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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Fishing 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…
San Juan Fly Fishing is Red Hot
Barb caught this great bow on a dry fly today. The fishing is really great right now! Midges in chocolate and darker colors are the top flies for the best catches. If you have a yen to come to the San Juan to fish, do it now. The water is back down to 500cfs and…
July 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…
Wecome July! Wading is back!
High water is on it’s way out! Or down, as it were. Current flow is around 1800 cfs. There are no plans to reduce the flow this weekend but on Monday the flow will be down to 1100 cfs, Tuesday 800 cfs and Wednesday 500 cfs. Time to take your waders down from the hanger…
June High Water Fun
High water fishing has been excellent! But, all good things must come to an end. The flow is going to start being reduced on June 23rd. The plan is the water is going to lowered over a 12 day period. That is going to bring another interesting chapter to fishing the San Juan. When the…
May Fishing Report – Water on the Rise
Scott and Lynn caught beautiful fish on their visit with Fisheads. The water is rising and is almost at 4,000 cfs. As you can see from these pictures, fishing is great and the fish are big and healthy. Our guides love fishing high water. The water rose a little faster than anticipated but is still…