Spring Break in Pagosa Country!
Capt. Scott Taylor
March 12, 2015
Pagosa Springs - Freshwater Fishing Report
Spring Has Sprung in the High Country!
Spring Break is in full swing now at the Wolf Creek Ski Area, but we are still fishing on the Lower San Juan River with both wade and float trips and when the conditions permit on the upper San Juan at Sunset Ranch and thru the town stretch. Most days in the spring the temperatures in Pagosa are 35 – 50 degrees. So if you come to town and are not going skiing, lets go fishing.
The fishing below the dam has been good with some bigtime midge hatches from mid – morning on, and the water clarity is getting better every day. The lake has stopped turning and the greenish color of the river will soon be gone. The one good thing about dirty water is that the fish can't see us either and we can use some larger flies than we typically use on the Lower Juan. Now that it is getting clearer we can get back to the sight fishing that we all love on the Lower Juan. The snow pack in the last few weeks has changed greatly. The Ski Area had over 100 inches of snow in 10 days, and if we get a few more storms we might get lucky and have enough water in Navajo Lake for a few days of flushing the river out with flows around 5,000 cfs. It has been a few years since we had enough water to flush the river.
Tanner with his first Trout on the fly!
Toby with his first trout.
Tanner and Toby's dad, Shane got in the action too!
Spring Tarpon fishing is right around the corner. Steve and I will be in the Everglades April 1st to the first week of June. Jeff, Dave, Alex and Andy will be holding the fort down in Pagosa. If you have ever had the itch to fly fish in the saltwater or have fished other areas in the Salt you need to check out Fly Fishing in the Everglades Nat. Park and the 10,000 Islands on the West Coast of Florida. For the upcoming Tarpon Season, I am offering readers of this fishing report some big savings. For fishing trips in April & May of 2015 that are 3 days or longer, the rate will be $450 a day. A savings of $100 a day!
Make sure to visit the Laid Up Charters web site (http://www.laidupcharters.com).
Here are some pictures from the Dave Mitchell group last week.
Scott Taylor
http://highcountrycharters.com
970-946-5229
While you are in town make sure that you visit the following businesses!
Need Fly Fishing gear? See Pop's
Let it Fly
Downtown Pagosa Springs, across from Kip's
970-264-3189
http://www.flyfishpagosa.com
Hungry for Adventure?
Pagosa Outside Adventures - Rafting, Biking, Kayaking, Tubing
Downtown Pagosa Springs
970-264-4202
http://www.pagosaoutside.com
Need Ski Rentals?
Pagosa Ski Rental (PSR)
Downtown Pagosa Springs
970-264-2866
http://www.skipagosa.com
Pagosa Springs Fishing Forecast:
On the local waters fishing will be good until spring run off begins (depends on the temperatures). Below the dam, on the lower San Juan river fishing will only improve with warmer temps over the next few weeks.
Target Species:
Trout
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