Navajo Dam, NM San Juan River

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Capt. Mark Nesbit
POB 6442
Navajo Dam, NM 87419
505.634.0582

Mark@blueskyflyfishing.com

 

 

 

 

 
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The upper areas hold some of the river's larger fish. 

 

UFO's #24-26 brown, cream, gray

Gray, black, or olive leeches

Zebra midge pupas,

Emergers black & gray with silver wire.

Big Macs #18 Olive and red ribbed

Larva, red, cream, gray, olive, brown #16-24

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Gray and choc. foam wings have been working good.

Pheasant tail flash backs #20-22,

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

RS’2 chocolate, gray #22-20

 

T-hole to Bait water

 

 

 

This area of the river is fishing good/fair.  The mornings are good, Red larva, eggs  and gray or natural bunny leeches have been working.  There is a black midge hatch, off and on most every day.  

 

 

• Pheasant tail or WD 40 flashbacks or natural #20-22

• UFO's gray , cream, brown #22-26

• Black and brown midge pupas #24-26

• Gray, black, or natural bunny leeches

• Zebra midge #24-26

• Red, olive, and gray larva #18-22•

 Foam wings brown, gray #20-22

 Hare's ears #18

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Fly Fishing Report for the San Juan River NM
 

 

 

  

 

 

475 cfs

 
 
 

 

Capt. Mark Nesbit
January 23, 2012
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

Hello Everyone,
Hope all of you had a happy holiday season. The river has been busy during the holidays. Lots of duck hunters in the early am, then the fishermen get out. I was out yesterday and there is still a fair amount of people out. The weather has been great for this time of year. The new area in the braids is awesome. Lots of mid - thigh to deeper holes holding good numbers of large fish. Take care for there is some deep water.
The river is flowing around 460cfs. The water visibility is around 2-3 feet. Some moss.
The river is fishing good to great. Small #24-26 red larva or cream, and gray working good, being trailed behind a white, black or natural bunny leech in the early am. Mid morning some day's has produced a good hatch of #24-26 gray midges. I like using a #24-26 gray or black krystal flash zebra midge. Yesterday from Three Island run down to Crusher hole a small gray trico was coming off. #22-24 Gray Johnny Flash or foam wings where working. The fish are in the spawn mode egg patterns working. I like Oregon Cheese or Golden Nugget.
Found some heads that responded to a #22 gray post parachute adams, or comparadum, down in the last chance area.
The lake has turned but the water clarity varies. If the weather stays nice the fishing should just improve.
Some things to consider. If the night temps are real cold, 20 or lower the fish will move into the deeper slower water. If the night time temps are warmer you find more fish in the shallow riffles.

San Juan River Fishing Forecast:

 

The spawn season is happening and the bows are dropping eggs everywhere.
The Pike bite should be starting at the lake.

Target Species:

 

Trophy Rainbow, Brown Trout and Bass, Pike,Carp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Juan River Fishing Report 09/04/2011

Capt. Mark Nesbit
September 4, 2011
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

 

Hello Everyone,
As of this morning the river flow is at 800cfs.
The water is clear with visibility around 5-6. The water is being released from the spillway side. The fishing has been good.
The upper areas have been good fishing with a small #24-26 black bodied pearl Krystal flash wing midge. #22-24 red larva's early am. Black and gray bodied #22 Marks 3m midge, or black and gray big macs.
The upper braids has been fishing good with #24-26 dark gray or black bodied pupa's, and the above patterns.
The main channel is fishing ok. The main current is coming down the north bank all the way to the T-hole. This is a lot of current, the fish are along the edges of the current lines, along the fast water and slow water seams. Be careful when wading, or crossing the river. I suggest using a walking staff or stick. The above patterns, and brown shammy or San Juan worm, #20-22 gray rs2 foam wings, have all been working.
From Texas hole down to the Crusher hole take out has been fishing good to great. As of late, what has been working for me is a #20-22 black and gray 3M, {mark's magic midge}, black and gray big mac. and a gray rs2 foam wing. My client did very well yesterday. Dry fly action has been midge cluster pattern in the upper areas. There has been a decent beatis hatch from T-hole down to the quality water take-out. #22 Gray Adams sparkle dun or a parachute Adams should do the trick.
Navajo lake has been fishing good. Wacky worms or beaver tails, fished at 18-25 feet near the rocks has been working good for 2-3 lb. Smallies. The night temps are just starting to drop. The kokanee salmon bite has slowed down with the spawn starting less than a month away.

San Juan River Fishing Forecast:

 

The river is fishing good right now with the bite just improving into fall. The weather has been nice with the day time temps in the low 90's and the the morning lows in the mid 50's. Fall will be here in a few weeks.

Target Species:

 

Rainbow, Brown trout, Pike, Bass, Carp

 

 

July 06/2011 San Juan River Fishing Report.

Capt. Mark Nesbit
July 6, 2011
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello Everyone,
The river is flowing around 500cfs. Water clarity
is clear with some moss.
The upper areas has been fishing fair to good. Early am #24 red naked lady, #24 desert storms, and #22-26 black or dark gray bodied midge pupa's. Mid am #24-26 black Krystal flash midge. #16-18 black ant patterns working along the banks, and the riffle bars. In the upper areas when site fishing, watch the fish how they react to your presentation. If they are moving away from your flies they are probably seeing the leader and moving away from it. Try getting your flies down stream of your leader in a drag free drift and see if the move towards it or away from it. Hopefully you will see the fish turn and pick up the fly. Watch the fish, if he looks like he is trying to puke, he has pick-up your fly and is trying to spit it. Lift the rod and set the hook!
The main channel and braids all fishing good with above patterns in the am and switching over to gray #22 rs2 foam wings.
Texas hole to Simon has been fishing good to great for me.
I've been using the above patterns early am and switching over the #22 gray foam wing mid to late am and fishing it into the late afternoon.
Simon canyon to the Crusher Hole take out has been fishing good in the early afternoon with gray or chocolate #22 foam wings and caddis nymphs in the afternoon. Some egg layers dancing around last chance area.
The bait waters is fishing fair to good. Pink eggs#16-18, #16-18 pheasant tails and #16 Goddard caddis, or #18 gray or olive elk hair caddis, on the surface in the afternoons.
The lower river is fishing ok depending on how thick the cottonwood seed is on the water.
Navajo lake is fishing good for bass and carp on the fly. Carp and Smallies on Mark's carp candy. Bass liking the wacky worms, and beaver tails.
 

