Stream Report for Monday Janaury 1, 2007

       Happy New Year!

 

 

Cutbows are into their spawn on some rivers and streams. Please be careful to not wade into their spawning beds known as redds. A redd is a circular area of clean gravel usually located at the tail of a pool and the spawning pair can often be seen over the redd. These fish clearly have something more important to do so please leave them alone!

 

San Juan River      474 cfs below Navajo Dam    Good

The best fishing is upstream of Texas Hole to the cable, although there are some fish holding around the instream structure Game and Fish have placed below Simon Canyon. Baetis hatches have pretty much disappeared but midge hatches are still bringing some fish to the surface. Flies for the San Juan are RS2’s, Johnny flash in chocolate and grey, big bear emergers, small pheasant tails, red disco midges, red desert storms, black beauties, uv flash midge emergers, and black midges.

 

Rio Grande       617cfs at Pilar     Fair

The Rio Grande is murky. Due to the low visibility, the best fishing is within 8 feet of the bank. Dry fly dropper rigs are ideal for searching this shallower water. Flies for the Rio Grande are black, brown or olive woolly buggers, autumn splendors, zoo cougars, conehead madonna’s, double hackle peacocks, poundmeisters, and midges. Quite a few people are catching pike on the Rio on big rabbit strip flies and deceivers   

  

Pecos River      Slow above Pecos

The Pecos River above the village of Pecos is way too cold and probably will remain so until March. The Pecos at Villanueva was heavily stocked on the 18^th but, I’ve had no reports from there. Brightly colored flies like red, chartreuse, and blue copper johns, and purple prince nymphs usually work on the stockers. Fish Villanueva soon after a stocking as there is no resident self sustaining fish populations there. Please report anyone over harvesting fish to state park officials or better yet, to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Jemez Mountain Streams     27 cfs on main stem Jemez above Jemez Pueblo    Slow

Most of the Jemez streams are fishing slow except the lower Jemez, lower Guadalupe, or downstream of the few hot springs that empty into nearby creeks. Snowmelt from the recent storms will have a negative impact for a little while anyway. Small crystal stimulators, elk hair caddis, and parachute adams are some top fly choices.  

 

The Chama River     230 cfs below El Vado Dam   Fair                and 52 cfs below Abiquiu Dam   Fair

The fishing is now rated as fair below El Vado as the releases out of the dam are quite murky. Expect clarity to go down further when the lake turns over. Big nymphs like double hackle peacocks and had favorites and streamers like woolly buggers, zoo cougars, and autumn splendors work best. The flows below Abiquiu are a little low now for optimum fishing but quite clear. Streamers and midges are the fly choices for Abiquiu. The area below Abiquiu Dam is a Special Trout Water with reduced bag limits. The density of fish is very low here and is not stocked. Please report anyone over harvesting here to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Albuquerque area Rio Grande riverside drains have been stocked recently. Most are reportedly fishing fair except for the Corrales Drain, which was dredged and now lacks the vegetation to hold fish.

  

Call us at the shop for conditions on waters not listed here. 888-988-7688 out of Santa Fe or 988-7688 in Santa Fe.

 

For the latest in stream flows bookmark the link below:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nm/nwis/current/?type=flow

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Stream Report for Wednesday December 27, 2007

 

It looks like our stream report keeps getting hijacked. We are trying to come up with a fix so you won’t have to weed through the junk. In the interim, we will be updating more frequently to get the spam off.

 

Cutbows are into their spawn on some rivers and streams. Please be careful to not wade into their spawning beds known as redds. A redd is a circular area of clean gravel usually located at the tail of a pool and the spawning pair can often be seen over the redd. These fish clearly have something more important to do so please leave them alone!

