The Upper Owens is fishing good to excellent right now, use midges for best results

The Trout Fitter Staff

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Water Conditions: Good, as of 1/12 flows have been stable at 76 cfs for a couple of weeks. You can still drive all the way up to Long Ears as zero snow anywhere.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Good to excellent use small midge dries around mid day, with bigger midges subsurface. Big fish are still being reported in the system and lately just a couple of miles above benton crossing. Do keep moving if you aren't getting grabs anytime after 10 am.

Recommended Flies:

DRIES:
Parachute Adams #20, Brook's CDC Baetis #22-24, Extended Body BWO #18-22, Brook's Sprout Baetis #22, Stalcup Emerger Midge

NYMPHS: Western Coachmen #12-14, Tungsten Zebra Midge #16-18, Tungsten Psycho #20, Copper Zebra Midge #18-20, , BH Flashback Pheasant Tail #16, Olive WD-40 #18, San Juan Worms, Egg Patterns, Red Copper John #18

STREAMERS: Meat Whistles, Olive Black and Brown Wooly Buggers, Slump Busters, Perfection Perch, Punk Perch, Stinging Sculpin

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