The long-awaited "McGee Miracle" has begun . . .

Crowley Lake - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)

by The Trout Fitter Staff
7-28-2011
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. . . as in 12 fish over 18" today 8am to noon for me and similar for all boats within 250 feet in both directions up and down the old stream channel.

Big Brown/Bow/Cuts all showed up in numbers and almost no little fish save a few of the 13-14" Browns planted by DFG recently.

I even got an estimated 25lb Pelican using a 23" Rainbow for bait that made the mistake of jumping right next to the Pelican. After I broke him off he swallowed it in one gulp like it was a pill. The fish was still hot so I imagine the Pelican has a sore stomach tonight.

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The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Lake Mary: Lake Mary & Lake George are Open for Fishing
Hot Creek: Hot Creek Is, Well....Hot Creek, Nuf Said
San Joaquin River: The San Joaquin is fishable, but the flows really need to be lower
Crowley Lake: Algae Still a Problem at Crowley But Getting Better
Owens River: Fishing is Excellent at the Owens River Gorge
Owens River: The Flows on the Lower Owens are all over the place so be careful
Bridgeport Reservoir: The Bite is on at Bridgeport
East Walker River: Flows are down, fishing is up on the East Walker

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