Owens River Fish Report

The Fish are Spawning in the Upper Owens -- the Fly Fishing is Good

Owens River - CA

by The Trout Fitter Staff
11-3-2011
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Water Conditions: Good as of 11/3 flows are stable at 74cfs above the Hot Creek confluence.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Fair fishing might be a little tough with some windy days ahead of us. Some fish are already pairing and nesting, so extreme caution should be taken not to disturb the spawners. Spawning trout have no interest in eating, as they are busy with other things, like producing more wild trout. Please leave the spawners alone, and be careful where you wade. There are plenty of resident trout and large non-spawners that follow the fish up to take advantage of the feast that the spawn brings on. As the spawners make their beds, lots of bugs are displaced and feeding trout will stack below them in the deeper bend pools.

Recommended Flies:

DRIES: Parachute Adams #20, Brook's CDC Baetis #22-24, , Extended Body BWO #18-22

NYMPHS: Copper Zebra Midge #18-20, BH Flashback Pheasant Tail #16, Olive WD-40 #18, San Juan Worm Red, Egg Patterns, Red Copper John #18, Zebra Midge #16-18

STREAMERS: Meat Whistles, Olive Black and Brown Wooly Buggers, Slump Busters, Perfection Perch, Punk Perch, Stinging Sculpin

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Mammoth Lakes : The middle of the day is the best time to Fly Fish in the Mammoth Lakes area
Hot Creek: Use small Midges and Caddis when Fly Fishing on Hot Creek
Crowley Lake: CROWLEY LAKE FISH CAMP NOW CLOSED . . . . LAST DAY OF SEASON IS NOV 15

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Mammoth Lakes : The Water is getting colder so the fish are active later in the day. Fish Streamers & Nymphs
Hot Creek: Fly Fishing with Midges and Caddis are the imitations of choice at Hot Creek
San Joaquin River: Dry dropper set ups are working the best for Fly Fishermen on the San Joaquin
Crowley Lake: The Fish are on the move at lake Crowley, so the Fisherman have to move if the is no action.
Owens River: The Spawning is beginnig in the Upper Owens
Owens River: Fly Fishing can be very good in the Owens River Gorge, the problem is getting by the stinging nettle
Owens River: Fly Fishing is still challenging on the Lower Owens because of the high flows
Bridgeport Reservoir: Keep on the move when fishing at Bridgeport and use streamers with a nymph trailer by the weed beds
East Walker River (CA): Crafish imitations are very hot on the East Walker right now