San Juan River Fishing Reports
Fisheads San Juan River Report March 21-26
Hatches: The hatches have been heavy. The midges are small (size 24 and 26) and consistently hatching every morning and afternoon. The BWO hatch is still coming off below T-Hole. Start looking for them around eleven AM. Foam wings and Johnny flash are working great below T-hole, gray has been best. Try midge larvae (olive,…
Read MoreFisheads San Juan Fishing Report March 14-19 2016
Hatches: Midges are hatching all day long. At the moment they are small, midge pupa and larvae, size 22 to 24, olive, gray, black, chocolate, cream and of course red have been my best. The hatch is strongest from 10:30 to 2:00, then again in the last hour of the day. The midges are clustering…
Read MoreSan Juan River Fly Fishing Reports
San Juan River Fly Fishing Reports February 3rd, 2016 Fishead (fish-head) n. A person who spends all their time thinking about, dreaming about, or in the pursuit of fish. Mornings have been around 5 degrees and afternoons in the low 30’s. We are seeing some dry fly fishing on midges. The winter weather has left…
Read MoreSan Juan River Tips
San Juan River Tips Fish fluorocarbon tippets at the end of your mono-filament leader when nymph fishing. 5X to the first fly and 6X to the dropper. This will produce more strikes as the fish can’t see the fluorocarbon. Fishing 22 to 24 midges in the slower waters has been great, Fish light weight…
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San Juan River Fishing Report Week 4 of 2016 Mornings have been around 5 degrees and afternoons in the low 30’s. We are seeing some dry fly fishing on midges. The winter weather has left snow on the ground and ice along the edges of the river, so dress warm. Rainbows are feeding from…
Read MoreWinter Fly Fishing on the San Juan River in New Mexico
Mornings have been around 10 degrees and afternoons in the low 30’s. We are seeing some dry fly fishing on midges. The winter weather has left snow on the ground and ice along the edges of the river, so dress warm. There have been trout grubbing in the weed beds for bugs to eat, so…
Read MoreSeasons Greeting from Fisheads
Season’s Greetings, Friends of Fisheads! The entire crew of Fisheads San Juan River Lodge, and I, want to thank you all for another great year. We want to thank you for fishing and staying with us. You are what make Fisheads successful. Many of you have become friends and we look forward to seeing you…
Read MoreSan Juan River Winter Fishing Report
San Juan River Winter Fishing Report – Winter Fishing at the San Juan River The hatches on the San Juan River have been heavy. The midges are small (size 24 and 26) and consistently hatching every morning and afternoon. The BWO hatch is still coming off below T-Hole. Start looking for them around noon. Foam wings…
Read MoreSan Juan in Winter
Winter Fishing Report Come out and do some winter fishing on the San Juan River. The Lake has started to turned over; Navajo Lake is just starting to get a little milky green color to it. I for one am looking forward to the off color river water dumbing the fish up a little. They…
Read MoreSan Juan River Fly Fishing in September
The hatches have been heavy. The midges are small (size 24 and 26) and consistently hatching every morning and afternoon. The BWO hatch is still coming off below Texas Hole on San Juan. Start looking for them around noon. Foam wings and Johnny flash are working great below T-hole. Try midge larvae (olive, gray, black…
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