San Juan, New Mexico The flows are at 343 cfs.  The fishing has been pretty good lately. Throw some junk flies followed by the small stuff. SJ worms and egg patterns. Hatches of Midges and Baetis have been good. Streamer fishing in the early morning has also been good.

Nymphing as always,. The wade fishing is picking up and should get even better as the fish get back in the swing of the normal flows.

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 27.9 csf.

The flows are falling and some ice is on the river. The best places to fish are in and around the Hot springs and down by the Archuleta County building. But with the cold temps is getting tuff.

Go Deep!

The fishing is slow on the East and West forks, due to the cold water temps.

West Fork and the East fork.

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. Chubby’s

The fishing had been pretty good below the lake despite the cold temps and ice along the side. This has probably changed over the last couple of days. The best fishing starts around 11am but slows down after 3pm.

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

Not happening.

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 fishing pretty good through the ice, Ice thickness is 5-6+ inches. Depending on where you drill. Best fishing has bee around the inlet.

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 Mineral and Hinsdale County is Fly and Lure only. all 
Cutthroat Trout must be released immediately!

The Flow at 27.9 CFS. To cold and icey.

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 343 CFS

Fish the deeper pockets as the water temp turn colder.

You may catch a few of the newly stocked cutthroat trout, cuttbows, or perhaps a 24″ brown trout.

Big flashy flies and an occasional streamer, 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 76cfs, Below El Vado 505 CFS

The river is fishing well in town and above. Below El Vado is not great.

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

Best Flies Dry:  Caddis and Hoppers.

South Fork of the Rio is fishing just ok the water temps are pretty cold.

Nymph’s: Small PT’s and Hares ears, Quillidigon in Natural and Pink Mini Leeches in Black.

Flow is at 68 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 ice 30 Mile CC ice

I'd Pass on this one!

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) 110 CFS and below Platoro (Upper River) 29 CFS.

The fall fishing is upon the Conjeos. We have had reports that the river is slowing down?

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