Arizona Fish Report
Owens River Fish Report for 10-6-2011
Owens River Fish Report for 10-6-2011
High Flows are making Fly Fishing on the Lower Owens Difficult
Owens River - CA
by The Trout Fitter Staff
10-6-2011
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Water Conditions:
Poor flows are raging at 607cfs as of 10/6.
Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
Fair, Trico Spinners early with sporadic cranefly and baetis hatches mid-day. Caddis and Trico males in the evening. Fishing is challenging at best...Try to fish slower water on the inside of bends, high sticking whenever possible.
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:
Be careful of erroding banks at high flows.
Poor flows are raging at 607cfs as of 10/6.
Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
Fair, Trico Spinners early with sporadic cranefly and baetis hatches mid-day. Caddis and Trico males in the evening. Fishing is challenging at best...Try to fish slower water on the inside of bends, high sticking whenever possible.
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:
Be careful of erroding banks at high flows.
More Reports
The Trout Fitter Reports
for Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Mammoth Lakes : Fly Fishing is Very Good in the Mammoth Lakes Area
Hot Creek: The Rain & Snowmelt Have Caused Dirty Water Which Is Affecting Fly Fishing at Hot Creek
San Joaquin River: The Road to the San Joaquin is curretly closed, call the Visitor Center to find out when it is open
Crowley Lake: Stripping is working better at Lake Crowley than midging for Fly Fishermen
Owens River: The Rainbows Are Coming into the Upper Owens from Crowley making Fly Fishermen Happy
Owens River: Fly Fishing is good at the Owens River Gorge
The Trout Fitter Reports
for Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Mammoth Lakes : Fly Fishing is fair to good in the Mammoth Lakes Basin
Hot Creek: Big Caddis Hatches means Fly Fishing at Hot Creek is Good
San Joaquin River: Lots if Pressure on the San Joaquin Fly Fishing is Fair to Good
Crowley Lake: Fly Fishing at Lake Crowley is starting to warm up
Owens River: As the Flows come down on the Upper Owens, fly fishing will improve
Owens River: Fly Fishing at the Owens River Gorge is Good
Owens River: Flows need to drop on the Lower Owens before fly fishing picks up
Bridgeport Reservoir: Bridgeport Fly Fishing is OK right now
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