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Fishing Reports
Pecos River
June 01, 2003
Posted by The Reel Life
Contact: Jeff or Jennifer Croy
Santa Fe, NM 87501 USA
Phone 1: 505-995-8114
Phone 2: toll free: 877-733-5543
Email: info@thereellife.com
URL: http://www.reellife.com
Current Report
Annual spring runoff
continues. Water flow at 300
cfs and has peeked. Will
begin to recede and for the
next 2 to 3 weeks. Conitnue
to use caution when wading.
If you plan to fish, search
for the quieter water near
the banks and under trees.
Special Report
Sporadic Pteronarcys
stoneflies hatching between
the town of Pecos and Dalton
Canyon. Major hatch is about
over but fishing should be
good near the bank with
stonefly nymph and adult
patterns. This river is
close to the annual 3-month
period where it fishes the
best. Average moisture
content in the drainages is
good news as compared to the
previous 3 years.
One-Week Fishing Forecast
Good. As water begins to
recede and clear, look for
fishing to considerably
improve. Water still cold
from runoff.
Two-Week Fishing Forecast
Good to excellent. Look for
the stonefly hatch to end.
The fish and the aquatic bugs
will both begin to turn-on by
mid-June once the daylight
hours and water temperatures
increase.
Hatch Info
River is between significant
hatching activity now. This
means a variety of searching
nymphs, dry flies, and
streamers.
Hot Fly Patterns
Any searching dry fly such as
Stimulators, Royal Wulffs,
Parachute Adams or your
favorite killer pattern. Try
a variety of dark-colored
nymphs (with and w/o beads)
such as Pheasant tails, hares
ears, stoneflies, wooly
buggers, San Juan woolly
worms, brassies on steroids
(aka Copper Johns). Clearing
water should
indicate a time to switch to
lighter-colored nymphs. This
river lends itself well to
experimental nymph and dry
fly patterns.
River Flows
300 cfs and receding. Water
clarity improving daily.
Meet our Guides
The Reel Life guides are a
bunch of home grown locals or
ones that have been fishing
northern New Mexico, southern
Colorado, and throughout the
west for more than 25 years.
They enjoy fishing and
teaching others very simple
methods to catch fish on
flies in moving and still
water conditions.
Water Temperature
Continued cold due to
runoff.
Excessive wading is
discouraged.
Fly-fishing Schools
Santa Fe Fly Fishing School
on a private section of the
upper Pecos. Call the shop
at 505-995-8114 for
additional information.
Special Events
Come to the shop for a day
of fun on June 7, 2003 to get
free casting lessons with
Orvis rep Hutch Hutchinson.
Cast any of the Orvis line of
fresh water rods.
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