Fishing is good on the East Walker until around noon

East Walker River (CA) - Bridgeport, CA


by The Trout Fitter Staff
9-7-2012
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Water Conditions: Fair to good flows vary on a daily basis - 117 cfs as of 9/5. Water temps coming down now finally with temps in the 20s' and 30's at night.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Good fishing is good until after noon when the temps start to climb back up again. Fishing mostly big hopper and attractor flies on the far banks and in the fast water early in the morning til about 10.

RECOMMENDED FLIES:

DRIES:
Gould's Drowned Trico Spinner #20-22, Drowned Trico Spinner #20-22, Organza Trico #20-22, Griffifths Gnat #16-20, Yellow Humpy #18, Brook's CDC Baetis Emerger #20-22, Spent Partridge Caddis 318, Elk Hair Caddis #16-18, Grey or Olive Parachute Caddis #18, Parachute Adams #16-18, ,Parachute Kicking Hopper, Taylor's Fat Albert #10-12

NYMPHS: Pheasant Tail #16-22, Tungsten Psycho #16-20, Split Case PMD #18, Epoxy Back Baetis #20-22, Burk's Hunchback Infrequens #18, Two Bit Hooker Black #18-22, Black Flashy WD-40 #20, Black WD-40 #20, Zebra Midge Black or Copper #18, Anderson's Bird of Prey Tan #18, Lafontaine's Sparkle Pupa #18-20, Nori's Caddis Pupa Green #18, Nitro Caddis Tan #18

STREAMERS: Rickard's Stillwater Bugger Black