east-walker-river

East Walker River is a river in California.

It ranks #9 among the 17 waters of California in the registry, and is of national prominence.

Fished for trout.

Species: brown trout and rainbow trout.

USGS GNIS record: 859636.

Stretches: Miracle Mile.

Big Hole (hole). It is fishable. Churning pool just below the dam; large fall browns.

It is upstream of Miracle Mile.

It is downstream of Bridgeport Dam.

Bridgeport Dam (feature). It is fishable. River exits through a pipe beneath the dam. Also called Bridgeport Reservoir Dam.

It is upstream of Big Hole.

Highway 182 Bridge (access). It is fishable. Ends the Miracle Mile; becomes Highway 338 in Nevada. Fly reports advise fishing past the bridge.

It is upstream of Murphy's Pond.

It is downstream of Miracle Mile.

Murphy's Pond (hole). It is fishable. Wide, deep, slow canyon section about 3.3 miles below the dam.

It is upstream of Nevada State Line.

It is downstream of Highway 182 Bridge.

Nevada State Line (feature). It is fishable. Crossed roughly six miles below the Highway 182 bridge.

It is downstream of Murphy's Pond.

Sourced from 2 independent fly sites.

Sources: CalFlyFisher (retrieved 2026-10-20), diyflyfishing.com (retrieved 2026-10-20) and monocounty.org.

Hatches

Pale Morning Dun (Ephemerella)

Sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Starts early May; a heavy hatch that carries on through much of summer. Source read through a summarising fetcher.

Sources: CalFlyFisher

Golden Stonefly

Stage: adult. Sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Appear in spring, then hatch sporadically through summer; not in great numbers. Source read through a summarising fetcher.

Sources: CalFlyFisher

Midge

Stage: larva, pupa, adult. Sourced.

  1. Jan hatching
  2. Feb hatching
  3. Mar hatching
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep hatching
  10. Oct hatching
  11. Nov hatching
  12. Dec hatching

Year-round. Source read through a summarising fetcher.

Sources: CalFlyFisher, diyflyfishing.com

Caddis

Stage: adult. Sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep hatching
  10. Oct hatching
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Prolific all summer; evening hatches are heavy when early-summer flows stay under 300 cfs. A second source gives June-October (spotted, short-horned and green sedges). Source read through a summarising fetcher.

Sources: CalFlyFisher, diyflyfishing.com

Trico

Stage: spinner. Single or templated source.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep hatching
  10. Oct hatching
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Months interpreted from late summer and early fall. A 9-19-2008 report recommends midges and Tricos early in the morning.

Sources: diyflyfishing.com

Little Yellow Stonefly

Single or templated source.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Starts in June; end not stated. Single source.

Sources: diyflyfishing.com

Blue-Winged Olive (Baetis)

Single or templated source.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar hatching
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct hatching
  11. Nov hatching
  12. Dec

One source gives two windows, March-April and October-November; a second describes sporadic Baetis emergences without months. Source read through a summarising fetcher.

Sources: CalFlyFisher, diyflyfishing.com

Also named, timing not yet researched: Skwala.

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.