Crowley Lake

Lake Elev- 6772.5 Weather

Heads up!! Regs have changed on Crowley Lake!!

Restricted Season (August 1 – November 15)

• Gear: Only artificial flies, lures, or jigs may be used. No live or scented bait.

• Bag Limit: 2 trout per day, with a minimum size of 18 inches total length.

• Perch: You may keep up to 25 Sacramento perch per day, though no scented bait can be used for them either.

• You can no longer fish 2 rods, even with a valid stamp!

We’ve had a week of thunderstorms that produced some amazing lightning, lots of rain and even a layer of snow in the White Mountains!! Air temps were nice and cool and it kicked the surface temp down to 66*F.

Fish have moved shallow, the bite has been under 20’. They are spread out in McGee around the channel in 6-18’ as well as Little Hilton. The perch fry have shown up and they are starting to get on them. Stripping perch fry has been great and the midge hatches have been getting better, we saw some big bombers today! Callibaetis have also been hatching near the weed beds.

The north arm has turned on as well in 6-13’ but is a little more tricky to fish, you have to be over the channels or you will constantly snag weeds. Look for open areas where you can cast your rig. Don’t worry about casting far keep it close where you can see, you can’t see the weeds far out.

FLIES-

(If you don’t recognize a fly it is likely one of my patterns)

Bloodworm #8-14, Hemogoblin #14-16, Albino Naked Lady #14-16, Copper Fire Tiger #14-16, Grey/Blk Pupa #14-16

Balanced Perch #14-16, Dubbed Perch Fry #12-14, Baby Fat Perch #12-14

Callibaetis Larva #14-16, Grey Soft Hackles #16-18