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Kayak Fishing Zone => Kayak Fly Fishing => Topic started by: SULLY on July 10, 2023, 07:42:26 PM

Title: Eastern sierras report
Post by: SULLY on July 10, 2023, 07:42:26 PM

I spent a few days bouncing around the eastern sierras in early July. Just about every lake was over capacity of water and the rivers/creeks were flowing high and dirty. It made it difficult to find places to fly fish but I was able to get in on a few spots. East walker was high but I caught a few fish in the spots I could reach. Owens kicked out a few small wild rainbows and browns along with a ton of big planters left over from independence day. I got a few casts in on some other smaller spots to include robinson creek. Everything produced fish but another 2 or 3 weeks and the fishing conditions should be in good shape over there.

Size 16 white Spanish bullet with a pink hot spot was the number one producer. Just about anything in black was picking up fish too with the dirty conditions.

Title: Re: Eastern sierras report
Post by: SULLY on July 10, 2023, 07:45:36 PM

Some pics

Title: Re: Eastern sierras report
Post by: SULLY on July 10, 2023, 07:45:59 PM

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Title: Re: Eastern sierras report
Post by: SULLY on July 10, 2023, 07:46:30 PM

Had to post pics individually to get them to load

Title: Re: Eastern sierras report
Post by: SULLY on July 10, 2023, 07:48:40 PM

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Title: Re: Eastern sierras report
Post by: SULLY on July 10, 2023, 07:49:36 PM

Well, looks like they still won't upload correct. There are supposed to be a few decent 12 to 14in rainbows in there

Title: Re: Eastern sierras report
Post by: pasha on July 12, 2023, 07:14:35 AM

Thanks for the report!

Was hoping to get to Bishop in August but looks like I have to delay another month.

Maybe the Owens will be fishable by then lol.

I was happy to hear the stocking is back up to near normal levels this year.

Title: Re: Eastern sierras report
Post by: Clb on August 07, 2023, 02:38:29 PM

Hitting Barrett, buck, and Fordyce next few weeks...
Hope to have something to share...

Title: Re: Eastern sierras report
Post by: Tote on August 13, 2023, 11:36:57 PM

Does the White Spanish Bullet imitate a scud?
Headed to Crowley. Just finished tying a bunch of double bead-head chronomids.

Title: Re: Eastern sierras report
Post by: SULLY on August 14, 2023, 09:40:13 AM

Quote from: Tote on August 13, 2023, 11:36:57 PM

Does the White Spanish Bullet imitate a scud?
Headed to Crowley. Just finished tying a bunch of double bead-head chronomids.

Kinda I suppose but I know it's working pretty good this year. I didn't fish crowley but I did do very well on it in owens river so it might do alright in the lake.

Title: Re: Eastern sierras report
Post by: Sailfish on August 14, 2023, 09:53:44 AM

Thanks for the report and links to the pictures Sully.