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Cardinal Village Resort (Updated 2024-04-29)
Cardinal Village Resort (Updated 2024-04-16)
Water Conditions: Good
Flows are 168 cfs as of 4/6
Flow rates have come up over 40 cfs.
There is Gorge access to the middle and upper power plants as well as the reservoir.
Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Good-Excellent
Well March didn't disappoint! The Grannom caddis are done but there are plenty of other hatches to be excited about. Midges are available all day, the Craneflies are hatching midmorning, BWO are coming off sometime midday. Mid to late afternoon they will be eating egg laying caddis so alternate dead drift presentation with skittering and skating your dry flies and get ready!
The BWO hatch has been 11:00 to 2 or so with an emphasis on 1-2. The nymphing has been very consistent and dry fly action is picking up. The mayflies have gotten a little smaller #18-20. A note about the dry fly fishing. Because the hatches are so varied it's important to understand "rise form" and type of water the fish are rising in. Today by 12 there were aggressive rises in the main current seams while the slow foamy backwaters primarily had subtle "sippy" takes, so emerging BWO's around the main current and spent midges in the backwaters. The BWO emergence ended about 1:30 but the fish continued to feed in the slow backwaters until after 3. Just another example that along with hatches varying up and down the river but also in different water types within a small area. Another good sign is that there are just enough stonefly adults around that using #6-8 stonefly adult patterns instead of an indicator can be very effective.
The subsurface is a veritable smorgasbord. Several different species each of mayfly, caddis, black fly, midge and stonefly. Bigger flies have been working better than the smaller patterns # 10-16 Perdigons and stonefly patterns seem to be doing best. With all the bug life if we have anything close to a normal winter, fishing should be spectacular this spring.
A few things I've seen, the banks are very unstable and walking has gotten a lot better but be very careful around the high banks. Weed and brush overgrowth is spectacular.
DRIES: MIDGE-Stillborn Midge #20-22 | Griffith's Gnat #22-24 | CDC Transition midge #20-22 | No Mercy Midge #18-24 | Boroff F/Homie #20, 24 MAYFLY- Para CDC Baetis #16-22 | Para Adams #14-22 Hi-Vis Baetis #18-22 CADDIS- Millers C/Cad Olive and Tan#14-16 | RL Stimulator Yellow #14-16 | Elk Hair Caddis #14-16 STONEFLY- Chernobyl Ant #6-8
NYMPH: Pheasant Tail #14-22 | Hares Ear #16-22 |Perdigon #10-14 | Zebra Midge #18-22 |Weiss BP light or dark #18-20 | Bottom Roller Phsyco Rhyco #10-14 | Chamois caddis #16-20 | TB Millers +1 Lt #16-18 | Tungsten Sally #16-18 | Iron Sally #18 | HDA Fav. Variant #12-16 |
STREAMERS: Wooly Bugger Olive & Black #10-12 | Mini Sculpin Olive & Black #10-12
The Trout Fitter Staff (Updated 2024-04-06)
Don checked in with us today to share his recent catch at Pleasant Valley Reservoir.
Also as a reminder: Annual Blake Jones Trout Derby -March 23, 2024
An Eastern Sierra Tradition! Over $10K in cash & prizes – One of California’s largest single-day trout derbies. Registration, check-in and prize ceremony at Tri-County Fairgrounds. Go fish Pleasant Valley Reservoir and the Owens River. Oh this is going to be fun… Blind Bogey format with prizes for all ages.
Every year, nearly $10,000 worth of cash and prizes are awarded including float tubes, rods & reels, gift certificates to local shops and restaurants and more. The Blake Jones derby is a blind bogey format with categories for adults and kids of all ages. In addition to the blind bogey awards, there will be prizes for early bird registrations, farthest travel, biggest fish, even prizes for those who don’t catch any fish or choose to catch & release.
Fish Reports Staff (Updated 2024-03-13)
Cardinal Village Resort (Updated 2023-10-09)
The water is fast but the slow spots have fish…no shortage of fish actually - but given the conditions pretty quiet as far as fishing pressure. DFW has continued stocking the slower areas and ponds when possible, and the majority of the Idaho ‘bows are still hanging out waiting for y’all….including the second load dropped in quietly just a few weeks ago.
Parchers Resort Gang (Updated 2023-08-30)
