Crowley Lake: Good-Excellent
This week has been another great week on this phenomenal still water. The early morning temperatures have dropped down over the past two weeks and this in turn has produced a late morning bite and midge emergence. I would not get started until around 8:00 a.m. at the earliest in order for the midges to start popping off and getting the fish active sub surface. The areas that I would concentrate on for this week are Green Banks in 7-14 feet, McGee Bay in 7-15 feet, The Hilton's in 7-15 feet, and Crooked Creek in 6-14 feet. I would suggest larva and pupa pattern's in size #16-18 black/silver, black/red, gray/silver, gray/black, and blood midges. Also, for those of you pulling streamers out there I would suggest an intermediate sink line for the shallows and weed lines and then swithching to a Type 3 or 4 full sinking line in order to keep your presentations in the danger zone where the big fish roam! Olive, Purple, Brown, and Black krysal buggers in #10-14, Hale Bopp Leaches in black, crimson, olive, and brown. Also stripping hornberg's, matuka's and damsel's have been productive teamed up with a hare's ear or a p.t. about twenty inches apart. 3x to your point fly and hold on!
Upper Owens: 98 c.f.s.
This is my top pick for river's and creeks in the area at this time for the fact that this fishery has the most consistent water flow and temperature to sustain a blue ribbon trout fishery in the entire Eastern Sierra at this time. There are plenty of fish in the river at this time and 20-30 fish days are not uncommon at this time of the year. Plenty of dry fly action for wild brownies and plenty of d.f.g. stocker's to keep the rods bent all day long! The emergence that I have seen this week has consisted of midges, trico's, b.w.o.'s, and caddis flies that have been the mainstay on the river these past few weeks. Also the streamer fishing can be quite good for some of the larger fish in the system at this time. I would suggest fishing an intermediate sinking tip for fishing the river at this time. Wood Head Sculpins, Matuka's, RL Krystal Bugger's, and Hornberg's have been the hot ticket for this week. For the dry fly action I would suggest parachute hopper's, parachute caddis, and parachute adam's for the wild brownies in the stream. Good luck and happy hunting.
East Walker: 91 c.f.s.
Stay away! The water temperatures coupled with the low flow's this week has put a little to much stress on our East Walker watery friends and I am suggesting that no one fish the East Walker for at least two weeks. These fish need all the help that they can get at this time of the year and angling pressure will not contribute to the final outcome of this fishery this year. Check back with us next week as I have been keeping a close eye on this tailwater.
Lower Owens: 457 c.f.s.
We will be fishing here this fall when the flows are below 350 c.f.s. Be ready for an epic fall as this year is going to be a great year for fishing the Lower O!
Best Fishes,
Nicholas Lawton
nlawton@3dguideservices.com
www.3dguideservices.com
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Dear Anglers,
My wife and I have been coming to the Mammoth Lakes area for several years; the first time we came, as we didn't know how nor where to fish, we hired Nick Lawton, owner and guide of 3D Guide Services. We found him to be a very patient and experienced guide, which gave us the confidence to really get into fly fishing. He put us onto some HUGE trout; as we are wildlife conservationists, we didn't keep any, but we had a GREAT time.
Thereafter, each time we came, we continued to hire Nick so he could take us to the different waters he guides on. We've never been disappointed; he's an outstanding, knowledgeable, and personable guide. Keep up the good work, Nick! Your weekly "Fishing Report" makes us want to pack up and head to Mammoth! Those of you who have never had Nick as a guide, we highly recommend him!
The Elliotts
Henderson, NV
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