Fishing Report for August 14, 2007

Crowley Lake: Excellent

This week has been a great week here on Crowley as the mid-day temperatures have been cooling off and producing an epic afternoon bite. The midge emergece has been very strong as well as an epic perch fry migration as well as a damsel fly migration to boot! Lot's and lot's of protein is available for the trout at this time of the year and this is the time when the big fish are putting on a few extra pounds in order to prepare for those dog days of winter. Browns and Cutthroats from 4-10 pounds are regularly caught this time of the year as they are chasing baby perch fry in the shallows along the weed lines. Remember, this is why we have a trophy trout season here on Crowley right now. Take advantage of it as it comes and goes just as the sun and the moon rise and fall! The areas that I would concentrate on this week would be McGee Bay in 7-14 feet, Green Banks in 7-14 feet, Crooked Creek in 7-14 feet, and The Hilton's in 8-15 feet. The flies that I would suggest for the indicator's would be midge larva patterns in #16-18 black/silver, gray/black, black/red, and olive/silver. Also, don't forget about hanging an olive or brown leach pattern under an indicator right now as the perch fry are ever present. For those of you stripping out there I would suggest intermediate sink lines in the mornings and evenings and a Type 3 or 4 full sinking line for the afternoon's. For streamer's I would suggest pulling olive or black matuka's, olive and brown hale bopp leaches, krystal buggers in purple, brown, and cinnamon and hornberg's in sizes #10-14. Don't forget about teaming that streamer up with an olive hare's ear or an olive bird's nest as this will surely get you a few more grabs. 3X to your point fly and hold on! Good luck.



Upper Owens: 99 c.f.s.

The Upper Owens has been fishing very well again this week with stable water temperatures, consistent hatches, and warm summer day's this has in turn produced some great days on the water. The hatches that I have seen this week have been midges and caddis flies, trico's from 9-11, and crane flies and small baetis to finish it off. Also, those wily grasshopper's are making there presence felt here on the Upper Owens and if you haven't experienced terrestrial dry fly fishing then my friend you haven't lived! There is no skill involved in this all out dry fly assault. Just cast it out along the banks and hold on! You don't have to be pretty with this presentation. The louder your fly hit's the water the more attraction that your fly will get! Just smack it baby! The streamer fishing is also very good right now and will surely enable you to land the biggest fish out of every pool. I would suggest a Type 2 sink tip or an intermediate sink line for those of you tugging streamers. Olive and Black Matuka's, Double Bunny's, and Clouser Minnow's will do the trick. Caddis pupa, black beauties, wd-40's, and p.t.s will get the job done for the nymphs. Good luck and happy hunting!

East Walker: 127 c.f.s.

The East has been fishing very well again this week in the morning's and late evenings. The weather pattern change that we have had in the area this week has dropped the temperatures at least 15 degrees at night which in turn cools the surface temperature on the reservoir which in turn means a cooler consistent outflow. Yes, this is a good thing! This is what we have been praying for! Let's hope this weather pattern stay's consistent as this will surely bring our water temps to the desired level of our fellow anglers and our East Walker River trout. The hatches that I have seen this week consist of small midges in the mornings, along with a trico spinner fall, small b.w.o.'s popping off, and a few caddis flies buzzing around which has produced some great days on the water. Also, the streamer action has been fairly consistent and will surely nail a big fish as the sun begins to set over the Sawtooth's. 3x to your point and hold on! Good luck!


Lower Owens: 458 c.f.s.

We will be fishing here this fall when the flows are below 350 c.f.s. Watch the flows as this will surely be an epic fall!

Best Fishes,

Nicholas Lawton
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