 

San Juan River      477 cfs below Navajo Dam    Good

Flows on the San Juan are back up after as New Mexico State Parks cleaned up all of the silt in the kiddie pool and above Texas Hole. The best fishing is upstream of Texas Hole to the cable, although there are some fish holding around the instream structure Game and Fish have placed below Simon Canyon. Baetis hatches have pretty much disappeared but midge hatches are still bringing some fish to the surface. Flies for the San Juan are RS2’s, Johnny flash in chocolate and grey, big bear emergers, small pheasant tails, red disco midges, red desert storms, black beauties, uv flash midge emergers, and black midges.

 

Rio Grande       580cfs at Pilar     Fair

The Rio Grande is down from last week and a little less murky. Due to the low visibility, the best fishing is within 8 feet of the bank. Dry fly dropper rigs are ideal for searching this shallower water. Flies for the Rio Grande are black, brown or olive woolly buggers, autumn splendors, zoo cougars, conehead madonna’s, double hackle peacocks, poundmeisters, and midges. Quite a few people are catching pike on the Rio on big rabbit strip flies and deceivers   

  

Pecos River      Slow above Pecos

The Pecos River above the village of Pecos is way too cold and probably will remain so until March. The Pecos at Villanueva was heavily stocked on the 18^th but, I’ve had no reports from there. Brightly colored flies like red, chartreuse, and blue copper johns, and purple prince nymphs usually work on the stockers. Fish Villanueva soon after a stocking as there is no resident self sustaining fish populations there. Please report anyone over harvesting fish to state park officials or better yet, to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Jemez Mountain Streams     49 cfs on main stem Jemez above Jemez Pueblo    Slow

Most of the Jemez streams are fishing slow except the lower Jemez, lower Guadalupe, or downstream of the few hot springs that empty into nearby creeks. Snowmelt from the recent storms will have a negative impact for a little while anyway. Small crystal stimulators, elk hair caddis, and parachute adams are some top fly choices. Forest road 376 is closed just at Gillman Tunnels, but is still open on the top end off of NM 126 at least until significant snowfall. 

 

The Chama River     227 cfs below El Vado Dam   Fair                and 49 cfs below Abiquiu Dam   Fair

The fishing is now rated as fair below El Vado as the releases out of the dam are quite murky. Expect clarity to go down further when the lake turns over. Big nymphs like double hackle peacocks and had favorites and streamers like woolly buggers, zoo cougars, and autumn splendors work best. The flows below Abiquiu are a little low now for optimum fishing but quite clear. Streamers and midges are the fly choices for Abiquiu. The area below Abiquiu Dam is a Special Trout Water with reduced bag limits. The density of fish is very low here and is not stocked. Please report anyone over harvesting here to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Albuquerque area Rio Grande riverside drains have been stocked recently. Most are reportedly fishing fair except for the Corrales Drain, which was dredged and now lacks the vegetation to hold fish.

  

Call us at the shop for conditions on waters not listed here. 888-988-7688 out of Santa Fe or 988-7688 in Santa Fe.

 

For the latest in stream flows bookmark the link below:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nm/nwis/current/?type=flow

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Stream Report for Sunday December 24, 2006

 

It looks like our stream report keeps getting hijacked. We are trying to come up with a fix so you won’t have to weed through the junk. In the interim, we will be updating more frequently to get the spam off.

 

Cutbows are into their spawn on some rivers and streams. Please be careful to not wade into their spawning beds known as redds. A redd is a circular area of clean gravel usually located at the tail of a pool and the spawning pair can often be seen over the redd. These fish clearly have something more important to do so please leave them alone!

 

San Juan River      483 cfs below Navajo Dam    Good

Flows on the San Juan are back up after as New Mexico State Parks cleaned up all of the silt in the kiddie pool and above Texas Hole. The best fishing is upstream of Texas Hole to the cable, although there are some fish holding around the instream structure Game and Fish have placed below Simon Canyon. Baetis hatches have pretty much disappeared but midge hatches are still bringing some fish to the surface. Flies for the San Juan are RS2’s, Johnny flash in chocolate and grey, big bear emergers, small pheasant tails, red disco midges, red desert storms, black beauties, uv flash midge emergers, and black midges.

