Colorado Fish Report

SAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM

Water Conditions

• Temperature: 38.48 ° F
• Streamflow: 317 ft³/s
• Gage height: 3.03 ft

Rising/Falling

• Steady

Fishing Conditions

You may have heard that the San Juan is dirty.  It is.  Lake turnover and our fall floods into Navajo, mixed with a swap to the 4×4 outlet has made for some dirty flows

That isn’t bad news, though; fishing has been really good with rigs on the dirtier side.  Think leeches, SJ worms, mops, and even eggs in tandem, or as a top fly followed by a flashy midge.

There have also been fish rising to midges and dry fly fishing has been picking up.

Patterns/Bug

Junk flies: SJ worms, eggs, Bunny Leeches, Mayer’s Mini Leech, Chamois Leech, Mops in #10-16.

Rainbow warriors in 20-22

Midges 18-24: Black Flash Midge Pupa, Tav’s Big Mac, Bling Midge, Grey and Olive Midge Pupa.

Dries: Griffith Gnat 16-22, Bunny Midge 20-24, Extended Body BWO 20-22

Streamers: Mini Peanut Envy, Baerly Legal, Circus Peanut, Mini Articulated Trout Slider.