San Miguel : Placerville to Norwood Bridge
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River Section Description
This section of the canyon opens up a bit more and has a dryer, desert like quality to it,the further downstream you head. It continues to cut through cuts the red sandstone formations in the area, and has many nice holes, riffles and runs. Look for ?pour-over holes?, where the direction of the flow changes across the stream in small drops. There is also a Preserve area that has been set aside for perpetuity and it has some nice water in it..
Suggested Patterns
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San Miguel River Sections
Updated: Sep 03 at 3:07 PM
- Good
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Above Placerville & South Fork
Placerville to Norwood Bridge
- Good
Clarity: Murky in spots
Hot Flies: Use dry attractor patterns such as Foam Caddis, Renegades, Irresistibles and small Stimulators with a #16 bh dropper. Pulsating Caddis, Killer Caddis, Copper Johns, Rubber-legged hare's ears and Princes are good choices for droppers
Hot Flies: Use dry attractor patterns such as Foam Caddis, Renegades, Irresistibles and small Stimulators with a #16 bh dropper. Pulsating Caddis, Killer Caddis, Copper Johns, Rubber-legged hare's ears and Princes are good choices for droppers
Full Report:
Monsoons are causing the San Miguel to muddy up in the late afternoons and evenings. Check the cfs graphs for steep spikes. If the graphs shows only small rises in the flows, go the next morning and fish dry caddis with a bh pulsating caddis dropper.