Fishing Report for October 24, 2007

Upper Owens: Good 84 c.f.s.
The Upper Owens has been fishing very well this week with consistent hatches and plenty of fish in the system this has in turn produced some great days on the water. The hatches that I have seen this week consists of small midges, caddis flies, b.w.o.'s and a few trico's as well. Remember also that this river has strict angling regulations and the area from Brown's Campground to the fishing monument is closed to all angling for the rest of the season. I would suggest using 5x tippett at this time of the year as some of the fish are becoming quite leader shy. The streamer fishing has also been quite good and will surely enable you to land some of the larger models of fish in the system at the present time. Type 2 sink tips or intermediate sink lines will get the job done right now. Good luck and enjoy the fall colors.

Lower Owens: Good 120 c.f.s.

The Lower Owens has been fishing very well this week as the winter time releases have been implemented on this river until spring runoff next year. Whoo Hoo! This is a great time to be on the water as the temperatures are perfect and the water flow is absoulutely beautiful. The hatches that I have seen this week consists of midges, b.w.o.'s, caddisflies, and trico's. I would suggest using 5x flurocarbon at the present time in order to nail a few extra fish. Mostly nymph fishing at the present time but we do have some dry fly opportunities during mid-day. Be prepared with Caddis dry's as well as trico spinner's. Good luck and go fish!
Crowley Lake: Good

This week looks to be another fine week here on Crowley as the fish are on the grab at the present time and are putting on a few extra pounds before the snow fly's here in the high country. The area's that I would concentrate on for this week would be Sandy Point in 7-12 feet, Leighton Spring in 6-12 feet, McGee Bay in 7-13 feet, and Six Bays in 5-11 feet. Suggested flies for the week are midge larva pattern's in #16-18 black/red, black/silver, gray/black, and olive/silver. Also, don't forget about hanging a leech pattern as your point fly during the low periods of the midge emergence. This will surely nail you a few extra fish subsurface. Get out and go fish!

East Walker: Good 31 c.f.s.

This week looks to be a great time to be on the water as the water temp's are just right and the fish in the East are full of fight at the present time despite the low water flow's. The hatches that I have seen this week have been midges and b.w.o.'s in the mornings and a few caddis flies during mid-day. 5x flurocarbon at the present time on your nymph rigs. The streamer fishing has also been good and will surely nail you one of the larger specimens in the East at the present time. For suggested fly patterns you should stop by Ken's Sporting Good's in Bridgeport to pick up a few of the suggested local fly pattern's for the week. Good luck!