San Juan River Fishing Forecast:

 

The ant fall could happen any day now. First good soaking rain. The caddis crunch is starting. The PMD"s will be starting in the next couple of weeks. Fish are eating large ant patterns in the riffles and along the banks.

Target Species:

 

Trophy Rainbow, Brown Trout, Bass, Carp, Pike.

 


 

San Juan River Fishing Report 02/26/2011

Capt. Mark Nesbit
February 26, 2011
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

Hello Everyone,
The river flow is around 485cfs. The water visibility is around 2-3 feet. What has been working for me in the upper areas has been a golden nugget egg pattern to a #24-26 black bodied. copper ribbed Krystal flash midge. The egg catches a few but it seems to help get the fish looking for the midge. Early am use the egg to a dark gray or black midge pupa. The midges start to emerger around 10:00 -10:30 am with fish starting to gulp around 10:30-11:00 am. If the fish are gulping hard try your larger midge cluster patterns. If there just sipping try a single #24-26 black midge.
The Texas hole has been fishing fair to good . I've been using a #24-26 gray bodied, black headed pearl Krystal flash midge, with good results. From T-hole down to Death row has been fishing good using the above combination's in the early am to mid afternoon and again as the sun drops. The beatis hatch has been weak to fair with some Blue Wing Olives showing on the water around 1:00-1:30 pm. Chocolate or gray RS2 foam wings. Try a # 20-22 parachute Adams, with the mayflies on the water. if the fish are rising.
From Simon Canyon down to Gravel Pit the egg to midge or beatis patterns have been working well.
Just take a look and see if it's the midges that are hatching, looks like small specks of dust skating on the water, and the wings lay flat with no tail. The beatis look like small sailboats with their wings sticking up, and have a split tail. I hope this helps all of you. Bent rod, line ripping off, reel screeching, fish jumping, making a hard run. That's what you come to the San Juan for.

San Juan River Fishing Forecast:

 

Hopefully if the night time temps start to warm up the fish will start to get more active and move into the shallows early in the morning.
The Northern Pike bite is starting on the lake.

Target Species:

 

Trophy Rainbow and Brown trout, Bass, and Northern Pike

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San Juan River Fishing Report 01/21/2011 River improvements

Capt. Mark Nesbit
January 21, 2011
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

Hello Everyone,
The river flow is around 485-500 cfs. The water clarity is around 3-4' feet. Not to mossy.
The upper areas are fishing good using egg patterns, { yellow, egg, Golden nugget, Oregon Cheese, Apricot supreme, or pink} and orange, pink and red larva's#18-22, o-jays. Good midge hatch most days starting mid to late morning. Black, or dark gray #24-26 Krystal flash wing midge. If heads are rising, try midge cluster patterns. The main channel is fishing good using the above in the am. Late morning into early afternoon there is some beatis coming off.
From the T-hole down to the gravel pit is all fishing good to great. Good beatis hatch some days. #20-22 Gray rs2 and Johnny flashes working with the above upper river patterns.
I attended a NM game and Fish meeting last night. There will be a great river habitat improvement project hopefully starting very soon. There will be a barrier placed at the top of the braids, bottom of upper flats that will increase the flows into the braids and less water flow in the main channel.
They will also ad different types of barriers in this area with the idea of improving the flows and fish holding areas.
This will increases the water depth from 6-10 inches at the 500 cfs flow, in this area. They will also dig out some of the better runs and make them deeper. The goal is to improve the fish holding capabilities of this area. They are hoping to maybe get some new diversity in aquatic insects, by slowing the water down some and giving it a chance to warm.
Bottom Line is that this will be great improvement for this area. Hopefully they will be able to get started very soon. It will take about a month to do. Their also going to make a stilling basin pond for the arroyo that flows into the kiddy hole and try to keep it from silting it up. All very positive improvements.
Tight Line's to All!
 

San Juan River Fishing Forecast:

 

Hopefully the very cold is past and the days will start to get warmer. The fish are getting active with the spawn.

Target Species:

 

Trophy Rainbow and Brown trout, Pike ,Bass, Carp

 

 

12/09/10 San Juan River Fishing Report

Capt. Mark Nesbit
December 9, 2010
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello Everyone,
The river flow is 475 cfs. Water clarity is around 3 feet, The water is just off-colored. There is some moss at all levels in the water column, but not a problem for fishing.
The Fall Crowds are gone. The days are warming up nice into the low 50's and the Bite is good to great. If you can do it, it's a great time to fish the San Juan River.
The upper areas, old catch and release, and cable hole area has been fishing good to great using a #16-20 yellow egg to a #20-22 orange larva. This has been working good all the way from the dam boundary to the gravel pit take out. #24-26 Black, or dark gray Krystal flash midge working good, short rigged if fish are dimpling the surface. #24-26 gray Johnny flash midge working also.
Texas Hole down to the gravel pit has been fishing great. Early morning it's hard to beat the egg, orange larva rig. I've been doing well using a #24-26 black Krystal Flash midge, the gray #26 Johnny flash to gray , or dark gray Krystal flash wing midge also working. Around mid to late am the beatis have been crawling some days and hatching on most. #20-22 Gray foam wings, loop wings, or cdc wing RS2's, and #20-22 gray Johnny flashes have been working good in the early to mid afternoon. For rising sipping heads try a #22 gray Adams sparkle dun. For gulping fish try a #20-24 gray parachute Adams, or other beatis adult mayfly patterns. Leeches are working also.
Below Death Row to the Gravel Pit take out is fishing good using Gray or chocolate beatis nymphs and emergers in the pm.
To all Duck Hunter's who hunt the San Juan River Area. Please Pick up your spent shot shells as much as possible. It is a NM Game and Fish law, read the Small Game hunting proclamation. I love to waterfowl hunt here. Last week in one area I picked-up over two boxes of spent shell hulls. It is like cigarette butts to a non-smoker. It is a privilege to hunt here, please respect it so we don't lose it.
Happy Holiday's and Tight Lines to All!
U.S.C.G Licensed
Capt. Mark Nesbit
Blue Sky Flyfishing

San Juan River Fishing Forecast:

 

The weather is suppose to stay nice and the lake is starting to turn, but this will depend on nighttime temps.
The bite is good right now and should stay that way.

