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San Miguel River Fly Fishing in Summer

San Miguel River near Placerville. Guides and local shops report an ideal wade-fishing window of roughly 100–300 cfs (RiverReports). That's the general year-round read on this gauge; conditions in summer specifically vary with runoff timing and reservoir releases, so check the live gauge below before you go.

San Miguel River
San Miguel River near Placerville
186cfs
4.63ft
→ steady 30 min ago
Prime conditions View on USGS →
What's Hatching

Sourced hatch windows overlapping summer

Species with a dated, sourced emergence window (river hatch baseline) that overlaps at least one day of summer on the San Miguel River. Each line cites the original hatch chart or report.

Fly Pairings for San Miguel River in Summer

4 summer fly pairings from real fishing reports

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