The Lower Owens is open all year; the fall and winter fishing is usually very good. The flow is now at 100 cfs. These conditions produce very good fishing. We have been fishing the Wild Trout section the last few weeks and doing well. There has been some dry fly activity on midges and Blue Wing Olives, sizes 18 to 22, but this activity seems to be slowing down. Nymph fishing has been very good. On our trip last week did some experimenting with various patterns and sizes. We caught fish on all of them from size 22 Brassies up to size 14 "Lew's Nymph". This last one is a variation on the Zebra Midge that one of our club members came up with. It is a Zebra Midge but tied with Brown thread or Olive Dun thread. Also had good action on sreamers. Try Olive, Brown, and Black Wooly Buggers. When fishing streamers you will most likely get a lot more hits than landed fish. Be prepared for all kinds of weather. Be aware of New Zealand Mud Snail problem (see opening paragraph). This area not significantly impacted by storms since the flow is controlled out of Pleasant Valley Reservoir. With any storm activity the access roads will be muddy. Cars can get stuck.