Fishing Report for June 19, 2007

East Walker: 146 c.f.s.

The East has been fishing very well this week with lot's of sunshine and mid-day temperatures in the mid 80's this has in turn produced some great days on the river. I have seen midges, p.m.d.'s, caddis, yellow sallies, and crane fly's popping throughout the day making for some great days of catching on the river. I would suggest fishing early and late as the fish are seeking out the cooler temps in the shade and under boulders mid-day. The dry fly action has also been really good this week with midges, yellow sallies and p.m.d.'s in the morning and then switching over to caddis adults for the evening session. Also, if you need to purchase a few flies for the East you should stop by Ken's Sporting Goods in Bridgeport and pick up a few killer pattern's for the East Walker.



Upper Owens River: 106 c.f.s.

The Upper Owens has been fishing very well this week as the D.F.G. will be making weekly stops here for the next few weeks. This will in turn produce some great days of angling on the river. I have witnessed a great caddis and p.m.d. hatch here in the mornings along with a few midges popping as well. I would suggest fishing below the bridge right now as this area is hosting a good concentration of fish. I would suggest fishing caddis pupa and p.m.d. nymphs in the mornings and then switching over to a caddis dry or p.m.d. dry for the the afternoon/evening surface action.



Lower Owens River: 454 c.f.s.

We will be fishing here when the flows are below 350 c.f.s. this fall.


Owens River Gorge: 65 c.f.s.

The gorge has been fishing well again this week for those anglers willing to make the descent down into the canyon. There has been a great caddis hatch in the mornings and late evenings in the gorge that has been down right a hoot to fish! I would suggest fishing standard attractor patterns as well as caddis adults in sizes 16-18. You should also drop a nymph off the back of your dry fly about 20" inches and this should allow you to nail a few of those feisty browns sub-surface. Bring plenty of water and wear a long sleeve shirt right now as the stinging nettle is in full effect at this time of the year. Tight Lines.


Crowley Lake: Fair-Good

This week has been hit or miss out here at Crowley. Some days we will have 40 fish to the boat. The next day we will have 10. The algae is determining the areas that we are concentrating on right now and depending on what area has the clearest water for the day will make the determining factor on where you should fish for the day. The callibaetis and damsel fly migration have started here at Crowley and the fish are keying in on this delicate morsel. I would suggest fishing the inlets of the lake and I would be concentrating on weed lines as well as scum lines when you are fishing emerging callibaetis as well as the damsel fly nymphs that crawl up the weeds to emerge. A type 2 or type 3 sinking tip fly line is the line of choice right now. You can also use your stillwater tactics right now but you have to work very hard to find the areas of clear water. The areas that I would suggest taking a look at would be Mcgee Bay in 8-14 feet, Little Hilton in 10-15 feet, Green Banks in 14-18 feet, and West Flat in 12-16 feet of water. The flies I would suggest for the week would p.t.'s, midge larva and midge pupa patterns. Size 16-18 Black/Red, Black/Copper, Black/Silver, and Gray/Black pupa and larva combinations.