Crowley is OK but avoid the algae and fishing is better

Crowley Lake - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)


by The Trout Fitter Staff
7-14-2011
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Water Conditions:
Okay, bottom temps are from as low as 51F up to 62. Pull out the thermometers and you'll find the perfect 57 F.

Algae is getting nasty and on the move.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
Fair to Good (if you can dodge the algae). Daphnia seems to be gone and fish have returned to the bottom looking for midges.

The bottom water temps are getting into the 60's most places on the lake and the fish are starting to move into McGee Bay and other sources of cold water.

The algae is thick and stringy and moving around so you have to be ready to move. The troops are all along the old stream channel where the bottom temp is about 52F-53F, pretty cold and so not much going on. Now, out in 18-20ft of water the temps are 56F-58F and there are a good number of big fish there, duh!

Damsels and Calibaetis are hatching starting to hatch so hang one underthe indicator about half way down the water column.

Recommended Flies:

NYMPHS:
Red, Black and Purple Optimidges Early, Blood Midge, Gold Bead Red/Black Optimidge #18, #20 Dubbed head Black Optimidge, Mickey's Red Baron, Ultimate Damsel, Jansens Calbaetis.

DRIES: Nope.

STREAMERS:
Doc's Twin Lake Special Black/Olive #10, Hornberg #10, Olive Matuka #10, Ultimate Damsel