New Mexico Fishing Report for The San Juan River

Capt. Mark Nesbit
August 22, 2003
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

Hello Everybody,

The river is flowing around 580 cfs, river clarity is around six feet. The river is fishing great at this flow level. Lots of great fishing in the riffles. Dry fly fishing is good. Some large fish have been caught lately. Tight Lines until next time. Mark

CATCH & RELEASE

This area has been fishing really good .

•• UFO’’s (cream or brown size #22-24

•• Larva, red, cream, gray, brown #18-24

•• Scuds (gray)

•• Olive, natural, gray leeches & wooly buggers

•• princess #22

•• Chocolate, & gray foam wings

•• Black bead head Midge emergers#24

•• Worms, orange & brown, red

UPPER FLATS TO TEXAS HOLE

Fishing has been great in the braids and the upper flats water.

•• Same flies as above for the AM

•• Black midge emergers

•• San Juan worms (AM)

•• Chocolate beatis patterns like RS-2, Johnny Flashes

•• Flashback Pheasant tails

•• Gray & Chocolate foam wings

TEXAS HOLE TO LOWER FLATS

Fishing has been good.

•• San Juan worms ( brown or orange)

•• Gray or chocolate RS-2

•• Midge emergers black or cream

•• Red, cream, gray larva #24

•• Gray & Chocolate foam wings

LOWER FLATS TO BAIT WATER

•• San Juan worms

•• Gray & choc UV wing #22-24

•• cream & brown UFO’’s #24

•• Midge emergers

•• Flashback Pheasant tails

•• Chocolate beatis patterns

•• Brassie’’s #22

•• Naked Red lady #22

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