Arizona Fish Report
Crowley Lake Fish Report for 9-9-2011
Crowley Lake Fish Report for 9-9-2011
The Big Fish at Crowley are 14' or deeper, smaller fish are usually shallower
Crowley Lake - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)
by The Trout Fitter Staff
9-9-2011
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Water Conditions:
Good, mostly clear water about everywhere but a little strinys stuff here and there mostly by Fish Camp. It will be a race between algae growing and water temps falling to see if we even have a second bloom this year.
Lake is essentially as full as it gets, only down about 6" from its peak. The North end is crystal clear beyond the weeds last 250 yards to the mouth. Massive weed beds every where will come to the surface when they start dropping the lake level.
Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
McGee getting tougher under the indicator. 'Time to dust off those float tubes and chase the hogs chasing the fry in the weeds. The big fish are really spread with a few recent plants and some nice 15-16" Browns planted earlier. Midging is slow-steady from early to about 10am then soft until afternoon when it will turn on again. Just about everything in 14+ feet of water is big. 'Mix of sizes shallower. The North end has a ton of Calibaetis but nothing in the way of fish up in the flooded desert up by the mouth. Everywhere else at the north end has 65F deg water on bottom and no fish save a few dinks at Six Bays.
Recommended Flies:
NYMPHS:
Black Optimidge w/green flashback #16
Mickey's Shaft Emerger - big
Ultimate Damsel
Jansens Calbaetis
Larvae pattrens early
DRIES:
Extended body BWO's but not too many fish sipping on the surface. It may never happen this summer as flooded desert by mouth just isn't producing hatches.
STREAMERS:
Stillwater Hares
Perfection Perch
Punk Perch
Hornbergs
Ultimate Damsel
Guides Hint
Strip or midge along well-defined weed lines for big fish cruising along the wall looking for errant fry.
Good, mostly clear water about everywhere but a little strinys stuff here and there mostly by Fish Camp. It will be a race between algae growing and water temps falling to see if we even have a second bloom this year.
Lake is essentially as full as it gets, only down about 6" from its peak. The North end is crystal clear beyond the weeds last 250 yards to the mouth. Massive weed beds every where will come to the surface when they start dropping the lake level.
Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
McGee getting tougher under the indicator. 'Time to dust off those float tubes and chase the hogs chasing the fry in the weeds. The big fish are really spread with a few recent plants and some nice 15-16" Browns planted earlier. Midging is slow-steady from early to about 10am then soft until afternoon when it will turn on again. Just about everything in 14+ feet of water is big. 'Mix of sizes shallower. The North end has a ton of Calibaetis but nothing in the way of fish up in the flooded desert up by the mouth. Everywhere else at the north end has 65F deg water on bottom and no fish save a few dinks at Six Bays.
Recommended Flies:
NYMPHS:
Black Optimidge w/green flashback #16
Mickey's Shaft Emerger - big
Ultimate Damsel
Jansens Calbaetis
Larvae pattrens early
DRIES:
Extended body BWO's but not too many fish sipping on the surface. It may never happen this summer as flooded desert by mouth just isn't producing hatches.
STREAMERS:
Stillwater Hares
Perfection Perch
Punk Perch
Hornbergs
Ultimate Damsel
Guides Hint
Strip or midge along well-defined weed lines for big fish cruising along the wall looking for errant fry.
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for Friday, September 9th, 2011Mammoth Lakes : Fishing in the Mammoth Basin is Good and the Crowds are down
Hot Creek: Terrestrials are out at Hot Creek now
San Joaquin River: Fishing the San Joaquin is Excellent, there are some Yellow Sallies around
The Trout Fitter Reports
for Thursday, September 1st, 2011Lake George: Fly Fishing in the Mammoth Lakes Basin is Excellent
Hot Creek: Hoppers work all day at Hot Creek this time of year
San Joaquin River: Mornings and Evenings are best at San Joaquin River
Crowley Lake: McGee Creek in Crowley is fishing tougher now, look for the "biggies" chasing fry near the weed beds
Owens River: Fishing is good on the Upper Owens
Owens River: The Fishing Is Good on the Owens River Gorge, the propblem is getting to it
Owens River: Increased flows approaching 500 cfs is makiing the fishing more difficult on the Lower Owens
Bridgeport Reservoir: Fish a Streamer at Bridgeport Reservoir
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