San Juan River Fishing Reports

For all of you that haven’t had the opportunity to fish the lower San Juan River, even though it is not a section you can wade on your own, boat required;  You might want to consider trying it sometime.  After a high water flow the fishing can be really awesome through that stretch.   The…

The water level is at 1,000 cfs and they are planning to drop it to 600cfs for one day only starting at 1:00 a.m. tonight, bringing it back up to 1,000 at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow.  The fish may be a little squirrely for a day or two then settle down again.  Fishing remains good using…

Our guides are really recommending the lower river drift.  PMD’s, Cicada’s and a few stone flies are around.  Although, it requires a drift boat to fish the lower San Juan River, it is really a good trip. It is all private land so no wading is allowed. The Quality Water is still fishing well with…

Mark caught this beautiful Rainbow on the lower portion of the San Juan River.  Fishing was great with hatches of caddis and PMD’s.  With the rain we had a few days ago, some ants were spotted on the river.  The ant hatch is coming just as soon as we get a good rain. If you…

The river is back to about 500 CFS but increasing to 600 CFS tonight.   The lower river is starting to fish well.  They have seen cicadas and have had some success with midges and baetis dry fly fishing. The upper river is still fishing good with the usual suspects of larva and eggs. The…

Even the kids are having a blast and catching fish! Great job.  Alas, the high water is coming to an end.  Water level should be at 500cfs by Saturday.  Fishing should still be hot for the next few weeks. San Juan worms, eggs, red and orange larva are still working well. There is still time…

The river is going to 5,000cfs today, and the river has cleared up.  The projected stay at 5,000cfs is 5 to 7 days and the ramp down is expected to take 3 days.  The river is fishing good!  Everyone is happy and excited.   Historically, after the ramp down, the following few weeks are awesome…

Good news for all who enjoy fishing high water!  It is starting next Monday.  Right now the river is fishing well using San Juan worms, bunny leeches, egg patterns and bright colored larva.  In the afternoon, use mayflies and crystal flash emergers. A few years ago I fished high water when they were lowering the…

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…