The river is finally looking like the San Juan again. We have had some sort of high water conditions since the middle of February. Now we are back to flows that allow you to fish pretty much wherever you want. This is what everyone has been waiting for, I’m sure you will not be disappointed.
The fish are in all the usual places and eating very well. Fish the slow water in the morning with midges. Try light weights that won’t get you to the bottom to quickly and move your indicator around to keep your flies in front of the fish. I have been doing well with grey, black and cream midges, size 20 and 22. You will get more bites if you use fluorocarbon, 5X seems to be fine right now. You won’t need a fluorocarbon leader, mono will be fine. Just use the fluorocarbon after your weight so the fish don’t see any line around your flies. I have been catching fish with this rig all day long from Texas hole through the catch and release area. Just keep changing your midges around so the fish get a fresh look once in a while. If you are fishing from the Texas hole down river there has been a good mayfly hatch in the afternoon. It has been starting around 1:00 and lasting two to three hours depending on the cloud cover. Olive beatis seem to be working best but I have caught some fish on chocolate foam wings. Fish these around the faster waters and you should do well. The water is clear so I am sure the fish will start to look for bugs on the surface. I will let you know. We are having our first thunder storm as I write this so the ants will fall soon.
Good Luck, Chris