 

Rio Grande       537cfs at Pilar     Fair

The Rio Grande is down from last week and a little less murky. Due to the low visibility, the best fishing is within 8 feet of the bank. Dry fly dropper rigs are ideal for searching this shallower water. Flies for the Rio Grande are black, brown or olive woolly buggers, autumn splendors, zoo cougars, conehead madonna’s, double hackle peacocks, poundmeisters, and midges. Quite a few people are catching pike on the Rio on big rabbit strip flies and deceivers   

  

Pecos River      Slow above Pecos

The Pecos River above the village of Pecos is way too cold and probably will remain so until March. The Pecos at Villanueva was heavily stocked on the 5^th but, I’ve had no reports from there. Brightly colored flies like red, chartreuse, and blue copper johns, and purple prince nymphs usually work on the stockers. Fish Villanueva soon after a stocking as there is no resident self sustaining fish populations there. Please report anyone over harvesting fish to state park officials or better yet, to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Jemez Mountain Streams     20 cfs on main stem Jemez above Jemez Pueblo    Slow

Most of the Jemez streams are fishing slow except the lower Jemez, lower Guadalupe, or downstream of the few hot springs that empty into nearby creeks. Snowmelt from the recent storms will have a negative impact for a little while anyway. Small crystal stimulators, elk hair caddis, and parachute adams are some top fly choices. Forest road 376 is closed just at Gillman Tunnels, but is still open on the top end off of NM 126 at least until significant snowfall. 

 

The Chama River     227 cfs below El Vado Dam   Fair                and 42 cfs below Abiquiu Dam   Fair

The fishing is now rated as fair below El Vado as the releases out of the dam are quite murky. Expect clarity to go down further when the lake turns over. Big nymphs like double hackle peacocks and had favorites and streamers like woolly buggers, zoo cougars, and autumn splendors work best. The flows below Abiquiu are a little low  now for optimum fishing but quite clear. Streamers and midges are the fly choices for Abiquiu. The area below Abiquiu Dam is a Special Trout Water with reduced bag limits. The density of fish is very low here and is not stocked. Please report anyone over harvesting here to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Albuquerque area Rio Grande riverside drains have been stocked recently. Most are reportedly fishing fair except for the Corrales Drain, which was dredged and now lacks the vegetation to hold fish.

  

Call us at the shop for conditions on waters not listed here. 888-988-7688 out of Santa Fe or 988-7688 in Santa Fe.

 

For the latest in stream flows bookmark the link below:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nm/nwis/current/?type=flow

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Stream Report for Tuesday December 19, 2006

Cutbows are into their spawn on some rivers and streams. Please be careful to not wade into their spawning beds known as redds. A redd is a circular area of clean gravel usually located at the tail of a pool and the spawning pair can often be seen over the redd. These fish clearly have something more important to do so please leave them alone!

 

San Juan River      489 cfs below Navajo Dam    Good

Flows on the San Juan are back up after as New Mexico State Parks cleaned up all of the silt in the kiddie pool and above Texas Hole. The best fishing is upstream of Texas Hole to the cable, although there are some fish holding around the instream structure Game and Fish have placed below Simon Canyon. Baetis hatches have pretty much disappeared but midge hatches are still bringing some fish to the surface. Flies for the San Juan are RS2’s, Johnny flash in chocolate and grey, big bear emergers, small pheasant tails, red disco midges, red desert storms, black beauties, uv flash midge emergers, and black midges.

