San Miguel Above Placerville (Smith Fork)

Call (970) 249-0408 or stop by the shop at 317 E Main St. in downtown Montrose for gear, tips and/or advice.
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River Section Description

This section of river is tighter, with a higher gradient. Numerous access points and pullouts along the river exist. Respect the homes and yard of land owners, especially in the Fall Creek area. A beautiful pocketwater fishery loaded with caddis and stoneflies. Browns and Rainbow primarily inhabit this fishery. It fishes well just out of the dead of winter to runoff, then after runoff subsides, late June or early July depending on snowpack, and well into the late fall.

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San Miguel River Sections

Updated: Mar 11 at 1:45 AM
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Above Placerville & South Fork

- Fair
Clarity: Clear
Near Placerville : 65 cfs
Full Report: Cold weather fishing on the Miguel can be fun. Call us for any latest reports.
-Report Courtesy of Cimarron Creek

Placerville to Norwood Bridge

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- Fair
Clarity: Clear
Hot Flies: BWO emergers and dries, c... More
Report: The river is still fishing well. Great flows, clear water, great fall/wint... Full Report
-Report Courtesy of Cimarron Creek

Latest Fishing Gossip

Things beginning to happen.

Several reports of midge fishing at Pleasure Park, the Uncompahgre through town and at Paco. This spring-like weather is forecast to continue for the next 10 days, so get out there and see what is happening. Baetis can't be far off.

03/05/2010 : Recent Posts