The San Juan located below Navajo Dam is currently low flowing 300 CFS from the lake. Flows are clear-ish with solid winter fishing. Midges dominate but there have been some BWOs. Junk patterns like eggs and leeches are getting play. Streamers are also working well.

We'll be looking to see flow increases in the spring.

FLOW NEWS - BUREAU OF RECLAMATION NAVAJO RESERVOIR RELEASES
January 3, 2022
Via Email - In response to decreasing flows in the critical habitat reach, the Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled an increase in the release from Navajo Dam from 300 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 350 cfs for Tuesday, January 4th, at 4:00 AM.

In response to forecast increasing runoff and flows in the critical habitat reach, the Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled a decrease in the release from Navajo Dam from 400 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 300 cfs on Tuesday, May 18th, starting at 0400 AM. Releases are made for the authorized purposes of the Navajo Unit, and to attempt to maintain a target base flow through the endangered fish critical habitat reach of the San Juan River (Farmington to Lake Powell).

The San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program recommends a target base flow of between 500 cfs and 1,000 cfs through the critical habitat area. The target base flow is calculated as the weekly average of gaged flows throughout the critical habitat area from Farmington to Lake Powell. This scheduled release change is subject to changes in river flows and weather conditions.