GearJunkie Copyright 2013 2023. I had gotten him a half day guide session as an early Father's Day gift and we were both so My uncle Bill "Beebs" and I had an amazing fishing experience with Hans! Brett shows off a nice rainbow trout while fishing with Doug R. Young Avery fished with Two Bug Doug and got this nice cutthroat trout. Winter catch-and-release fly fishing is especially popular on the Upper O. Mono County road crews are doing their best to clean up the roads from the Atmospheric River that left snow in Mono County. By signing up for email newsletters, you agree to GearJunkie's, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). Additionally, program information is also available in languages other than English. Access to the river is closed during this springs snow runoff. The fish are taking midges and blue wing olive nymphs in sizes 18 to 22. The olive quilldigon, stoner nymph and hot spot pheasant tail nymph is producing trout. Here with kind permission of The Herbst Lab is a field guide to . Chalk Bluff Road and Pleasant Valley Dam Road are still closed. Benton Crossing Road is closed at Browns Campground entrance. The Euro rod continues to be producing trout for me in the slower stretches. We spent the day at Crowley Lake (9/2021) catching HUGE Rainbow Trout and Fished with Doug and he was great! There are boat rentals available at South Lake Boat Landing (760) 873-4177. Olive scuds in size 12 or 14, tiger and zebra midges in sizes 18 or 20 and bead head flash back pheasant tail nymphs in size 18 are the fly patterns producing in the canyon. #18 Crystal Scud, #16 SJ Worm in Red and Brown, #18 Flashback Hares Ear, SD Crawler Red or Brown, and #18 -20 Flashback Pheasant Tails have been working well. Jerry guided Robert to this massive brown trout. Best time to be on the water is from 11:00 A.M. to about 3:00 P.M. Key to success is having enough weight to bounce the flies off the substrate where the trout are feeding. will catch fish all day long. New snow from this most recent storm (taking place as I write this) should not affect fly fishers accessing the creek, after the storm. Midges, blue wing olive nymphs and black streamers is what Im planning on trying in the river. The special regulation section of Rush Creek is all freestone with little, if any, flat water. It looks highly similar to many aquatic bugs but looks exactly like none. Hans was great! There is enough parking at the end of Hot Creek Hatchery Road, end of plowing, for four vehicles. Last weeks snow will be replaced by this weeks rain storms on Bishop Cree Canal. From Miles and crew at Trout Creek Outfitters in Truckee, 530-563-5119. The East Walker River flows have plummeted to 82 cfs which is getting close to unsafe conditions for the fish with high air temperatures. There are several roads closed due to snow pack or sections of dirt roads that eroded away. Rainbow trout seem to be suckers for brightly colored flies. For the dry fly I like an Adams parachute, elk hair caddis, Royal Wulff and blue wing olive parachute. Fishing right now is tough and Im not going to fish in these high flows. The snow pack has dropped below the wettest year and Im curious to see if this snow storm puts us back in the lead for the wettest year recorded in the Eastern Sierra. For fly fishers willing to hike out to the creek a mid-day blue wing olive hatch is bringing trout to the surface. Submitted a trip request via web and got a phone call the We hired Sierra Drifters last weekend for some late season Crowley trout fishing. The guides have always been on time and extremely helpful. We are staffed 7 days a week from 8:00am to 4:00pm Pacific time. Im offering the trout a bigger bite of calories by using size 10 or 12 jigged flies like the stoner nymph and the two tone green/gold Prince nymph. You should submerge the WD-40 nymph in the lower-to-mid water column for fishing success . Nymphing under an indicator on Pine Creek is producing wild brown trout. As with other eastside creeks, small mayfly and midge patterns both dry and nymph work well. This selection of flies should have a home in your fly box. The road to the gorge is closed and there is no access for fly fishers at this time. The Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report is brought to you by Fred Rowe owner of Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Guide Service Fred has been guiding the Eastern Sierra since 1982. There are lots of foot prints in the snow down Hot Creek Hatchery Road suggesting fly fishers are walking into the creek. Young Rylan knocked the fish dead, (they were released alive) while fishing with Two Bug Doug. I do not target actively spawning trout on their redds. Princes, Pheasant Tails, Rock Worms (Caddis larva) Birds Nests etc. Get all the latest information on Events, Sales and Offers. Always very, very kind. Robinson gets heavily stocked throughout most of the season, but it can also hold some. This fly is highly popular due to the plentiful populations of caddis pupa on nationwide riverbeds. The Road is stilled closed at the Green Church, HWY 395 and Benton Crossing Road. With an experience of 20 years in fly tying in fulling mill company, I do produce all categories of fly . Brandon fished with Doug Dolan and got into some acrobatic brown trout. The suns out and the mountains have enough snow to fill the lakes and keep the streams flowing all summer. The Perch can get pretty big in Crowley, (six to ten inches) and a couple of deep fried perch fillets along with some cold IPA's from Mammoth Brewing Company, is