Fish’N Conditions

Hanzo Grotewold got Amber Kepler out to score this nice brown!

by Tom Loe
6-1-2018
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The thunderstorms that plagued the sierra every afternoon last week have gone away. This weekend is setting up for high pressure and a big warming pattern. You can expect warmer and breezy weather in the coming days. We have experienced some windy afternoons and evenings but this hasn’t really affected the fishing much. East Walker River has returned to fishable levels once again. The high flows have no doubt moved some of the fish around to new holding areas. Bridgeport Reservoir still loaded with water and some jumbo fish have been showing up around the lake. Silver Lake has fish feeding on small midges toward the south end. Hot Creek good for numbers and some large fish in the deep pools. It gets good in the afternoons when the mayflies start to emerge. Upper Owens has smaller fish above the bridge, with the occasional pair of cutthroat still in the river. McGee creek still holding some cutthroat in the shallow gravel areas and a few rainbows along the deep undercut banks. Crowley Lake remains consistent with sporadic slow periods depending on weather and locations around the lake. Good numbers can be found here with some good quality fish mixed in. Middle Owens flows holding steady and good water conditions but bite remains on the slower side.