The Dry Fly action on the East Walker is excellent

East Walker River (CA) - Bridgeport, CA


by The Trout Fitter Staff
3-24-2012
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Water Conditions:
Good the Flows are steady now for 5 days at 50cfs as of 3/24.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
Excellent! Dry action after 11 am is strong. Beforehand subsurface with midges then baetis coming off. Dry and emerger combinations seem to be the best for quantity and swing streamers have been the trick for the bigger fish.

RECOMMENDED FLIES:

DRIES:

Parachute Adams #18-20, CDC Emerger Baetis #20-22, CDC Baetis Dun #18-22, Brook's Sprout Baetis #18-22, HighVis Parachute Baetis #18-22

NYMPHS:
Zebra Midge #20-22, BH Flashback Pheasant Tail #16-18, Red Copper John #20, Pheasant Tail #18-22, Tungsten Psycho #18-22, Yankee Buzzer #22, Black Beauty #22-24, #20 Copper Tiger Midge

STREAMERS:
Perfection Perch #10, Punk Perch #10, Black Wooly Bugger #8, Leeches

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