Owens River

• Spots

  • Lower Owens

  • Wild Trout Section

  • Owens Gorge

  • Upper Owens

• Flies

  • Wild Trout Section

  • Owens Gorge

  • Upper Owens

• Resources

Spots

Lower Owens

• Lower Owens Map

  • Lower Owens Map

• Lower Owens

  • Highway 6 Crossing Location

  • 5 Bridges Road Location

  • Poleta Road Location

  • Warm Springs Road Location

  • Collins Road Location

  • Zurich Location

Wild Trout Section

• Wild Trout Section Map

  • Wild Trout Section Map

• Pleasant Valley

  • Pleasant Valley Campground Location

  • Pleasant Valley Reservoir Location

  • Pleasant Valley Gorge

• Chalk Bluff Road

  • Chaulk Bluff # 1 Location

  • Chaulk Bluff # 2 Location

  • Chaulk Bluff # 3 Location

  • Chaulk Bluff # 4 Location

• Owens River Flow

  • Wet wading is safe when flows are below 250cfs

Owens Gorge

• Owens Gorge Map

  • Owens Gorge Map

• Central Gorge

  • Central Gorge Parking Location

  • Owens Gorge Gully Trail Location

  • Lower Central Gorge Parking Location

• Lower Gorge

  • Lower Gorge Parking

  • Gorge Powerpoint Location

• Pleasant Valley Reservoir

  • Pleasant Valley Boat Ramp Location

  • Pleasant Valley Power House Location

Upper Owens

• Upper Owens Maps

  • Upper Owens Map

• Benton Crossing Area

  • Benton Crossing Location

  • Upper Owens Parking Lot 1 Location

  • Upper Owens Parking Lot 2 Location

  • Upper Owens Parking Lot 3 Location

  • Upper Owens Parking Lot 4 Location

  • Upper Owens Parking Lot 5 Location

  • Upper Owens Parking Lot 6 Location

  • Upper Owens Parking Lot 7 Location

  • Upper Owens Parking Lot 8 Location

• Big Springs Campground

  • Big Springs Campground

• Long Ears

  • Locatin: Road to Long Ears

• Upper Owens Tips

  • Fish from Big Springs one mile downstream

  • Fish from Long Ears down to Lake Crowley

  • No fishing on private land from one mile below Big Springs to Long Ears.

  • Fish where Owens River Road crosses the Owens River

  • Use western rods on upper Owens

  • Wet wade in the summer

  • Use 5X tippet. Vary split shot size based on water depth: larger for deep pools, smaller for bankside drifts.

  • Dress dries with floatant and lead them downstream with the tippet

Flies

Wild Trout Section Flies

• Streamers

  • Woolly Bugger #8-10

  • Krystal Buggers #8-10

  • Muddler Minnow #6-10

  • Matuku #6-10

• Baetis

  • Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18

  • Hare's Ear Nymph #16-20

  • WD-40 #16-18

  • RS-2 #16-20

  • Blue Wing Olive #16-20

  • BWO Paradun #18-20

• Caddis

  • Caddis Emerger #18-22

  • Emergent Sparkle Caddis #12-16

  • Elk Hair Caddis #16-22

  • Rycho Psycho #10-14

  • Uncased Caddis, Green #14-16

• Nymphs

  • Zebra Midge #16-20

  • Copper John #16-20

  • Bird's Nest #16-20

  • Olive Hot Spot Jig #18

Owens Gorge flies

• Streamers

  • Parachute Adams #16-18

  • Olive Caddis #16-18

  • Royal Wulff #16-18

  • Yellow Humpy #14

  • Griffith’s Gnat #16-18

  • Black Gnat #18

  • Henrys Fork Hopper #14

  • Chernobyl Ant #16

  • Orange or Yellow Stimulator #16 -Nymph Flies

  • Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18

  • Prince Nymph #16-18

  • Copper John #16-18

  • Zebra Midge #16-18

  • WD 40 #20

Upper Owens Flies

• Dry Flys

  • Olive Caddis #16-20

  • X-Caddis #12-16

  • Joe’s Hopper #10-14

  • Parachute Adams #12-16

  • Trico Sparkle Spinner #22-28

  • Olive Sparkle Dun #18

  • Royal Wulff #16-18

• Nymphs

  • Hare’s Ear Nymph #12-14

  • Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14

  • Bird Nest #12-14

  • WD40 #18-22

  • RS2 #18-22 ???????

  • Brook’s Sprout #20-24

  • San Juan Worm #14-16

  • Disco Midge #18-22

• Streamers

  • Woolly Bugger #6-8

  • Mohair Leeches #8-10

  • Matuka #6-10

  • Shock Collar Leech #8-10

Resources

• Mammoth Fisheries

• California Fly Fishing Upper Owens Fly Fishing Report

• LADWP Upper Owens River Flow Chart

• LADWP Lower Owens River Flow Chart

• Dave's Sierra Fishing Upper Owens

• Fly Fishing the Sierra Owens River Locations:

  • Upper Owens

  • Owens River Gorge

  • Pleasant Valley Resevoir

  • Fly Fishing the Sierra Lower Owens 5 Bridges to Poleta Road

  • Fly Fishing the Sierra Lower Owens River Poleta to Collins Road

  • Fly Fishing the Sierra Lower Owens River – Collins Road to Zurich