Target Species:
 

Trophy Rainbow and Brown Trout

 

Oct. 3, 2010 San Juan River Fishing report

Capt. Mark Nesbit
October 3, 2010
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello Everyone,
The river is flowing around 775 cfs. The water clarity is around 4 feet. Lots of moss. The water temp is 42-45 degrees near the top, close to the dam. The water temps warm the father you get down river get from the dam.
The upper areas, old catch and release, Cable Hole, and the upper flats has all been fishing good.
The patterns that have been working for me are #18-22 red larva's, #24-26 black, or iron gray krystal flash midges, no ribbing. #24 Gray scintilla midges, and #24-26 gray ribbed krystal flash midges. There is some dry fly action when the fish are rising to midge clusters. I like a black gnat cluster patter #18-22 depending on the cluster sizes. When nymphing use a short rig depending on the depth of the bottom, or how deep the fish are suspended in the water column.
The main channel has been fishing ok using above patterns and big macs in the am. Late am to early pm, use beatis nymphs and emergers. #20-22 Brown or gray wd-40s, fluff beatis, pheasant tails. For emergers use RS2'sand foam wings.
Texas hole to the Gravel pit boat take out has been fishing good to great using #20-22 big macs, gray and red, gray and black, olive and black, and Abe's midge master. #16-18 Red larva's and #24-26 gray Johnny flasher's working all day. Late am, into the afternoon some beatis {BWO'S} have been coming off, some days stronger than others. For the nymph and emerger stages I like a #20-22 gray or brown RS2's, fluff beatis, root beers, {Trico pattern}, pheasant tails. For adults on the surface try a #22-26 parachute Adams. A gray post Adams works great also.
Hope this report helps you get hooked up. The river has been busy. The tree's are just starting to change with the peak in the next couple of weeks.
The lake has been fishing good for Pike and Small mouth bass. The Kokanee snagging season has started , people are doing best at night.
Tight Line's to all,
U.S.C.G. lic. Capt. Mark Nesbit

 

 

Fishing Report 08/04 San Juan Seminar Alb. NM 08/28

Capt. Mark Nesbit
August 4, 2010
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

Hello Everyone,
The B.O.R will drop the river flow tomorrow 08/05/10 to 500cfs.
Blue Sky Flyfishing will be holding a seminar at the Sportsman Warehouse in Albuquerque, NM 08/28/10 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. It will be a in depth look at presentation techniques, from sight fishing. nymphing, dry fly, and streamers, that I use on the San Juan, and Navajo Lake. I will go over the the cast, the hook set, the playing of the fish. the landing, and release. Also rigging suggestions, and basic knots that I use. I will have a Q and A time. I will also give some insight on fishing Navajo lake. My goal is to help all of you be more successful the next time out. Looking forward to meeting all of you.
The fishing has been good to great the last couple of weeks.
The water is clear with some moss. The higher flows of recent kept the snot rock from getting to bad. It also made the fish very active, and full of fight. I hope the monsoon moves out, and B.O.R. will increase the flows again.
The upper areas, old catch and release, cable, and upper flats have been good to me using #22-26 dark gray or black midge pupa's, with a #24 black Jujube or #24 gray Johnny flash. # 24 black, or gray Krystal flash wing midges also working. If there is fish sipping they are on the emergence, if the water is quiet try larva's and pupa's. Cream ,gray, or red larva in #20-24will also get bit. Natural chamois #18-20 leeches are working too.
The main channel is fishing ok with above patterns in the am and switching over to beatis nymphs, #20 Brown Wd40s and Foam wings around 11:00am into mid afternoon.
Texas Hole down to the lower flats has been awesome. Early am into mid morning has been good with#24 olive or black midge pupa's and black #24 jujube and Krystal flash wings. Around 10:30-11:00 am the beatis start moving. We had a 60 fish hook up day last Sunday. 90% on the #20 chocolate foam wing.
From the lower flats to the catch and release takeout {the gravel pit} the Pale Morning Dunn's {PMD's} have been coming off from mid to late am into mid afternoon. For the nymphs I use a #18-20 natural hares ear, for the emergers I use a #16-18 hares ear with a trailing shuck, or 16-18 sprout foam wing. For fish rising and gulping I use a #16-18 Sparkle dun with a trailing shuck, also a #16-18 yellow sulphur mayfly dun. Until next time,
Tight Line's to all.
Mark Nesbit
Blue Sky Flyfishing

San Juan River Fishing Forecast:

 

The PMD hatch is in full swing

July 18, Fishing Report

Capt. Mark Nesbit
July 18, 2010
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

Hello Everyone,
The B.O.R. raised the water flow to 1100 cfs Friday 07/16/10 at 4:00 am. The N.M.G.F. stocked about 600, 14-24 inch Fat beautiful 3-6 lb. rainbows last Monday, 07/12. The new fish took a couple of days to get acclimated to the water. Thursday was awesome with my client getting hooked up with a good amount of the new Slabs. He caught the pork chop, the ham, and the whole dang hog. Thursday pm the T- hole on down to the gravel pit was on fire. The T-hole produced fish every drift before we had to head down river. The edge of the current lines, where the fast water meets with the slow water, was the ticket. I was using a #0 weight at about 6 foot. My choice of flies where a #18 hare's ear and #20 chocolate foam wing. Friday am wading in the upper flats was tough, with the the new higher water flow. The afternoon was good, but not as hot as the day before. It takes a couple of days for the fish to adjust to the new flows.
The upper areas, catch and release and the upper flats has been good using a white leech to a #24-26 gray, or dark gray, and black midge pupa or flash wing, or juju bee. if the fish are sipping on the surface. Water temp is 42-45 degrees.
The braids and Kiddy hole have fishing good with the above patterns and also cream or buckskin ufo's or midge pupa's. Water temp 45-48 degrees.
The Texas hole down to Simon Canyon has been great to awesome with all the new big fish and higher water flows. The back channels are fishing great also. I've done very well with #18 pmd nymphs, natural hares ear and beatis nymphs, #20-22 pheasant tails, chocolate, olive, or gray fluff beatis, RS2's, and #20 chocolate,or gray foam wings. #16-22 Red larva's, and the above midge patterns in the am, have been doing good for me. Water temp around 45-50 degrees depending where your at.
Simon Canyon down to the gravel pit was on fire for the last week or so using a Goddard caddis or #16 Yellow stimulator. Wake it, and skate it up near the banks. The new flows put the rise on hold for a day or two. I hope this report helps you get hooked up. Water temps. 50-54 degrees.
Tight line's to All!

