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Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
By Kent Rianda
 Tyler Papworth and another East Walker Brown
When friends or relatives visit I always make it point to take them to two of my favorite fishing spots and do my best to convince them go out on the water in a float tube. This sometimes takes some arm twisting but invariably if I succeed in getting them out there the response is overwhelmingly positive.
My three spots, by the way, are Lake George and the upper Twin Lake in our own Lakes Basin, and the inlet end of Silver Lake over on the June Lake Loop. It’s easy to catch fish in all three places and the backdrop seems to make the fishing just a little bit better. Give 'em a try !
Now, here are the latest recommendations from the Trout Fly and Troutfitter guides for this week.
For the bait and lure fishermen . . .
Crowley Lake
Most of the fish are hiding in McGee Bay in 15-25 feet of water. Rapalas, Jake’s Spin-A-Lure, Night Crawlers, Berkley Trout worms.
Grant Lake
BAIT - Night crawlers inflated 1-2ft off bottom, yellow or orange powerbait, flavored marshmallows
LURES - Thomas Buoyant frog, rainbow perch patterns.Tube jigs, monster sinking Rapalas late evening off points, shorelines with brokenback or floaters (don’t be afraid to use bigger Rapalas)
Lake Mary
The fish are cruising near the outlet and drop-offs. Cyclones, Trout Traps, Berkley Power Bait, Tasmanian Devils.
Convict Lake
Look for hungry fish near the drop off by the inlet. Rapalas, Rooster Tails, Berkley Trout Worms, Night Crawlers.
Mammoth Creek
Mammoth Creek has been stocked heavily for the last two weeks. Baby Night Crawlers, Berkley Gulp Eggs, Trout Traps June Lake
For the Fly fishermen . . .
Mammoth Lakes Basin
STREAMERS - Flash Buggers, Woolly Buggers, Mini Leech, Mohair Leech, Doc's Twin Lake Specials, and Red Wooly Buggers for the Alpers.
NYMPHS - # 14-#20 B.H.Chironomid Larva red,grizzly and black._#14-#20 Frostbite black_#14-#20 Williams Lake Wonder black and red #12-#16 Callibeatis , #12-#16 Hare's Ear , #14-#16 Muskrat Nymph , #14-#16 Prince Nymphs
Hot Creek
NYMPHS - #18 T/B Micro May, #18 Copper John in Green or Black,#18-20 Pheasant Tail, #18 RS2 Emerger, #18 CDC Caddis Emerger in Tan or Olive#18-22 WD-40 in Olive or Black, #20 Barr's Midge Larva, #16-18 scuds and #16 Stonefly .
DRY FLIES - For dries try a #14-16 Stimi, #20-22 Hi-Vis BWO, #20 Comparadun BWO, #20-24 Parachute Adams, #20-24 Mosquito and #16-20 Parachute Caddis.
Crowley Lake
NYMPHS - Purple Zebras in size 18 early then go to silver/black and black Zebras.
STREAMERS- Strip darker streamers slowly and Stillwater Hare early and late all in size 10.
Upper Owens River
NYMPHS - #16 Copper John in Green or Red, #12-14 San Juan Worm, #12-18 Flashback P.T. 's, #14-18 Hares Ear, #14-16 Prince Nymphs, #18-22 Olive WD40's, #16 Sparkle Pupa, #16-20 Soft Hackles, #12-16 Blood Midges.
DRY FLIES - #10-18 Stimi's, #14-16 Tan Elk Hair Caddis , #16-20 Adams Parachutes , #14-20 Hemingway Caddis
STREAMERS - #6-10 Woolly Buggers Brown and Black, #8-12 Zonkers
June Lake Loop
STREAMERS - Doc's Twin Lake Special in olive or Brown, Matukas, Pop's Bugger in Black or Olive, Rudy Eye Leech, Mini Leech, Ext Body Leech
NYMPHS - #18Tiger or Zebra Midge, #18 OptiMidge in Gray or Olive, #16 Copper John, #16 Prince Nymph, #16 F/B Pheasant Tails, Callibeatis Nymphs, and #20 Parachute Adams.
Lower Owens River
NYMPHS - #16 Barr's PMD Emerger, #14-16 Prince Nymph, #18 Kyle's Super Flash PT, #18 Copper John in Red, #18-20 Barr's BWO Emerger, #18-22 Disco Midge in Green or Red, #12 San Juan Worm and # 16-18 CDC Caddis in Green or Tan.
DRIES - #16-20 Elk hair caddis #16-20 Parachute Adams #18 Sierra bright dot #18-22 Griffith gnat #16 CDC Baetis
East Walker River
NYMPHS - For midges stick with the venerable WD-40s is grey, black and Olive, Zebra Midges #18-#22. Still a sparse bwo hatch from 10’ish till 1pm most days; Poxy-Back Baetis, Surface Emergers and Barr’s BWO emergers #20-#22. Caddis will be the mainstay from afternoon on; Gallatin Emergers, Sparkle Pupa, Z-Wing caddis, CDC emergers #14-#18_
DRY FLIES - Stimulators in yellow, tan, orange #12-#14, Cutter’s EC Caddis #16-#18, Elk Hairs #14-#16, Hoppers in Tan #12, CDC Caddis emergers #16-#18.
Kent Rianda is an owner and guide for the Trout Fly and Troutfitter in Mammoth Lakes (thetroutfly.com/fishreport.html or call the Trout Fly and Troutfitter at 934-2517). He spends 5-6 days a week guiding and fishing on his favorite spot, Crowley Lake. He has fished more than 2,000 days on Crowley during the last 16 years, probably more than any person alive. His primary guiding interest is teaching.
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