San Miguel River Fish Report

Fast Cold Flows Make Fishing Tough

San Miguel River - CO

by Duranglers Crew
6-21-2024
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Water Conditions

SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR PLACERVILLE, CO

Temperature: 61.88 ° F
Streamflow: 210 ft³/s
Gage height: 4.61 ft

USGS

Rising/Falling

Rising with snowmelt

Fishing Conditions

The flows on the San Miguel are rising and fishing may be tough with fast cold flows. Dropping a bigger nymph rig close to the banks/slower water may yield you a few fish.

Patterns/Bug

Nymphs: Prince nymphs 10-16, Runt Stone Golden 12-16, Pat’s Rubberlegs 8-12, 20 Incher 10-14, Flashback Pheasant Tail 14-20, Blowtorch Jig 14-16.

Eggs and San Juan Worms.

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for Friday, June 21st

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for Tuesday, May 14th

San Juan River : Flows have been dropped to about 350 and the water clarity is getting better every day
Arkansas River: Flows are rising with warm days
San Juan River: Fishing is picking up with the warming weathe
Piedra River: Flows are high, and fishing will be tough in such rough condition
Los Pinos River: Spring means snowmelt on the upper Pine, so expect high and cold, but clear waters
Dolores River- Below McPhee: Fishing has been pretty good (finally) on the lower D
Dolores River- Above McPhee: Flows are up and fishing might be a bit more difficult with high flows
Rio Grande: In May on the ole big river, you might find a few fish eating baetis, but the real game is streamer fishing
Florida River: Fishing may be tough, try nymph
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Gunnison River- Black Canyon: We are well into runoff season, so flows will be up and wading may be tough
Uncompahgre River: Flows are dropping, but are still good and fish are active