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Capt. Mark Nesbit
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Navajo Dam, NM 87419

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San Juan River is fishing good.

Capt. Mark Nesbit
July 13, 2008
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

The river flow is around 520cfs. The clarity is 3-4 feet. The upper area has been hot early am depending on how strong the midge hatch is. There has been a black midge first then a gray midge #22-24 hatch with a few beatis #20 in early pm. Gray or black zebra midge, black or gray Crystal flash midge #22-24. Gray and black or black and gray midge pupa, #22-24. Dries that have been working Black Midge cluster or griffins gnat #16-24, or black or gray midge #26. The main channel, T-hole, and below is still fishing good with beatis patterns and also the above midge patterns. the beatis patterns that are fishing good for me is Pheasant tail, flash back pheasant tails,gray or brown rs 2, wd-40, fluff beatis and gray or chocolate foam wings #20-22. Dry fly action has been good depending on weather conditions. Parachute Adams, Gray parachute Adams, Gary or olive sparkle comparadun #20-22.
Tight Lines to all,
Capt. Mark Nesbit

San Juan River Fishing Forecast:

 

The water will continue to clear, this should just improve the dry fly action. I will be using 6x tippet soon for nymphing.

Target Species:

 

Trophy Rainbow and Brown Trout

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Catch & Release

 

 

CATCH & RELEASE fishing is good. The upper areas hold some of the river's larger fish.

  • Big Macs#18   Olive and red ribbed

  • Princess flies #16

  • Larva, red, cream, gray, olive, brown #18-24

  • Chocolate Foam wings

  • UFO's #24-26 brown, cream, gray

  • Leeches Gray, black, or olive

  • Zebra midge pupas, and emergers black & gray with silver wire.#24-26.

Upper flats

UPPER FLATS TO TEXAS HOLE: Fishing has been good in the upper flats water. The main channel fished OK from the Southside, not as good on the Northside.   Bead head Wooly buggers,  leeches, and red larva are working good early am.  Gray and choc. foam wings have been working good.

 

  •  Pheasant tail flash backs or natural #20-22,

  •  RS’2 chocolate, gray #22-20

  •  Black and chocolate midge pupas #24-26

  •  Foam wings chocolate, gray #20-22

  •  Larva cream, olive, gray, and red #18-24

  •  UFO's gray, cream, brown #22-26

  •  Bead head pheasant tail #24

 

Texas Hole & Downstream

 

TEXAS HOLE to end of the quality waters This area of the river is fishing good.  The mornings are still a little slow . Red larva, eggs and gray or natural bunny leeches has been working.  There is a black midge hatch mid pm.  

 

  •  Pheasant tail or wd 40 flashbacks or natural #20-22,

  •  RS’2 Brown, or gray #20-22

  •  UFO's gray , cream, brown #22-26

  •  Foam wings brown, gray#20-22

  •  Black and brown midge pupas #24-26

  •  Gray, black, or natural bunny leeches

  •  Zebra midge #24-26

  •  Red, olive, and gray larva #18-22