Bishop Fly Fishing – Lower Owens River : Early July 2012

Lower Owens River Fly Fishing Bishop, California

Beautiful Lower Owens River Brown Trout

The Lower Owens continues to flow high with great water temperatures and fish being very active. It is not that it’s not fishing well, it is just harder to find the right spots to enter the river and show your fly to the Brown Trout that inhabit this fertile river. Some PMD’s and Yellow Sallies are showing all day long with fish responding to them here and there under the overhanging branches and in the foamy lines. The same flies hold as last report. You can carry a Rod rigged up with a small Yellow Sallie or a PMD (Pale Morning Dunn) and flick cast it up under the trees and shadows to get some top-water action. Big Green Crawling Caddis worms and Emerging Midge and Mayfly patters have been doing great. Fish these is #14-18 Rumors are that these flows could possibly drop very soon to very fishy levels. Stay Tuned!

Mammoth Fly Fishing – Upper Owens River : Early July 2012

The Upper Owens Flows are down and fishing is decent-good… Each hole will indeed hold fish but pretty much all the HUGE specimens we were getting a couple of months ago daily have made an exodus from the river for now… If Crowley gets green and ugly real quick we could see new some rather large Sierra Trout coming up again to live and breathe the clean spring water of the Upper Owens. Attractor Nymphs are doing well in Reds and Purples with the usual patterns I mentioned in my last reports still working. Small, and this SJ worms, Green Caddis Worms and the like will take fish in #14-18. Streamers will always take fish here but the new news is you can throw a HOPPER pattern up against some of the banks and bends and get some great eats!

Hot Creek – End of June 2012

 

Hot Creek continues to produce great looking trout in numbers! Small Trico’s and caddis continue to come off during the day starting with the Trico’s and BWO’s is some areas. Look to fish small dries and larvae in the morning with larger patterns coming to play later in the day -Hoppers and Beetles! ! Fish are hitting hoppers and beetles and other small bug patterns now in Hot Creek and this makes for a great day of fun fly fishing. Water is lower  but with great dry fly action for weedless drifts. Fish the standard midge nymphs and emergers until you see or need some dry fly action. Move a lot until you find the right trout eat if you are throwing a terrestrial.  As always, fish are everywhere in Hot Creek. Nymphing will always take fish when done correctly with the right patterns.. Midge Poly Wing Emergers #18-22,  RS2’s #20, Caddis Pupa #18-20, Loop Wing BWO’s, Trico RS2’s #20-22 —  On top Traditional BWO #20-22, Thorax BWO & Thorax Tricos #20-22.

Fish of the Month – May 2012

Posting this a bit late as I have been out of town the last few days to make some new connections for STM and booked for 15 days in a row before this… This great brown was caught by Jake B. in a rare moment on the East Walker with a DRY FLY…  Congrats Jake – Great Fish on a DRY! Come on in for $20 worth of flies! Stay tuned for my fishing reports to be updated in the next couple of days…

Bishop Fly Fishing – Lower Owens River : End of May 2012

Bishop Fly Fishing - Lower Owens River

Great coloured Brown Trout of the Lower Owens

The Lower Owens has been pumped up to a higher flow of around 450 cfs for the moment. While considered to be high flows there are plenty of places one can get into some great water. The new news is an afternoon PMD hatch comes off with fish responding well in the slower moving and foamy water areas where the river channels the majority of the PMD’s to. Light Cahills and Para PMD’s in #14 -16 will take fish during these times. Late in the evening Caddis and other Mayflies come off with the trout responding in certain areas to give anglers some evening top-water dry fly action. Nymphing and pulling streamers throughout the day will produce when the fish are not feeding on the surface. Some patterns we have been using are;  Sparkle Trigger Nymphs #16-20, CDC Bubble Back Emergers #16-20, Poly Wing Midge Emergers #18-20, Small SJ Worms #12-14, and Robo PT’s #16-20.  On the surface try Elk Hair Caddis #16-20, Turkey Quill Caddis #16-18, BWO Thorax and Para BWO #16-20. Look for these flows to drop and for the Lower Owens to be running lower this summer than usual.

Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing – Lake Tributaries and Sierra Creeks : End of May 2012

Mammoth Lakes Fly Fishing

Pointy Tailed Rainbow taken from a Creek near 7000ft

The Small Creeks around Mammoth Lakes are doing OK with very little runoff…Yet flows are good and water is cool and clear. Fish are around in all parts of the creeks with some big guys showing themselves here and there. It is always amazing how many fish pack themselves under the banks to let you walk by thinking there is nothing there.  Stoneflies and Caddis are the main treats the trout of these streams have been feeding on. An afternoon caddis hatch comes off letting the angler enjoy some dry fly action throughout the system. Streamers do get attention when fished correctly and deep. Pull them by the dark areas of the undercut banks to have success. Look for flows to remain reasonably constant from the snow we still have up high from this year and left over from last year.

Bridgeport Fly Fishing – East Walker River : End of May 2012

Future Guide Jake Berry takes a large East Walker Brown on a Dry!!

The East Walker continues to be one of the Top places to extract large fish in the State of California. Flowing at a nice and easy flow of around  110 cfs the East Walker has been a pleasure to fish in the last couple of weeks. Some Dry Fly activity is noted mid-late mornig with some average sized fish responding on the surface. Going under with nymphs or streamers will possibly get you the trout of a life time in this fertile river system.  The rule for the East Walker like most of our Eastern Sierra streams is the same – if the water looks good, and can possibly hold trout, it does-  We have been seeing that the crowds are hit and miss depending on the day and time you fish the East Walker.

East Walker River Fly Fishing Bridgeport California

Tim D. Hold a prime East Walker Cutt-bow

 

East Walker Fly Fishing Bridgeport California

East Walker Cutt-Bow

Mammoth Fly Fishing – Hot Creek : Mid May 2012

 

Hot Creek Fly Fishing

Tian D. with a Hot Creek Trout

 

Hot Creek continues to fish very well with slightly higher flows and healthy trout in clean and cool water. Crowds are hit and miss and when arriving early enough solitude is possible. Caddis, Midges and Baetis are all on the menu is this popular stream. An afternoon emergence of Baetis and Caddis come off with fish responding throughout the river, the trout seem to be keying on the Caddis on the surface.  Some popular suggestiong are; Throax Baetis #18-20, Loop Wing Baetis #18-20, Trigger Nymphs #20 and CDC Baetis #20.. For Dries use #18-20 Fertile CDC Caddis, Para Turkey Caddis #18-22, EHC #20-22.. Various small Attractor Patterns such as Small Hoppers and Beetles will also take fish with placed with precision and patience. Fish are being caught all day long here!!

Bishop Fly Fishing – Lower Owens River : Mid May 2012

The Lower Owens has been pumped up to a higher flow of around 400 cfs for the time being. While considered to be high flows there are plenty of places one can get into some great water to extract some great Lower Owens trout. Late in the evening Caddis and Mayflies come off with the trout responding in certain areas to give anglers some top-water dry fly action. Nymphing and pulling streamers throughout the day will produce when the fish are not feeding on the surface. Some patterns we have been using are;  Sparkle Trigger Numphs #16-20, CDC Bubble Back Emergers #16-20, Poly Wing Midge Emergers #18-20, Small SJ Worms #12-14, and Robo PT’s #16-20. Streamers of all sorts and colours will work when fished correctly.. light and dark colours.  On the surface try Elk Hair Caddis #16-20, Turkey Quill Caddis #16-18, BWO Thorax and Para BWO #16-20.  I look for the flows to stay reasonably low this year on the Lower Owens with the snowpack we have this year.

Fish of the Month – April 2012 –

Starting  off our new “Fish of the Month”  to chronicle the great fish caught in the Eastern Sierra Jon W. holds the fish of the Month for April. Taken on a very small midge on light tackle in strong current it took skill and concentration to bring him to hand. Great work Jon! East Walker River

Fish of the Month - April 2012 -

 

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