San Juan River Fishing Forecast:

 

If where Lucky maybe a ant fall at the end of this week. There predicting rain later in the week.
We need a good soaking rain for it to happen

River Flow raised to 880cfs, ANT FALL anytime now

Capt. Mark Nesbit
June 27, 2010
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

Hello Everyone,
The B.O.R. raised the water flow to 880cfs Thursday 06/24/10. The water is clear with visibility 4-5'. The fishing has been good with the upper areas fishing good to great. What has been working for me is #24 black mono midge, black krystal flash wing, #22 gray and black midge pupa's, and #22 red larva's. Dries have been #16 dead chickens or 16-22 dark griffins knatt, and #16-18 black ant patterns.
The upper flats and the braids fishing good to fair using the above patterns.
The main channel fishing fair using above midge patterns and #20 dark chocolate beatis nymphs, pheasant tails, WD 40, Fluff beatis, and CDC wing, or foam wing RS2's.
Texas Hole to top of death row {frustration point}. Early am to mid pm I've had my best luck using #18-20 3m's olive, brown, or gray. Big Mac's and Abe's midge master. Late am to mid pm #20-22 dark fluff beatis, WD-40, RS2's, Pheasant tails, and Root Beer's. #18-20 olive or cream larva's.
Death row fishing good using small #10-12 carp minnow streamers next to the edges of the slews. Big macs and large #16-18 red larva's,
Simon Canyon to the gravel pit, end of the quality waters has been good with the caddis starting to crawl. The PMD's are on the move to.
#18-20 double bead head caddis, and #16-18 hares ear or other pmd nymphs. #18 Elk hair caddis or #16-18 PMD's when you find rising heads.
The caddis was coming off strong until they raised the water flow. It is still happening in the bait waters in the early to mid afternoon. The Pmds are coming off in the lower river section with #16-18 hares ears and #16-18 dark bead head pheasant tails.
ANT Fall could happen in the next couple of days if we get a good soaking rain. Rain showers are predicted.
I hope the above info helps all of you get hooked up.
Tight Line's to All,
Mark

San Juan River Fishing Forecast:

 

Ant Fall Could happen as early as tomorrow. The first good soaking rain will make it happen. There is areas on the lake that has had a ant fall already. The Carp and Bass are on the carp candy fly hard.

 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

NAVAJO RESERVOIR RELEASES

June 22, 2010

 

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The Bureau of Reclamation will be increasing the release from Navajo Reservoir to 800 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Thursday, June 24, 2010, at 9:00 a.m.  Releases are made for the authorized purposes of the Navajo Unit, and to attempt to maintain a target base flow through the endangered fish critical habitat reach of the San Juan River (Farmington to Lake Powell).

 

The San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program recommends a target base flow of between 500 cfs and 1,000 cfs through the critical habitat area.  The target base flow is calculated as the weekly average of gauged flows throughout the critical habitat area. 

 

This scheduled release change is subject to changes in river flows and weather conditions.  If you have any questions, please contact Pat Page at (970) 385-6560 or e-mail him at ppage@usbr.gov.

 

 

 

RSwickard@usbr.gov

Engineering Technician

Bureau of Reclamation

835 East 2nd Ave., Ste 300

Durango CO 81301

970-385-6523 970-385-6539 FAX

 

Hot Temps. Great Fishing. The San Juan loses two more.

Capt. Mark Nesbit
June 7, 2010
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello Everyone,
Yesterday, the San Juan River community of Navajo Dam lost another one of it's fly fishing people.
Gretchen Lee, Owner of Enchanted Hideaway Lodge passed away yesterday afternoon. She had entered the hospital 05/29 with respiratory problems, underwent test for the next week and was diagnosed with lung cancer. She was to have been released today. She was going to have to under go the radiation and chemotherapy treatment. Saturday night 06/05 she had a massive stroke, went into a coma and passed away yesterday afternoon. As a business owner serving the fly fishing community she was involved with promoting a positive image with all. Gretchen was a country girl that loved it here. She loved her dogs and horses. Gretchen was a self made woman. Hard headed, self willed female with attitude. It's what made us that new you , love you. You where my dog training Buddy, and friend. You will be missed much. Miss Gretchen Lee.
Our second lost was Wes, the former owner and original proprietor of the Sportsman Inn. From what I understand he passed away last week in the Albuquerque, NM area. Wes was a true legend from his days as a navy seal and first Bar proprietor in our area.
Fishing report
The no trespass area down to espn hole the fishing has been good with the hog trough living up to it's name. The old cable hole area and down through out the upper flats, what has been working for me is a #24-26 black pupas, flash back pupas and around 8;30-9;00am when the midges are coming off Black Krystal flash midge #24-26.
In the Upper flats area the fish are stacked up with fish in the shallows. Perfect for sight fishing. When the midges are clustering and the fish are gulping try a new small black #18-20 foam parachute ant from Abe's. Small to large dark hackle griffins gnat #16-22 depending on midge cluster size's.
The main channel from the upper flats to the Texas Hole fished good in the afternoon using a chocolate or olive #20 cdc wing rs2, followed behind a chocolate rs2 foam wing of the same size. Dark #20 beatis nymphs working.
The sand hole, kiddy hole, and the braids all fishing good with the above black midge patterns.
The Texas hole down to the lower flats fishing great early am to mid afternoon. In the early am I've had great luck on a new pattern that I tie. I call it "3m" Mark's magic midge. It is a simple tie. #18-26 tmc 100 gray bodied. black tread, or silver wire ribbed, black headed, pearl flash tinsel winged midge pattern. It has been a good one for me lately. Mid to late morning I switch over to the above beatis nymphs, and emergers. From lower flats to the gravel pit, the above patterns have been working for me also. Small gray 324 tricos coming off in the afternoon.
The lower river from the Village to the Turley Take out, "Private Water float" Fished good. large #16-18 pheasant tails and #18 double bead head caddis nymph worked first. little Sallie stones crawling around and getting eaten. The caddis are coming off strong from the winery area down to San Juan de Las Vegas.
The Lake is hot with Bass crashing top water poppers and jerk baits.
Tight Line's to all,
Capt. Mark
Blue Sky Flyfishing Co. L.L.C.

