May 22nd

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San Juan River New Mexico

San Juan, New Mexico The flow is at 448cfs.

The river clearing.

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. 

San Juan - In Town

The flow is at 520 csf.

It seams that the floods from October has made the fishing in town slow?

East Fork road is open but the fishing is slow.

West Fork No reports.

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 Creek

Williams if fishing really well, it's time to fish here.

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

Williams Creek - Above Lake

The road is open, Slow

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.

Williams Creek Resivoir

The lake is pen and fishing well its off color but the fish are biting.

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

Piedra River

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 305 CFS. The upper river is open and fishing well if you willing to hike some below where the Williams Comes in.

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.

Animas River Durango

Flow is 852 CFS.

Runoff is starting here.

Try throwing some streamers and junk flies. Some caddis have been seen and the fishing are looking up late in the day.

Nymph in #10-16 followed by a smaller midge, mayfly nymph, or caddis pupa is where you should start, but use enough weight to get it down.  Fish won’t be moving far. There has been some midges hatching, try some small dry's to rising fish size 18-20.



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.

Rio Chama

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.

Pass & Park Creeks - South Fork of the Rio

South Fork of the Rio. Flows are at 341 cfs in South Fork. Fishing has been good along HWY 160. As has the river below the lake.

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.

Rio Grande Colorado

The flows at Wagon Wheel Gap are 1290 cfs and at 713 at 30 Mile.

The river is a little dirty we've had no reports.

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

Conejos River

The Flows at Magote (lower river) 40 CFS and below Platoro (Upper River) 280 CFS.

The Flows are just right. Some stonflies and caddis have been seen.

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