San Juan River Fishing Reports
The latest from the Fisheads guides
We spend every day on this river, and our fishing reports reflect what we’re seeing right outside our doorstep. From fly pattern suggestions to relevant techniques, our updates help you plan a great day on the water. If you're thinking about a trip to the San Juan, take a moment to explore our lodge.
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May Fishing
With Summer almost here, we’d like to report that the fishing is great on the San Juan River. The muckiness of March and early April is gone, and the river is looking so much better. The fish are plentiful, and they are fat and healthy despite a rough few weeks the likes of which have…
On the Upswing!!!
The water is still off color but it is fishing well. One of our clients caught this beautiful brown measuring 32″ two days ago. Good job, Jim! As stated, the water is still murky but the visibility is improving every day. The patterns that are working are jigs; white, chartreuse and olive or black. Other…
Slowly But Surely
Slowly but surely the river is on the mend. The water clarity is improving but from a distance, it still is pretty murky. Fortunately, the river is getting more green, our normal spring color, than brown. The guides are reporting good fishing and everyone is catching fish. There are good hatches in the afternoon; blue…
April Fishing
The San Juan River is on the mend from the storm that brought us the muddy cold water. The best flies to use right now are bunny leeches in black or white, flashy larva, pink orange or red. Egg patterns. Good midge and blue-winged olive hatches are occurring in the afternoons. Flashback pheasant tails and midge patterns…
The San Juan River is back!
“Where did it go?” you might say to yourself. The San Juan River as we all know it, wasn’t the same for the past month. Mid-March brought a perfect storm to the river: the dam was being worked on, a snowstorm hit and rains washed all the snow away. Since the outflow from the dam…
Fun in the sun
The San Juan River is flowing at about 860 CFS. Midge fishing has been doing well through out the whole day. Midge larvae in grey, cream, olive, rusty brown and olive brown are working. Adult baetis are starting hatch in the later part of the day, but emerger patterns are still doing well. RS2 foam…