Joining the ranks of its Oregon namesake, Lake Davis, CA is quickly becoming an historical trout fly fishing destination. Over this past week it seemed that VERY few anglers scored trout on flies. Camped next to a pretty knowledgeable group who fished three days without a trout to hand, packed up early, and left for some other water.
A few trollers got fish on spoons but most got skunked. Plenty of hardware chucking bass anglers out, but they are settling for scads of very small fish to satiate their tug fix. Rumor has it that even Jon Baiocchi has packed up and quit his Lake Davis guide service and is now concentrating on Frenchman's where the fly fishing is still pretty decent.
What can be done? IMHO nothing, but watch the pond settle into the sunset along with so many other of our quality fisheries that have been destroyed by bassholes. When the lake levels lower and more shallow structure becomes visible, maybe the fishing will pick up, but the sense is that fish aren't there.
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