San Joaquin River Fish Report

Fish with Caddis Imitations late in the day for best results on the San Joaquin

San Joaquin River - Stockton, CA

by The Trout Fitter Staff
8-23-2011
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Water Conditions:
Flows are down to reasonable levels, and the waters starting to warm. Be careful, there are still a lot of places that aren't wadable.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
Excellent! Fishing is great in the morning, til about noon. Things pick back up in the evening til dark. Serious dry action at dusk. Mostly mayflies. Bigger is better later in the day. Stick with small caddis earlier, then switch to larger sizes later.

Recommended Flies:

Dries:
Kaufman Stimulator #16, Parachute Adams #18, Yellow Humpy #18, Elk Hair Caddis #18, Matthews Sparkle DUN PMD #18, Royal Wulff #14-16, Chernobyl Ant #18

Nymphs:
San Juan Worm Red/Pink, Copper John Red/Green #18, Bead Head Prince Nymph #18, #14 BH Kyles Yellow Sally, Olive Micromayfly #18, Fox's Caddis Poopah #18, Nitro Caddis $16, Pheasant Tail #14-16

Streamers:
Docs Twin Lakes Special #12 Black/Olive/Brown, Flashabou Bugger Black

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Lake George: Lake Mary & Lake George fishing is very good
Hot Creek: Hot Creek is Excellent
San Joaquin River: Serious dry action at dusk on the San Joaquin
Crowley Lake: The Algae is gone at Crowley and the big fish are on the prowl
Owens River: Fishing is great on the Upper Owens
Owens River: The fishing is still good at the Owens River Gorge
Owens River: Fishing is good on the Lower Owens
Bridgeport Reservoir: Fish the Inlet and the Outlet at Bridgeport
East Walker River (CA): The East Walker Is Coming into its Own

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Lake George: Fishing is great in the Mammoth Lakes Basin
Hot Creek: Hot Creek is fishing like Hot Creek - Excellent
San Joaquin River: As the flows improve on the San Joaquin so does the fishing
Crowley Lake: Fish Along the Old Stream Channel at Crowley
Owens River: Fishing is consistent and good on the Upper Owens
Owens River: The Owens River Gorge has very good fishing right now
Owens River: Flows are stabilized at around 400 cfs and fishing is good on the Lower Owens
Bridgeport Reservoir: Fish the Inlets and Outlets at Bridgeport Reservoir
East Walker River (CA): Is the East Wlaker at its prime right now, some people think so!