San Juan River
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for San Juan River from Navajo Dam downstream 3.75 miles to the Crusher Hole Day Use Area, as the state words them
San Juan County · River · NM
Today's rule hereParsed
- Season
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Gear
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Bait
- Possession of and use of any baitfish while fishing is illegal, except as defined below.Statewide
- Poles
- only two flies per line may be usedThis water
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Lake trout | 2 per day - 4 in possession | - | Statewide |
Cutthroat trout | 2 per day - 4 in possession | - | Statewide |
Kokanee trout | 12 per Day - 24 in Posession | - | Statewide |
trout | two (2) trout only | - | Statewide |
Black Bass (largemouth and spotted) | 5 per day | min. 14-inch minimum size limit | Statewide |
Crappie | 20 per day | - | Statewide |
Northern Pike | 10 per day | - | Statewide |
Walleye | 5 per day | - | Statewide |
Yellow Perch | 30 per day | - | Statewide |
channel catfish or striped bass | No bag or possession limit for channel catfish or striped bass (page 26). | - | This water |
The official text, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from NM's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- All fishGear It is illegal to fish with more than 2 flies or lures on a single line when fishing the STW of the San Juan River
- All fishGear no more than two flies on a single lineIllegal to fish with more than two flies on a single line when fishing the Special Trout Water of the San Juan River.
- channel catfish or striped bassDaily limit No bag or possession limit for channel catfish or striped bass (page 26).
- TroutGear Special Trout Water, only two flies per line may be used. (page 17)Poles only two flies per line may be used
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this section begins and ends
The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.
Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.
At the water nowContext
Streamflow: 532 cfs at san juan river at pagosa springs, co (2026-10-13 04:00)
Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in San Juan River's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
You also need (New Mexico)
- Fishing license (who needs one). Anyone 12 or older must carry a New Mexico Fishing License or Game-Hunting and Fishing License. Anglers 11 and younger need no license, resident or not. Licenses run April 1 to March 31. A New Mexico license is not required on tribal reservations or Class-A lakes.
Checked against New Mexico Department of Wildlife (NMDOW), 2026-2027 New Mexico Fishing Rules and Information (official digest, linked from wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/fishing/licenses-permits/requirements-fees/) on Aug. 4, 2026.
Receipts
Local services near San Juan River
Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.
Run a shop or guide service on San Juan River? Get listed.