Fish is very good on the Lower Owens right now

Owens River - CA

by The Trout Fitter Staff
7-18-2013
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Water Conditions: Fishing is good and the flows are at 200 cfs as of 7/17.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Great fishing on the Lower Owens is still consistent. It should get even better since the flows went down. Mostly nymphing. occasional dries through out 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

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, July 18th, 2013

Owens River: Fishing on the Upper Owens can be great one day & off the next
Owens River: Fishing has been good at the Owens River Gorge
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: The lake water level is high & the fish have moved to the stream section at Pleasant Valley
Rock Creek - Section 1: If you are fishing on Rock Creek, dry flies are the way to go
Rush Creek: Rush Creek will be better during the cooler parts of the day

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Tuesday, July 16th, 2013

Crowley Lake: Crowley Lake Stillwater Classic
Mammoth Lakes Basin: The fishing conditions in the Mammoth Basin are very good & the lakes are being stocked
Hot Creek: Depending on the time of day fishing can be great at Hot Creek
San Joaquin River: The water on the San Joaquin is crystal clear but flows are dropping & temps raising
Crowley Lake: Fishing can be tough on Lake Crowley depending on the algae, it can make fishing fair to very good