I went back to the San Juan River after 3 years! - Episode 99
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ค. 2021
- I am so happy to have been able to take a trip back to the San Juan River. The San Juan is where I got my start videoing my fishing adventures. My very first episode was at the San Juan, and even though I didn't catch anything on my first episode, for some reason it still to this day has the most views of any of my fishing episodes. Since that video, I have fished the San Juan river more than a dozen times on video, and always enjoyed my trips there.
So how does this river stack up after a few years of not fishing it? Well, I will say the weather didn't support a great trip. I only caught 3 fish, and none were great size. However this trip is not done. After fishing the San Juan River, I drove out to Utah to fish 6 lakes fishing resort and caught some amazing fish! I will have two videos of that trip come out in the next few weeks. These fish at 6 lakes fight like tuna! They are fun to catch and readily eat the dry fly, streamer, and nymph. Then on the way back from 6 lakes I was able to fish the San Juan once again and caught quite a few fish, including one of the largest Ive ever caught on the Juan. This whole trip really was amazing. I caught some really nice trout, and even a bass. I was able to spend some time with my Cousin who I am very close with. Unfortunately it had been over 2 years since I had seen him, so that was great to be able to catch up with him and his beautiful family. I also was able to see a great friend and long time subscriber on my trip to 6 lakes. Bob is one great fisherman. He is 70 years old and has been fishing for most his life. He is a great resource to learn fishing tips from, and even a better friend. A very generous and kind hearted man. I hope to be able to fish with him again soon.
The rod I fished with this trip was the 23PS from Risen Fly. It is their flagship rod, and its great for nymphing and streamer fishing. It also can be used for dry fly fishing when long casts are needed. Its a fast action rod that fishes just as good, if not better, than many of the $500-1000 priced rods on the market. Best of all, its only $289 for the one I have. They come in 3wt-8wt in various lengths. And they also have a euro nymphing version that comes in both 10' and 11' options from 2wt-4wt. I can say that these have to be some of the best nymphing rods I have ever used. But I also have great luck fishing streamers with it as well. And the reel I fished with was the LW, also from risen. Great reel, with a very very smooth drag. Best of all its only $149, and worth every penny and then some. If you want to pick up one of these rod or reels, go to www.risenfly.com. They have other rods and reels as well at varying prices and all are great quality. Best of all, I am able to get you a discount. I do get a discount with them, and I am able to give you my own discount for your first purchase. Type in McFly at checkout for an additional 15% off of their already great prices.
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About half a mile up stream on the other side of the river is the best fishing I’ve ever had my buddies and I always get hooked up 10+ times
Welcome back to the neighborhood!
Yeah, very happy to have had this trip back
Welcome back to the rivers of trout.
Lol thanks
Oh yeah. That spring wind is a challenge around these parts starting mid day.
Yep, it sucked
Well done!! Visited Kerrville recently, in your current neighborhood. Beautiful country there.
Yeah Kerrville is nice for sure! I wish I lived up that way, unfortunately I’m in the city of San Antonio, but it’s not far to get out in the beautiful country side like that.
Great day on the water Shawn. I’m really happy you got back to fish the San Juan. You can tell it’s a special spot for you.
Well it’s kinda where the channel started, so yeah special for sure. However the next video on fishing 6 lakes will be out this coming Friday. That will be an incredible video!
Good to see you back. The wind has been horrible all spring....99% of the time I dry fly fish .... bugs start hatching about the same time the wind starts blowing 😫
Hey thanks, yeah it was nice to get back for this trip. And yeah it seems like that’s about when the wind blows. Lol! On this trip it was around 11-11:30 only an hour into the hatch. And boy did it blow! (pun intended)
I must’ve missed you while you were out here! Glad you got to get some fishing done!
Yeah sorry, no time to meet up with the subscribers, I wish I could have but I had a time crunch to get everything done.
Glad to see you back in your element!
Thanks, haha! It was a blast! Little by little I’m learning south Texas though. I’ll get there one day. But it was nice getting back here.
@@McFlyAngler I still enjoy all your videos!
Thanks
One downside to “knife edge” wading is that you can often power thru first thing in the morning, then when you try to go back at night after you’re worn out from a day of wading, you’re suddenly in a really bad spot!!!
Ok, ya always be careful
Very nice video my friiend
Thank you
I've missed this a lot.
Me too!
Great to get out....but fishing in pressure like that would drive me nuts. I've done the elbow to elbow combat fishing for salmon. No thanks.
Lol for sure I feel you. I prefer small creeks with wild trout but, it had been a while since I’ve fished this place and I was glad to get back, even though it’s crowded
I know you live in Texas but if you ever go back to the San Juan try the chute. When I come out I always catch nice browns there. Good vid!
