A simulated mount adorned the wall of Fishead’s San Juan River Lodge where many of us stayed.  Fishing tiny drys, emergers, and nymphs and deep-diving euro nymphing flies got everyone onto fish. Shallow braids and glassy tailwater allowed us to observe numerous rises to tiny gnats, beatis, and other small mayflies and kept us encouraged to try for the many hungry and sometimes picky sipping trout.  There’s nothing like trying to hold a 20+” rainbow on a size 20 fly and 6X tippet!  Indeed, the San Juan is a place to catch large rainbows and browns and try one’s fishing prowess.