EAST WALKER RIVER
11/16/25: The California side is now closed until next April. The river in Nevada is open all year and is currently running at it's winter minimum flow. You can find hatches of midges and BWO's this time of year but we tend to leave the fish alone when the river is this low. If you do decide to give the river a shot be sure to keep an eye out for redds in the riffles and please leave the spawners alone!
RECOMMENDED FLIES: Thread Frenchie 16-20, Perdigons 16-20, Duracell 14-18, Mop 10-12, WD's 18-22, Deep Blue Poison Tung 18-22, Black Beauty 18-22, Disco Midge 18-20, Mercer's Midgeling 18-20, Slush Egg 12-14, Jedi Master Baetis 20-22, Slim Shady 20-22, Micro Mayfly 18-20, Juju Baetis 20-22, P.T.'s 14-18, Poxyback Stone 8-10, Rubberlegs 8-12, Para Adams 20-22, Sparkle Dun 20-22, BWO Thorax Dun 20-22, Baby Gonga, Sculpzilla, Zuddler, Baby Fat Minnow.
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HOT CREEK
11/19/25: The flows have come up a little and the weed beds are dying off making it easier to present your flies to the fish. It's a midge and BWO game this time of year. A downstream slack line cast is mandatory to fool these highly pressured trout. This puts you in a terrible hooking position but presents your fly to the trout first instead of the leader. The key to solid hookups is to allow the fish to eat the fly and turn down before giving a gentle lift. As always, please avoid wading in this unique and fragile stream environment.
RECOMMENDED FLIES: Thread Frenchie 16-20, Perdigons 16-20, BP Weiss Nymph 18-20, Jigged Magic 16-18, Duracell 14-18, Blowtorch 14-16, GTI Caddis 14-16, Slim Shady 20-22, Barr's BWO Emerger 20-22, Jedi Master Baetis 20-22, Slim Shady 20-22, Shop Vac 16-18, Zebra Midge 18-22, WD's 20-22, Brassie 18-22, Para Adams 20-22, BWO Sparkle Dun 20-22, CDC Comparadun 20-22, Almost There BWO 20-22, Brooks Sprout Midge 20-24, Griffiths Gnat 18-20, Stuck In The Shuck Midge 20-24.
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SAN JOAQUIN RIVER
10/22/25: The road is closed for the season.
RECOMMENDED FLIES: Gold Ribbed Hares Ear 16-20, Prince Nymph 16-20, Pheasant Tail 16-20, Copper John 16-20, Micro Mayfly 16-20, Stimulator 14-18, Elk Hair Caddis 16-18, Yellow Humpy 16-20, Royal Wulff 16-20, Stubby Chubby 14-16, Para Hopper 10-14, Para Adams 12-16.
UPPER OWENS
10/22/25: The upper river is fishing ok for hatchery trout, small wild trout and the odd lake run fish. They're letting more water out of the east portal so water clarity has suffered a bit. Most fish are coming subsurface with flies fished under an indicator. You will want to cover lots of water to increase the chances of your flies running into one of the big lake run fish.
RECOMMENDED FLIES: Zebra Midge 18-20, Disco Midge 18-20, Shopt Vac 16-18, Micro Mayfly 18-20, Juju Baetis 18-20, Pheasant Tail 18-20, Darth Baetis 18-20, Mop 10-12, Slush Egg 12-16, Glo Bug 14-18, San Juan Worm 10-12, Para Adams 16-20, Sparkle Dun 18-20, Missing Link 18-20, Zuddler 6-8, Home Invader 6-8, Gonga 6-8, Mini Dungeon 8.
LOWER OWENS
10/22/25: The lower river has dropped to near ideal flows and is fishing great. Access has improved now that more and more anglers are fishing down there and beating down the vegetation. The fish are stacked in the riffles and drop offs during the BWO hatch and then they tend to drop back into a little softer water after the hatch. We're getting most of our fish on nymphs fished Euro style but look out for risers as the BWO's start to pick up this fall. Midges, Trico's, caddis and BWO's are all active and available to the trout.
RECOMMENDED FLIES: Perdigons 16-20, Frenchie 16-20, Duracell 14-18, Sexy Walt 14-18, G.T.I. Caddis 12-16, Slush Egg 12-14, Mop 10-12, Zebra Midge 18-22, Rainbow Warrior 18-22, Disco Midge 18-22, Micro Mayfly 18-20, Juju Baetis 18-20, Jedi Master Baetis 18-20, Poxyback Baetis 18-20, Slim Shady 18-20, CDC BWO Loopwing Emerger 18-20, CDC Baetis Emerger 18-20, Sprout Baetis 18-20, Para Adams 18-20, BWO Sparkle Dun 18-20, CDC BWO Dun 18-20, Upright Organza Trico Spinner 20-22, Missing Link 16-20.
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