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Upper
San Juan River
flows, guide reports
and hatches
Summer/Fall 2011 |
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Flows
and guide reports
Upper Juan is low, very low. There can be some good
fishing in the headwaters and down through Pagosa
Springs. Water temps are a bit high, but the river
will cool as fall
rolls in.
Guide
Activity: Will, Tim, Chris
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Hatches
Upper
San Juan hatches:
Summer caddis,
hoppers, PMDs
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Winter
Months: Midges,
BWOs (cold winter
fishery)
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March/April/May:
Stone fly nymphs,
BWOs, caddis
and sculpins
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June:
Salmon flies,
golden stones,
caddis, sculpins
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July:
PMDs, caddis,
hoppers and sculpins
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August:
PMDs, tricos
and hoppers
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September:
hoppers, BWOs
and hoppers
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October:
BWOs and sculpins
Insects
and food in the system:
Stone flies, golden
stones, stones, Caddis
pupa (both cased
and free) caddis
larva, midge larva
and pupa, mayfly
nymphs, snails, eggs,
worms and sculpins.
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Predictions
and forecast
Pagosa
Springs Web Cam
The
Upper San Juan
The upper Juan flows down from the Continental Divide and heads south through
Pagosa Springs Colorado. South of Pagosa the river tumbles for 12 miles through
the incredible Mesa Canyon before flowing into the mellow valley made up of wide
canyon walls and ranch land. Another 20 plus miles down river the upper Juan
grinds to a halt in Navajo Reservoir.
Public
access for wade fishing
can be found through
Pagosa Springs. Most
of the water located
north and south of Pagosa
is private, so float
fishing is the best way
to experience this river.
Upper
San Juan float
trips
This incredible freestone river has a short float fishing
window due to the narrow river bed and quick run-off.
The Juan is know for a killer stonefly hatch that usually
is under way the first couple weeks of June. Prime
time for sure, so book a float trip with AvA early
because the demand is high for this wilderness-like
float trip.
Guide
trips for the upper
San Juan are available
as soon as we have
increased flows. Book
now for late April,
May and early June
2010.
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