Fishing Report for July 10, 2007

East Walker: 112 c.f.s.

Oh, my, my! What to say about this phenomenal fishery. The dry fly action remains very good as of this report and I have witnessed a host of bug life making their annual migrations throughout the stream. Caddis flies, Midges, P.M.D.'s, and Yellow Sallies have been the mainstay on the river at this time. I would suggest fishing very early and late as of this report for the fact that our mid-day water temps are soaring high and this does not make for ideal living conditions for our trout. This river is coming back to it's full potential and it would make me most upset to see this up and coming fishery be depleted by our fellow fly anglers that are putting to much stress on our watery friends when the water temperatures are to high. All fellow fly anglers should have a stream temperature in their river arsenal and should regularly take a measurment as the sun makes it's way on to the horizon. If the water temp hit's the seventy degree mark it's time to head for the car and go have a cold one and wait for the water temps to cool back down in the evenings. With that said, early and late is the call. For dry fly patterns I would suggest size 18-20 Elk Hair Caddis, Parachute Caddis, CDC Yellow Sally, and Parachute Adams for the dry and for the dropper I would suggest Size 18-22 Caddis Pupa, Hot Wire Mayflies, Black Beauties, and disco midges.



Upper Owens: 108 c.f.s.

The Upper Owens is fishing very, very, well right now as their are plenty of fish in the system at this time. The caddis hatch has been very strong in the mornings with a few p.m.d.'s flying around, mixed in with some midges. I would suggest fishing below the bridge right now as their are good numbers of fish holding in the deeper pools and oxbow bends in the lower reaches at this time. I would suggest fishing two rods here at this time. One with a dry/dropper combination and one with a two nymph rig. Caddis Pupa, Diving Caddis, and Caddis Larva are some of the suggested flies for this week. Good luck and happy hunting!

Crowley Lake: Very Good

This stillwater impoundment continues to produce epic 30 and 40 fish days with consistency. The fish are staged up in all of our inlets to the lake where they are seeking out the refuge of cold clear water with an abundance of bug life present in these areas. The areas that I would suggest fishing this week would be McGee Bay in 4-10 feet, Little Hilton in 8-16 feet, Crooked Creek in 8-15 feet, and Upper Owens River Channel in 8-14 feet. I would suggest fishing black/silver, black/red, gray/black, and gray/copper. Also, for those of you stripping out there you could use a small midge emerger on a floating line right now and target the cruising fish in the shallows of McGee Bay. Also, the damsel fly migration is on the up and up and the callibaetis are also making a good showing along the weed lines so be prepared with these flies as your backup arsenal. Good Luck!

Lower Owens: 452 c.f.s.

We will be fishing here when the flows are below 400 c.f.s. Be on the look out for the flows to drop as this fall is going to be a great time to be on the river!