Current CFS.
- The Grey Reef is at 2500 CFS.
- The Miracle Mile is at 5700 CFS
- Fremont Canyon is at 250
The lower river is starting to clear enough to fish, and is fishing well. There is a ton of bugs around and the streamer bite is starting to improve.
Nymphing:
There is a buffet of bugs coming off on the river with anything from golden stones to caddis on the lower river and BWO’s, midges and PMD’s being prevalent on most of the river.
Recommended Flies:
- Midges (Pal, MacGruber, Mayhem) #18-20
- RS2 #18-20 (chocolate, gray)
- Rock Worm #14-18
- San Juan Worm
- Split Case BWO #16-20
- Barr’s BWO emerger #16-20
- Darth Baetis #18-20
- Mercer’s Poxyback PMD
- Splitcase PMD
- Pat’s Rubberlegs
Streamer Fishing:
Streamer fishing has been pretty good with some decent fish and numbers being caught.
Recommended Streamers:
- Rusty Trombone #4-8
- Articulated Goldie #4
- Articulated Ditch Witch Tan, Olive
- Bob’s Silver Bugger
- Thin Mint Bugger
- Galloup’s Boogieman
- Bennet’s Lunch Money
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