Ken’s Sporting Goods reports mixed results on the East Walker River, which is flowing around 90 cfs. The “Miracle Mile” still seems to be recovering from last year’s fish kill, with most anglers struggling in that stretch. Better action came downstream, especially from below the bridge down to Murphy’s Pond. Anglers finding success were mostly drifting nymphs, with a few fish taken on streamers. Productive patterns included rainbow warriors, San Juan worms, squirmy wormies, perdigons, copper Johns, drag queens, dead drift crayfish, and sculpzillas. A bump in flows could help push more fish back into the Mile.

The late summer fish die-off in the East Walker was much larger than normal this year, caused by a toxic combination of warm water temperatures, algae blooms, and weed growth. While the die-off is a localized event below Bridgeport Reservoir, the overall trout fishing on the river is still considered good. We recommend scouting spots either further down the river or above the reservoir before wetting a line.