Owens River Fish Report

With the flows on the Lower Owens at 205 cfs you can now wade

Owens River - CA

by The Trout Fitter Staff
11-9-2012
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Water Conditions: Fair the flows are at 205 cfs as of 11/8.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Well, the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived. Flows are now prime for wading. If it gets fairly cold down there, Tricos may be finished. For right now though we're still fishing Baetis patterns from mid-morning on.

Recommended Flies:

NYMPH: Copper John #18-20, BH Flashback Pheasant Tail #20, Zebra Midge #18-22, Medallion Midge #20, Tungsten Psycho #16-20, Barr's Emerger #18-22, Gould's Drowned Trico #20, Drowned Trico Spinner #20

DRIES: Organza Spinner Trico #20, Stimulator #16-20, Hot Creek Caddis #18-22, CDC Baetis DUN #20, Elk Hair Caddis Tan #18-20, Parachute Caddis Grey #18-20, Parachute Adams #18-20

STREAMERS: Pop's Bugger, Olive Doc's Twin Lake Special, Flashabou Buggers

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Friday, November 9th, 2012

Mammoth Lakes : The road is closed to the Lakes Mary & George but you can still hike in and fish
Hot Creek: Look for some unreal BWO hatches when the snow falls at Hot Creek
Crowley Lake: The trout action at Lake Crowley is still good although the big fish are spread out
Owens River: With the flows this high on the Upper Owens use a sink tip line
Owens River: No recent reports from the Owens River Gorge
Rush Creek: No recent reports from Rush Creek

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Hot Creek: At Hot Creek fish midges early and caddis later
Crowley Lake: Fishing is good at Crowley Lake, but the big fish are spread out so be patient and keep moving
Owens River: More water is coming out of Grant Lake making the fishing at the Upper Owens better
Owens River: Owens River Gorge fishing is unchanged from last week
Rush Creek: At Rush Creek fish the section above 395 in the afternoon
Owens River: The Lower Owens is now wadable & there is a good Trico hatch followed by a baetis
East Walker River (CA): If you are fishing on the East Walker fish the deep pools because of the low water flows