Fishing Report for June 12, 2007

East Walker: 146 c.f.s.

This week has been another fine week of fishing here on the East Walker. The flows have bumped up a little bit since last week and the fish have spread out throughout the system. The miracle mile has been fishing very well in the mornings and late afternoons. I have seen an explosion of bug life on the river this week with a good showing of midges, caddisflies, p.m.d.'s, b.w.o.'s, and little yellow stones. The fish have been keying in on midges and mayflies in the mornings with the fish switching over to caddis pupa, yellow stones and midges for the evening session. Also, the dry fly action has been pretty good in the mornings and late afternoon's. I would suggest fishing small midge and mayfly pattern's in the mornings and then switching over to caddis pupa and yellow sally stone fly nymphs in the afternoon's. For dry fly pattern's I would suggest fishing parachute adams and elk hair caddis for the morning and evening grab. You can also stop by Ken's Sporting Good's in Bridgeport for hot local tips and the flies that you will need to fish the East Walker.



Upper Owens: 106 c.f.s.

The fishing on the Upper Owens is starting to pick up since our last report. There are a few d.f.g. stockers starting to show in the Long Ears section as the fish that were planted by Brown's Campground have moved up from all the pressure that they have been receiving in the open regulation water below the bridge. Guys, if you could please be on the look out for poachers above the bridge. I have been witnessing worm cans and beer bottles on the river this week which in turn tells me that we have a serious problem out here on the Upper O right now. We need as much support as we can from our community of dedicated fly fishers to enforce the laws and regulations of this special fishery. We just do not have enough game wardens in our county to patrol all of the waters in Inyo and Mono. So, if you do encounter this problem please give the d.f.g. a call at 760-934-8872 or 760 937-1666. Thanks. Now, as far as the insect life is concerned this week, I have witnessed a variety of hatches. I have seen midges, caddisflies, and p.m.d.'s in the mornings with a few fish coming to the surface for the caddis grab. I would suggest fishing early and late and also bring plenty of mosquito repellent. They're Here!


Lower Owens: 459 c.f.s.

We will be fishing here when the flows are below 300 c.f.s. this fall.


The Gorge: 65 c.f.s.

The gorge has been fishing very well this week in the mornings and late evenings. The mid-day temps are still very high right now and I would not suggest fishing in the gorge in the afternoon at this time. There has been a great caddis hatch in the evenings with a few mayflies popping throughout the day. I would suggest fishing standard attractor's such as parachute adams, Royal Wulff's, and Humpies. Drop a wd-40 or a hare's ear off the back of your dry fly to nail a few extra fish sub-surface. Also, the stinging nettle is ever present right now so please wear a long sleeve shirt.


Crowley Lake: Fair-Good

This week Crowley has been fishing with a bit of inconsistency. The algae bloom has started here at Crowley and is beginning to effect all areas of the lake depending on which way the wind decides to blow for the day. My suggestion for this week is to target the areas of clear water and you will certainly find our watery loving friends. The areas that I would concentrate on this week would be Green Banks in 14-17 feet, West Flat in 15-18 feet, Mcgee Bay in 10-14 feet, and Big Hilton in 14-17 feet of water. I would suggest using larva and pupa patterns in the mornings and then swithching to a double pupa combination for the afternoon grab. Black/Silver, Olive/Silver, Black/Copper, and Gray/Black have been the best this past week. For all you guys tugging streamers out there I would suggest using a Type 3 or Type 4 full sinking line right now with hale bopp leaches, hornberg's, matuka's, and krystal buggers in sizes 10-14.

Best Fishes,

Nicholas Lawton
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