For Sale

 2000 Custom Willie drift boat 16' x 54" and a Baker galvanized trailer with many extras. All are in very good condition. Pictures supplied upon request. Listed below are the extras.

• Front seat compartment with 3 sliding seats.

• Front level diamond plate floor that has Linex applied to it

• Diamond plate floor with foot rest that has Linex applied to it.

• 9' Sawyer MXS-G oars with spare blade

• Heater hose under floor for use of a heater up front

• Spare tire

• Anchor nest

• Four pulley anchor system

• 45 lb anchor with 40' of rope

• Electric wench plus manual wench

• Inside of boat has recently been painted

• Cover

• Recently painted inside

Price $5500

Lower Owens River Wild Trout Section: 10-Dec-2009

The flows are at 100 cfs. The water temperature is in the high 40’s. Nymphing has been very productive. One 'BB' size split shot should is needed to get the fly down. Some flies to use would be Tiger midges, gold ribbed hares ears, ultra midges and pheasant tails in sizes 16-18. There hasn't been any significant hatches as of late. Streamers are also another good choice. A long sink tip is in order though. A 20-25 foot tip and 150-200 grains is good. Woolly buggers, spruceaboos and matukas are good choices.

Drifting the Lower Owens River  10-Dec-2009

Tugging streamers has been very lucrative.  Zoo cougars, matukas, woolly bugger and sprucaboo's have been some of the flies that have been working well. There has been some 2-3 pound rainbows showing up as well.  Some days are better than others.  However, nymphing for the illusive browns has been the most productive. Pheasant tails, tiger midges, wd 40's, prince nymphs and hares ears in sizes 16-20 should do the trick.

For those of you that have drift boats there is good news. The Inyo County Sheriff is starting to crack down on the people that block the put-ins and takeouts on the river. If you encounter this problem or are hassled about putting your boat in or taking it out, call the Inyo County Sheriff and file a report. The river is there for all to use equally, not just a handful.
 

Owens River Gorge:  10-Dec-2009

Fall is a food time to fish here. Most any fly will do the trick here just keep it 16 and smaller. I typically use a size 16 yellow or orange stimulator with a flashback bead head pheasant tail or a tiger midge as a dropper. No need to get down there early. Mid morning to mid afternoon is fine.
 

East Walker River:  10-Dec-2009

The water flows are at 19 cfs. This flow rate makes the fishing very tough. If you want to take a shot at it, Good Luck!
 

Crowley Lake:  10-Dec-2009

Closed until 24 April, 2010.
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Pleasant Valley Reservoir: 10-Dec-2009

Hot Creek:   10-Dec-2009

Fishing here is as good as it gets. Early morning midging, mid-day blue winged olives and some caddis on warmer days. Try using wd 40’s, ultra midges, tiger midges, pheasant tails on the bottom. Use a blue winged olive for the mayfly hatch. Sizes 18-20 blue winged olive should do the trick. For the caddis hatch use size 16-18 elk hair caddis, hot creek caddis. The key here is very small flies.
 

Upper Owens River:  Above Benton Crossing Bridge  10-Dec-2009

The fishing here has been good. The flows are in good shape and the water is clear. Nymphing with pheasant tails, hares ears, tiger midges, tiger midges and wd 40’s  has been working very well. Stripping wooly buggers, matukas or zoo cougars should do the trick. There are some big rainbows in there now and they are eager to take a fly. No need to get there early, wait until it warms up. Above Benton Crossing bridge is the only portion open and it is catch and release.
 

San Joaquin (Reds Meadow)   10-Dec-2009

Closed until 24 April, 2010.