Fishing Reports

The pike are on it. They can be found anywhere you're willing to slowly walk the bank with your hard core peepers on. Pilar, Velarde and JDB are hot. Fish them slow. 

Water levels are going up below El Vado to over 70, but any damage to spawning beds may have already been done. Get out there and see if you can find fish in pools and deep runs. My money would be on eggs, worm patterns, cranes, caddis larvae, and hot-colored or flashy tiny stuff.
There's been a nice uptick below Abiquiu, with some reliable afternoon surface activity that can be met with very small attractors like midge clusters, trailing midge emergers. Otherwise, a zebra midge in olive, red, or olive and any subtle skinny BWO nymph will stand a good chance in the riffles leading into pools.

They're loving the new braids area. The fishermen are too, with foam wing emergers, RS2s, pale cream eggs, and flossy worms in red and brown.

Below the two dams, anything from zebras to brainer worms. Look for some bitty risers below Abiquiu, and fish clusters to them.

I'd hit that, the Red I mean. Small streamers and green caddis larvae on a short line.  Your favorite worm pattern or cranefly should put you in the running too.

Wigglers for pike. Do not fret if you're not seeing them in the sunniest part of the day. They are there and they will bite, but they have been more inclined to get interested in the shady hours. Or not. It's been a bitchy week. Run through your colors. Explore all the areas: John Dunn and Velarde in addition to Pilar. In fact, blow off Pilar. Waiting for someone to find some action out a Buckman.