New Mexico Fishing Report for The San Juan River

Capt. Mark Nesbit
December 1, 2005
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

New Fishing Report

Hello Everyone,

Fishing is good and the crowds are gone. The river flow is around 580cfs. Clairity is 3-4 feet. OFF - SEASON Rates are in affect now, call or e-mail for more info. They will drop the river flow to 250cfs 12/6/05 to 12/21/05 for a river habitat improvement project. The flow will be 500cfs

CATCH & RELEASE fishing has been good with big fish being caught regularly

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

• Red juju bee #22-24

Leeches, black, brown, natural bunny

• Midge Dry’s black, olive, gray #26

• Gray or Chocolate foam wings#24

• Midges gray, cream & chocolate.

•Johnny Flash #24 gray

UPPER FLATS TO TEXAS HOLE: Fishing has been great in the braids and the upper flats water. The main channel is fishing ok.

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

• Desert Storm #20-22

• Foam wings chocolate, gray #20-22

• Larva cream, gray, red

• UFO's gray, cream, brown #22-26

• Bead head pheasant tail #24

TEXAS HOLE to end of the quality waters This area of the river is fishing good. Red larva has been working good below death row.

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

• UFO's gray , cream, brown #22-26

• 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

• Red larva #22

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