San Joaquin River Fish Report- Updated by Jon Carlton 7/4/09

San Joaquin River - Stockton, CA


by The Trout Fitter Staff
7-9-2009
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Water Conditions:

The road is open and the shuttle service is in operation. You can drive in before 7am and aftet 7 pm.
Flows are still high, but are starting to taper. Water temps are slowly coming up. The best time to fish the river has been mid day into the afternoon, when temps are warmest and more bugs are coming off. Mosquito hatch in the evenings...watch out.

Fishing conditions and Hatches:

High flows with cold water from runoff are keeping most fish on the bottom, or in the slower backwaters and eddies. Fish will also be close to the bank, and along undercut banks, behind log jams, any where the flows are not so strong. We are seeing some Golden stones and BWO,s , along with some caddis. As temps warm we should see more bugs on the water, but with the hatches being sporadic, try attractor patterns like stimulators and humpys for drys, and a hares ear dropper. Nymphing has been more productive with a big stone pattern trailed by a small mayfly pattern. Try streamers in some of the bigger deeper holes for bigger fish.

Flies:

-Dries-
Yellow and red Humpies #14-16, Royal Wluff #14-16, Royal Trudes #14-18, Parachute Adams#12-18, Stimulator #10-18, Elk Hair Caddis #14-18

-Nymphs-
Hares Ear #14-18, Pheasant tail #14-18, Micro Mayfly #14-18, Micro Stone #8-16, Copper John #14-16

-Streamers-
Black Woolies, Muddler minnows, slump busters, sizes 8-12

Guides Hint: Don\\\'t forget to bring mosquito repellent.