July 4th Fishing Report

East Walker: 91 c.f.s.

The East Walker has been fishing very well again this week with lot's of sunshine and consistent bug hatches this in turn has produced some great days on the river. The water temperatures are getting very high in the afternoon's which makes me very nervous about the well being of our watery friends. I would suggest fishing here very early and late evenings in order to keep our fish nice and healthy for this fall. On a better note, the dry fly action has been really good in the morning emergence. I have witnessed caddis flies, midges, p.m.d.'s, and b.w.o.'s coming off very strong in the early morning hours and late evenings. There have been some really nice fish landed on the East this week so if I were you I would grab my stick and hit the E-dub before the water temperatures are to high and the flows are too low.



Upper Owens: 108 c.f.s.

The Upper Owens has been fishing very well this week with great numbers of fish in the system and consistent bug hatches, this has produced some great days on the river. This week I have seen a very consistent caddis hatch in the mornings with a few midges popping and also a few callibaetis mayfly's flying around. The area below the benton crossing bridge has been fishing very well this week with lot's of d.f.g. stockers in the system as well as a few big bruisers that have moved up from the lake to seek out the much more oxegenated water of the Upper Owens. I would suggest fishing dry/dropper combo's for the morning rise and then swithching over to a two nymph rig for the afternoon session. Also, you can tug a streamer through the deeper pools and undercut banks of the Upper O in order to nail that big fish! Elk Hair Caddis, Parachute Caddis, and Big Chernobyl Ant's will rock'em on top and zug bug's, bird's nest's, and zebra midge will nail'em on the bottom.



Lower Owens: 482 c.f.s

We will be guiding here when the flows are below 400 c.f.s. this fall! Fishing will be great this fall so be ready for those flows to drop!



The Gorge: 65 c.f.s

The gorge has been fishing very consistent again this week with the only limiting factor being the heat during mid-day. I would suggest fishing here strictly early and late as the mid-day temps are out of sight! The caddis fly emergence has been very steady this week with a few mayfly's popping throughout the day. I would suggest fishing standard attractor patterns such as Humpies, Trudes, and Wulff's as well as a bead head dropper such as a copper john, prince nymph, or a wd-40 in order to nail a few extra fish! Bring plenty of water and sunscreen! Also, don't forget your long sleeved shirt right now as the stinging nettle is in full effect and will ruin a great day of fishing if you are not prepared for the conditions at hand.



Crowley Lake: Good-Excellent

This week Crowley has been fishing well with the algae bloom staring to secede and weed lines becoming apparent the fish have movcd into to forage on the abundant midge pupa, damsel fly nymphs, and callibaetis. The area's that I would concentrate on this week would be McGee Bay in 4-12 feet, Big Hilton in 12-16 feet, and the Upper Owens river channel in 8-12 feet. I would suggest fishing larva and pupa patterns in the mornings and then switching over to callibaetis and damsel fly nymphs as the sun makes it's way on to the horizon. Also, for those guys pulling streamers. I would suggest fishing type 2 sink tips in the river channel's with damsel fly nymphs, callibaetis nymphs, and midge emerger's on a slowwwwwwwwww hand twist retrieve. Good Luck and Tight Lines!



Best Fishes,

Nicholas Lawton
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