This comment concerns The Rainbow Lodge and its outfitter service. My husband and I have been fishing The San Juan River for 20 years. We believe in guides. It is essential in gathering information about the river you are fishing. Navajo Dam is a small world in fishing terms. Through the years we have come to know or at least know of all the players in the guide and hospitality game. I fished Sept 7-9. It was epic.
I did a half day float upon arrival. When we got to the take out, late, I couldn't figure out why there were so many boats still there. I found out that these boats were involved in a rescue of a GUIDE boat that capsized. The guide, clients, all of their stuff went floating on its way to Bloomfield, while the clients were bruised and battered, not to mention, cold as the water temp is a constant 47 degrees. I thought it was a joke. I have NEVER heard of a guide boat capsizing on that river, EVER. The worst guides on The Juan are exceptional boatmen. Clients put their lives in these guides hands, and I know that safety is paramount. The guide in this potential disaster works out of Rainbow Lodge.
This guy is new on the scene and obviously has no clue as to the fundamentals of boat control on moving water. Then I find out it happened earlier in June. Same lodge Rainbow Lodge. Different guide, but much more dangerous as the flows were extremely high at the time. I do not recommend using this outfitter AT ALL. read more