Jon Baiocchi Reports:

It’s that time of year at Lake Davis that makes this still water the premier destination for fly anglers across the state. The hatches are going off right now, damsels are coming on strong, and the Hexagenia mayfly has shown up right on time. The weather last week was very warm which sparked even more bugs to emerge, currently we have a cool down with lows at night reaching...

Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters

Fishing conditions the last two weeks have stalled with colder weather, rain, snow squalls, and cloud cover. Angler catch rates have been low, but this will all be changing in the weeks to come with warmer temperatures and plenty of sunshine on the way. Water temperatures are slowly climbing out of the low 50’s, and with it more feeding activity from those...

Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters

Lake Davis report

Cloudy, cold and unsettled weather haunted my guests and me last week, while dropping the water temps back down to 50 to 52 degrees. Fish are starting to rise, especially in the deeper water around the island. I have only seen a few surface next to shore which is a bit disappointing. Blood midges are out and they are big, a #10 pupa pattern...

Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters

I finally got back on the water at Lake Davis with my first two trips of the season, and how I have missed being out there with my sweetheart. Current conditions are quite strange, in some aspects conditions are way ahead and other factors about the same for this time of year. Water temps are ranging from 53-55 degrees, there is going to be some colder overnight...

Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters

Lake Davis is currently in the state of freezing over, and the days left to fly fish there are limited. Water temps are running 39-44 degrees. Burnt orange, and floro orange flies such as woolly buggers and wiggle tails really produce with colder water temps there. We had a great season at the lake and this latest video project from Ken Hanley and I is a great...

Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters

This past weekend at the lake was very cold, with freezing conditions, and ice in the guides both days with a bitter wind chill. Water temps are 41-47 degrees, skim ice is starting to form. As the lake starts to freeze over the majority of the fish can be found in the southern part of the lake, areas like Camp 5, Eagle Point, Mallard Cove, and Coot Bay will...

Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters

Lake Davis

We finally got a soaking in the valleys of Eastern Plumas County, and a dusting of snow at the Lake. Ok, now we have some freezing conditions at night, we’ll see what this will do for the bite in the next few weeks before the lake begins icing up. I’m hopeful some big changes are in the making. Water temps are at 47-53 degrees, fishing pressure has...

Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters

Finally some cold weather has moved in, and it has dropped air temperatures to freezing in the mornings. With ice on the boat cover before rolling out for another trip, it’s a good sign conditions are changing for the better, and this will really help for the bite to get stronger. Water temps have dipped a bit too, 49 in the morning rising to 55 in the late...

Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters