East Walker: 101 c.f.s.
The East has been fishing very well this week with lot's of sunshine and some very consistent bug hatches this in turn has produced some great days on the water. The most consistent hatches that I have seen this week have been midges and trico's early mornings and then I have witnessed p.m.d.'s, caddis flies and a few crane flies jumping around on the water throughout mid-day into the afternoon hours. I would suggest fishing here strictly early and late as the mid-day water temps are climbing into the low-mid 70's during the hottest part of the day making our watery friends a little sluggish from the oxygen depleted water. Please, handle these fish with care as this time of the year the trout are at their most vulnerable state and if these fish are not revived in the proper fashion then they have no chane of surviving. Do not let a fish swim away from you belly up! This should be illegal and against any fly fisherman's code of ethics. If you do witness some improper release techniques it is your duty as an anlger to let that person know what he/she is doing wrong and how to correct it. Suggest Flies: Elk Hair Caddis, Parachute Caddis, Parachute Adams, and Hopper's. Also, try p.t.'s, zebra midges, caddis pupa, and trico spinners as the nymph. 5x for the dry, 4x for the nymphs, 3x for the streamers. Good Luck!
Upper Owens: 114 c.f.s.
The Upper Owens has been fishing very well this week with good numbers of d.f.g. stockers, wild eye brownies, and a few lake fish that have moved into the cooler oxygen rich water of the Upper Owens. I would suggest fishing below the bridge right now as their are plenty of fish from the inlet of the lake all the the way up to Brown's Campground. The most consistent hatches that I have seen this week have been caddis flies, midges, p.m.d.'s and a few trico's flying around during the morning emergence. Also, don't forget about those wily grasshoppers that are getting blown into the stream right now. Be ready for an explosive grab on top as the fish in the Upper Owens show some major aggression towards this tasty morsel. I would suggest dropping a bead head p.t. or a hare's ear around 20" below your point fly in order to nail a few extra fish sub-surface. Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
Lower Owens: 442 c.f.s.
We will be fishing here this fall! Be on the look out for those flows to come down below 300 c.f.s.
Crowley Lake: Good
Crowley has been fishing very well this week with a very consistent midge emergence as well as a very strong damsel fly migration and also a few callibaetis mayflies that have been popping off throughout the day. I would suggest your start time be no later than 7:00 a.m. The flies that I would suggest this week would be black/red, black/silver, gray/black, and gray/copper pupa. Also, I would suggest fishing a perch fry imitaion in size#14-16 throughtout the month as the perch fry have begun their annual migration. Good Luck! The areas to concentrate on this week are McGee Bay in 4-12 feet, Upper Owens River Channel in 8-16 feet, Crooked Creek in 10-15 feet, and the Hilton's in 8-16 feet of water.
Tight Lines,
Nicholas Lawton
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