Here's your Eastern Sierra Fishing Report for 2-26-25. Warmer weather has given way to winter grip on us from the big storm weekend. As we near the month of March, any snowfall from this point on will be good for setting the area up for the summer season. The snow will not likely stick around on the ground for long though, as the higher sun angle will be melting it off quickly each day. We did have to access the Upper Owens River by snowmobile for the last week or so, but now we are seeing mostly patchy snow and mud on the river, making it treacherous for driving in and easier to get stuck in mud or deep snow ruts. The BWO hatch is still going on all the rivers and creeks. Some days are producing a larger hatch while others remain sparse. The large rainbows are still hanging around on the Upper Owens with a few mid-sized spring run fish starting to move in. The Lower Owens flows are perfect for wading now at 80 cfs, and drift boat conditions also remain good. The BWO hatch has been coming off here around 11:30 and depending on the day, lasting from 30 minutes to an hour or so. Hot Creek is slowly becoming more accessible with the melting snow, and the bite has been fair to good. The BWO hatch seems to be the good window here for getting some numbers, and bigger fish can be found feeding sub-surface.

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