Lower Owens River: 147 c.f.s.

The Lower Owens has been fishing very well again this week. The mid-day temps have been in the high 60's to lower 70's this week making for some great fishing and lots of sunshine to be had. The water temperature this week was around 53 degrees making for some great hatches. I have seen lots of baetis nymphs in the afternoon, with a few caddis buzzing around and also the little yellow stones have been making there presence felt in the last few weeks. I would suggest using small bead head WD-40's in olive, black, and grey with a caddis pupa or small stonefly nymph as the point fly. Also do not be afraid to throw a few streamers every now and again. You would be very suprised at how aggresive the trout in the Lower Owens can be. I would suggest using woolhead sculpins, hornbergs, muddler minnows, and small leach patters in the sizes of 10-14 to grab some of the larger models in this river. Get on out on this fantastic piece of water and enjoy the early spring time weather.

Upper Owens River: 130 c.f.s.

The Upper Owens has been fishing very well for the past few weeks for those who understand the diversity of the Upper Owens. For those who don't. To bad so sad. The larger models of fish that have moved up from Crowley are in full swing right now in the river. There are plenty of opportunities for photo quality fish so get your best smile together and go give the Upper Owens a try. The fish are keying in on small midges and baetis nymphs in the morning and then swithching over to caddis pupa in the afternoon. There are two different kinds of caddis flies coming off right now and it seems like the fish are swithching back and forth between micro caddis and size 16 caddis pupa depending on which one is the most prevalent on the water for that day. Come on out and enjoy a beatuful day on the Upper Owens and don't miss the chance for the fish of a lifetime.

Owens River Gorge: 65 c.f.s.

The Owens River Gorge has been fishing well in the afternoons with lots of mayflies and small yellow stones coming off during mid-day emergence. I took a water temperature there last week and the water was around 43-44 degrees. This is a very cold temp for these fish and the fish are not getting out of bed until the sun gets down in the canyon. I would suggest fishing this tailwater in a few more weeks until the water temperature stabilizes. If you do decide to venture on down to the gorge make sure you have plenty of parachute adams and simple attractor patterns in size 18. Also I would have plenty of small baetis nymphs in size 18 with lots of prince nymphs and pheasant tails to drop off the back of your dry fly with some 6x tippett.

East Walker: 67 c.f.s.

The East Walker has been fishing nothing short of epic. This fishery has come back in full force and there are plenty of big fish in this river to keep any angler smiling from ear to ear. Nymphing with small midges and baetis nymphs in the morning in the sizes of 18-22 has been the best bet for early morning action. Next on the agenda is the Skwala stones and also the Golden Stones. Holla, Holla, Holla, Skwala, Skwala, Skwala. The dry fly fishing with big ugly nasty stonefly dries has been great. The fish are looking up in the afternoons and there is nothing I like more than dry fly fishing with big stoneflies. The grab is electric and the fish that ingest this delicate morsel are no small cookies. 4x to your dry fly or you will get broken off. Come on out and enjoy some great fishing this month of April as I have several openings for this month. Get on out on the E-Dub and enjoy one of California's finest fisheries.