The nights here are now really starting to cool off. Yesterday I was on the Hot Creek/ Upper O complex at 6:00 am and the temps were 30 degrees. As soon as the sun hit the coat was off and the fishing...
The Upper O continues to be the river to explore, just the fact that it is a tributary to Crowley Lake keeps the excitement level high..And we all know which favorite trout species heads up a trubutar...
The small creeks draining the Eastern Sierra have dropped a small yet noticable amount in the last couple weeks. Smaller dries are called for with the cooling night temperatures. I personally have bee...
Hot Creek hatches are coming off starting in the morning and persisting throughout the day. The creek has had a little more weed growth since the last report but the caddis are what an angler can rely...
Flows are 277cfs as of today which is a 40+cfs drop from the outlet of Pleasant Valley Reservoir(which is also fishing very well) from the last few weeks of pumpin out 320cfs and over..Nights are cool...
This great tributary to the legendary fly fishing Crowley Lake has a ton of fish! Out of the last four consecutive days of guiding I have been visiting the Upper Owens quite a bit. The flows and tempe...
The freestone streams of the area continue to fish excellent! Water flows are staying strong and cold.. Bread out the small rods (ooowt-light 3wt's) and try your luck with large attractor patterns, me...
Hot creek flows are staying about the same and not two much has happened different since my last report. Hoppers are still going strong and landing in the water during the windy parts of the afternoon...
The flows as of today dropped down to 292 cfs, this is getting more fishable each day as the night temperatures cool and the days shorten. A reliable caddis hatch has been coming off in the evening br...
Flowing at 22cfs this amazing creek can be a little harder to fish at these flows. The late summer weeds are in full bloom making for some challenging fishing. The weed lanes are tighter and darker ri...