 

Rio Grande       679cfs at Pilar     Fair

The Rio Grande is up from last week and still murky. Due to the low visibility, the best fishing is within 8 feet of the bank. Dry fly dropper rigs are ideal for searching this shallower water. Flies for the Rio Grande are black, brown or olive woolly buggers, autumn splendors, zoo cougars, conehead madonna’s, double hackle peacocks, poundmeisters, and midges. Quite a few people are catching pike on the Rio on big rabbit strip flies and deceivers   

  

Pecos River   45cfs below Terrero       Slow

The Pecos River above the village of Pecos is way too cold and probably will remain so until March. The Pecos at Villanueva was heavily stocked on the 5^th but, I’ve had no reports from there. Brightly colored flies like red, chartreuse, and blue copper johns, and purple prince nymphs usually work on the stockers. Fish Villanueva soon after a stocking as there is no resident self sustaining fish populations there. Please report anyone over harvesting fish to state park officials or better yet, to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Jemez Mountain Streams     30 cfs on main stem Jemez above Jemez Pueblo    Slow

Most of the Jemez streams are fishing slow except the lower Jemez, lower Guadalupe, or downstream of the few hot springs that empty into nearby creeks. Snowmelt from the recent storms will have a negative impact for a little while anyway. Small crystal stimulators, elk hair caddis, and parachute adams are some top fly choices. Forest road 376 is closed just at Gillman Tunnels, but is still open on the top end off of NM 126 at least until significant snowfall. 

 

The Chama River     227 cfs below El Vado Dam   Fair                and 212 cfs below Abiquiu Dam   Fair

The fishing is now rated as fair below El Vado as the releases out of the dam are quite murky. Expect clarity to go down further when the lake turns over. Big nymphs like double hackle peacocks and had favorites and streamers like woolly buggers, zoo cougars, and autumn splendors work best. The flows below Abiquiu are a little high for optimum fishing but quite clear. Streamers and midges are the fly choices for Abiquiu. The area below Abiquiu Dam is a Special Trout Water with reduced bag limits. The density of fish is very low here and is not stocked. Please report anyone over harvesting here to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Albuquerque area Rio Grande riverside drains have been stocked recently. Most are reportedly fishing fair except for the Corrales Drain, which was dredged and now lacks the vegetation to hold fish.

  

Call us at the shop for conditions on waters not listed here. 888-988-7688 out of Santa Fe or 988-7688 in Santa Fe.

 

For the latest in stream flows bookmark the link below:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nm/nwis/current/?type=flow

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Stream Report for Friday December 15, 2006

Cutbows are into their spawn on some rivers and streams. Please be careful to not wade into their spawning beds known as redds. A redd is a circular area of clean gravel usually located at the tail of a pool and the spawning pair can often be seen over the redd. These fish clearly have something more important to do so please leave them alone!

 

San Juan River      495 cfs below Navajo Dam    No Reports

Flows on the San Juan are back up after as New Mexico State Parks cleaned up all of the silt in the kiddie pool and above Texas Hole. The best fishing is upstream of Texas Hole to the cable, although there are some fish holding around the instream structure Game and Fish have placed below Simon Canyon.. Baetis hatches have pretty much disappeared but midge hatches are still bringing some fish to the surface. Flies for the San Juan are RS2’s, Johnny flash in chocolate and grey, big bear emergers, small pheasant tails, red disco midges, red desert storms, black beauties, uv flash midge emergers, and black midges.

 

Rio Grande       617cfs at Pilar     Fair

The Rio Grande is up from a few days ago and still murky. Due to the low visibility, the best fishing is within 8 feet of the bank. Dry fly dropper rigs are ideal for searching this shallower water. Flies for the Rio Grande are black, brown or olive woolly buggers, autumn splendors, zoo cougars, conehead madonna’s, double hackle peacocks, poundmeisters, and midges. Quite a few people are catching pike on the Rio on big rabbit strip flies and deceivers   

  

Pecos River   37cfs below Terrero       Slow

The Pecos River above the village of Pecos is way to cold and probably will remain so until March. The Pecos at Villanueva was heavily stocked on the 5^th but, I’ve had no reports from there. Brightly colored flies like red, chartreuse, and blue copper johns, and purple prince nymphs usually work on the stockers. Fish Villanueva soon after a stocking as there is no resident self sustaining fish populations there. Please report anyone over harvesting fish to state park officials or better yet, to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Jemez Mountain Streams     31 cfs on main stem Jemez above Jemez Pueblo    Slow

Most of the Jemez streams are fishing slow except the lower Jemez, Guadalupe or downstream of the few hot springs that empty into nearby creeks. Snowmelt from the recent storms will have a negative impact for a little while anyway. Small crystal stimulators, elk hair caddis, and parachute adams are some top fly choices. Forest road 376 is closed just at Gillman Tunnels, but is still open on the top end off of NM 126 at least until significant snowfall. 

