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