San Juan, New Mexico The flows are at 643 cfs.

Clear water right now means spookier fish.  Spookier fish means you must dial your flies, depth, and rigging just right.

The Juan is steady in the spring, and bugs are hatching.  Fishing has been good with dries, nymphs, and streamers, depending on the time of day you get out.

Once the sun comes up, fish a nymph rig with a BWO nymph and midge pupa until fish start rising.  Then throw a small dry's if you so choose and have fun!

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 42.5 csf.

With the flows coming down everyday. The fishing town has been pretty good but as the flows continue to drop and the temps are pushing the limit for fishing. Please keep our fish healthy and fish early and leave the river by noon, the only down side to that is that we'll have to contend with the tubers.

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.

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!

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 34.3CFS. as with the William's please refrain from fishing here and preserve the fishery.

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 442 CFS.

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 25cfs, Below El Vado 100 CFS

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

Best Flies Dry:  Caddis and Hoppers.

South Fork of the Rio. 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 1750 and at 30 Mile CC 894.

  Nymph and Streamer fishing will be your best bet, but Baetis nymphs will be hatching occasionally, so be ready with smaller dries.

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) 167 CFS and below Platoro (Upper River) 114 CFS.

The upper river is the place to be right now. the water is clear and the fishing is good.

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