 

Cold Temp's, Red Hot fishing

Capt. Mark Nesbit
December 28, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello Every-one,
The river is flowing around 480cfs. The water is off-colored and clarity is around 2-3 feet. The river is fishing good to great. The hot ticket has been red or orange larva's #22-18. Bunny Leech patterns, trailing a larva pattern. Egg patterns are working Orange, peach or apricot. Gray bodied, black head #22-24 midge pupa's and #18-22 olive, or gray larva. The beatis hatch is still going on good from T-hole down. Heads still rising in Three Island run down to the top of Death Row.
The fish are in the deep slow runs where the water temps are more stable. With the very cold nights the shallow water gets colder then the deep water, fish don't like colder temperatures, so they move into the slow deep runs where the water is warmer. The fish will move to the shallows as the sun warms the water late am into the afternoon. The weather has been stormy and cold this last week and the next couple of days then it is going to start warming up. The highs have been in the mid to upper 20's and the lows in the 0-10 degree range. The current forecast is snow tonight, and tomorrow. After that weather will improve with the daytime temps warming up into the upper 30's into the low 40's. If you can endure the weather the fishing is worth it.
For San Juan River fishing tips and techniques visit my website. www.blueskyflyfishing.com
Tight Lines, and a Happy New Year to all.
Mark
 

 

 

Holiday season fishing on the San Juan

Capt. Mark Nesbit
December 9, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello Everyone, and Happy holidays to all.
The river is flowing around 475 cfs. The visibility is 4-6 feet. The lake still has not turned over, so the water is still very clear. There has been a good rise to midge's and beatis from Texas hole down. The upper area is fishing slow to fair. Size #10 Natural bunny leeches, and ginger variant bunny leeches dragging a #18-22 red or olive larva behind it. Try agitating your presentation every so often {20-30 seconds} and see if it doesn't provoke a strike. Dark gray, black or brown midges #24-26. Pupa's and emergers of the same color has been working for me. If the water is quiet {no rise forms think larva's and pupa's. If there is heads a sipping, emerger's and Krystal flash midge's in the top water column should get bit. Texas hole on down has been fishing fair to good. The above patterns in the early am and beatis from late morning to mid afternoon then back to the midge patterns. Egg patterns are starting to work in the riffle bars. Dry fly fishing in a snow storm can be quiet rewarding on the Juan. If conditions are right and the midges are clustering it's the hoots. If the fish are just sipping try a +#24-26 parachute Adams. If the fish are gulping try a large midge cluster pattern. A favorite is a large griffin's gnat #14-16 {Dead Chicken}. If you see beatis try a #22-24 Parachute Adams. Lots of fish in Simon Canyon on down to the take out. Should be some nice spawning fish in the riffles in Duranglers corner.
My last fishing report I made a comment on how much gear you should consider to bring on the boat on your trip. All I was trying to get across is that there is a lot of simple things that one can do to improve there day on the water, and not having a lot of extra gear that you will not use is one of them. The bottom line on this is SAFETY, and will it interfere with the quality of your trip, or the other person if there is two. Will it keep the guide from be able to do his job in a safe professional manner. Here is another thing that will help improve your next trip. If it has been a while since you cast a line, try to get out to a local water hole or a grassy area and practice a few casts to a target 25 ft, then to a different target 30-35 ft, and another longer distance. I try to do this before every salt water, or precise dry fly action, and any trip that I would like to be at my best for. A little bit of time doing your home work can pay-off with big rewards. The other thing I got reamed for was my comment about me fishing and you holding the rods. I know now that I should of explained. I have a lot of clients ask me if I miss fishing cause I busy working the boat and keeping them rigged up in the slot on the drift. I don't get to fish much on my own, cause I'm working all year. So I look at as though I'm fishing and my Client's are working the rods. I have to fix the rig up. tell my clients where to fish, and why there fishing where they are, and all that goes with it. It is a lot harder to put people on fish that have never fly fished before than myself. I like the challenge and most of all love to share the sport with others. I not in this for the money but the reward of watching someone get hooked up with the our though fighting trout. I do all that I can to teach them some thing that helps them catch more fish for today, and the rest of their day.
Tight lines to all,
Capt. Mark

San Juan River Fishing Forecast:

 

The crowds are gone and winter fishing is here at it's best

 

 

 

Fall Colors Peaking, Fishing is good.

Capt. Mark Nesbit
October 22, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello everyone,
The crowds are still here, at least through this next week-end. The river flow is around 480-500 cfs. Some off color in the water starting. Lots of moss. Visibility is around 4 feet. The upper areas are fishing kinda tough lately for most. You might try using 7x tippet to a 6x leader. The other thing to think about and try to resolve, is are the fish seeing your leader as it drops down to them. Are they moving from your leader, presentation? If so try to get your leader straitened out by lifting your line up and making a up-stream mend. Your goal is to get your flies presented first in a drag free drift, before the leader goes by the fish. Give it your best shot and see if that doesn't help get some more fish on.
The best patterns of late for me has been a #24-26 iron gray bodied, black headed midge pupa, emerger and flash wing midge. Some light gray midges of the same size. Some mornings big red larva #16-18, Abe's midge master #20 gray/black. The above patterns have been good for me in the am and pm from the catch and release all the way to the gravel pit, the quality water boat take out. Texas hole on down has a decent to good BWO's beatis hatch late am to mid afternoon. Gray or Brown wd-40's, pheasant tails, Tav's flashy beatis, rs2' foam wings and cdc wings #20-22 have been doing good to great for me.
Come and enjoy the last of mid fall, and the colors on the San Juan.
I had a great duck hunt in Southern Colorado in the San Luis Valley a couple of weeks ago. The duck hunting here has few numbers and incredible amount of pressure considering the season just opened beginning of this week. Hunters remember to pick-up your spent shell hulls. Game and fish will be watching and writing tickets if you leave your hulls laying about. It's like cigarette butts laying around.
Tight lines to All,
Capt. Mark and Peggy

