San Juan River Fishing Reports
San Juan River Fishing Report – July 19, 2016
San Juan River Fishing Report for July 19, 2016 Water flow: 802 cfs Visibility: 60 inches Water temperature at mid-day: 41 Degrees F Water condition: Clear Best time of day to fish: All day long, best dry fly fishing from 11:00am to 6:00pm Best stretch: The whole quality water section is fishing well! Best access…
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 Fishing Report: June 1, 2016
The San Juan River in New Mexico is high, the fish are biting an the weather is getting hot! Sunglasses, hat and lots of sunscreen if your coming to fish. Water flow: 5000 cfs Visibility: 60 inches Water temperature at mid-day: 40 Degrees F Water condition: Stained Best time of day to fish: All day…
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 MoreFisheads San Juan River Report March 21-26
Hatches: 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 T-Hole. Start looking for them around eleven AM. Foam wings and Johnny flash are working great below T-hole, gray has been best. Try midge larvae (olive,…
Read MoreFisheads San Juan Fishing Report March 14-19 2016
Hatches: 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, then again in the last hour of the day. The midges are clustering…
Read MoreSan 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…
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