PilgrimDG
03-22-2012, 09:06 AM
Made a quick trip up to Bishop this week. Started off fishing the traps in Lone Pine. Both were full of fish and were hitting almost every fly I threw at them. They were all 8-11 inches. We might have had hundreds if we stayed. We made it to the Power Plant above PVR in the afternoon and fished the river all the way down to the reservoir. I float tubed down the river, which I wouldn't recommend, unless you are feeling lucky. I caught a few brooks in the river. At the river mouth/start of the reservoir it was wide open. I was hooking up rainbows and browns every ten minutes at least while nymphing. Someone said they pulled out a 20" earlier in the day. Small streamers seemed to be working too. Then next morning we headed to Five Bridges and waded the Owens. I caught three browns to 13" but didn't see a single Bow, which was surprising because I'd heard they stocked the past weekend. They hit Pheasant Tails and WD-40s. At Line St. it was a little slower. I caught a Rainbow with a Hare's Ear fished deep and saw a few pulled out with crickets. All my fish were released. I'd like to go back up and pontoon drift/fish the Lower Owens. Has anyone ever done it in a personal pontoon? Would it even be enjoyable?