June Lake Area

REPORT AS OF 7/24/2008

Weather Report

Don't forget your water bottles and sunscreen as you hit the lakes, rivers and creeks. The water's reflection seems to like to help the sun in its constant attempts to turn us all bright red and leave us sadly remembering the trip. If you are fishing from a boat, don't forget the life jackets for the kids!

The following report courtesy The Trout Fly:

June Lake Loop

Water Conditions: Good. There should be few crowds this week in the Loop. No holiday and temps in the 70's should keep you and the fish happy. Water temps are still in the 60's.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: June Lake has been decent on the Marina side. Tow some streamers and don't be afraid to try some large bait fish patterns. Silver Lake has still been quite productive for anglers still water nymphing the weed edge on the south west corner. Grant was kind to me at the inlet stripping heavily hackled black or purple buggers. If you don't pick up fish there try the points fishing deep. Recent stockings of Alpers should help keep the action in the Loop exciting.

Recommended Flies:

STREAMERS: #12 Doc's Twin Lake Special in Green or Brown, #10-14 Muddler Minnow, 8 Pops Bugger in Black or Olive, #8 Ruby Eye Leech, #12 Mini Leech in Black or Olive, #12 Marabou Damsel and #14 Trigger Callibaetis.

NYMPHS: #16-18 Purple Zebra Midge,#18-16 Copper Tiger Midge, #18 OptiMidge in Gray or Olive, #16 Lightening Bug, #14-16 Zug Bug and #16 F/B Pheasant Tails

DRY FLIES: #16-18 California Mosquito, #20-16 Parachute Adams, #12-16 Stimi, #20-16 Griffith Gnat, #16 RP's Ant and #16-18 Para Nymph Callibaetis

Guides Hint: Fish multiple places on the Loop in one day. Besides giving yourself a change of view, changing locations will many times help you catch more fish.