 

The Chama River     223 cfs below El Vado Dam   Fair                and 212 cfs below Abiquiu Dam      Fair

The fishing is now rated as fair below El Vado as the releases out of the dam are quite murky. Expect clarity to go down further when the lake turns over. Big nymphs like double hackle peacocks and had favorites and streamers like woolly buggers, zoo cougars, and autumn splendors work best. The flows below Abiquiu are a little high for optimum fishing but quite clear. Streamers and midges are the fly choices for Abiquiu. The area below Abiquiu Dam is a Special Trout Water with reduced bag limits. The density of fish is very low here and is not stocked. Please report anyone over harvesting here to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Albuquerque area Rio Grande riverside drains have been stocked recently. Most are reportedly fishing fair except for the Corrales Drain, which was dredged and now lacks the vegetation to hold fish.

  

Call us at the shop for conditions on waters not listed here. 888-988-7688 out of Santa Fe or 988-7688 in Santa Fe.

 

For the latest in stream flows bookmark the link below:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nm/nwis/current/?type=flow

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Stream Report for Monday December 11, 2006

New Mexico’s most abundant trout, brown trout and cutbows are still into their spawn on some rivers and streams. Please be careful to not wade into their spawning beds known as redds. A redd is a circular area of clean gravel usually located at the tail of a pool and the spawning pair can often be seen over the redd. These fish clearly have something more important to do so please leave them alone!

 

San Juan River      248 cfs below Navajo Dam    No Reports

Flows on the San Jaun are still low as New Mexico State Parks continues to clean up all of the silt in the kiddie pool and above Texas Hole. The lower river is pretty well murked up with the cleanup, although there are some fish holding around the instream structure Game and Fish have placed below Simon Canyon. The best fishing is upstream of Texas Hole to the cable. Baetis hatches have pretty much disappeared but midge hatches are still bringing some fish to the surface. Flies for the San Juan are RS2’s, Johnny flash in chocolate and grey, big bear emergers, small pheasant tails, red disco midges, red desert storms, black beauties, uv flash midge emergers, and black midges.

 

Rio Grande       640cfs at Pilar     Fair

The Rio Grande is up from a few days ago and still murky. Due to the low visibility, the best fishing is within 8 feet of the bank. Dry fly dropper rigs are ideal for searching this shallower water. Flies for the Rio Grande are black, brown or olive woolly buggers, autumn splendors, zoo cougars, conehead madonna’s, double hackle peacocks, poundmeisters, and midges. Quite a few people are catching pike on the Rio on big rabbit strip flies and deceivers   

  

Pecos River   45cfs below Terrero       Slow

The best fishing is from 12 pm until the sun leaves the water, but fishing is probably going to be tough with a little snowmelt above the village of Pecos. Midge larvae and pupa, small light bodied caddis dries, small pheasant tails, baetis emergers, have all produced recently. The Pecos at Villanueva was heavily stocked on the 5^th but, I’ve had no reports from there. Brightly colored flies like red, chartreuse, and blue copper johns, and purple prince nymphs usually work on the stockers. Fish Villanueva soon after a stocking as there is no resident self sustaining fish populations there. Please report anyone over harvesting fish to state park officials or better yet, to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Jemez Mountain Streams     34 cfs on main stem Jemez above Jemez Pueblo    Slow

Most of the Jemez streams are fishing slow except the lower Jemez, Guadalupe or downstream of the few hot springs that empty into nearby creeks. Snowmelt from the recent storms will have a negative impact for a little while anyway. Small crystal stimulators, elk hair caddis, and parachute adams are some top fly choices. Forest road 376 is closed just at Gillman Tunnels, but is still open on the top end off of NM 126 at least until significant snowfall. 

