Owens River Fish Report

On the Lower Owens fish midges early & Baetis later, the bite has been excellent

Owens River - CA

by The Trout Fitter Staff
1-29-2013
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Water Conditions: Good the flows are at 101cfs as of 1/28

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Continues excellent with perfect wading flows. Fish are really on the bite from 11am until 2pm but you can catch fish all day down deep. Fish Midges early. After that maybe a Baetis hatch for an hour, sometimes two midday.

Recommended Flies:

NYMPH: Flashback Pheasant Tail #18-#20, MicroMay #18, Copper Tiger #18, Zebra Midge 18, Tungstensn 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

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

Hot Creek: Right now Hot Creek is fishing fair, as the weather warms we expect the fishing to pick up
Owens River: There are still some big Crowley fish in the Upper Owens
Owens River: Not much in the hatch dept at the Gorge, but the fish seem to still take anything floating
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: Best fishing at Pleasant Valley Reservoir can be found in the area below the stream section

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Monday, January 7th, 2013

Owens River: There are phenomenal reports about the fishing on the Lower Owens
Hot Creek: Fishing at Hot Creek dontinues to be good but the bite window is short 11 to 2
Owens River: There are still some Crowley fish in the Upper Owens but that number is getting smaller by the day
Owens River: Not many hatches in the Owens River Gorge but the fish are still biting
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: The area below the stream section has been productive at Pleasant Valley Res
Owens River: Fishing on the Lower Owens is wide open
East Walker River (CA): Fishing is reportedly good on the East Walker but there is lots of snow