Nevada Fish Report
Owens River Fish Report for 1-4-2012


The Big Fish are in the Upper Owens

Owens River - CA


by The Trout Fitter Staff
1-4-2012
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Water Conditions: Good as of 1/5 flows have been stable at 76 cfs for a couple of weeks. You can still drive all the way up to Long Ears as zero snow anywhere.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Good to excellent, small midge dries around mid day, with bigger midges subsurface. Big fish are being reported from Benton Crossing to Long Ears. Do keep moving if you aren't getting grabs anytime after 10 am.

Recommended Flies:

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

NYMPHS: Western Coachmen #12-14, Tungsten Zebra Midge #16-18, Tungsten Psycho #20, Copper Zebra Midge #18-20, , BH Flashback Pheasant Tail #16, Olive WD-40 #18, San Juan Worms, Egg Patterns, Red Copper John #18

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




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The Trout Fitter Reports
for Thursday, December 29th, 2011
Hot Creek: Hot Creek is fishing very well
Owens River: The big fish are in the Upper Owens
Owens River: The Owens River Gorge is fishing fair to good
Owens River: The Lower Owens is fishing so well right now you can even wade it
East Walker River (CA): The East Walker is good some days and excellent other days