Utah Fish Report
Owens River Fish Report for 4-12-2013
Owens River Fish Report for 4-12-2013
The Lower Owens is so reliable at this time of year
Owens River - CA
by The Trout Fitter Staff
4-12-2013
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Water Conditions: Good flows are at 225cfs as of 4/12. Water is slightly off color and warming up everyday.
Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Same ol same ol, flows still holding along with the same daytime temps in the 70's. Fish are on the bite by 9am and it goes until 4 pm.
Recommended Flies:
NYMPH: Flashback Pheasant Tail #18-#20, MicroMay #18, Copper Tiger #18, Zebra Midge 18, Tungsten Flashback Black Beauty #18, Birds Nest #16-#18, Crystal Hunchback Baetis #18-#20, Barrs FB BWO #18
DRIES: CDC Baetis Dun #16-#18, Hi Vis Parachute BWO #18, Hatch Matcher BWO #18
STREAMERS: Flahabou Buggers, Docs Twin Lake Special, Pops Bugger Olive, Hornberg
Guides Hint: Pat Says...
Traditionaly after the Blake Jones fishing tournament they pull the plug on Pleasant Valley Dam. In previous years these flows would crank up to 300 plus cfs. This cold water coming out of the Dam killed the bug hatch's of spring and made wading a challenge. Goodnight!
The spring of 2013 has been another story. The current water flows on the Lower Owens have been un-seasonably stable the last couple weeks, flowing at a sweeet 200ish cfs. This is because of the work that is being done on the Pleasant Valley Power Plant. The water color is a bit on the green side due to the silt that has blown out of the Owens River Gorge, but all-around in primo shape. The bug hatches have been on the tweener side, be-tween spring and summer. On most sections of river you might see a good midge hatch going into our spring generation of B.W.O. (smaller then winter, about a #18), small brown Stones, yellow sallies with a couple caddis a pop'n. As the days get longer, the caddis will switch to late afternoon-evening and we will see the season début on one of my favorite late morning-midday hatch the P.M.D.
The latest news for the water flows from the LA. Department of Water and Power; flows should be stable the next week maybe more. (water flows are subject to change by the time I put a period on this sentence).
Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Same ol same ol, flows still holding along with the same daytime temps in the 70's. Fish are on the bite by 9am and it goes until 4 pm.
Recommended Flies:
NYMPH: Flashback Pheasant Tail #18-#20, MicroMay #18, Copper Tiger #18, Zebra Midge 18, Tungsten Flashback Black Beauty #18, Birds Nest #16-#18, Crystal Hunchback Baetis #18-#20, Barrs FB BWO #18
DRIES: CDC Baetis Dun #16-#18, Hi Vis Parachute BWO #18, Hatch Matcher BWO #18
STREAMERS: Flahabou Buggers, Docs Twin Lake Special, Pops Bugger Olive, Hornberg
Guides Hint: Pat Says...
Traditionaly after the Blake Jones fishing tournament they pull the plug on Pleasant Valley Dam. In previous years these flows would crank up to 300 plus cfs. This cold water coming out of the Dam killed the bug hatch's of spring and made wading a challenge. Goodnight!
The spring of 2013 has been another story. The current water flows on the Lower Owens have been un-seasonably stable the last couple weeks, flowing at a sweeet 200ish cfs. This is because of the work that is being done on the Pleasant Valley Power Plant. The water color is a bit on the green side due to the silt that has blown out of the Owens River Gorge, but all-around in primo shape. The bug hatches have been on the tweener side, be-tween spring and summer. On most sections of river you might see a good midge hatch going into our spring generation of B.W.O. (smaller then winter, about a #18), small brown Stones, yellow sallies with a couple caddis a pop'n. As the days get longer, the caddis will switch to late afternoon-evening and we will see the season début on one of my favorite late morning-midday hatch the P.M.D.
The latest news for the water flows from the LA. Department of Water and Power; flows should be stable the next week maybe more. (water flows are subject to change by the time I put a period on this sentence).
More Reports
The Trout Fitter Reports
for Friday, April 12th, 2013
Hot Creek: Midges and Baetis are the best flies for Hot Creek right now
Owens River: Fly fishing on the Upper Owens is fair to good with streamers getting the best action
Owens River: The Owens River Gorge is a great place to fish at this time of year
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: The area just below the stream section isthe fishing hotspot for Pleasant Valley Reservoir
The Trout Fitter Reports
for Thursday, March 21st, 2013
Hot Creek: Hot Creek has hungry fish on the feed
Owens River: The big Crowley fish have gone home, the resident fish are on the bite early and late
Owens River: The hatch at the Owens River Gorge is still not there but the fish are active
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: The bite is good at Pleasant Valley Reservoir
Owens River: Great hatches on the Lower Owens around mid-day
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