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Fisheads San Juan River Lodge

Fisheads San Juan River Lodge

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Fisheads San Juan River Lodge is a fishing guide service based in Navajo Dam, New Mexico. It operates on the San Juan River. They offer guided fly fishing trips targeting trout. The service provides both half-day and full-day guided trips.

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Fly Fishing, Trout Fishing

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What anglers are saying

4.5· 184 reviews on Google
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    Jerry· a month ago

    I’ve been fishing with Chris Taylor (Fisheads of the San Juan River) for MANY years. He’s an excellent guide, and he has put together a great team of guides and an excellent shop and lodge. I recently rolled into Navajo Dam for a solo fishing trip, and needed a place to park my drift boat while I headed into nearby towns to stock up on supplies for my stay. I went into the shop and asked if it would be okay for me to park my boat at the Fisheads shop while I was freewheeling. The very nice lady at the counter said it was no problem. I parked the trailer, took care of business, and picked the boat a couple of hours later. It was very nice of her to allow me to do this, and I greatly appreciated it. This is the kind of service that creates life-long customer relationships. Thanks Chris, for making this happen !

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    William Forney· 5 months ago

    With aspirations of spending a significant spring vacation with my son and grandson, I booked a trip with Fisheads for a day of guided fishing. My seven year old grandson wanted to catch trout fly fishing instead of bait fishing for bluegills. With a little trepidation I booked a trip for my son and his son. That was an extraordinary decision! The guide was everything that could be wished for-extremely knowledgeable, capable, and very encouraging for a “budding” fly fisherman. They caught plenty of fish! I heartily recommend Fisheads as a superior guide service on the San Juan. Additionally, our rooms were cleaned and well organized daily.

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    John Gronen· 5 months ago

    Had a great time with the fishheads crew. I did two half day guided trips with Charlie and Marcus and could not recommend the two of them more! Got on some big fish, caught a bunch each trip anf had a great time talking to both of them during the trips. Book them and you wont be sorry. I am going back in April.

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    Thomas Colle· 11 months ago

    Fished three days in early August and had a great time. Rooms are good, food was great with BIG portions and all the staff are real friendly and helpful. Matt was my guide for all three days and he was top notch. Caught a bunch of fish on nymphs the first day. Matt was willing to do different things later in day and next two days - did some jigging, streamers and fair amount of dry fly casting. Highlight of trip was 24 inch, 5 lb rainbow on dry fly! What a thrill!! Highly recommend lodge and Matt to anyone wanting a memorable fishing experience on San Juan river.

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Typical flow by month

1963 to 2023

The water at Fisheads San Juan River Lodge typically runs highest in June, at a median 877 cfs, and lowest in November, at 498 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,420 cfs, in 1965.

Typical flow by month at San Juan River near Archuleta, NM, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January507379 to 945
February511380 to 1,110
March515389 to 1,010
April525475 to 1,285
May630477 to 2,350
June877494 to 3,135
July660501 to 973
August708580 to 880
September667579 to 911
October597479 to 796
November498355 to 637
December511359 to 966

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for San Juan River near Archuleta, NM (site 09355500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

44Maybe/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sat, Sep 26 (92)

Streamflow

276 cfs

Much below normal (5th)

Water level

3.88 ft

Water

51°F

High today

80°F

Wind

22 kt

Gusts 28 kt

Rain chance

40%

Week ahead

Tue80°F40%
Wed63°F74%
Thu72°F74%
Fri70°F44%
Sat77°F9%
Sun81°F13%
Mon73°F37%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). See full conditions →

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