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San Juan River Fishing Reports

The latest from our guides

We spend every day on this river, and our fishing reports reflect what we’re seeing right outside our doorstep. From fly pattern suggestions to relevant techniques, our updates help you plan a great day on the water. If you're thinking about a trip to the San Juan, take a moment to explore our lodge.

Fly Fishing Tips On Reading The Water

September 22, 2016

Reading the water when fly fishing is a great skill to know and understand. On the San Juan River in New Mexico reading the water will help you put more big brown and rainbow trout in the net and helps when looking for new water to fish.  The trout on the San Juan river are always on…

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San Juan River Fishing Report – Sept

September 17, 2016

San Juan River Fishing Report September 17th report date Fisheads of the San Juan River is fishing fantastic.  Anglers have been catching 20 inch plus trout daily.   Reports that leeches to annelids are working well, small red larvae on bottom and a dark color leech on top, light weight and a dead drift will work…

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San Juan River Fishing Report – Sept. 11

September 11, 2016

San Juan River Fishing Report for Sept. 11, 2016   Fishead (fish-head) n. A person who spends all their time thinking about, dreaming about, or in the pursuit of fish. Over the next 7 days the San Juan River will be fantastic. The cloudy days will provide some much needed relief from the sun. The…

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San Juan River Fishing Report

July 25, 2016

San Juan River Fishing Report Once again we are putting up some interesting information about the fishing on the San Juan River. Dry fly fishing is coming off daily.  Despite the high temperatures many anglers are catching fish that are larger than normal.  We here at Fisheads have had guides pull in 22 inch rainbows…

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San Juan River Fishing Report – July 19, 2016

July 19, 2016

San Juan River Fishing Report for July 19, 2016 Water flow: 802 cfs Visibility: 60 inches Water temperature at mid-day: 41 Degrees F Water condition: Clear Best time of day to fish: All day long, best dry fly fishing from 11:00am to 6:00pm Best stretch: The whole quality water section is fishing well! Best access…

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Top 5 Flies for the San Juan River

June 27, 2016

  Top 5 Flies for the San Juan River When regularly fishing in the San Juan River, anglers develop a core set of flies that they always have.  Here are a few of them.  All these patterns can be ordered from Fisheads.                 San Juan Worm Size16-Size20 Everyone knows this fly because it catches fish…

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