The San Juan River is one of this countries top tailwater fisheries and boasts thousands of fish per mile in the Quality Water section located just below the dam. However, it's also packed full of anglers. We try to stay off the beaten path and keep clients away from the masses as best we can. For some reason the river has been seeing less anglers the past couple seasons. Casting dry flies and nymphs are typical techniques used to hook fish within the Quality Water section.
Streamer fishing can be phenomenal when the river is flowing higher, typically in the spring.
Fish size averages some where between 11 to 20 inches. A 15 inch bow is the typical fish. The San Juan below the Quality Water flows over numerous riffles, and is home to a large number of fish. Fish size ranges between 8 and 15 inches the average seems to be 13 inch browns. But hold on, there are some monster bows and browns lurking about in the lower river.