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Fishing Report November 9, 2009
Capt. Mark Nesbit
November 9, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report
The river flow is around 480 cfs, water clarity is 4-5 feet. Still lots of moss. The upper areas, catch and release on down to Texas-Hole, has been fishing ok-good. I've been using a #22-26 red hot and cream or gray #24-26 larva early am and switch over to a dark gray or black midge pupa and emerger combination #26's mid am and then to a #24 gray or chocolate foam wing in the early afternoon. Late afternoon back to black or gray #26 midges. If your lucky and the fish are rising {sipping?} If sipping try a single #26 black or gray midge dry. If the fish are gulping try a large midge cluster pattern like a ant or griffins knatt.
The fishing has been good from the boats, from T-hole down to the gravel pit take out.
Early am I've been using #24-26 iron gray midge pupa and emergers. Abe's midge master #20 is still a hot pattern, Tav's #20 brown big mac all been getting bit. From around mid to late am I switch over to brown or gray beatis #20-22 nymph's and emerger's. #20 Chocolate foam wings have been the ticket for me.
The river is all catch and release from below the Dam all the way to the quality waters sign at the gravel pit boat take out.
I am going to start a little editorial comment called from a guide's point of view. Basically my observations as a guide.
How much gear do you bring? Ask your guide before your trip. Do you need a moving agency to move all your gear in and out of the boat? Think about it, how much are you going to really use. There is not much else that will get your captain /guide thinking what what the F@#^*. I like you to bring a extra rod if where going to put it to use. We don't care what you have, mainly that you can use what you have. The most important things for you to think about is Your Comfort in the boat, and ability to control the fish with line management. Not a bunch of extra gear that you really didn't need that your line keeps getting tangled in as your casting or playing a fish. The more relaxed and smoother you are the more success we'll enjoy. Remember, where a team, I'm fishing and your holding the rods.
Tight Line's to all,
Capt. Mark
San Juan River Fishing Forecast:
Fall fishing has been good and should stay that way. The lake will start turning soon.
Target Species:
Rainbow and Brown Trout
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