Good Quality of Fishing Showing Up

Owens River - Section 3 - Upper (above Crowley) - Eastern Sierra, CA (Mono County)

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by Doug Rodricks
8-8-2019
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Good quality fish showing up here from the lake as the high water levels are making transitional spaces super highways. Lots of fish from the lake have made their way up river to feast on the “clouds of grasshoppers”. They are all over the river and the hatch this year is of record amounts. Windy days can be a dry fly fishing paradise here. Nymphing along the seams and undercuts is producing well too! Stimulator – 12, 14, 16; Crystal Copper Tiger Midge – 16,18; B100FB – 14, 16, 18, 20; Spruce a bu dark and light; Loeberg Mallard Silver; Loeberg Guinea Silver, Crystal Midge Pupa Black – 18; Crystal Chironomid Emerger Copper – 16, 18; Broken Back Copper Tiger Midge – 14,16,18.





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Sierra Drifters Reports
for Friday, August 2nd, 2019

: August News and Fish Report
East Walker River (CA): East Walker is Great Fishing Right Now
Bridgeport Reservoir: Bridgeport Has Come to Life
Crowley Lake: Crowley Lake Has Turned on Into August
Hot Creek: Quite The Gem Lately
San Joaquin River: Ideal Conditions Are Coming
Owens River - Lower: Flows Remain Consistent at 400 cfs