Cimarron River Fly Fishing Report 06/25/1999
On the 1st we spotted the first adult Stoneflies in the lower reaches of the Public water. The Stonefly hatch begins in early June and Stimulator #12-14 are the only flies we needed all month. On the 1st the flow was 1cfs from Eagle Nest but with the addition of the water from tributaries in […]
Conejos River Fly Fishing Report 06/25/1999
Runoff continued thru the month and best fishing was in the Fly Water along Hiway #17. Nymphing early in the month and later with large {#10} Stimulator patterns with a dropper {Beadhead Prince # 14}. New Mexico Fly Fishing Guide Ed Adams
Red River Fly Fishing Report 05/15/1999
Big snowstorm on 5/3 with lots of wet snow which we desperately need but fishing is over on the Red for a while. New Mexico Fly Fishing Guide Ed Adams
Rio Grande Fly Fishing Report 04/25/1999
On 4/7 the first bugs were spotted in the Pilar area. On 4/9 I fished in Pilar and got a few fish to 15″ but the fish weren’t really on the Caddis yet. I fished alone on 4/12 at John Dunn Bridge in Arroyo Hondo and the fish were a bit more responsive. I fished […]
Red River Fly Fishing Report 04/15/1999
As expected the runoff didn’t happen and fishing remains excellent with dries [Caddis/Para-Adams ]and droppers [Caddis and mayfly emergers]. April usually brings high, murky water and fishing is over until the water subsides in June but with our drought conditions it continued unabated thru the month. New Mexico Fly Fishing Guide Ed Adams
Red River Fly Fishing Report 03/15/1999
Weather continued mild and dry.Lots of bugs: Caddis, Stones and Mayflies with the top water action getting better with rising water temps getting into the mid 50*s. Fishing was excellent most days for resident browns [12-14″]. March is one of the best months on the Red especially during this drought cycle we have been in […]
Red River Fly Fishing Report 02/15/1999
Continued warm, dry weather and the January pattern continued for the first half of the month. In mid February we saw the first caddis flies and dry fly action picked up on Elk Hair Caddis and Lil Brown Stone. We had good action fishing a dropper about 14″ behind a dry…Best droppers were Caddis larva […]
Red River Fly Fishing Report 01/15/1999
Very little snow so far this winter with cold nights [0* 10*] and warm days [40*s]Some Cutbos spawning and the only bugs are the tan/grey #14 Mayfly that comes off most days in the early afternoon especially on warm days. No need to get on the stream until noon. Some dry fly action on Para-Adams […]
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