At one point I hope to come back to the San Juan. Is the chute another river?
let me know if you come back out this way this year wed love to fish with you me and my buddy are very avid fishers cheers tight lines ps we have spots for days
Thank you for the offer. Not sure when I can get back out there but maybe.
Hey mcfly! I was the guy in the parking lot who asked if you had moved back, enjoyed the hell out of this video man!
Thanks man! Yeah man, how did you do that day? Did the wind chase you off also?
Not too bad actually, I caught 5 or 6 22”+ rainbows and a couple small ones here and there
You had a good day! That wind killed me at around 11-12. Just horrible.
Same here, I lasted til about 1:30 and had to head out. If you ever come back up let me know and we should go hit the braids!
Sounds good man, for sure!
It’s weird to see so many people, where I live I have never seen someone on the stream,
Oh yeah, I’ve fished many places without anyone, however the San Juan is a destination river, there is always someone on there.
I'll be pretty close to Six lakes here in a month or so, business trip to Vernal UT. Got any recommendations on where to toss a line when I get a few hours?
I’m not sure how much they charge to fish the resort without staying in their cabins but maybe check with them. Would be a great place to catch some fish
Do you the trick where you hit the water behind you with your line and flies to get all the junk off? It works really good.
I did a little. But I find that sometimes I will get tangled up doing that, and with the wind the way it was, I was tangling all over the place already. Haha!
Yea, I get tangled to doing it. Wind always makes it a pain
Was that a nice one around the bottom right hand side around the 7:24 minute mark? I can't imagine fishing with that much fishing pressure.
It’s the San Juan, the fish aren’t afraid of people, they will sit at your feet and feed on the stuff you kick up. It’s nuts. So many fish! And yes lots of pressure, but fishing small flies usually gets them to bite since they aren’t really afraid of people, but have learned (after being caught 100’s of times) what flies to bite. They are very picky with size. If I would have stepped down to like a 28 or 30 i would have gotten more bites that day.
Definitely not a stringer, its catch and release only here. I don't keep fish often, and never keep fish here for sure! HAHA.
Welcome back! It’s nice to see you back in the San Juan again, also you should fish the pecos river near Santa Fe on your way out. It is fishing great right now!
Oh I’m already back home man, been back for a week, maybe next time for sure
What’s the point in fishing when there are 5 boats and 3 guys wading near you? I’ve never fished the San Juan so Maybe I’m just ignorant but when I go fishing I steer clear from as many people as possible.
I agree I like fishing alone, but it’s mostly always that way there and I do catch fish. It’s a decent fishery, with almost a guaranteed catch for me and most people who go there. Personally I’d prefer getting just one or two in a lonely mountain stream away from crowds. But once in a while it’s fun to go and catch non stop. Haha
Did you ever fish the Eagle River when you lived in Colorado
No I don’t believe I have. It’s quite a ways from Durango where I lived and through some dangerous mountain ranges.
Can someone write the fishing rod he uses because I don't know this kind of rod.
It’s listed in the description section, I mentioned it also in the video. It’s from risen fly. It’s called the 23ps.
@@McFlyAngler first of all thank you so much for responding me, How can I find this rod on internet because I suppose there is no this rod in Turkey.
And my english is not good enough to understand a fluent.
Pagosa springs, rivers are dead bad for fishing.
Are they? It’s been years since I fished around pagosa. I remember they can be hit or miss. Some days great others just nothing.
@@McFlyAngler well I'm spending a week here, spent, tomorrow morning I'm heading out, the entire week, rivers empty, even when switching between fly to spinner, they just seem to not be interested even when using the recommended lures or flies
My grandad and dad caught a brown trout a rainbow trout and a cutthroat trout
So a total of three fish, in one week.
Ive even hit recommended places that are proven to have fish, like spots where it's rapid but plenty of rocks for fish, spots that had wood off onto the side of the river.
Did everything I could do, got a nibble the whole week.
Idk, they made it sound like this area of the river was super active and awesome for fishing, a local said he can catch 15 going about two football fields down the river with a fly rod there and back
That sounds like a rough week, maybe the conditions were not great. That does sound like a slow week, sorry to hear that.
@@McFlyAngler oh no, it's fine, I appreciate the thought though.
But yea, it wasn't the best, plus the trip was for three, I was just a tag along who mainly did a bunch of work and different stuff for three people.
So, wasn't really vacation for me, also considering the fact that my bum knee is worse now, and I've got gashes on my ankles from the massive boulders underneath the water.
But no fish for me, as a fisher to another, it's pretty deterring to watch everyone around you snatching up fish but you being the only one who gets none.