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8/20-8/26
The river flow is now at 600cfs and we don’t know how long they are going to run it at 600 but enjoy it while you can. 5x- 6x fluorocarbon tippet is best. Fishing slower moving water off of fast water is holding the most fish. For nymph fishing a black and grey midge size…
Read More8/6 -8/12
For nymph fishing a cream, and black midges size 20-24, Copper john and pheasant tails size 20 and a RS2 in grey size 20-22, Grey and black foam back emergers in size 20-22. Fish your midges hovering above the bottom around 6 to 12 inches you do want to be on the bottom when using…
Read MoreJuly 31- August 6
The river flow is at 500cfs. 5x- 6x fluorocarbon tippet is best. Fishing slower moving water off of fast water is holding the most fish. For nymph fishing a brown, tan and olive midges size 22-24, Copper john size 20 and pheasant tails size 20-22, Grey foam back emergers in size 20-22. Fish your midges…
Read MoreJuly 23-29
The river flow is at 500cfs. The water is getting clear so fishing 5x- 6x fluorocarbon tippet is best. Fishing slower moving water off of fast water is holding the most fish. For nymph fishing a tan and black midge size 22-24, Copper john size 20 and pheasant tails size 20-22 For dry fly fishing…
Read MoreFishing report July 16-23
The river flow is at 500cfs. The water is getting clear so fishing 5x- 6x fluorocarbon tippet is best. Finding that slower moving water is holding the most fish so look for the edges of fast water to fish. For nymph fishing a tan,black and olive midge size 22-24, red larva and annelid size 22-24…
Read MoreJuly 4th San Juan River fly fishing report
The river is at 1,100cfs and well be dropping throughout the week to 500cfs by July 5th! The water is clearing up so using fluorocarbon 5x tippet is best. Fishing a size 18-24 red larva, size 18-24 brown or black midges, size 16-20 brown or pink worms and a egg pattern in light colors. For…
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…
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Read MoreWinter Fishing Report
7-Day Forecast The Lake has turned over; the river finally has a little milky green color to it. I for one am looking forward to the off color water dumbing the fish up a little. They can just see too much in the clear water. The streamer fishing should get good soon! Happy New Years!…
Read More7-Day Forecast December is here, it is the best time of the year to fish if you like having the river to yourself. It has been in the 50’s most afternoons, the midges are hatching all day long, the river is clear, and the lake has not turned over yet. The fishing has been excellent!…
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