Virginia Lake Fishing Report

Virginia Lakes - Bridgeport, CA (Mono County)


by Carolyn Webb
8-14-2010
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The week was on the slow side due to the change in air temperature which triggered a change in the bite. Evenings were dropping down into the low 40's and even dipped one night into the 30's. But that is supposed to change by early in the week. Cloud cover moved in today lifting the moratorium on the bite, and lots of limits were coming out on night crawlers, power worms and lures. Lures for the week were Red/Gold and Gold Bouyants, lip rippers, Gold/red Hot Shots, and gold Kastmaster's. Flies for the tuggers were olive wiggle tails, red throated Matukas custom tied streamers in olive and black, and mosquitoes, Adams female, Griffith's Gnats, Grey Hackle Yellow, black ants, black gnats soft hackle/orange and yellow and Grey Hackle Peacock.

Bait for the week: Crawlers (big and little), Orange and Chartreuse Power Worms, salmon eggs slowed up a bit but still worked, and grasshoppers.

Big Fish taken:
Devin Mielkie of Norco caught a 3lb 8oz Alper on a Chartreuse Power Worm, and a 4lb 4oz on the 13th
Ken White of La Habra/Lee Vining 4lb Alper on a Bouyant and 4lb 1oz on power worm
Spencer Lesuer of Ojai, 4lb Alper on a Kastmaster
Adam Kennedy of Seal Beach, age 7 on 7.31 a 2lb 5oz Alper
Tanner Worthington of Garden Grove,7.31, 4lb 5oz Alper Orange Glitter Power Bait
Nathaniel Searcy of Sparks NV, 4lb 13oz Alper on July 30, on a lure
Todd Roberts Jr. of Ramona a 4lb 10oz Alper on a worm 7.31
Arlene Thomas of Lancaster, 2lb 15 oz Alper on power bait

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