Fishing Report 08/04 San Juan Seminar Alb.NM 08/28
Capt. Mark Nesbit
August 4, 2010
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report
Hello Everyone,
The B.O.R will drop the river flow tomorrow 08/05/10 to 500cfs.
Blue Sky Flyfishing will be holding a seminar at the Sportsman Warehouse in Albuquerque, NM 08/28/10 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. It will be a in depth look at presentation techniques, from sight fishing. nymphing, dry fly, and streamers, that I use on the San Juan, and Navajo Lake. I will go over the the cast, the hook set, the playing of the fish. the landing, and release. Also rigging suggestions, and basic knots that I use. I will have a Q and A time. I will also give some insight on fishing Navajo lake. My goal is to help all of you be more successful the next time out. Looking forward to meeting all of you.
The fishing has been good to great the last couple of weeks.
The water is clear with some moss. The higher flows of recent kept the snot rock from getting to bad. It also made the fish very active, and full of fight. I hope the monsoon moves out, and B.O.R. will increase the flows again.
The upper areas, old catch and release, cable, and upper flats have been good to me using #22-26 dark gray or black midge pupa's, with a #24 black Jujube or #24 gray johnny flash. # 24 black, or gray Krystal flash wing midges also working. If there is fish sipping they are on the emergence, if the water is quiet try larva's and pupa's. Cream ,gray, or red larva in #20-24will also get bit. Natural chamois #18-20 leeches are working too.
The main channel is fishing ok with above patterns in the am and switching over to beatis nymphs, #20 Brown Wd40s and Foam wings around 11:00am into mid afternoon.
Texas Hole down to the lower flats has been awesome. Early am into mid morning has been good with#24 olive or black midge pupa's and black #24 jujube and Krystal flash wings. Around 10:30-11:00 am the beatis start moving. We had a 60 fish hook up day last Sunday. 90% on the #20 chocolate foam wing.
From the lower flats to the catch and release takeout {the gravel pit} the Pale Morning Dunn's {PMD's} have been coming off from mid to late am into mid afternoon. For the nymphs I use a #18-20 natural hares ear, for the emergers I use a #16-18 hares ear with a trailing shuck, or 16-18 sprout foam wing. For fish rising and gulping I use a #16-18 Sparkle dun with a trailing shuck, also a #16-18 yellow sulphur mayfly dun. Until next time,
Tight Line's to all.
Mark Nesbit
Blue Sky Flyfishing
San Juan River Fishing Forecast:
The PMD hatch is in full swing
Target Species:
Tropy Rainbow and Brown Trout, Pike,Bass, Carp
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