Owens River - Section 3 - Upper (above Crowley) Fish Report for 11-3-2023
Upper Owens River Report
Owens River - Section 3 - Upper (above Crowley) - Eastern Sierra, CA (Mono County)
by Doug Busey
11-3-2023
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Summer was not the best it could be but consistent especially considering there was essentially no hopper season. Most days saw us getting 8 to 12 Rainbows and/or Browns including one or two in the 18” to 22” range. Let’s use the last two trips there as a clue to the days ahead. Last Tuesday only a few fish caught including one 20” Brown but did see several big Browns while nymphing upstream. Yesterday, again only a few caught including one 22” Rainbow and saw about 10 big, mostly Rainbows. We’ll see if more big Browns show up and those Rainbows bode well for the anticipated yearly November migration up from Crowley. Typically, we start out in the morning chucking nymphs mostly in the deeper bends and working upstream. About noon we’ll either switch to Caddis flies or Wooly Buggers to fish back downstream especially if those Rainbows start moving into the straight, shallower runs or stick with the nymphing depending on what we saw while moving up. Nymph wise, our rigs are a single nymph under an indicator 6’ to 7’. Favorites are beaded Pheasant Tail patterns on a jig hook size 12 or 14. Zebra Midges, Tricos, and Hare’s Ears work well also.
Good luck on your next fishing adventure. If you have a question. a report in our local fishing area or have a photo of your catch, send it to nevada@fishreports.com. Hope to see you on the waters. Good fishin' and tight lines.
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Carson Now Reports
for Friday, November 3rd, 2023Silver Lake: The water level is still up and the trolling has been good
Caples Lake: The winter shore fishing is a good time for browns
Woods Lake: Woods Lake Report
Red Lake: The water level is still high on the dam
Blue Lake Lower: Fishing was slow with a few anglers getting a couple fish
Burnside Lake: The road was still open as of this week
Heenan Lake : Open until November 30th
Indian Creek Reservoir: The lake level is still up and there have been a few anglers fishing there
Highland Lakes: Closed until next year
West Carson River (CA): Fishing regulations change on November 15th
East Carson River (CA): The river has come down a little with our colder temperature
Topaz Lake: The fishing has been good for catchable rainbows as well as a few in the 2-3 lb class
Carson Now Reports
for Thursday, October 19th, 2023Silver Lake: The lake level was up and the boat ramp has plenty of water to launch
Caples Lake: Fall fishing is good for mackinaw and large brown trout
Woods Lake: The lake is scheduled to close on the 31st of October
Red Lake: The lake level is at 90 percent capacity
Blue Lake Lower: The road will remain open until the first snow flies in the area
Burnside Lake: The lake was planted recently by the CDFW with catchable trout
Indian Creek Reservoir: The lake is still at a caution level for Blue Green algae
Topaz Lake: The lake level has dropped a few feet over the last few weeks
West Carson River (CA): The river is running at 30 CFS
East Carson River (CA): The river is still running high for this time of year at 120 CFS
Markleeville Creek: The river was running at 26 CFS last week
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