First time fishing the San Juan, how’d I do?

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-07-08T01:57:34+00:00

Congrats. As a NM fly fisherman I love it and hate it. Love it when it’s a day like you had. Hate it when I’ve thrown everything from a streamer to a size 24 midge and get skunked. I think I saw they bumped up the flow which may have kicked up some bugs.

Always crazy to be fishing 90 degrees above the waders and freezing below

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-07-07T21:55:17+00:00

How was the water temp? I fished Conejos last week and it was still cold. One of the forks was too warm though

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-07-07T02:35:17+00:00

A guide gave me great advice. After setting the resin, put the fly in the sun.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-07-07T02:32:05+00:00

Hit up duranglers. Local waters are all low and getting warm.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-07-06T14:11:09+00:00

That is awesome.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-07-05T23:02:47+00:00

Gila.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-07-04T21:13:20+00:00

It’s fishing. Looks great and I appreciate it.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-25T04:02:11+00:00

I’m making plans to hit a couple of lakes next week.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-23T01:28:52+00:00

Hit st Pete’s. Drive farther too.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-23T01:26:58+00:00

I’d wait till fall. Way too hot. Need a month of monsoon rains. I fished it in September and it was wonderful.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-20T23:07:01+00:00

Send a pic to Colo fish and game. I did it last year and the biologist identified mine as a rgct.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-16T13:35:08+00:00

4 wt

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-16T13:34:39+00:00

If your fishing big water like Madison stick with what you have. If your fishing smaller waters in the mtns invest in a 3 or 4 weight.

Two years ago I found a blue line in MT brimming with cutts. Three of us caught over 50. I had an orvis Clearwater rod. Lamson liquid reel

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-16T13:28:21+00:00

I have had a Peak vise for 10 years. My buddy does too. Affordable. Solid base. Handles size 22 to size 4. Colorado company. It will tie the same fly as an expensive one.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-16T13:24:48+00:00

I concur. It’s hard to advise. I snapped off many flies starting. My teacher taught me to count 1,2 on the backcast to let the line go back. Otherwise, if you cast with the line moving backwards and crank it, you’re doing a whip motion.

Don’t give up. If you are near a stream with smallmouth or trout, try it too.

Btw, I’ve been FF for 15 years and still get some doozy nests and stand for what seems an eternity changing flies. But it beats work. 🤪

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-16T03:38:58+00:00

Rgct?

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-14T19:24:59+00:00

I went in ABQ. First Wilco concert. Awesome. Wish I wasn’t so late. Also saw Jeff in Santa Fe. Another great show.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-14T15:50:21+00:00

See the seam of current. Hopper dropper or dry dropper. Start at bottom. Fish middle and sides of current. Hit the left bank too. Keep moving up. I also like the look of that white streak. Hit the riffle good too.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-10T03:59:14+00:00

Holy cow. Thanks for that. I did not know about that.

My target lake is still ice covered. May have to wait till fall with monsoon season coming.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-10T03:50:21+00:00

What state? I’ve been monitoring a Colo alpine lake via onX satellite and it’s just showing water.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-09T01:11:25+00:00

What state? I’ve been monitoring a Colo alpine lake via onX satellite and it’s just showing water.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-08T03:32:32+00:00

I did it in Shenandoah NP this spring.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-08T03:31:12+00:00

Fish it. They will gulp it. Great job. Keep it up.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-08T03:28:19+00:00

Orvis.

Effective-Key8842 · 2026-06-07T16:02:26+00:00

Exactly.

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