The Lower Owens is fishing great right now. It has been a real roller coaster this season trying to drift this area as the flows have been fluctuating quite often.

The caddis hatches are going off and one can find opportunities in the wild trout section to cast dries to the gulping browns during the mornings and late afternoons. It has not been overly hot down in the Owens Valley much this summer and this has made for some fine fishing recently combined with moderate flows.

The sucker and chub spawn have left many small fry hiding along the banks this summer. The dip and strip technique has been deadly with these lower flows and we have had several 40 plus fish days while tugging streamers from the drift boat. Spruce-a-bu's, punk perch, and Loebergs are all getting looks.

The photo shows Serge "Daryl" Maguire landing a nice one from the drift boat.