a great way to end the day! Near the many campgrounds, Bishop Creek does however get planted with hatchery trout quite regularly. Size 20 blue wing olive parachutes and olive sparkle duns are producing trout on the surface. Nate Ostrander from Bishop hooked up on the indicator on the upper Owens River. The winter-spring run of rainbows should be just about over for the year. Richard Lancaster fly fishing guide for Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Guides. I like to target the trout resting and feeding in the deep pools, runs and cutbanks. Out of all these creeks, Hot Creek definitely deserves recognition as the jewel of the Mammoth Lakes area, if not the whole east side. The Elk Wing Caddis works great in earth tones like tan, gray, and olive. Fly Fishing the Sierra is an online dealer for Snowbee USA and we can provide all of their products to our customers with direct shipping from the Snowbee distribution center in California. Last weekends rain storms on top of the snow pack at lower elevations played havoc with roads, infrastructure and waterways. Wading will be tougher now, but the same patterns are still working well when you find the right sections of water. Trophy trout are in the river, but I would wait tell access to the river via vehicles is open. Using the Euro rig with an olive quilldigon, stoner nymph and hot spot pheasant tail nymph, my normal winter rig, has been catching me wild and stocked trout. Each of these creeks hold primarily Brown trout but in the spring, with the exception of Hot Creek, they are also home to Rainbows and Cutthroats that come up out of Lake Crowley to spawn. South Lake. Trolling gear for lead core line is heavy but is the cheapest and easiest way to fish deep. This one is available on Orvis.com for $1.59 on sale. This is caddis water, so small rock worm and pupa patterns are always a good call. Some fly fishers are daunted about the hike in and out of the gorge. Fishing under an indicator make sure you are 1.5 to 2 times the average depth of water. Nymphs like Princes, Pheasant Tails, and Hares Ears work early in the season, then for most of the summer, terrestrials (beetles, ants and hoppers) and attractor dries (Humpy's, Wulffs, etc.) Bishop Creek Canal is flowing high and muddy after this last Atmospheric River blasted the Owens Valley. Arrowhead Lake holds Brookies and Kamloop Rainbows of a smaller size, 10-13". This is the longer hike to get to the creek, but its the easier hike. Patrick fished with Seth and spanked this big rainbow trout. What an awesome time! Spring hatches throughout the South and locations like the Green River in Utah are known for prolific BWO hatches. Fly fishers wanting to fish the gorge need to wait until flows drop and access is safe. Check sections 7.40 and 7.50 for specific closed waters. Flows are up and the water was clear enough for me to try fishing for a couple of hours. The lower Owens River outflow at Pleasant Valley Dam will be increasing to at least 500 CFS. We booked two days with Doug fishing in mid November. Ive been doing well fishing the slower sections of Bishop Creek and Bishop Creek Canal. Chalk Bluff Road is closed on both ends due to a section of the road that washed out. Dry flies have been productive along with smaller flies hung as a dropper. For every pattern shown within the flybox, the online store has the . The Owens headwater is the perfect place to break out your two, three or four weight fly rod. Because of the shallow water, a hopper dropper rig is the best selection if you are going to fish nymphs. Access into middle or upper gorge allows fly fishers to walk in on a paved road. Attractor nymphs like flash back Pheasant Tails and Zebra Midges will do in the section above the campground and in the pocket water below. The water is high and off color. They are on the pricey side but can be found cheaper from other brands and outlets, although not always of this quality. I'll be back again in the spring. Here are our favorite tips to make sure you land your dream trout. Just north of Bishop, Hwy 395 turns into a steep grade (Sherwin Grade) that rises to over 4000 ft. and then levels out when it reaches Long Valley near Mammoth Lakes. Every once in a while even Bishop gets a good dump of snow. Norm fished with Two Bug Doug and slammed this hell of a brown trout. The Owens has two personalities here in that upstream from the campground pattern selection and techniques are straight forward in that basic attractor patterns are all you need to catch fish. Fly fishers will be restricted to fishing the few spots in the wild trout section that have accessible banks or shore line. Smaller nymphs like #18 20 Flashback Pheasant Tails, #20 Serendipity Black and Red, #18 20 Tungsten Zebra Midge, #20 22 Crystal Chironomid Emerger Copper, #20 Red Rib Midge Glass and Dark Head, #18 -20 Crystal Caddis Olive Dubbed Black and Crystal Caddis Olive Larva Black have been catching trout here. Way out in the background at the base of the hill is the interpretive site buried in four to five feet of snow with a layer of fresh powder on top. Increase flows in Bishop Creek Canal will allow fly fishers to get closer to the water without spooking trout.. With increased flows its easier to cast to the trout without spooking them. Midges and blue wing olive mayflies are hatching on some Eastern Sierra waters. A straight dry fly will keep weeds off your line and will be easier to cast. There are a few trout rising in the afternoons to blue wing olive mayflies. There is room for six vehicles to park off the