As I write these last two reports I am sitting in the airport in Atlanta awaiting my next flight to Santiago! The shop will be open as usual and my guides will continue to handle the guided trips......
The Upper Owens continues to reminder us of why we love too fish the Easterly Sierra! Flowing at 65cfs at the moment the Big Steelhead reminiscent fish are still moving around the river and being caug...
The East Walker remained at a very low winter flow rate for quite some time. It is on its way up however to 110 cfs at the moment.. we will see how long this lasts and hope it does indeed hold these f...
The Lower Owens was moved up to another great flow rate of 150cfs just a couple of days ago . Fishing has been great with some nice average sized fish coming out every day. A Baetis hatch can be seen...
Hot Creek gate remains closed but most vehicles can arrive to the gate and walk the rest of the way in. Mid-day continues to produce th best fishing with Baetis and Midge patterns continuing to be the...
The Upper Owens continues to be reminiscent of a small, high elevation steelheading destination! New fish continue to move in and change locations to keep anglers on their toes. But, the payoff for fi...
The Lower Owens is still at its best! Flows are perfect at a steady 125cfs and fish are active on nymphs and dries alike. Throughout the system one can find various pockets of rising fish where random...
The East Walker continues to flow at low winter flow rates with hungry trout about. Not much has really changed from my last report except for there is actually less snow making it easier to get aroun...
The Lower Owens is down to a very fishable flow of around 100cfs.. Fish are active and feeding.. The hatch has been slowed down for the time being with this colder weather streak but they are vigorous...
The Upper Owens did indeed receive its share of Crowley Lake beasts this year. Coming up a little later this year than usual they are in the entire river system from the bridge up. Hard to hook and la...