Owens River Fish Report

Fish the clear water on the Lower Owens

Owens River - CA

by The Trout Fitter Staff
8-8-2013
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Water Conditions:Water conditions on the Lower Owens are good. Flows are at 175 cfs as of 8/1.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Fishing on the Lower Owens has been good. The water is a little green coming out of the dam, clear further down river. With the heat wave the majority of the hatches are happening around the morning and evening time. Better success nymphing.

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

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, August 8th, 2013

San Joaquin River: Trout fishing on the San Joaquin is good, dry flies are a good choice
Crowley Lake: Lake Crowley fishing is fair to excellent, the algae is almost non-existent
Owens River: Fishing is slow on the Upper Owens, bright shiney nymphs have worked the best
Owens River: Fishing at the Owens River Gorge is very average right now
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: Most of the fish in the Pleasant Valley Reservoir have moved to the stream section
Rock Creek - Section 1: The problem with fishing at Rock Creek is finding the fish
Rush Creek: Fish Rush Creek in the morning & evening hours. Dry flies have been the most productive

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Wednesday, August 7th, 2013

Mammoth Lakes Basin: The Fly Fishing is good in the Mammoth Lakes area, dry flies are best in the AM & PM
Hot Creek: Hot Creek is fishing well but you need to fish the deeper sections or along the banks