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Fish Report for 11-20-2013
Fly fishing on the Middle Owens has been as good as it gets no doubt
11-20-2013
Tom Loe
At 80 cfs. you can virtually wade all the water in the section below the dam at Pleasant Valley Reservoir. The mild weather has triggered a consistent trico mayfly hatch that begins around 12:30-1 pm daily. Theses tiny adults are like candy to the wild fish and they are keying on this emergence. Small birds nest and pheasant tail patterns #20 are a good call for nymphing in between the hatch. The drift boat season is also proving to be a memorable one. I have not seen numbers of large fish like this coming to net consistently in many seasons. On the down side we have very limited water and are struggling to get the boats down in some sections. Light sinking tips with longer leaders are still the best method for hunting down the bigs. Spruce-A-Bu's, seal buggers, Loebergs, and punk perch patterns have all been productive. I like to use lighter colored patterns on bright days and during mid-day, switch to darker colors for more contrast on the cloudy days, or during lower light periods.
Photos: Pictured Above: The fish'n Holt's strike again! Jake got jaws the rainbow with Jeff doing net honors.
Photo #1: More Bako Boys showing off big trout. Chris hit this super sized hen on a Spruce-A-Bu with Aaron manning the safety net.
Photo #2: The Middle Owens is truly a beautiful scenic river with acrobatic trout like this one Aaron is tight too.
Photo #3: Trevor F. with a bonefide golly whopper! Nice fish Trev!
Photo #4: Long time client and great friend Ronnie Guidone hit a trophy bow on his last drift. The big hen ate a Spruce-A-Bu. Matt Figel with the back stop. Photo #5: Big Sean with yet another photo opp for the Murray's. Nice go'N Bako Boys!
Photo #6: Jimmy Thompsen started his drift trip out with this hook jawed beast smiling for the camera! This fish ripped a Spruce-A-Bu.
Photos: Pictured Above: The fish'n Holt's strike again! Jake got jaws the rainbow with Jeff doing net honors.
Photo #1: More Bako Boys showing off big trout. Chris hit this super sized hen on a Spruce-A-Bu with Aaron manning the safety net.
Photo #2: The Middle Owens is truly a beautiful scenic river with acrobatic trout like this one Aaron is tight too.
Photo #3: Trevor F. with a bonefide golly whopper! Nice fish Trev!
Photo #4: Long time client and great friend Ronnie Guidone hit a trophy bow on his last drift. The big hen ate a Spruce-A-Bu. Matt Figel with the back stop. Photo #5: Big Sean with yet another photo opp for the Murray's. Nice go'N Bako Boys!
Photo #6: Jimmy Thompsen started his drift trip out with this hook jawed beast smiling for the camera! This fish ripped a Spruce-A-Bu.
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for Wednesday, November 20th, 2013Eastern Sierra Fishing Report: Eastern Sierra Fish’N Conditions thru November 19th 2013
Owens River - Section 3 - Upper (above Crowley): Numbers of large sized bows and browns have increased on the Upper Owens recently
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: Fishing has been good on Pleasant Valley Reservoir
Owens River - Gorge: The Owens River Gorge has very low flows but you will still have decent fishing in the larger pools.
Tom Loe Reports
for Monday, November 11th, 2013Eastern Sierra Fishing Report: Eastern Sierra Fishing Conditions
Owens River - Middle: The Middle Owens River has not seen this many large trout consistently coming to net in many years
Owens River - Section 3 - Upper (above Crowley): Conditions on the Upper Owens are pretty good overall considering the water flow
East Walker River (CA): The flows on the East Walker are very low & Sierra Drfters have decided not to guide on that river
Bridgeport Reservoir: Fly fishing at Bridgepoet Reservoir is slow
West Walker River (Section 2): The West Walker & San Joaquin Rivers have suffered very much from back to back dry winters.
Crowley Lake: The fishing at Lake Crowley has been excellent this fall
Owens River - Gorge: LADWP obtained a "variance" to lower flows below established limits in the Owens River Gorge
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: Pleasant Valley Reservoir is also improving after having very high levels
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