road at the entrance to the dirt road going upstream on the upper Owens River. Four or five weight rods are recommended for the higher water early in the season, but if you go there in late summer or fall, its a good creek to test your two or three weight. Most Western anglers find space in their spring fly collection for BWO imitations. The perch spawn in late spring and early summer, and their fry begin to hatch in late summer and continue to do so until early fall. I hadn't tried fly fishing before and My buddies and I went on a guided trip with Corey a couple of months back on Lake Crowley, and we had the best time. For those fly fishers willing to put in the effort to snowshoe into the Interpretive site the wild trout have been feeding on nymphs. I have a bunch of fly rods for the Eastern Sierra. A two fly nymph rig, with a heavily weighted rock wormor pupa pattern, and a size #18 or #20 Zebra style midge as the dropper, is a good rig to begin with. State, County and City road crews are trying to stay up with the snow and deal with all the erosion damage. I have been on multiple guided trips with Sierra Drifters. There is lots of water flowing into the river from the meadows. Fly fishers can drive out Hot Creek Hatchery Road to access Hot Creek at the interpretive site and park at the end of the plowed section of the road. At times, the highway vertically veers away from the creek, so if you dont mind taking a little hike you can get to some water that gets very little pressure. You can pitch a tent or rent a cabin near multiple trailheads at Lower Twin Lakes Campground and get an early start on hikes in the area, and boat rentals are just around the corner. Road crews have not been able to complete the snow removal and there are three vehicles still stranded on the road. Jeanne shows of a nice brown trout while fishing with Doug R. The San Joaquin River in its current state. Richard moved to the Eastern Sierra from the San Luis Obispo area in 2018 to work for Cal Fire and have time to explore the fly fishing in the Eastern Sierra. (9,768) 19 miles southwest of Bishop. Spring is here. Scuds are great this time of year, along with annelids and midges. I think the walk out of upper Gorge Power Plant is easier than middle gorge. The headwaters of the Owens is unique in that it literally flows out of several lava tubes that line the canyon. Pleasant Valley Reservoir is closed for repair work on the access road along the reservoir. Fly fishing in the Owens River Gorge is a great alternative spot to fly fish when the wild trout section is unfishable. He knew just where to position us to catch a lot of fish! Have not seen enough rising trout to get me to fish a dry fly for these trout. There is still a lot of snow that needs to melt off before fly fishers can access Hot Creek with their vehicles. Award-winning author and journalist Mike McKenna is the writer behind the new book Casting Around the Eastern Sierra, which was recently awarded runner-up in the Outdoor Writers Association of California's Best Outdoor Guidebook category. will give you opportunities to catch trophy rainbows and browns while being guided by expert fly fishing pros. It was contained rather quickly. Favorite dry flies are Adams, Mosquitoes, Elk Hair Caddis, and Black Ants in size 14 or smaller. I often step down one size from the present bugs. Doug took me out fishing on the Upper Owens and helped me with my casting technique while answering my questions. A thin ribbon of green marks the course of Bishop Creek. This lake is flowing over Pleasant Valley Dam Road on the way into Pleasant Valley Campground. I like to fish the cutbanks, deep runs and holes that the trophy trout use to rest and feed on their migration through the river. Nymphing with size 20 olive quilldigons, size 18 bead head flash back pheasant tail nymphs, hot spot pheasant tail nymphs and size 22 midge patterns in zebra or tiger coloration are fooling wild trout. Like the rest of the Eastern Sierra the Owens River Gorge got snow and its tough to access right now. info@thetroutfitter.com. choice for Sierra anglers. After the tournament expect to see the flows increase to 350 CFS. City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power needs to make room for all the water that is now locked up in the snow at upper elevations. Fly fishers wanting to access the canyon section have a long snowshoe in from School Road on Hot Creek Hatchery Road. The Adams Parachute is available on Orvis.com for $1.99 on sale. Mammoth Mountain is reporting a record snow pack of 695 inches at Main Lodge. Lines of four or six pound strength on a light reel matched to a 51/2 to 6 foot rod are ideal. Royal Wulffs, Adams Parachutes, and Elk Hair Caddis should all be in your box. The Atmospheric River that deluged the Owens Valley swelled and turned the canal waters off color. Crowley Lake, Convict Lake and June Lake loop are snowed in and slowly melting. Beautiful day euro nymphing at Hot Creek in the Eastern Sierras. Im fishing with the Euro rig with olive quilldigons, stoner nymphs and hot spot pheasant tail nymphs. The lower end of the wild trout section is accessible at Five Bridges. This is one spot that is offering decent to good fly fishing with nymphs and dries. A 6' 2 wt for little high country brookie streams, a 7' 3 weight for slightly bigger streams/fish, a 8' 4 weight for most streams with average to possibly larger fish, and a 9' 5 wt that usually gets reserved for float tubing or lake fishing from a boat.
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