SAN JUAN RIVER FISHING REPORTS & CURRENT CONDITIONS

Fishing Report for April 3, 2009

Mother Nature has been playing April Fools jokes on us for the last week or so - "It's Spring, Ha Ha, No it's not! "- Beautiful spring days followed by a snowy and windy day. Either way, the fish are biting on the San Juan. We have been doing well on float trips from Texas Hole to the Gravel Pit, while seeing big Baetis Mayfly hatches in the afternoon, especially from Baetis Bend down. RS2's, Foam Wings, and Fluff Baetis patterns in brown and grey, sizes 20 and 22 have been doing the trick. Mornings have been productive on egg patterns and bunny leeches up top with midge patterns on the bottom of a two-fly nymph rig. Red and orange larvae have been good patterns as well. However, it seems that lighter colored eggs have been the best for the morning bite - something light pink or yellow in size 16. The water is still off-color, and there are still some rainbows spawning, so I assume that is why the eggs are effective. Speaking of spawning - there are big rainbows on redds in the braids, up in the catch-and-release section, and down by Durangler's Corner. These fish can be coaxed into biting, but if you decide to pursue them, please get caught fish back in the water quickly, and carefully wade around the redds. Now for brown trout - they are liking eggs! If you don't believe me, just ask the ten-year-old that landed a 20-incher with one of our guides the other day. (By the way, her dad had a banner day too.)

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