 

The Chama River     223 cfs below El Vado Dam   Good                and 212 cfs below Abiquiu Dam      Fair

The fishing is good below El Vado barring any more releases out of the dam. Big nymphs like double hackle peacocks and had favorites and streamers like woolly buggers, zoo cougars, and autumn splendors work best here as the water is off color. The flows below Abiquiu are a little high for optimum fishing but quite clear. We should see even lower flows here as we go into winter and fishing will improve. Streamers and midges are the fly choices for Abiquiu. The area below Abiquiu Dam is a Special Trout Water with reduced bag limits. The density of fish is very low here and is not stocked. Please report anyone over harvesting here to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263. Also, please be aware of spawning fish.

 

Albuquerque area Rio Grande riverside drains have been stocked recently. Most are reportedly fishing fair except for the Corrales Drain, which was dredged and now lacks the vegetation to hold fish.

  

Call us at the shop for conditions on waters not listed here. 888-988-7688 out of Santa Fe or 988-7688 in Santa Fe.

 

For the latest in stream flows bookmark the link below:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nm/nwis/current/?type=flow

. 

 

 

 

Stream Report for Saturday December 9, 2006

New Mexico’s most abundant trout, brown trout and cutbows are still into their spawn on some rivers and streams. Please be careful to not wade into their spawning beds known as redds. A redd is a circular area of clean gravel usually located at the tail of a pool and the spawning pair can often be seen over the redd. These fish clearly have something more important to do so please leave them alone!

 

San Juan River      244 cfs below Navajo Dam    No Reports

Well, the winter flows are here on the San Jaun. Generally the flats and the channels above Baetis Bend fish better than the lower river, although there are some fish holding around the instream structure Game and Fish have placed below Simon Canyon. Baetis hatches have pretty much disappeared but midge hatches are still bringing some fish to the surface. Flies for the San Juan are RS2’s, Johnny flash in chocolate and grey, big bear emergers, small pheasant tails, red disco midges, red desert storms, black beauties, uv flash midge emergers, and black midges.

 

Rio Grande       610cfs at Pilar     Fair

The Rio Grande is up from a few days ago and still murky. Due to the low visibility, the best fishing is within 8 feet of the bank. Dry fly dropper rigs are ideal for searching this shallower water. Flies for the Rio Grande are black, brown or olive woolly buggers, autumn splendors, zoo cougars, conehead madonna’s, double hackle peacocks, poundmeisters, and midges. Quite a few people are catching pike on the Rio on big rabbit strip flies and deceivers   

  

Pecos River   31cfs below Terrero       Slow

The best fishing is from 12 pm until the sun leaves the water. Midge larvae and pupa, small light bodied caddis dries, small pheasant tails, baetis emergers, have all produced recently. The Pecos at Villanueva was heavily stocked on the 5^th but, I’ve had no reports from there. Brightly colored flies like red, chartreuse, and blue copper johns, and purple prince nymphs usually work on the stockers. Fish Villanueva soon after a stocking as there is no resident self sustaining fish populations there. Please report anyone over harvesting fish to state park officials or better yet, to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Jemez Mountain Streams     17 cfs on main stem Jemez above Jemez Pueblo    Slow

Most of the Jemez streams are fishing slow except the lower Jemez, Guadalupe or downstream of the few hot springs that empty into nearby creeks. Small crystal stimulators, elk hair caddis, and parachute adams are some top fly choices. Forest road 376 is closed just at Gillman Tunnels, but is still open on the top end off of NM 126 at least until significant snowfall. 

