Though we are in a warming trend, cooler nights have
prevailed at Lake Davis, at 7am water temperatures have been at 60, rising to
67 in the afternoons. The lake levels continue to drop at a very fast rate.
Currently the Honker Cove boat ramp is unusable for boats like my Tracker Pro
Deep V 16. Small boats and prams are ok at the moment. There have been two incidences
of boats receiving damage while trying to launch as they backed off the
concrete and into the rocks. Speaking for myself I will only be doing walk and
wade trips for the rest of the year. Not really a bad thing, as I use to fish
the lake in the mid-nineties before I had any boats, and I did quite well once
the fish were in the shallows.
The drought is not only affecting water levels at the lake,
but cottonwoods, and aspens are dropping their leaves already. The trees have
not even began to the show the blazing fall colors they are known for, that usually
happens the second week of October. It’s my belief the trees are shutting
themselves down as a last resort to save any energy, and prevent from dying
until the much needed precipitation comes. Things are pretty bleak for Mother
Earth in Northern California right now.
Weed growth is still a little thick, but starting to recede.
The rainbows are coming out of the deeper water and into the shallows for a
brief time in the morning and evening. This will continue to be the pattern as
we go deeper into autumn. I will say this, the fish are really on the move, one
day they are at point X, the next day point Z. Effective flies have been
backswimmers, wiggle tails in burnt orange and fiery brown, dark damsels, and
Sheep Creek Specials presented on either a floating line, or an intermediate.
Indicator rigs in 8 to 15 feet of water have been effective using Blood midge
pupa, Albino Winos, and Flashback Pheasant Tails. I hope this fall is not like
last year when the fish keyed in on Daphnia, that was a tough game, and catch rates showed just that. If you’re up for a walk and wade trip, and want to learn
the finer points of still water, give me a call at 530.228.0487, or shoot me an
email at baiocchistroutfitters@yahoo.com
2 comments:
Aspen around Carson Pass, Hope Valley, etc., are also dropping leaves. The only healthy stands are near water/bogs. Hope El Nino reaches north.
Small system to roll through tomorrow, any precipitation is welcome. We are in dire need for sure. - J.
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