Owens River Fish Report

The Lower Owens is good to go for Dry flies early & late

Owens River - CA

by The Trout Fitter Staff
6-30-2013
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Water Conditions: Good the flows are at 300cfs as of 6/26....rumor has it the flows might stay at this level all summer.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Generally good to great still nothing really has changed except for the temps. Hot!! Of course early and late in the day for the dries. Nymph during the day. There are a variety of hatches early in 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

Guides Hint: Jaeger/Fish Stick(wading staff) is highly recommended.

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Sunday, June 30th, 2013

Mammoth Lakes Basin: Fishing on Mammoth Lakes will vary from Good to Great depending on the weather
Hot Creek: It is time to throw some Hoppers at Hot Creek
San Joaquin River: Dry Fly fishing is "off the hook" on the San Joaquin River
Crowley Lake: Anglers are averaging 2 to 3 fish in the 18" range
Owens River: The water is off color on the Upper Owens which is affecting the fishing
Owens River: Mornings and evening are the best times to fish the Owens River Gorge
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: The water level is high at Pleasant Valley, most of the fish moved to the stream section
Rock Creek - Section 1: Use dry flies on the Rock creek & streamers in Rock lake
Rush Creek: Dry fly fishing will be better in the Rush Creek wild trout section near the highway

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Friday, June 21st, 2013

Mammoth Lakes Basin: Awesome fishng at Mammoth Basin Lakes
Hot Creek: Good fishing at Hot Creek, the winds will affect the fishing however
San Joaquin River: Depending on the time of day, dry fly fishing at San Joaquin can be "off the hook"
Crowley Lake: Fishing at Crowley can be mixed
Owens River: You want to fish the Upper Owens either in the AM or the early evening hours
Owens River: The dry fly fishing has been good at the Owens River Gorge
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: Because Pleasant Valley Reservoir is high the fish have moved to the stream
Rock Creek - Section 1: The fishing is very good at Rock Creek & in little lakes valley
Rush Creek: The best fishiong at Rush Creek is the wild trout section near the highway
Owens River: The Lower Owens fishing has been both good and slow at times
Bridgeport Reservoir: Bridgeport Reservoir is very low right now
East Walker River (CA): Finally the water level is up on the East Owens