San Juan, New Mexico The flows are at 985 cfs.

With temps pushing 100 degrees in the Southwest, the Juan remains the best fishery with the coldest water for trout.

These higher flows have caused trout to spread out throughout the wade and float sections of the river.  Don’t be afraid to try different spots.

Tactics may need to change (in a good way), such as fishing deeper worm/small midge rigs, throwing big dries, or hucking big streamers.

Flies: Annelids, San Juan Worms, Egg Patterns. Midges, RS-2, 

Dry’s: Griffiths Gnat, Black Ants. Big Terrestrials

You can always Euro Nymph on the river with. Duracell’s in Natural, Duracell Bomb HE. 

The flow is at 18.9 csf.

The river is extremely low and warm! give the fish a break and not fish the San Juan in Town.

The fishing is up on the East and West forks, is low and staying colder then the other rivers in the area.

Nymphs:  Prince Nymphs standard and Jigged, blue and jigged, Flashback PT’S, Brillion’s Mean Machine , Rainbow Warriors  Iron Lotus, Jig Frenchie’s, Quill Bodied Jig Hares Ear, Bishop’s Dynamite in green, Jig Perdigon in orange and purple, Brillon’s Lucent H.E. Jig, Sexy Walts, Duracell, Tasmanian Devils. You just might want to thrown some streamers. Poachers in Black, all colors of Balanced Leaches.

Dry’s: Small Midge dries. Chubb

Williams is to low and warm Please keep from fishing. We are seeing dead fish in the river due to the high temps of the water, and people fishing! If you love to fish Williams please call CPW and show your concern for this fishery and ask them to close the river because of the low flows, but better yet ask them to open the release from the dam at least 10-15 cfs to preserve our fishery.

Nymphs:  Jigged Princes, Frenchies, Quillidigon in Natural, Surveyors, 20 Bombs and 20 inchers,  Iron Lotus, Brillon’s Lucent H.E. Jig on the swing all colors, Pats Rubber Legs, Stone bombs and 20 Bombs, Lighting bug in Purple. Duracell in brown and Pt, Space X.

Dry Flies: Naked Chubby’s in Orange and Purple, Caddis patterns

The river is becoming quite low and warm in the afternoon. Please fish early in the day and give the fish a break in the afternoon.

Nymphs: Jig and Standard princes, Hares Ears, Rainbow Warriors, Stone Bombs, Brillon’s Lucent H.E. Jig on the swing all colors on the swing, Pats Rubber legs.

Dry’s: Naked Chubby’s in Orange and Purple.

William Reservoir is the place for some great stillwater fishing! you just need to get your files over the weed bed along the bank. Best fishing is from a boat or float tube.

Flies: Semi Seal Leaches all colors. Wooly Buggers, Poaches, Balanced Leech all colors. When the wind picks up Frenchies, Princes, Hares ears floated under an indicator. 

Dry’s: Para Hares Ears, Antonio’s Superman

The Piedra River From the Bridge on USFS 631 to 1.5 miles above the US Hwy 160 is Fly and Lure only and Catch and Release! The Piedra in Hinsdale County is Fly and Lure only. all 
Cutthroat Trout must be released immediately!

The Flow at 5.81 CFS. as with the William's please refrain from fishing here and preserve the fishery. Fishing on the Piedra at this time leads to dead fish!

Nymphs: Jigged and Standard Pt’s, Hares Ears, Princes Standard and blue and Jigged, Pats Rubber Legs, Quillidigon in Natural and Pink, Quill bodied H.E. Brillon’s Lucent H.E. Smethurts Stone and 20 bombs.

Dry Flies : Naked Chubby’s Purple, Orange and Royal, Para Hares ear.

Flow is 145 CFS.

Please fish Early in the morning and be off the river by noon.

Caddis larva, mayfly nymphs, and even stonefly nymph rigs are a must.  Streamer fishing this time of year just might be the way to go if your looking for some bigger fish  Watch for hatches of baetis midday too for dry fly action.

Dry’s:  Caddis hatches around midday. 

Best Flies:  Stone fly patterns, Pat’s Rubber Legs, Pheasant tails, Pt Spectra 94, Caddis and many of our Competition Flies,

Dry’s Have some small chubby’s. Caddis, Para hare’s.

Flow above town 25cfs, Below El Vado 103 CFS.

WE had no reports

Best flies Nymphs: Stonefly Nymphs, Prince Nymphs, Blow torches.

Best Flies Dry:  Caddis and Hoppers.

South Fork of the Rio. Flows are at 41cfs in South Fork.

Flies: Royal, Purple and pink Chubby's Hares ears, Quillidigon in Natural and Pink Mini Leeches in Black.

Flow is at 60 cfs at South fork.

Nymph’s: Princes, Rainbow warriors, Stonebombs, Brillon’s Lucent H.E. Jig on the swing all colors.

The flows at Wagon Wheel Gap are 178 cfs and at 72cfs at 30 Mile.

  With the decrease in flows the floating window has passed. But the wade fishing is good.

Nymphs: Stone flies, Princes, Hair Ears, Semi Seal Leaches, Streamers, Pat’s rubber legs Go big with your flies, HDA Favorites

Dry’s: .  Naked Chubby’s Orange, Para Hare’s Missing Li

The Flows at Magote (lower river) 74 CFS and below Platoro (Upper River) 41 CFS.

With the flows this low the river is getting warm by the afternoon. Fish early and be off the river by noon.

Upper River:  Stone flies, Mayflies, Caddis.

Lower River:  Jig Head Princes, Hares Ears, Semi Seal Leaches Brillon’s Lucent H.E. on the swing all colors.

Drys: Stimis, Naked Chubby’s in royal and orange. Caddis in Brown and black