 

Capt. Mark Nesbit
October 7, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

Hello everyone,
The river flow is around 650 cfs as of this morning. The water clarity is clear with lots of moss in the water column. Keep your flies clean. The upper area has been fair fishing with some days good and others tough. The crowds have been here and will start to thin out latter in the month. The T-hole on down has been fishing best for me. Abe's has a new pattern called Abe's midge master and it has been hot. Gray #24-26 midge emergers and crystal flash midges have also been good for me. Some large red larva #16-18 has been working also. Yesterday there was a good beatis {BWO's} coming off mid am into the mid-afternoon T-hole on down. Beatis nymphs and emergers, Gray or Chocolate foam wings and pheasant tails,wd-40's #20-22's. The fishing has been good in the lower river, Death row down to the gravel pit. The trees are in their full colors and fishing is good, the weather is just right, not to hot or cold. Enjoy the San Juan and please take out what you take in trash wise.
Need to put in the wind to the San Luis river near Alamosa, Co for a 3 day duck hunt
Tight lines to all
Mark

 

 

 

Late Summer, Early Fall San Juan River Fishing Report

Capt. Mark Nesbit
September 14, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello Everyone,
The river flow is at 500 cfs. The water clarity is around 6-7. There is a lot of moss in the water column depending on the how many waders are in the upper areas. The fishing has been good to fair in the catch and release area. The cable hole to the braids has been great some days and tough other days. Early am using cream, olive,, or gray #24-26 larva. When the fish start suspending or tailing try using #24-26 Iron gray , gray or black midge emergers and krystal flash midges.
The above patterns have been working in the Texas hole down to death row in the early am to midday pm.
Beatis from around 11:00 am till around 4:00 pm.
I have been using #20-22 flash back pheasant tails and chocolate foam wings and been doing good. There is a lot of fish in slow shallow water that you can sight fish to with a short rig of 1-2'. Using the lightest weight possible to get you in the zone. Watch the fish and if he turns and follows your flies, and you see the white of his mouth flash, and he is acting like he's trying to puke, lift he has taken your fly.
Some dry fly action going on in the upper areas rising to midge clusters. T- hole on down on some days some rising to beatis.
Tight lines to all,
Mark
Blue Sky Fly fishing

 

 

 

Hot fishing, Hot weather

Capt. Mark Nesbit
July 5, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello everyone, The river is flowing around 500cfs , the water clarity is 2-3 feet. The upper areas have been fishing fair to good for me using black or gray midge pupa's in the early am and switching over to emerging and adult midge patterns in black, gray, or black and gray. All sizes #24-26. The main channel is fishing good. Above patterns am and beatis starting mid am. The T-Hole is fishing fair with #26 midge emergers early am. The beatis kick in around mid morning. The fishing has been good to great in the river from T-hole on down. I have doing best with brown beatis patterns #20-22.
The dry fly action is good with fish slurping BWO's #20-22 and some midge clustering going on.
The weather is hot and so has the fishing.
The mosquito's are thick so wear your bug spray.
Tight Line's
Mark Nesbit

 

 

June 15th Report 500 cfs river flow

Capt. Mark Nesbit
June 15, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello everyone,
The river is back to 500cfs and water clarity is around 3 feet. The river is clean and looks like the high water did a great job of scouring the old moss out. The ant fall was last Thursday. it is early this year so we might luck out and get a second. Fishing was hot on ants for the next three days. The upper areas Catch and release to Texas hole has been good to great fishing using #24 black or gray Krystal flash midge patterns, ants and black midge cluster patterns. The T-hole on down has been hot using dark brown or gray beatis nymph and emergers. Rs2's and foam wings #22. The fish are looking up in a lot of the river so dry fly action is happening. Parachute Adams # 20-22 for beatis and #26 for midge's.
Remember to De-barb your hook's. The game wardens pop-out out of know where, and will check you. The river is fishing good to great, we had a dozen doubles today. Get to the San Juan and get some.
Tight Lines to all,
Capt. Mark Nesbit

 

