Crowley Lake: Good-Excellent
This week has been another fine week here on Crowley Lake as we have had consistent temperatures and a very strong midge emergene and this in turn has produced some great days on the water. The annual Double Haul in the Fall float tube tournament is taking place this weekend on Saturday and should be loads of fun for all participants. The areas that I would concentrate on for this week would be Green Banks in 7-14 feet, McGee Bay in 6-14 feet, Six Bays in 6-13 feet, and Crooked Creek in 4-13 feet. The flies that I would suggest for this week would be larva patterns in #16-18 black/silver, olive/silver, black/red, and blood midges. For the pupa I would suggest #16-18 gray/black, black/silver, and olive/silver. For those of you pulling streamers I would suggest a Type 2 or 3 sinking line for in tight and a Type 4 or 5 full sink in order to patrol the deeper sections from 15-25 feet. I would suggest pulling hornberg's, matuka's, hale bopp leaches in olive, brown, and black. Muddler minnow's, olive and white zonker's, and double bunnies have also been productive. 3x to your point fly and hold on!
Upper Owens: 102 c.f.s.
This is my top pick for moving water at this time in the entire Eastern Sierra. This fishery has been producing 20-30 fish days on average all season long and I do not look for this to change for the rest of the year. The emergence this week has consisted of midges, trico's, and caddis flies in the mornings, with a few p.m.d.'s still coming off and a few b.w.o.'s and crane flies throughout the day. Suggested flies for the week would be #16-18 caddis pupa, black beauties, p.t.'s, and prince nymphs will get you fish. Also, the dry fly action has been good in the mornings with tan/brown elk hair caddis, parachute caddis, and parachute hoppper's. 5x to your point fly and hold on.
East Walker: 93 c.f.s.
This fishery needs at least one more week to be what I consider fishable. The fish here in the East Walker have endured a very tough year with the season opening a few months early to low water flows, heavy angling pressure and high water temp's this has produced a fishery that is barely surviving these lethal low flows. Please, do not fish here this week. That means you early morning guys and late evening guys. Go pick on some other fish that aren't sporting red lip stick and just trying to survive the summer. No matter what. Respect your fishery. Please!
Lower Owens: 456 c.f.s.
We will be fishing here this fall when the flows are below 350 c.f.s. Book your trip early as this fall's calendar is starting to fill up!
Tight Lines,
Nicholas Lawton
nlawton@3dguideservices.com
www.3dguideservices.com
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