Joe Brooks is a icon in the fly fishing world. A new documentary, set to come out on Father’s Day 2018, is being created to tell the story about the amazing life of Joe Brooks. “Joe Brooks is one the most impressive people I have ever met in my life.” Left Kreh
Read MoreHigh Water Scheduled For May 3, 2017
The BOR released water from the dam today taking the water level from 473 cfs to 1010 cfs. The water will stay at this level until they increase the outflow from the dam on May 3, 2017. The water will be released at 250cfs per day over a 10-15 day period until the optimum of…
Read MoreMerry Christmas From Fisheads!!
This was a terrific fishing day. Sonny caught this beautiful rainbow and showed it to our favorite boat dog, Sammie. With Christmas just two days away, we’d like to let you know that we are going to be closing at 10 a.m on Saturday, December 24th through Christmas Day. We will reopen bright and early…
Read MoreA New River – San Juan River Tailwaters In New Mexico
A NEW RIVER by Gary Willmart Springtime, a time for new awakenings, the whole world comes alive, arising from the grip of winter The mighty San Juan River roars with a new life as water is released from the dam at ten times its normal volume. The river empties of people as the water rises…
Read MoreSan Juan River High Flow 2016
There is a lot of stigma concerning the high flow that we on the San Juan River will be experiencing here in the next few weeks. We at Fisheads would like to help clear the air and hopefully shed some light on the subject. Wading the river during this time can be a challenge, it…
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,…
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