Upper Owens River Fishing Report

Owens River - Section 3 - Upper (above Crowley) - Eastern Sierra, CA (Mono County)


by The Trout Fitter Staff
6-17-2021
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Water Conditions: Good

Flows are  57 cfs as of  6/17

With the cooler weather water clarity has improved but with next weeks warming it may color up again.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Fair-Good

Conditions are already changing to more of a post runoff state. This is generally the slowest part of the season, with migratory fish gone and the water still cold. Fishing is usually slow until later in the month but right now the crowds are gone, and the fishing is good enough to be worthwhile. True to form it's a day-to-day thing, one day good the next day tough. We are starting to see a few more Tricos, 6-8 for the female emergence and 9-10 for the spinner fall. Also, early midges and some bigger caddis with a mixture of small (BWO) and larger mayflies (PMD's) with caddis midday and then caddis and midges in the afternoon. The resident fish have been keying into the mayflies and midges, so we suggest trailing a midge (#18-24) or mayfly (#16-22) behind an attractor nymph. On calm afternoons the dry fly fishing can be productive but be ready to throw size 18 through 22 dry flies. Streamer fishing has been OK.

DRIES: Griffiths Gnat #20-24 | Parachute Extended Body BWO #18-22 | Elk Hair Caddis #20-22 | Para Caddis #16-22 | EC Caddis #16-20 | Baby boy Hopper #14-16

NYMPHS:  Zebra Midge #16-22 | Prince Nymph #12-16 | Copper John #14-16 |Tungsten Jig Baetis #18-20 | Black Beauty #22 | Beck's Sulpher Emerger #16-18 | PMD Batwing Emerger #16-18 |  S&M Nymph #20-22 | Medalion Midge #20-24 |Bling Midge #22-24 | OCD Caddis #14-18|

STREAMERS: Shock Collar Leech #10 | Woolly Bugger White, Olive, or Brown #6-14 | Punk Perch light or dark #10-16




More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports
for Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Hot Creek: Hot Creek Fishing Report
Crowley Lake: Crowley Lake Fishing Report

The Trout Fitter Reports
for Thursday, June 10th, 2021

Hot Creek: Hot Creek Fishing Report
Crowley Lake: Crowley Lake Fishing Report
Owens River - Section 3 - Upper (above Crowley): Upper Owens River Fishing Report
Owens River - Lower: Lower Owens River Fishing Report
East Walker River: East Walker River Fishing Report