New Mexico Fishing Report for The San Juan River

Capt. Mark Nesbit
September 2, 2003
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

Hello Everybody,

The river is flowing around 490 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 great in the lower stretches using size #26 olive & brown midges. Large black midge cluster pattern working good. The best fishing is coming soon in early fall. The weather and season change in colors is about to start. Warm days and cool nights, fall is special here. I had some clients land a pair of large fish that had paired up before the spawn.. 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

•• Midge Dry’s olive, gray #26

•• 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

•• Midge clusters, black #18

•• 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

•• Midge clusters black #18

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