 

The Chama River     223 cfs below El Vado Dam   Good                and 212 cfs below Abiquiu Dam      Fair

The fishing is good below El Vado barring any more releases out of the dam. Big nymphs like double hackle peacocks and had favorites and streamers like woolly buggers, zoo cougars, and autumn splendors work best here as the water is off color. The flows below Abiquiu are a little high for optimum fishing but quite clear. We should see even lower flows here as we go into winter and fishing will improve. Streamers and midges are the fly choices for Abiquiu. The area below Abiquiu Dam is a Special Trout Water with reduced bag limits. The density of fish is very low here and is not stocked. Please report anyone over harvesting here to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263. Also, please be aware of spawning fish.

 

Albuquerque area Rio Grande riverside drains have been stocked recently. Most are reportedly fishing fair except for the Corrales Drain, which was dredged and now lacks the vegetation to hold fish.

  

Call us at the shop for conditions on waters not listed here. 888-988-7688 out of Santa Fe or 988-7688 in Santa Fe.

 

For the latest in stream flows bookmark the link below:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nm/nwis/current/?type=flow

. 

 

 

Stream Report for Wednesday December 6, 2006

New Mexico’s most abundant trout, brown trout and cutbows are still into their spawn on some rivers and streams. Please be careful to not wade into their spawning beds known as redds. A redd is a circular area of clean gravel usually located at the tail of a pool and the spawning pair can often be seen over the redd. These fish clearly have something more important to do so please leave them alone!

 

San Juan River      240 cfs below Navajo Dam    No Reports

Fishing has been mixed for some anglers lately on the San Juan. The flats are seemingly fishing better than the channels. Baetis hatches have been tapering off but midge hatches are still bringing some fish to the surface. Flies for the San Juan are RS2’s, Johnny flash in chocolate and grey, 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       494cfs at Pilar     Fair

The Rio Grande is still murky. Due to the low visibility, the best fishing is within 8 feet of the bank. Dry fly dropper rigs are ideal for searching this shallower water. Flies for the Rio Grande are black, brown or olive woolly buggers, autumn splendors, zoo cougars, conehead madonna’s, double hackle peacocks, poundmeisters, and midges. Quite a few people are catching pike on the Rio.  

  

Pecos River   31cfs below Terrero       Slow

The best fishing is from 12 pm until the sun leaves the water. Midge larvae and pupa, small light bodied caddis dries, small pheasant tails, baetis emergers, have all produced recently. The Pecos at Villanueva was heavily stocked but, I’ve had no reports from there. Brightly colored flies like red, chartreuse, and blue copper johns, and purple prince nymphs usually work on the stockers. Fish Villanueva soon after a stocking as there is no resident self sustaining fish populations there. Please report anyone over harvesting fish to state park officials or better yet, to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Jemez Mountain Streams     23 cfs on main stem Jemez above Jemez Pueblo    Slow

Most of the Jemez streams were fishing fair especially while the sun is on the water. Small crystal stimulators, elk hair caddis, and parachute adams are some top fly choices. Forest road 376 is closed just at Gillman Tunnels, but is open on the top end off of NM 126. 

 

The Chama River     223 cfs below El Vado Dam   Good                and 212 cfs below Abiquiu Dam      Fair

The fishing is good below El Vado barring any more releases out of the dam. Big nymphs like double hackle peacocks and had favorites and streamers like woolly buggers, zoo cougars, and autumn splendors work best here as the water is off color. The flows below Abiquiu are a little high for optimum fishing but quite clear. We should see even lower flows here as we go into winter and fishing will improve. Streamers and midges are the fly choices for Abiquiu. The area below Abiquiu Dam is a Special Trout Water with reduced bag limits. The density of fish is very low here and is not stocked. Please report anyone over harvesting here to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263. Also, please be aware of spawning fish.

 

Albuquerque area Rio Grande riverside drains have been stocked recently. Most are reportedly fishing fair except for the Corrales Drain, which was dredged and now lacks the vegetation to hold fish.

  

Call us at the shop for conditions on waters not listed here.

