I have said many times that the San Juan River is not a dry fly river. And for the most part this is true. I mean you can catch fish on the dry, but usually you have better luck nymphing. However there are times that this is reversed like this time. Usually its when the sky is overcast, and occasionally with light rain, you will get some epic hatches. I mean, there is always midges out and about, but not too many larger fish are going to spend the effort to move to a single tiny midge. However when small BWO hatches happen, or the midge hatch is so thick there are clusters of them on the surface, the fish will start coming to the surface. When you see this, you might have one of the best times of your life fishing! Throw on a small dry fly and have at it. A better combo than I had on this trip would have been a Griffiths knat dropped to the small matts midge. The matts midge is a great imitator of a single midge, and the Griffiths imitates clusters off midges. It would be nearly impossible to see the single matts midge though with a cast further than a couple feet, so the Griffiths or some other indicator type fly is needed. Here are the flies that I was using on this trip, and links to videos on how to tie them. Matts Midge - https://youtu.be/b6z_o_6qvqE Olive/Gold Chernobyl Ant - https://youtu.be/JkKZRcz8MD0 Black Parachute Madam X - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-8_A4iwMtk Also here is a list of gear I used on this trip. Rod: Custom 10' 3wt wrapped by midwest custom fly rods - http://www.midwestcustomflyrods.com Reel: 4/5wt Piscifun Sword 2 - https://amzn.to/2NNOZQ2 Line: 4wt Rio LT DT (double taper) - https://amzn.to/2PDYH86 Sling Pack: Fishpond Summit - https://amzn.to/2PFutld Rio Powerflex + leader - https://amzn.to/2Q9MoBx Rio Flouroflex + Tippet - https://amzn.to/2NTuf9H ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ My Fly Boxes! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Thin magnet and foam insert boxes - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Magnetic-and-Slitted-Foam-Combo-Fly-Box/202214884054?hash=item2f14f242d6:g:A3UAAOSwCMtadNKr ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ My Shirts! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Check out my shirts for sale on Amazon! Your purchase will help keep my channel going, and also provide you with excellent fishing apparel at a great price! Hooded - http://amzn.to/2yDwTuO Non-hooded - http://amzn.to/2yvSsyn ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow Me on Social! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mcflytier/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcflyangler/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/McFlyAngler #sanjuanriver #flyfishing #dryfly #dryflyfishing #fishing #rainbow #trout #river #newmexico #newmexicofishing #4corners #fourcorners #mcflyangler #monster #monstertrout #monsterfish #fish