The Lower Owens is fishing so well right now you can even wade it

Owens River - CA

by The Trout Fitter Staff
12-29-2011
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Water Conditions: Excellent the flows are staying down around 126 cfs for last 10 days as of 12/29. Wading is excellent.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Good the hatches have slowed some with the warmer weather, go figure. Fish are feeding earlier and later but not all at once during 3 hours midday.

Recommended Flies:

NYMPH: Drowned Trico Spinner #22, Gould Drowned Spinner #22, Micromayfly Brown #18, Headlight Yellow Sally #18, BH Flashback Pheasant Tail #16-20, Zebra Midge #18-22, Medallion Midge #20, Mitchel's Split Case PMD #16, Fox's Caddis Poopah Tan #18, San Juan Worm

DRIES: Brook's Sprout Trico #22-24, Upright Organza Spinner #22-24, Elk Hair Caddis Tan #14-20, Parachute Caddis Grey #18-20, Parachute Adams #18-20, Renegade #20, Brooks Sprout PMD #18-22, Brook's Sprout Baetis #18-22

STREAMERS: Pop's Bugger, Flashabou Buggers

Guides Hint: Time to book a drift trip and get to all that inaccessible water and see what big ones the Lower O has.

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Hot Creek: Hot Creek is fishing very well
Owens River: The big fish are in the Upper Owens
Owens River: The Owens River Gorge is fishing fair to good

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Hot Creek: Still seeing good action from the trout at Hot Creek
Owens River: Midge patterns are working on the Upper Owens
Owens River: Good Fly Fishing at this time of year on the Owens River Gorge
Owens River: This is the time of year you want to go fly fishing on the Lower Owens
East Walker River: When the baetis hatch starts it is time to dip your line in the East Walker