Mammoth Fly Fishing : Upper Owens Dec 2010 The Upper Owens continues to be inhabited with some really way above average sized  fish! You can continue to walk along the bank and see large torpedo sha...

The East walker continues to fish similar to the conditions of my last report, fish are fat and healthy and range in size from 14" fish to 25" fish.  One thing is different.. snow.  Although the lands...

The landscape of Hot Creek has turned to a white wonderland- Huge mountains and a high desert landscape below make just being there an experience at this time of year. The first gate is shut and 4x4 v...

Now 194cfs...A lot of people consider 200 cfs the optimal flow on the Lower Owens.  Some people like it around 100cfs and lower.  Whatever the flow it seems that it  is going to be a great December......

The Lower Owens has been turned up and then back down since my last report. Going up to a very driftable flow of 325 cfs it is now down to 275cfs and almost guaranteed to fall from there. Fish have...

The East Walker is down to the mandated flow of 22cfs of fishing flowing water. Some fish are spawning so watch for frest gravel which also always reveals a red (fish nest) of some sort.  The river is...

  Water is clear and continues to hover around 100cfs which is about right for the Upper O.  We are seeing  large fish and smaller fish with some being very large.  If your fish a dry fly expect the...

  Hot Creek  is in good shape as the blasts of cooler weather have lowered the water temps- Weeds continue to die out of the lanes and collect in pads on the fronts of rocks downstream. Water is co...

The Lower Owens has been lowered to a very fishy flow of 200cfs. Water temps are mid-high 50's and fish are healthy and fat from months of feeding at a very high and clear cfs (cubic feet/second of wa...

Cooler nights have the trout of the East Walker moving about and eating more to stock up for the long winter ahead.  Flows are down to around 90 cfs and steady.  Water colour is slightly off which is...