May 01, 2011 San Juan River Fishing Report
Capt. Mark Nesbit
May 1, 2011
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report
Hello Everyone,
The river is flowing around 490-500 cfs. The visibility is around 2-3 feet. Lots of moss especially in the afternoon.
The upper areas has been fishing good. The early am using #20-22 olive, cream, or gray larva's, to a #24-26 olive /black ribbed pupa or Krystal flash midge. # 24-26 gray bodied black headed pupa's and flash wings. #18-22 Red and orange larva's also working. Early afternoons has had a light BWO hatch in the upper areas. Try a #24-26 calf hair parachute Adams for sipping or gulping heads.
The main channel is fishing good using the above larva's and midge pupa's. Late am into early afternoon the beatis are hatching. #20-22 Pheasant tails, Wd40-s, gray or chocolate foam wing's, and Johnny Flashes.
Texas Hole down to the lower flats has been good to great. What has been working for me is #18-20 red larva's, #20-22 olive, gray or cream larva's in the am. Gray and Black #20-22 Big Macs, #20-24 gray and black ribbed midge pupa's, and emergers working well. Pheasant tails and wd 40s to foam wings in the pm.
The lower flats has been hot some days lately with a good hatch of the large midges starting around 10:30-11:00am. Beatis bend and death row has all been fishing good. Some good dry fly action below ET rock up on the flats.
Simon down to the Crusher hole Take out has been good to great with a good beatis hatch late am into the afternoon. #20-22 Adams sparkle duns and olive or gray Parachute Adams.
San Juan River Fishing Forecast:
The river should fish good all the way until high water. As of now high water is scheduled to begin 05/23. The B.O.R. will begin the 05/23 and ramp up the flow s around 1000 cfs a day up to 5000csf, at the end of the week. This flow will last until the end of the first week end in June. They will drop the flow from 5000 to 500cfs 06/6-10. The first week after high water can be some of the best fishing the river has to offer.
Target Species:
Rainbow ,Brown trout, Northern Pike, Bass, Carp
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