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  • Kern River Fishing Report - September 21, 2022 + Lake Isabella, Crowley Lake, Lower Owens River

    You might even say that these Blane Chocklett Game Changer flies have blurred a line between flies and More trout are getting active and grabbing flies with cooler, cleaner water. Kern River Flies: Slim Shiny Perdigon #14 was best all week with very dirty water. They love pink flies and streamers!! Please be careful!

  • Kern River Fly Fishing Report 12-5-23

    Great flies to use: The #22 Pullover BWO, Baetis Nymph #22 and WD 40's #20 have been getting the best action tied off the bend or eye as trailing flies. Once these fish get acclimated, they will focus on the smallest of flies just like the wild fish in the Make sure to fish the shallow water with your dry flies. Great flies to use in the 4 mile section: Dry Flies: BWO size 20-24, Parachute Adams sizes 20, Drymerger

  • Kern River Fly Fishing Report 12-21-23

    Bugs are small, so be sure to fish some smaller flies when fishing up here. Great flies to use in the 4 mile section: Dry Flies: BWO size 20-24, Parachute Adams sizes 20 -22, Dry Kern Flies: Stoneflies and attractor flies are working in between flurries, with small flies producing

  • Kern River Fly Fishing Report October 11, 2022 + Lower Kern River and Crowley

    Use big dry flies to support your heavy nymphs. A few fish will rise to the dry each day. Kern River Flies: Jig head Hares Ears in #14-18 are best! Please be careful! As soon as they stop biting the small flies go right back to a larger #14 larvae-blood worm. In this class they will learn: Gear and Equipment Basic Entomology (bugs that imitate flies for river

  • GONE FISHIN’: Lake Isabella Calls Anglers To Its Diverse Fishing Waters

    Home to crappie, carp, and bass, the lake offers diverse challenges for both novice and experienced anglers Carp Fly Fishing Known for their strength and size, carp provide a robust challenge for any angler. The thrill of hooking a carp among the submerged trees as the water rises is unmatched.

  • Kern River and Owens River Fishing Report 2-28-23

    Keep swinging your flies at the end of the drift to get some extra action in the stocker pools too. Make sure to use heavy point flies with 4.0mm and 4.5mm tungsten beads on your Euro rig. Kern River Flies: The Naughty Bunny made a resurgence this week!! Use two "BB" splits or heavier to get your flies down to the fish outside of hatch periods. Guide Rob Buhler Lower Owens Tips: If you struggle with seeing those dry flies, make sure to pick up

  • Fishing Report and Owens River Fishing Report 1-12-23

    Kern River Flies: Not much change here. It's definitively still best to stay with bigger, flashier and/or pink flies to attract attention in The hot flies have been day to day. In the late afternoon the flashy flies were much more productive. Small cream midges or baetis flies also imitate the prevalent black fly larvae very well.

  • Kern River Fly Fishing Report 11-15-23

    Great flies to use: Parachute Adams #18-20, Hi Viz BWO, Cripple Mayflies, Extended Body BWO, Emerger Make sure to fish the shallow water with your dry flies. Great flies to use in the 4 mile section: Dry Flies: BWO size 20, Parachute Adams sizes 18- 20, Drymerger

  • Fishing Report and Owens River Fishing Report 12-13-22

    Kern River Flies: Slim Shiny Soft Hackle Blue #14 , Pink Frenchies, Kern and Electric Candy, Gummy Worms Other flies that caught fish were the Slim Shiny Soft Hackle, Baetis Nymph Olive, Tungsten Redemption

  • Fishing Report and Owens River Fishing Report 1-27-23

    Some Oros or Air Lock bobbers will help float heavier split shot and tungsten bead flies that you will need to get those flies down to the fish. This makes sure my flies get deep quickly, combined with at least one heavier tungsten beaded fly. Fish thoroughly and slowly as the fish are not going to move long distances to intercept your flies. Kern River Flies: Not much change in fly selection.

  • Kern River Fishing Report 11-22-22 + Owens River and the California Surf

    Kern River Flies: Slim Shiny Soft Hackle Blue #14 was our guides best fly again along with several stonefly Do your best to get many quality drifts through productive water before moving or changing flies. Snow capped mountains and chewy brown trout make for some epic days!!

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