New Mexico Fishing Report for The San Juan River

Capt. Mark Nesbit
July 13, 2005
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

New Fishing Report 7/13/05

Hello everybody, the river flow as of today is 537cfs. The water clarity is about 4-5 ft. Fishing is good. There is still a fair amount of moss in the waters above death row, but from there on down the river is pretty clean. The upper waters are having a major gray midge hatch in the am. Some blue wing olives mid afternoon below the T-hole. The bait waters are on fire in evening with the goddard caddis hatch happening. Fish are gulping midge cluster patterns through out the river.

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Tight Lines, Capt. Mark Nesbit

CATCH & RELEASE

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

• Scuds (gray)#22 • Leeches, black, brown, natural bunny

• Midge Dry’s black, olive, gray #26

• Krystal flash midge

• UFO gray, cream & chocolate, OJ’s #22-26

• Egg patterns, egg, Oregon cheese, baby pink, chartreuse

UPPER FLATS TO TEXAS HOLE: Fishing has been good in the braids and the upper flats water. The main channel is still being over fished. . The river flow increase helped this area, and the braid’s.. The bottom line about fishing the main channel is be prepared too share. It is always crowed any more.. Same flies as above for the AM

• Pheasant tail flash backs or natural #20-22, RS’2 chocolate, gray #22-20

• Desert Storm #20-22

• Foam wings chocolate, gray #20-22

• San Juan worms brown, orange, flesh

• UFO's gray, cream, brown #22-24

• Bead head pheasant tail #24

TEXAS HOLE to end of the quality waters This area of the river is fishing good

• Pheasant tail or wd 40 flashbacks or natural #20-22, RS’2 Brown, or gray #20-22

• UFO's gray , cream, brown #22-24

• Foam wings brown, gray#20-22 • Desert storms #22-24

• gold ribbed hare’s ear #18 • UFO cream, brown #22-26

• Zebra midge #24-26

• Double bead head caddis nymphs

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