Fish the Inlets and Outlets at Bridgeport

Bridgeport Reservoir - Bridgeport, CA (Mono County)

by The Trout Fitter Staff
8-4-2011
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Water Conditions:
Great water temps warming up now.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
Good to Excellent but mostly smaller fish. A monster once in a while if you are patient. Fish all of the inlets and outlets for best results. This time of year bigger is generally better.

RECOMMENDED FLIES:

Nymphs:
Hairs Ear #14-16, Pheasant Tail #14-16, #16 Tiger Midges, #16 Black Zebra Midges, Shaft Emerger Grey #16, #16 Jansen's Callibaetis Nymph, Damsels too

Streamers:
Just about any streamer should do it we're hearing!

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Lake Mary: Mammoth Basin Fishing Is Excellent
Hot Creek: Hot Creek Fishing Could Hardly Be Better
San Joaquin River: Flows are Better on the San Joaquin, fishing is improving as well
Crowley Lake: Crowley is pulling some Big Fish from the McGee Creek Channel
Owens River: Flows are great on the Uppen Owens, fish appear to be moving into the river from Crowley
Owens River: Owens River Gorge continues to have good fishing
Owens River: Flows are up and down on the Lower Owens, be careful

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
Crowley Lake: The long-awaited "McGee Miracle" has begun . . .