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New Mexico Fishing Report for The San Juan River
Capt. Mark Nesbit
June 7, 2004
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report
New Fishing Report
Hello everyone,
Fishing report updated 6/7/04
The river flow is around 371 cfs, the river clarity is 3 - 4 feet. As of today the river is fishing pretty good to great. . The river has a good color to it. The dry fly fishing has started. The fish were eating size16 black ants the other morning before the beatis started coming off. Then you can fish the beatis, blue wing olive hatch, and if you stay out late enough, the dead chicken fly for the midge hatch. The north bank across from the cable hole is fishing good using a #24 brown bodied, yellow thread ribbed, black headed midge pupa. The last few days there has been a large midge hatch early am.
As of today, I am a U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Captain. The top water bite is on at the lake for Smallmouth Bass, and Carp using dries, and popper’s.
Tight Lines to all,
Mark.
CATCH & RELEASE
• Larva, red, cream, gray, brown #18-24
• Scuds (gray)#22
• Gray headed black zebra midge #24
• Midge Dry’s black, olive, gray #26
• Disco #24
• UFO cream & chocolate #22-26
• Worms, orange & brown, red
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 fishing has improved in the main channel. 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
• RS’2 chocolate, gray #22-20
• Pheasant tail #20-22
• Foam wings chocolate, gray #20-22
• San Juan worms brown, orange, flesh
• chamois leech
• Disco #24
TEXAS HOLE to end of the quality waters
This area of the river is starting to fish good. The fish are starting to move into the fast water, and the overall view of the river, Fishing has improved. Start looking for Pmd’s and caddis in the bait waters, then in the lower quality waters. Hopefully we will have a good hatch this year.
• Disco# 22-24
• RS’2 Brown, or gray #20-22
• Pheasant tail #20-22
• 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
• caddis larva #16-20
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