The Upper Owens River is finally showing us what it can do in the winter time!  Large specimens are finally up in the system in decent numbers.
All throughout the system fish are congregating in the deepest holes,  runs, dropoffs, and Eddies.  The fish seem to be all along the public section as high as you can go.  Don’t be afraid to fish larger Attractor nymphs here up to #12; Copper Jons,  SJ worms,  PT’s,  leggy stoneflies and the like..  Be prepared for a good fight as they will try to find a way under every bank and put strange angles on your wand making it difficult to keep them buttoned up.  Streamers fished correctly will also do damage when fished so the fish are not spooked.  Stay tuned for more amazing fish to come out of this quality water!

We have been making some trips to Pyramid recently..  Yes It’s a lake but it has some big, world class fish!!!  Dropouts,  and shallow depth changes have been producing fish throughout the day.  Some ladders  are necessary, but not always.  For nymphing Fish large flashy nymphs,  large soft hackles,  oversized PT’s ect..  For streamers sink it down with big Buggers,  Tui chub imitations, and Foam beetles ect… 

The last few days around noon a great BWO hatch has come off in the Wild Trout Barbless area of the Lower Owens River.  In the foam lines and riffles of this quality water expect to find weary Trout gently plucking #18-20 Baetis dunns off the surface.  I will keep updating as much as possible.  This is one of the best Fly fishing experiences we have here.  Especially when done with a 2-3wt or bamboo…

The Lower Owens River is flowing low and clear with lots of hungry wild trout ready to eat only the best placed flies. Wading is extremely easy and enjoyable.  Hatches continue to come off but as usual they are isolated in only certain areas that change throughout the week.  A buddy can have dry Fly action just around the bend while you were fishing nymphs and only saw a couple risers.  The main hatches are Baetis and some Midge action.  Fish emerging midges and Baetis patterns in #16-20.  We should be seeing more consistent dry Fly action very soon on this beautiful river. 

The Lower Owens River dropped to a low flow of around 100 cfs recently.  This makes for clear water and spooky fish.  The system is running clean and healthy.  Choose your approach and stalk holes wisely or you will only see fish darting away from you.  Sporadic Dry Fly activity can be found throughout the quality water section..  Small mayflies,  Caddis and Midges are on the menu.  Fishing a small-medium sized streamer correctly will also give you success.  Stay tuned for more action as dry Fly season rolls in.