05-02-2008, 12:16 AM
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[size 4][font "Arial Narrow"][#008000][#005000]LOWER OWENS RIVER. The Lower Owens is open all year; the fall and winter fishing is usually very good. The flow has been fluctuating; it is now at 250 cfs. Recently there have been 4 fires along the river. Reportedly there have been 700 to 1200 acres burned. We have been fishing some of the other sections of the river and doing quite well. There were some fantastic caddis hatches but died off quickly. Most of our catches have been on nymphs, using a number of different patterns. Have been doing some experimenting with various patterns and sizes. We caught fish on pratically all of them from size 22 Brassies up to size 14 "Lew's Nymph". This last one is a variation on the Zebra Midge that one of our club members came up with. It is a Zebra Midge but tied with Brown thread or Olive Dun thread for the body. Action on sreamers has slowed significantly. Try Olive, Brown, and Black Wooly Buggers. When fishing streamers you will most likely get a lot more hits than landed fish. Be prepared for all kinds of weather. Be aware of New Zealand Mud Snail problem (see opening paragraph). The river flow is not significantly impacted by storms since the flow is controlled out of Pleasant Valley Reservoir. However, with any storm activity the access roads will be muddy. Cars can get stuck[/#005000]. [/#008000][/font][/size]
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[size 4][font "Arial Narrow"][#008000][#005000]LOWER OWENS RIVER. The Lower Owens is open all year; the fall and winter fishing is usually very good. The flow has been fluctuating; it is now at 250 cfs. Recently there have been 4 fires along the river. Reportedly there have been 700 to 1200 acres burned. We have been fishing some of the other sections of the river and doing quite well. There were some fantastic caddis hatches but died off quickly. Most of our catches have been on nymphs, using a number of different patterns. Have been doing some experimenting with various patterns and sizes. We caught fish on pratically all of them from size 22 Brassies up to size 14 "Lew's Nymph". This last one is a variation on the Zebra Midge that one of our club members came up with. It is a Zebra Midge but tied with Brown thread or Olive Dun thread for the body. Action on sreamers has slowed significantly. Try Olive, Brown, and Black Wooly Buggers. When fishing streamers you will most likely get a lot more hits than landed fish. Be prepared for all kinds of weather. Be aware of New Zealand Mud Snail problem (see opening paragraph). The river flow is not significantly impacted by storms since the flow is controlled out of Pleasant Valley Reservoir. However, with any storm activity the access roads will be muddy. Cars can get stuck[/#005000]. [/#008000][/font][/size]
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