Stream Report for Thursday October 5, 2006

Stream Report for Saturday October 5, 2006

 

San Juan River      507 cfs below Navajo Dam    Very Good

The San Juan reportedly is continuing to fish very well. Baetis hatches have been bringing some fish to the surface, but long line nymphing remains the most productive way to fish. Flies for the San Juan are RS2’s, Johnny flash in chocolate and greye, big bear emergers, small pheasant tails, red disco midges, red desert storms, black beauties, uv flash midge emergers, black midges, grasshoppers and blue wing olive dries.

 

Rio Grande       476 cfs at Pilar     Fair

The Rio Grande is murky. Some fly fishers are catching some smallmouth bass in the bigger eddies and slower runs. Trout fishing is a little fickle. Flies for the Rio Grande are black, brown or olive woolly buggers, autumn splendors, zoo cougars, double hackle peacocks, poundmeisters, big bear emergers, and blue wing olives. It’s also time to find Pike on a fly rod on the Rio.

 

The Rio Costilla     0 cfs below Costilla Reservoir    Poor

The Costilla is just about done for the season as the flows out of Costilla Resevoir have been reduced to nothing. Better fly fishing mid-day while the sun is out below the Commanche Creek confluence. Little yellow sallies, hoppers. small elk hair caddis, humpies, and royal wulffs, and grasshoppers seem to be among the better catching flies. The entire Valle Vidal is no kill and all catch and release. Please report violators to New Mexico Game and Fish or the US Forest Service. The number of Cutthroats here is very small.

 

The Cimarron River     22 cfs below Eagle Nest Dam    Good

The Cimarron got better to fish once the flows started to come up over a week ago. Flies for the Cimarron are ginger duns, pink cahills, small yellow stimulators, and yellow elk hair caddis, blue winged olives, parachute baetis, griffith’s gnats, and black midges.

 

Pecos River   26 cfs below Terrero       Good

Lots of blue winged olives and pale evening duns have been out in the evening in spite of the recent conditions. Caddis larvae and pupa, small light bodied caddis dries, small pheasant tails, baetis emergers, pmd’s, light cahills, and parachute adams have all produced recently. The Pecos was heavily stocked two weeks ago. More of the fall colors are showing on the entire Pecos.

 

Jemez Mountain Streams     19 cfs on main stem Jemez above Jemez Pueblo    Good

The Jemez streams have been fishing well and the fall colors are abundant. The higher elevation waters are a little cooler and slower in the mornings but, because of the varying topography and geology of the Jemez there is usually some place to fish. Hoppers, dark bodied caddis, little yellow sallies, and parachute adams are some top fly choices. Forest road 376 is closed just beyond Gillman Tunnels, but is open on the top end off of NM 126.

 

The Chama River     130 cfs below El Vado Dam   Good                and 170 cfs below Abiquiu Dam      Poor

The fishing is good below El Vado. Big nymphs like double hackle peacocks and hares ears and streamers like woolly buggers work best here as the water may still be off color. The flows below Abiquiu are down as well, but the water is murky and fishing is slow.

 

Rio Pueblo and Santa Barbara       Fair

Fishing has been good, although the mornings have been a slow. The Santa Barbara is a little slower than the Pueblo. Royal wullfs, hoppers, red humpies, and little yellow sallies were the better catching flies.

 

Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited is sponsoring a river cleanup on the Pecos on Saturday October 14, 2006

 This years schedule and location.

 

9:00 gather at Canelas Restaurant, HWY 50 for coffee and rolls

9:30 disperse for trash pick up along various locations along the Upper Rio Pecos

12:00 Meet at Tererro Pavillion at Willow Creek for FREE barbeque with entertainment featuring Danza Azteca and Julian Prada.

12:15 Blessing of River.

 

FREE T-SHIRTS WILL BE GIVEN TO FIRST 200 PARTICIPANTS!!

 

For more information call Janice at 757-6037 or 231-7749 or call Pancho at 470-5429