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Fish Report for 9-19-2013
Fish'N Conditions September 14th 2013
9-19-2013
Tom Loe
Fall fly fishing around Mammoth and Bishop is really getting in some areas. Curt took a guided trip with us on Crowley Lake and got this sizable brown on a Drifters zebra midge.
Fall fly fishing around Mammoth and Bishop is really getting good in some areas. Curt took a guided trip with us on Crowley Lake and got this sizable brown on a Drifters zebra midge.
Sure doesn't feel like fall is approaching with all the warm weather the Sierra is experiencing. We still have the largest wildfire to ever hit the Sierra burning near Yosemite. The "Rim" fire (over 250,000 acres) is near containment but may burn in remote regions until we get some rain or snow. The Mammoth/Bishop area has experienced a few bad air quality days; however the smoke has for the most part stayed well to the west and north of this region.
Water levels are as forecast...low. Several fisheries that are normally fishing well this time of year have poor conditions with very low flows, weeds, and lethargic fish holding in the deepest pools they can find. Lakes are your best bet for consistent action, many of the alpine locations are fishing well-although you will see some that are poor due to low water levels. The Bishop Creek drainage and lakes are feeling some pain this fall, as is Bridgeport Reservoir and some lakes in the Mammoth Lakes Basin & June Loop. Flows have begun to drop on the Upper Owens leading into Crowley Lake & have been stable on the Middle Owens near Bishop and the wild trout section below Pleasant Valley Dam. Most of the freestone creeks are running very low, save for the West Walker which is by no means torrential, but does have decent flows considering other similar creeks.
The Quaking Aspens and willows are already turning orange in the upper north facing canyons, some yellows and changes occurring at the 7000 foot level. Looks to be an early color show this season. The extended weather forecast is calling for a significant change towards the end of September.
Fall is perhaps the most beautiful time of year to fish the eastern side of the Sierra. Hope you can make it up and fish with us soon.
Special thanks to my great friends at the San Diego Fly Fishers. We did several advanced fly fishing clinics and all learned some new tricks, knots, rigging methods and fishing techniques on the Upper Owens and East Walker. See ya next year guys, thanks again.
Pictured Above: Left to right the SDFF trout busters. Jimmie, David, Art, Lucky, Fred
Photo #1: Post rigging clinic and preparation for battle on the UO. Paul, Lee, Bobby, Jon, John, Lew, & Larry. Top gun SDFF members. Love you guys, thanks so much!
Photo #2: No fish on the EW will ever be safe from this SDFF gang again, Kurt, Bob, Rich, Gary & (Wayne not pictured but casting upstream in the "toilet bowl pool") thanks guys
Fall fly fishing around Mammoth and Bishop is really getting good in some areas. Curt took a guided trip with us on Crowley Lake and got this sizable brown on a Drifters zebra midge.
Sure doesn't feel like fall is approaching with all the warm weather the Sierra is experiencing. We still have the largest wildfire to ever hit the Sierra burning near Yosemite. The "Rim" fire (over 250,000 acres) is near containment but may burn in remote regions until we get some rain or snow. The Mammoth/Bishop area has experienced a few bad air quality days; however the smoke has for the most part stayed well to the west and north of this region.
Water levels are as forecast...low. Several fisheries that are normally fishing well this time of year have poor conditions with very low flows, weeds, and lethargic fish holding in the deepest pools they can find. Lakes are your best bet for consistent action, many of the alpine locations are fishing well-although you will see some that are poor due to low water levels. The Bishop Creek drainage and lakes are feeling some pain this fall, as is Bridgeport Reservoir and some lakes in the Mammoth Lakes Basin & June Loop. Flows have begun to drop on the Upper Owens leading into Crowley Lake & have been stable on the Middle Owens near Bishop and the wild trout section below Pleasant Valley Dam. Most of the freestone creeks are running very low, save for the West Walker which is by no means torrential, but does have decent flows considering other similar creeks.
The Quaking Aspens and willows are already turning orange in the upper north facing canyons, some yellows and changes occurring at the 7000 foot level. Looks to be an early color show this season. The extended weather forecast is calling for a significant change towards the end of September.
Fall is perhaps the most beautiful time of year to fish the eastern side of the Sierra. Hope you can make it up and fish with us soon.
Special thanks to my great friends at the San Diego Fly Fishers. We did several advanced fly fishing clinics and all learned some new tricks, knots, rigging methods and fishing techniques on the Upper Owens and East Walker. See ya next year guys, thanks again.
Pictured Above: Left to right the SDFF trout busters. Jimmie, David, Art, Lucky, Fred
Photo #1: Post rigging clinic and preparation for battle on the UO. Paul, Lee, Bobby, Jon, John, Lew, & Larry. Top gun SDFF members. Love you guys, thanks so much!
Photo #2: No fish on the EW will ever be safe from this SDFF gang again, Kurt, Bob, Rich, Gary & (Wayne not pictured but casting upstream in the "toilet bowl pool") thanks guys
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Tom Loe Reports
for Thursday, September 19th, 2013Crowley Lake: Brown Trout & Cutts are biting even better than Rainbows at Lake Crowley
Owens River - Middle: Fishing on the Middle Owens River, that section below the Pleasant Valley dam is more consistent
Owens River - Gorge: Fishing the Owens River Gorge can be very productive here using dry/dropper bead head combos
Owens River - Section 3 - Upper (above Crowley): The fall migration of Browns from Lake Crowley to the Upper Owens should begin soon
Bridgeport Reservoir: Bridgeport Reservoir water level is very low
Hot Creek: Fishing is good on Hot Creek for those areas not filled with weeds
East Walker River (CA): The fish are in the East Walker they are just in very limited areas
San Joaquin River: The water is very low & conditions on the San Joaquin River are fair
West Walker River (Section 2): The West Walker is better than most with regards to flows
• Check each alpine location you wish to fish/visit before making the treking into the mountains
Tom Loe Reports
for Friday, August 9th, 2013Owens River: Flows on the middle Owens are back up to 300cfs.
Owens River: Nice Rainbows & a few Browns are being caught on the Upper Owens
East Walker River (CA): Sierra Drifters has opted not to guide on the East Walker so as not to harm the fish this year
Hot Creek: Hot Creek is not fishing as well as we usually see on Hot Creek
East Walker River (CA): West Walker fishing is affected by the lower than usual water. Fish the nice runs & deeper pools
Bridgeport Reservoir: How the management at Bridgeport Reservoir is keeping up with the times! LOL
San Joaquin River: If you are a dry fly fisherman you may want to consider fishing the San Joaquin
• Most of the day hike alpine lakes are in fair to good shape
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