Don Rotsma has an encouraging report on his site:
http://www.flyfishwithdon.com/fishreport.htm
Don Rotsma has an encouraging report on his site:
http://www.flyfishwithdon.com/fishreport.htm
While the damsels may start coming off, in my opinion the water will be TOO warm to safely catch and release trout.70 degree surface temps are already too warm.I have a couple of trips this week but I will be done guiding the lake until the fall when temps come back down.Bugs or no bugs...
As far as the copopods are concerned they suck and I would like to know why they are infecting fish in Prosser this year as well.Coming from the hatchery?Come on DFG give us the real answers and not what you think we may want to hear!End rant...
Jay
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I have no plans to return to Davis until the fall either. I agree with you about the water temps being too warm for safe C&R.
Last year where we fish where the river (Mccloud) flows into Shasta, a lot of those fish had copepods as well. Never saw those until a few years ago in that area as well but fish were heavily infested in my opinion.
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Sad to hear they are getting into more fisheries now.
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What's the current water temp at Davis?
_SHig
The P H and (dissolved oxygen) is the killer...a surface temp. of 70 degrees is high (what time of the day was that measured)....lets say that for every ft. of water depths, the temp. goes down 1 degree (5ft. of water 65 degree)...(10ft. of water 60 degree)....trout will go to the surface for food then back down to the cooler water...so what does all this mean....the surface temp. in the morning will increase 1 degree for every hr. of sunlight....if your going to fish, start at sunrise (6am), and stop fishing the surface by 10am....after 10am move toooooo the deep channels between the weed beds (8ft to 10ft) of water.....by noon you should stop fishing...right at sundown there use to be a blood midge hatch, that we would fish....if your going to fish use a heavy tippet (8lbs)...barbless hooks....keep the fish in the water (no pictures)....this not the time to see how many fish you can catch....slow down and enjoy....does anyone know if Davis Lake ever had a algae bloom?????
Yes, Davis suffers from algae blooms.While not as bad(that I have experienced) as Heenan or Crowley they do happen.
Here is a link to an interesting study about water temps and lethality for rainbow trout.
http://www.70degreepledge.org/APDEA_...quirements.pdf
IMNSHO, the water temps are getting to high to safely catch and release trout.Another week or two and it will be over until the fall.
Jay
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