Fished for a couple of hours and it’s the first time I’ve fished the San Juan and did not see anyone catch a fish. There have been times I got skunked but it’s the first time everyone was skunked and there were plenty of fishermen.
I watched active large trout feeding but couldn’t get a hit on the usual flies. They must have been targeting something we weren’t aware of.
Randy, my guide three years ago told me this area is supported by natural gas. White pickups with little antennas are everywhere. Many antennas have small flags. Randy told me this is so the drivers can see each other. The trucks are driven by employees of the energy company and Randy said if you go into Aztec NM residential areas almost every driveway will have a white truck in it. Small extraction sites with small storage tanks are everywhere. The following three photos are from one spot on the 2 mile washboard road that leads to my campground. I stopped, got out, and took three photos by just turning around. I counted eight of them in those two miles.
Hopefully better fishing tomorrow.
very interresting photos.