Fall Colors Peaking, Fishing is good.
Capt. Mark Nesbit
October 22, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report
Hello everyone,
The crowds are still here, at least through this next week-end. The river flow is around 480-500 cfs. Some off color in the water starting. Lots of moss. Visibility is around 4 feet. The upper areas are fishing kinda tough lately for most. You might try using 7x tippet to a 6x leader. The other thing to think about and try to resolve, is are the fish seeing your leader as it drops down to them. Are they moving from your leader,presentation? If so try to get your leader straitened out by lifting your line up and making a up-stream mend. Your goal is to get your flies presented first in a drag free drift, before the leader goes by the fish. Give it your best shot and see if that doesn't help get some more fish on.
The best patterns of late for me has been a #24-26 iron gray bodied, black headed midge pupa,emerger and flash wing midge. Some light gray midges of the same size. Some mornings big red larva #16-18, Abe's midge master #20 gray/black. The above patterns have been good for me in the am and pm from the catch and release all the way to the gravel pit, the quality water boat take out. Texas hole on down has a decent to good BWO's beatis hatch late am to mid afternoon. Gray or Brown wd-40's, pheasant tails, Tav's flashy beatis, rs2' foam wings and cdc wings #20-22 have been doing good to great for me.
Come and enjoy the last of mid fall, and the colors on the San Juan.
I had a great duck hunt in Southern Colorado in the San Luis Valley a couple of weeks ago. The duck hunting here has few numbers and incredible amount of pressure considering the season just opened beginning of this week. Hunters remember to pick-up your spent shell hulls. Game and fish will be watching and writing tickets if you leave your hulls laying about. It's like cigarette butts laying around.
Tight lines to All,
Capt. Mark and Peggy
San Juan River Fishing Forecast:
The crowds leaving and the fall beatis hatch kicking in.
Target Species:
Trophy Rainbow and Brown trout
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