 

For the latest in stream flows bookmark the link below:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nm/nwis/current/?type=flow

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Stream Report for Sunday December 3, 2006

 

 The High Desert Angler invites anyone interested to fish with us on Sunday December 3^rd on the Rio Grande. This will be a pike fly fishing outing although, there should also be opportunity to catch trout. Bring your own heavy tackle, wading gear, and a lunch. This is an outing to bring anglers together and to try something new. There is no cost, consequently everyone is responsible for their own lunch, tackle, day use fees, flies, leaders etc. We are meeting at the fly shop at 9 am and then caravanning off to the Rio. We expect to return between 5-6 pm. Let’s go have fun!

 

New Mexico’s most abundant trout, brown trout and cutbows are still into their spawn on some rivers and streams. Please be careful to not wade into their spawning beds known as redds. A redd is a circular area of clean gravel usually located at the tail of a pool and the spawning pair can often be seen over the redd. These fish clearly have something more important to do so please leave them alone!

 

San Juan River      513 cfs below Navajo Dam    Good

Fishing has been mixed for some anglers lately on the San Juan. The flats are seemingly fishing better than the channels. Baetis hatches have been tapering off but midge hatches are still bringing some fish to the surface. Flies for the San Juan are RS2’s, Johnny flash in chocolate and grey, 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       333cfs at Pilar     Fair

The Rio Grande is still murky even though the flows have come down dramatically over the past 24 hours. The gauge upstream of Pilar is indicating that the flows will come back up. We could see bigger than normal flows this winter on the Rio with all of the tributaries and springs having a greater input with the precipitation we had late this summer. The summer rains were a constant source of silt entering the Rio and any change in flow stirs up the sediment. Due to the low visibility, the best fishing is within 8 feet of the bank. Dry fly dropper rigs are ideal for searching this shallower water. Flies for the Rio Grande are black, brown or olive woolly buggers, autumn splendors, zoo cougars, conehead madonna’s, double hackle peacocks, poundmeisters, and midges. Quite a few people are catching pike on the Rio.  

  

Pecos River   31cfs below Terrero       Slow

The best fishing is from 12 pm until the sun leaves the water. Midge larvae and pupa, small light bodied caddis dries, small pheasant tails, baetis emergers, parachute adams, parachute baetis, and cdc biot comparaduns have all produced recently. The Pecos at Villanueva was heavily stocked a couple of weeks ago but, I’ve had no reports from there. Brightly colored flies like red, chartreuse, and blue copper johns, and purple prince nymphs usually work on the stockers. Fish Villanueva soon after a stocking as there is no resident self sustaining fish populations there. Please report anyone over harvesting fish to state park officials or better yet, to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263.

 

Jemez Mountain Streams     21 cfs on main stem Jemez above Jemez Pueblo    Slow

Most of the Jemez streams were fishing fair especially while the sun is on the water. Hoppers, crystal stimulators, black beetles, and parachute adams are some top fly choices. Forest road 376 is closed just at Gillman Tunnels, but is open on the top end off of NM 126. 

 

The Chama River     223 cfs below El Vado Dam   Good                and 212 cfs below Abiquiu Dam      Fair

The fishing is good below El Vado barring any more releases out of the dam. Big nymphs like double hackle peacocks and had favorites and streamers like woolly buggers, zoo cougars, and autumn splendors work best here as the water is off color. The flows below Abiquiu are a little high for optimum fishing but quite clear. We should see even lower flows here as we go into winter and fishing will improve. The area below Abiquiu Dam is a Special Trout Water with reduced bag limits. The density of fish is very low here and is not stocked. Please report anyone over harvesting here to New Mexico Game and Fish at 1-800-432-4263. Also, please be aware of spawning fish.

 

Albuquerque area Rio Grande riverside drains have been stocked recently. Most are reportedly fishing fair except for the Corrales Drain, which was dredged and now lacks the vegetation to hold fish.

  

Call us at the shop for conditions on waters not listed here.

 

For the latest in stream flows bookmark the link below:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nm/nwis/current/?type=flow

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