Owens River Fish Report

The hot air temps definitely affecting the fishing. Best time to fish early & late in the day

Owens River - CA

by The Trout Fitter Staff
7-9-2013
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Water Conditions: Good the flows are at 300cfs as of 7/03. ....rumor has it the flows might stay at this level all summer.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Good to great. Still nothing really has changed except for the temps. It is very Hot!! Of course early and late in the day will be the best for the dries. Nymph during the day. There will be a variety of hatches early in the day.

Recommended Flies:

DRIES: upright organza rusty spinner, yellow sally, mini hot Garcia's, #16 baby boy hopper, chernobyls, #16 parachute adams, extended body bwo, #18 stimulators, #20 pearl butt trico spinner, #20 quill body spinner, Q's sparkle stacker bwo, trapped dun pmd, organza trico spinner, light cahill

NYMPH: #18 caddis candy , #18 two bit hooker, copper johns, bh prince nymphs, #20 trico may nymph, #20 sulphur nymph, #18 mighty may sloan, #18 beck's sulphur emerger, #16 caddistrophic, little brown bug,#16 fox's poopah, #16 nitro caddis, bird of prey, #18 micro stone

STREAMERS: Wounded Sculpin, Matuka, BH Carey Bugger, Crystal Bugger, BH Pop's Bugger

Guides Hint: Jaeger/Fish Stick(wading staff) is highly recommended.

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Tuesday, July 9th, 2013

Mammoth Lakes Basin: Fishing is good at most of the Mammoth basin lakes
Hot Creek: The fishing at Hot Creek can be really great, but it is always good
San Joaquin River: Fishing the San Joaquin is generally good However be aware that the flows may vary
Crowley Lake: Fishing at Crowley right now can vary from good to excellent
Owens River: The bug activity on the Upper Owens is very good and so is the fishing
Owens River: The fishing on the Owens River Gorge has been very good
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: You'll find that the Pleasant Valley Reservoir fish are in the stream section for the most part
Rock Creek - Section 1: Dry fly fishing on Rock Creek is hot right now
Rush Creek: Fishing on Rush Creek will run from fair to good

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Sunday, June 30th, 2013

Mammoth Lakes Basin: Fishing on Mammoth Lakes will vary from Good to Great depending on the weather
Hot Creek: It is time to throw some Hoppers at Hot Creek
San Joaquin River: Dry Fly fishing is "off the hook" on the San Joaquin River
Crowley Lake: Anglers are averaging 2 to 3 fish in the 18" range
Owens River: The water is off color on the Upper Owens which is affecting the fishing
Owens River: Mornings and evening are the best times to fish the Owens River Gorge
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: The water level is high at Pleasant Valley, most of the fish moved to the stream section
Rock Creek - Section 1: Use dry flies on the Rock creek & streamers in Rock lake
Rush Creek: Dry fly fishing will be better in the Rush Creek wild trout section near the highway
Owens River: The Lower Owens is good to go for Dry flies early & late
Bridgeport Reservoir: Bridgeport Reservoir is very low right now
East Walker River (CA): It is definitely hopper time on the East Walker!!