San Joaquin River Fish Report

The flows are down on the San Joaquin & most of the fish are wild trout right now

San Joaquin River - Stockton, CA

by The Trout Fitter Staff
7-20-2012
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Water Conditions: Great the flows are down to 42cfs as of 7/19. Flows continue down now as there isn't much snow in the high country.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Great but there are several closed campgrounds down there and trespassing in a closed area will get you an expensive citation. So stay out of all closed campgrounds and areas.
Not much in the way of stocked fish. All I've been catching have been wild fish and holdovers. I guess the stocking truck hasn't made it's way in there yet.

Recommended Flies:

Dries: Royal Wulff #14-16, Kaufman Stimulator #14-16, Stimulator #14-18, Yellow Humpy #16-18, Chernobyl Ant #12, Parachute Adams #16-18, Elk Hair Caddis #16-18

Nymphs: Copper John #18-20, Red Copper John #20, Green Copper John #20, Copper Bead Micro Mayfly #18-20, Prince Nymph #18-20, Bird's Nest Olive/Tan #16-18

Streamers: Black Doc's Twin lakes Special #10-12, Crystal Bugger #10

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Friday, July 20th, 2012

Mammoth Lakes : The water is warming and the fish are more active at the Mammoth Lakes basin
Hot Creek: Tricos early, Caddis late & Hoppers are always good at Hot Creek

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Mammoth Lakes : The fish are more active in the Mammoth Lakes area because of warming water
Hot Creek: Dry Flies are the ticket on Hot Creek right now, Tricos in the AM & Caddis in the PM
San Joaquin River: Because of the flows, there might not be much fishable water on the San Joaquin much longer
Crowley Lake: Algae is definitely a problem on Lake Crowley
Owens River: Flows and weather are perfect for wet wading on the Upper Owens, watch out for the mud snails
Owens River: There is still good fishing at the Owens River Gorge
Rock Creek - Section 1: The fishing could hardly be better at Rock Creek
Rush Creek: The flows are very low at Rush Creek but the fishing is still good
Owens River: With the flows this high on the Lower Owens, it is probably better to fish elsewhere
Bridgeport Reservoir: Weeds are becoming a problem on Bridgeport Reservoir
East Walker River (CA): Fishing on the East Walker is good to excellent, but the hatches are inconsistent