Utah Fish Report
Owens River Fish Report for 12-3-2011
Owens River Fish Report for 12-3-2011
This is a great time of year to fly fish the Lower Owens
Owens River - CA
by The Trout Fitter Staff
12-3-2011
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Water Conditions:
Excellent, LADWP finally have dropped the flows down and are a sweet 145 cfs as of 12/2. WATCH THE FLOWS MAY BE CHANGING. It has been shirt-sleeve weather down there midday. No one told Bishop it is winter yet.
Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
EXCELLENT now that the flows are perfect the fishing has gotten pretty much wide open from 10 am until 3 pm and okay before and after. Big hatches starting with midges early then about 11 am the BWO action takes off.
Recommended Flies:
NYMPH:
Drowned Trico Spinner #22, Gould Drowned Spinner #22, Micromayfly Brown #18, Headlight Yellow Sally #18, BH Flashback Pheasant Tail #16-20, Zebra Midge #18-22, Medallion Midge #20, Mitchel's Split Case PMD #16, Fox's Caddis Poopah Tan #18, San Juan Worm
DRIES:
Brook's Sprout Trico #22-24, Upright Organza Spinner #22-24, Elk Hair Caddis Tan #14-20, Parachute Caddis Grey #18-20, Parachute Adams #18-20, Renegade #20, Brooks Sprout PMD #18-22, Brook's Sprout Baetis #18-22
STREAMERS:
Pop's Bugger, Flashabou Buggers
Guides Hint:
Time to book a drift trip and get to all that unaccessible water and see what big ones the Lower Owens has.
Excellent, LADWP finally have dropped the flows down and are a sweet 145 cfs as of 12/2. WATCH THE FLOWS MAY BE CHANGING. It has been shirt-sleeve weather down there midday. No one told Bishop it is winter yet.
Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
EXCELLENT now that the flows are perfect the fishing has gotten pretty much wide open from 10 am until 3 pm and okay before and after. Big hatches starting with midges early then about 11 am the BWO action takes off.
Recommended Flies:
NYMPH:
Drowned Trico Spinner #22, Gould Drowned Spinner #22, Micromayfly Brown #18, Headlight Yellow Sally #18, BH Flashback Pheasant Tail #16-20, Zebra Midge #18-22, Medallion Midge #20, Mitchel's Split Case PMD #16, Fox's Caddis Poopah Tan #18, San Juan Worm
DRIES:
Brook's Sprout Trico #22-24, Upright Organza Spinner #22-24, Elk Hair Caddis Tan #14-20, Parachute Caddis Grey #18-20, Parachute Adams #18-20, Renegade #20, Brooks Sprout PMD #18-22, Brook's Sprout Baetis #18-22
STREAMERS:
Pop's Bugger, Flashabou Buggers
Guides Hint:
Time to book a drift trip and get to all that unaccessible water and see what big ones the Lower Owens has.
More Reports
The Trout Fitter Reports
for Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
Hot Creek: Fly Fish between 10 AM and 2 PM on Hot Creek that's when the fish are biting!
Owens River: The Upper Owens is heating up, but move around because the fish are on the move also
Owens River: Fly fishing the Owens River Gorge is always good this time of year
The Trout Fitter Reports
for Monday, November 28th, 2011
Hot Creek: The winter Feeding Pattern is setting in at Hot Creek
Owens River: Midge Patterns are working the best on the Upper Owens
Owens River: Fly Fishing is excellent at the Owens River Gorge
Owens River: Flows are declining on the Lower Owens Fly Fishing is improving
East Walker River (CA): Hatches start on the Walker River as soon as the temperatures warm
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