Hello everyone,
The water flow is 500cfs today but will start going up Tuesday,  May 26. The water will increase by 1000cfs a day until Friday. The flow will be at 5000cfs. The river gets un-safe for wading at around 3500-4000cfs. Please do not take a chance and wade unfamiliar waters at the higher flows. The fishing from the boats will be good to great. Worm and gray # 22 scud patterns should be the ticket. Red larva's-J's, Princesses #16-22 will be working. Ant's red or black patterns #16-20 along the slow flooded areas where fish will be looking for terrestrials on the surface. The first week of high water the fish will be munching brown earthworm or San Juan worms #14-18. Egg patterns will be getting bit. The back channels will be fishing good . The first week after high water has dropped to wade able flows is the best the river has to offer, June 15-23. Don't miss out if you can do it.
Now comes the fishing tales I promised about our Honeymoon to Cancun, MX. Peggy and I Were wedded May 5th,2009. Everyone has a good excuse for a cervezas now on the 5th. Our wedding took place at pump house run on the San Juan River, NM in the day use area. Peggy arrived in the drift boat with the best man Peggy's oldest grandson, Juanito, at the oars and the brides maid, and flower girl in stow, granddaughters Karma, and Jasmine. We had the ceremony and reception there, then Peggy and I Drifted down river at sun down.
We arrived Sunday the 10th about mid-day and went and got wet at the pool and had a pina-colda. The trip to Cancun was awesome except for the guide from H*#*&* that I picked thinking he was going to be good. I had switched from one guide service to another thinking I was getting a more professional guide. We were suppose to go out Monday late afternoon and early eve trip, but our guide said that Tuesday and Wednesday would be much better weather and bite. Ok, I rolled with that. We had agreed to meet at 6:00am Tues. at the front of our hotel. Rodman Hunter our guide and owner of CancunFlyfishing.com, Islablancaflyfishing.com or Cancunsportfishing.com did not show until 6:20 am. When we got in his boat the first thing he did was throw a tantrum about our shoes making scuff marks in his boat. Should of told us to take our shoes off before we got in his boat. We where fishing at around 7:00am We motored out to the first flat from his dock area, in Cancun lagoon. Peggy, on her second practice cast as she was retrieving it she got bit, the battle was on. We didn't have a clue what it was, but after a 10-15 minute battle the fish surrender to her will and up appeared a nice two lb bonefish. The one and only hook-up of the day. Now we where informed that our lunches and drinks where back at he dock so we had to motor back to the dock and pick them up. Lost a half hour of fishing time. We went back into a cove of mangroves where some tarpon where rolling. He used my flies and leaders and anchored up just out of our casting range to the fish. After we killed a fair amount of time there we motored to the next flat looking for snook. He would barley get the boat on plane when we would go from area to area. At first I thought it was may be to protect the bottom from prop chop, but it was to burn up as much of our fishing time time as possible. A boat ride. I did have a shot or two at some nice snook but couldn't make it happen. When we did see fish the boat was out of position to make a good presentation. Rodman, did as little work as possible to make our trip a success. He cut the trip short by a hour. The wind was up all day and we had a rough one so we where ready to call it a day. The plan was to meet at the front of our hotel at 6:00am to go to Isla Blanca island area for second day. At 8:00 am I am having the Hotel congeries trying to locate Rodman. His wife said that he was a sleep, Rodman said he had been sacked by the police and that is why he did not show. I spent that day recovering my rod and reel, and dealing with the local police making Rodman Hunter return my fly fishing gear worth over $1200.00. Now i am trying to recover the trip payment of $450.00. Thursday we went out with Manuel who guide's for Elite guide service out of Isla Blanca, Mx. What a difference. Manuel was all about customer service. He was rigging our rods as we motoring from dock to area. As soon as we got to our first spot Manny handed me my rod and said go fishing. I did, second cast I had a nice snook on. I jumped about 4 young poon's and landed one. Peggy snapped a 8wt.rod on a larger poon as she was setting and broke it like a twig. Manny let us play with the poon's for awhile when he suggested it was time to go for permit. Peggy was first up. There was permit everywhere on this flat. A group of flats ghost where coming at her. She makes a nice cast out in front of the fish and slowly retrieves the crab pattern. All of sudden you see the fish race one another for Peggy's presentation, one grabs it , Peggy gives it a good strip set and way she goes. 10-15 minutes later she has a really nice permit to net. E.S.P.N. perfect. I had a shot or two but I couldn't get it right. It took two of us, two days but we did get a super slam. We finished our day catching cuda's and Peggy caught a nice snapper that we ended up eating for dinner that night. The fishing was incredible and Manuel was really good and worked for you. We are already planning on going back. If any-one would like to join us on our next trip let us know.
Tight Lines to all,
Capt. Mark and Peggy Nesbit.

May 09/09 Fishing Report

Capt. Mark Nesbit
May 9, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 


Hello Everyone,
The river flow is 500cfs and water clarity is 2-3'.
The upper flats and cable hole areas are fishing good to fair. The flies that were working for me was a red larva early am. Then black or gray crystal flash midge #24-26. and black or gray scintilla bubble midge patterns #24-26.
The T-hole on down is fishing good to great from the boat's. I am using #20 chocolate foam wings and dark beatis nymphs. Black midges late afternoon. The water flows will increase starting May,15th. The water flow rate increase chart is on our web site. www.blueskyflyfishing.com Peggy and I are married and heading on our honey-moon for Tarpon fishing and margarita's. Check our fishing report after we return, hope fully it will be full of fish tales
Tight Lines to all,
Capt. Mark Nesbit

 

Late April Fishing Report 04/24/09

Capt. Mark Nesbit
April 23, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

 

Hello Everyone,
The river flow is around 520 cfs. The water clarity is less that 2' up in upper area below the dam. The visibility is close to 5' in the lower river below death row. The river is fishing good to great. The upper area been fishing good with black dark brown or gray midge pupa, and emerging patterns 22-26. Gray or black, or dark brown crystal flash midge patterns #22-26. T-hole down to death row has been good using the above patterns early am and beatis around noon into the mid afternoon. Root beers {trico's}, Fluff Beatis' and pheasant tails#20-22's mid to late am. Brown or gray RS'2 and foam wings #20-22's as the emergence kick's in. There is heads rising for the beatis now. Olive or gray sparkle dun's and gray BWO'S #20-22. Some fish rising to midge clusters, black midge or griffin's gnatt 318-22 mid am if the wind is not blowing them off the water. Below death row has been fishing decent with the above pattern mid am to late afternoon.

 

Easter Sunday Fishing report 04/12/09

Capt. Mark Nesbit
April 12, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Happy Easter to all, The river flow is around 500cfs. The water clarity is around 3 feet. The river is fishing good to great. The upper section has been good . In the am light colored egg patterns and cream or red midge larva's have been good. Mid to late am gray and black midge pupa's, and emerging midge patterns #22-24 have been good. Hooked over a dozen in the mid am a few days ago on a #24 black juju bee winged midge. Mid am to mid afternoon small gray foam wings and black/gray scintilla midge patterns working well. the T-hole has been great in the am on the #24 black juju bee. Mid am till late pm has been hot on #20-22 beatis patterns, Fluff beatis, root beer's small bead head trico pattern, flash back pheasant tails, Chocolate foam wings as the beatis emerge. Still not many heads rising yet but that will change over the next week or two as the water clears and the fish start looking up. My client the other day hooked up with 30-40 fish. The largest being well over 20" and around 4-5 lbs. From the T-Hole on down is getting better every day fishing the same pattern as above and leeches in the slow water. The lower river from lower flats on down has fished good again with the above patterns. Navajo lake bite for big Pike is hot right now. I would like you all to take a look at my new web site that my wife to be, San Juan River's own Peggy Harrell built. www.blueskyflyfishing.com Let me know what you think, and what would help improve it.
Tight line's to all,
Mark

 

 

