The big news here is the fact that the river has been raised to 250 cfs.. This seems like a lot when coming up from 85 cfs but actually 250 cfs is a great flow to fish the Lower O. It is perfect for m...

Hot Creek is going to be accessable very soon as the snow begins to melt the berm created by the plow moving snow from the Hot Creek ranch entrance.  Spotty snow and wet ground will be with you most o...

The Upper Owens is fishing better and better as springtime rolls around leaving the ground wet and more accessable each day. A variety of sizes of trout are in the Upper Owens right now. Some people a...

The East Walker was fishing great with some really good sized trout coming out up until they let this much water out. At 800+ cfs the release at the dam is one scary sight!. Look for this to drop down...

Fly Fishing the Lower Owens from a wooden Drift Boat Feb. 2011   Brown Trout caught on Lower Owens while nymph fishing before the Hatch - Bishop, CA The Lower Owens continues to flow at a very fish...

The East Walker has patches of snow here and there adding beauty to the desert/mountain landscape. Flows are healthy and perfect for this time of year at around 112 cfs. Fish are hungry and being caug...

Hot Creek continues to flow at a low winter rate.  The recent warmer winter weather seemed to spur the fish on to be less selective about patterns thrown once the bite is on. The half alive weeds have...

The Upper Owens is flowing at 130cfs and the fish are getting more hungry. A few people have been walking up from the Benton Crossing Bridge and getting into some action with very large Rainbows. Acce...

The Lower Owens continues to be good to some fly anglers and great to others. The weather continues to be almost too good and the water temperatures continue to stay around 43-46 degrees.  Dry fly t...

The Lower Owens continues to flow at a great 100 cfs of healthy, nutrient rich water. A few Blue Winged Olives have been seen,  but not a thick hatch like us fly fisherman dream about. These dry f...