East Walker River (CA) Fish Report

West Walker fishing is affected by the lower than usual water. Fish the nice runs & deeper pools

East Walker River (CA) - Bridgeport, CA

by Tom Loe
8-9-2013
Website

The West Walker is also low; however there remains some decent runs and pools in the Pikel Meadow section. Dry dropper combos work well here. Use a Stimulator and a broken back tiger or zebra and you will get grabs in the deeper pools and runs. The fish are concentrated in these locations due to low flows. Walk into the canyon up or down from Pikel and cast to wild fish with #16-18 mayflies or caddis imitations. I like a para post BWO or Adams, hi-vis caddis, or PMD's are also good choices for dries here. Fish upstream when possible, the fish spook easily.

Pictured Above: Cole N. shows a huge rainbow he got on a broken back tiger solo. The fish had a CDFW tag. Nice Cole!

More Reports

Tom Loe Reports

for Friday, August 9th, 2013

Owens River: Flows on the middle Owens are back up to 300cfs.
Owens River: Nice Rainbows & a few Browns are being caught on the Upper Owens
East Walker River (CA): Sierra Drifters has opted not to guide on the East Walker so as not to harm the fish this year
Hot Creek: Hot Creek is not fishing as well as we usually see on Hot Creek

Fly fishing at Crowley Lake is fair to excellent on most days

Crowley Lake

8-8-2013
Perhaps the most consistent fishery in the area currently. Although the lake is extremely low, the launch ramp is...... Read More