Spring fishing

Capt. Mark Nesbit
March 26, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello everyone,
River flow is 500cfs, water clarity is 2-3 feet depending where your at. Fishing has been fair to good depending on location and day, and what flies your using. White bunny leeches or streamers #6-10, and black midge emergers patterns #24-26. Red or orange larva's #18-22, Black midge pupa's or Disco's #20-24. UFO's dark brown or cream #24-26.
I've been doing pretty good with beatis nymph's, and emergers from T-hole on down to the end of the quality waters in the early pm. Gray or brown CDC RS2's, and foam wings, flash back pheasant tails, WD40's #20-24. Egg patterns still working some days.
Some flash has been working, Desert storms, Princess, Green machine #18-24
Tight Lines to all,
Mark,
Blue Sky Flyfishing

 

 

 

Early Spring Fishing Report

Capt. Mark Nesbit
March 11, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello Everyone,
The river flow is around 500cfs, Water clarity is 2'. The river has fished better the last few days.
Today, hooked up 8 in about 3 hours. There is a good black midge #24 hatch happening mid to late am. From catch and release area down to three Island run. Fish are still eating a fair amount of junk. Seen some fish {grubbing} grabbing wads of moss and shaking it apart then eating the larva's and pupa today. Leeches #6-8 of different colors, olive, black, natural, and ginger variant are working. Early to mid pm I have been hooking up using beatis patterns, gray RS2, and foam wings #22. Egg patterns of various colors are still working. Black or Gray scintilla's bubble midges #24 are working. Black or gray pupa's are getting bit. From Death row on down has a good small beatis hatch happening in the afternoon. #22-24 gray foam wings, Gray Johnny flashers #22.
Tight Line's to all,
Mark / Blue Sky Flyfishing

 

 

 

 

  March 5, 2009

Hello Every-one,
The river flow is at 504 cfs. Water clarity is 2-3 feet depending on how cold the night time temps are. The warmer the night the clearer the water, due to the therm-o-cline rolling on the lake. Cold water sinks and warmer water rises. Any ways the river is fishing fair to good depending on the day. I'll be honest the days I've been out has been fairly tough. When everybody has a strait rod it is more than likely the fishes attitude. The barometer is the most dominating factor in how the fish are on the bite, that you can't control in fishing. When every-one else around you is hooking and your not, then that has something to do with your presentation, flies, rig length, weight, location or some thing that you can change, and make it happen. Anyways, now that I have this excuse out now, the truth is one day your working hard for your hook-ups lately, and the next day the bite is on, and you can't do no wrong. I've heard of some real good days, and some tough days lately. That's fishing.
What has been working for me is a #24-26 black midge pupa's, emergers, pearl glass bead heads #24-26 Black Krystal flash wing midge if you find fish sipping. Gray midge pupa's, scintilla bubble midge, Krystal flash wing midge #24-26, egg patterns of varying colors and size.
A few on black, or white bunny leeches #6-10, red larva's #20-24, red hots #22-24, black or gray zebra midge's. On some days you will find a few large gray beatis #20 on the water from the upper flats to death row. From Simon Canyon down to the take out has a good small gray beatis #22-24 in the afternoon. Gray foam wings and RS2's #20-24, Below death row #24 gray Johnny flasher's, eggs and Tav's big mac's #20-22,s
Tight lines to all,
U.S.C.G. Licensed
Capt. Mark Nesbit
Blue Sky Flyfishing

 

 

 

 

Spring Fishing on the way

Capt. Mark Nesbit
February 23, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello Every-one,
The river flow is 500cfs. The water clarity is around 3'. The main stay rig is egg pattern #16-20 to red or orange larva's #18-24's. There is a good hatch of small black or gray midges #24-26's coming off early to mid am. You will find a few fish rising to midge clusters #14-22's, very close to the bank's in 2'of water or less. There is a lite large gray beatis {BWO's} #20's hatch late am to early pm. You will find a few fish rising to them T-hole on down. Over-all as of today most of the fish are still down deep and looking for junk on the bottom. Hopefully with the recent cloud cover and warming' hopefully the fish will start looking up. Make sure your hitting bottom fairly often right now. Gray and black midge pupa's and emergers #22-24 have been working. Gray or Chocolate beatis nymph's and emerger's. CDC rs2, foam wings.
Tight lines to all.
U.S.C.G. Licensed
Capt.Mark Nesbit

 Every-one,
The river flow is 500cfs. The water clarity is around 3'. The main stay rig is egg pattern #16-20 to red or orange larva's #18-24's. There is a good hatch of small black or gray midges #24-26's coming off early to mid am. You will find a few fish rising to midge clusters #14-22's, very close to the bank's in 2'of water or less. There is a lite large gray beatis {BWO's}#20's hatch late am to early pm. You will find a few fish rising to them T-hole on down. Over-all as of today most of the fish are still down deep and looking for junk on the bottom. Hopefully with the recent cloud cover and warming' hopefully the fish will start looking up. Make sure your hitting bottom fairly often right now. Gray and black midge pupa's and emergers #22-24 have been working. Gray or Chocolate beatis nymph's and emerger's. CDC rs2,foam wings.
Tight lines to all.
U.S.C.G. Licensed
Capt.Mark Nesbit

Capt. Mark Nesbit
February 8, 2009
San Juan River - Freshwater Fishing Report

 

Hello Every-one,
The river flow is still at 500 cfs. The water clarity is 2-3 feet. The upper areas are fishing good to fair most days. Eggs #16-20 and red hots#24 in the am with a small black midge #24-26 coming off mid am. The main channel is fishing ok with some spawner's pre- staging before moving into the upper flats. There has been a lite beatis hatch early to mid pm from the upper flats on down to the take out. A 28" inch rainbow was caught and released this week in the lower flats area. The fish ate a brown shammy worm #18. The warm weather has picked-up the bite this last week in the lower waters. Black Midge emergers or pupa's #24-26, eggs assorted colors, red larva's and princesses have been the main bugs of late.
Tip: If your in the right spot on the right day you may find the fish rising. Look to see if you can spot what bugs are on the water. If you can't spot any bugs, watch the rise form. Slow sip: merger or single adults, big fish. Heads up out of water and gulping: Fish on midge cluster's or adult beatis mayflies.
Happy Love day to all. Three weeks left to receive the off-season rates