The East Walker is flowing at a modest 356 cubic feet a second. Water is in the low 60’s and fish are hungry and selective! Fishing early pays off as there is less traffic and fish are more willing. Fish will come up to large attractor patterns in the right spots depending on the mood of the fish. Streamers thrown in the correct holes with the right action will take aggressive browns, though, it has not been consistent on the big meat. Nymphing deep seems to be where it is at this point. Cool nights will quickly move the river to consistent streamer action which will be reflected in this report immediately! Poly wing Emergers #18-20, T-Midge Emergers #18-22, Grey Biot Midges #16-20, Miracle Nymphs #18, Ticket in Green #18, Ascending Caddis #16-20 and RS2 Trico Emergers #20 -22. Also WD-40’s in Olive and Greys in #’s 18-20 are also great flies to have in your East Walker arsenal. Stay tuned and this fishery cools down and the fishing heats up!

Early Sept. LO Brown

The Lower Owens is flowing at 400cfs and  continues to be a producer of very fine and wild brown trout. Hatches continue in the evening time after the sun goes down and gets thick in the last 1/2 hour right before dark with fish responding well! The same patterns have been taking fish as in my last report with a few less PMD’s making an appearance over the water. A few tricos can be seen emerging with the caddis throughout the day with the caddis getting thicker during the evening and on cloudy days.  Attractor patterns are always good to have as the larger fly on your nymph setups on this river. The same flies are still taking fish as the last report with the green caddis patterns taking many trout. Sparkle Caddis pupa Olive #16-18, SerenStupity Char. #18,Partridge Caddis Emergers #16-18, Bubbleback emergers #16-18, Poly wings #18-20, Purple and standard Prince Nymphs #14-18,Copper Jons in Green and Brass #16-18 and the like will take fish when put in the front of a fishes face.. On the surface in the evenings try Light Cahills, Para PMD’s, and Ext. Body Mayfly patterns sizes #16-20 depending on the size of the bugs you see out that particular evening.

Pack trips have been popular recently with the lakes and high country streams as healthy as can be. If you have not seen it
yet we landed a HUGE brown trout on a recent trip.. 31″ and around 15lbs.. This is not the norm but a possibility on my
sierra pack trips.

Some of the Golden Trout areas I frequent are also starting to turn on with the snow finally receding
from the shaded areas of the high Sierra giving us access to some unbelievable golden and high sierra trout fishing. Call the shop for more info.

Massive High Sierra Brown Trout taken on a Pack Trip!

The Upper Owens has recently turned on at a very nice flow of 88cfs. Clarity is perfect for fishing and hoppers are out and
getting eaten by Upper Owens trout! Not necessarily an early morning thing, fish the hoppers during the hot part of the day
when the sun is out and the hoppers are moving. Under the water fish are eating starting early, various attractor and
realistic nymphs will do the job.  including; purple and standard princes, PT’s, Lots of Copper Jons in different colours
and nice green caddis pupa patterns. Fish ALL these patterns in sizes #16-20… Streamers large and small of any sort
fished down will take larger and smaller fish alike. Small fish will be rising to various small caddis and mayflies,
nothing solid though, just here and there. Hoppers will bring the fish up from the bottom even if they are not rising. With
its miles of bends and fishable water the Upper Owens will be a destination of fly fisherman well into winter months.

August 2011 Upper Owens Trout

The Lower Owens has been an interesting river this summer with fluctuating flows and prime trout feeding water
temperatures. We have been fishing it every week during the day and hitting the hatch of caddis and PMD’s at the last hour
of daylight. PMD’s, Caddis and midge patterns have been doing the trick on top and below the water. Like usual, fish the
foam and slow water for success here. Dry fly action happens one to two hours before the darkness falls. Bubbleback
emergers #16-18, Poly wings #18-20, Purple and standard Prince Nymphs #14-18, Copper Jons in Green and Brass #16-18 and the
like will take fish when put in the front of a fishes face.. On the surface in the evenings try Light Cahills, Para PMD’s,
and Ext. Body Mayfly patterns sizes #16-20 depending on the size of the bugs you see out that particular evening. There is
always a spot to find rising fish in the evenings without having to enter the water. Things are green and lush, it is quite

Kiras First Trout !!

Max with LO wild Brown

a different experience than fishing it during the winter when all is brown and dead.

Our Eastern Sierra Creeks and small streams are in health condition this year! The fun thing here is the explosive hopper
fishing a fly angler can find over here when fishing the correct areas. Stream are full of clear and cool water. With the
great water year the hoppers have come out in numbers in the fields where they reproduce. Fish are fat and healthy with all
the new food in the water. Look for this to happen for the next few months!

East Side Brown taken on a Hopper