New Mexico Fishing Report for The San Juan River

Capt. Mark Nesbit
January 26, 2004
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

Updated: Jan 26, 2004.

Hello Everybody, The river is flowing around 272 cfs, river clarity is around three to four feet. The river is fishing good, and the crowds have gone, at least for the next few weeks. ”” Off Season rates”” are still in affect. Lots of great fishing in the riffles. Dry fly fishing is great in the upper braids stretches using size #26 olive & brown midges. Large black midge cluster pattern working good,. and #18 black griffins nat when the midges are clustering. The beatis hatch has been good when the conditions are right.. The lower part of the river is fishing fair to good .Depending on how cold the night is. The colder the night, the tougher the fishing. A few degree water temperature change will make those fish cop an negative attitude. Try deeper water or in the upper waters, where the water temp. is more consistent. Streamer fishing is working good using wooly boogers, or zonker patterns. Tight Lines until next time. Mark

CATCH & RELEASE

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

•••••••• Scuds (gray)#22

•••••••• Olive, natural, gray leeches & wooly boogers

•••••••• Midge Dry’’’’s olive, gray #26

•••••••• Chocolate, & gray foam wings

•••••••• UFO cream & chocolate #22-26

•••••••• Worms, orange & brown, red

UPPER FLATS TO TEXAS HOLE Fishing has been great in the braids and the upper flats water. The main channel has been beat up by fishermen over fishing. The water flow is low so everybody is able to fish both sides of the river. This area is over fished, and the end result is that the fishing is slow. There is a lot better fishing in the upper flats ,& braids.

•••••••• Same flies as above for the AM

•••••••• Gray scuds#22

••••••• San Juan worms (AM) brunt orange, rust brown, worm brown

•••••••• 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.

•••••••• Gray or chocolate Johnny Flashes #22

•••••••• 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

•••••••• Parachute Blue Wing

•••••••• Midge clusters Olive #20's

•••••••• UFO’’’’’’’’s (cream or brown size #22-24 black #18

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