Trout Source

12/23 -- GOOD

"...you won’t find much fishing action before 10 a.m."  "The Upper Owens has ice on the edges, but hot action in the river."

12/16 -- VERY GOOD

Gorge best; lower is second best -- "Now that the flows are perfect the fishing has gotten pretty much wide open from 10am until 3pm and okay before and after"; upper is a half-notch behind -- "Some bigger fish are still in the system. They'll go for a streamer midday."
Latest 12/15:
http://www.thetroutfly.com/fishreport.html

12/9 -- EXCELLENT

"Typically fishing begins to slow down on both the Upper and Lower O, however this fall it has done exactly the opposite. Both sections are fishing at their best right now."  “The flows have crashed on the Lower Owens and the drift boating and wade fishing are excellent” -- 109 CFS.
Latest 12/6:
http://www.sierradrifters.com/fish.htm
http://www.wonews.com/t-EasternSierraReport_Bishop_120611.aspx
http://www.thetroutfly.com/fishreport.html (12/2)

12/2 -- VERY GOOD

Lower river improving since flows have continued dropping -- to 145 CFS as of Thursday night -- fish still adjusting.  Gorge is still best -- excellent -- with upper section still a notch down from the gorge, but with some big browns averaging 20" coming up from Crowley.
Latest 11/28:
http://www.wonews.com/t-EasternSierraReport_Cowan_112811.aspx
http://www.thetroutfly.com/fishreport.html (11/27)

11/18 -- GOOD

Same ol' story: "excellent" in the gorge, 45 CFS; good in upper river; poor in lower river ("raging" agt 553 CFS).  Rough weather ahead.

11/11 -- GOOD

Closed 11/15 below monument (upper section).  Gorge "great" -- baetis; upper "good" -- "Getting reports of some monsters hiding in the deep pools in the bends" -- streamers; lower "poor".
Latest 11/10:
http://www.thetroutfly.com/fishreport.html

11/4 -- GOOD

Excellent in gorge, fair in upper and lower river.  Gorge: stimulators, humpies, small nymphs.  Some spawning in upper river.  Wintry weather -- snow thursday night and friday.

10/28 -- FAIR

Adams, caddis, sj worms, midges, scuds, matukas.  No info on fishing quality, thus downgrade.

10/25 -- GOOD

Same situation: gorge best (excellent -- use stimulators, humpies, copper johns, princes), lower section worst (poor), upper in the middle (good -- dry caddis, adams, BWO's; various nymphs).  Rating above is weighted average.
Latest 10/21:
http://www.thetroutfly.com/fishreport.html

10/21 -- GOOD

Same old: gorge is best (excellent) -- with stimulators & humpies; upper river good -- occasional big lake fish, dries early and late, nymphing in between.  Lower river poor -- "flows raging at 590 CFS".  Weighted average is 'good'.

10/18 -- GOOD

Broken record.  Best in gorge (hairy attractor patterns).  Upper river -- some biggies coming up from crowley -- midges, BWO's, caddis.   Lower -- flows high.  "Best October weather I can recall in 20 years."
Latest 10/15:
http://www.thetroutfly.com/fishreport.html

10/14 -- FAIR

Adams, caddis, sj worms, midges, scuds, matuaks, copper johns.  Lower river high.  No mention of fishing quality, thus downgraded a notch due to uncertainty.

10/11 -- GOOD

Best in gorge, controlled flows. Lower river high. Flows down in upper river due to diversion.
Latest 10/10:
http://www.thetroutfly.com/fishreport.html
http://www.kittredge.net/fishing_report.php

10/7 -- GOOD

Gorge best -- still hairy attractors, small nymphs, regulated 45 CFS. Lower river "raging" at 607 CFS.

10/4 -- GOOD

No new reports. rain and snow forecasted this week. Call ahead. Downgrade one notch due to uncertainity and whether.

9/30 -- GOOD

Flows retreating in upper section, raging in lower section, 45 CFS and steady in gorge, where best fishing is found.

Gorge hairy attractor patterns, small nymphs.

9/27 -- FAIR

No new reports. Downgrading due to lack of info. Call ahead.

9/23 -- GOOD

Best in gorge hairy attractor dries, standard small nymphs, 45 CFS. High flows in lower river (494 CFS) and upper river (177 CFS) hurting fishing.

Latest 9/22:

http://thetroutfly.com/fishreport.html

9/20 -- FAIR

Water higher now (512 CFS), also warm (mid 60s). Hoppers, sj worms, midges, PTs, caddis, streamers.

Fishing quality unclear.

Latest 9/17:

http://www.sierradrifters.com/fish.htm

9/16 -- GOOD

Best in gorge same old, same old-- hairy attaractor dries, samll standard nymphs. Latest 9/15: http://thetroutfly.com/fishreport.html