Timing will be the key during the winter months and I suggest you hold off fishing this area until conditions improve some with regards to access.?? It has become very winterish in the Long Valley Caldera and the dirt roads are iced up with snow along the banks here.?? Check out this picture of the Upper Owens taken on 12-9-07.?? If you decide to fish here a 4WD vehicle is mandatory to access most of the area upstream from the Benton Bridge.?? You can easily walk in and fish upstream if you have winter fishing gear. ????I have observed some jumbo rainbows holding in the deeper pools.?? There are also a few browns still hanging around but most of them are retreating back into Crowley after spawning.?? Midges, streamers, and a thermos of hot chocolate spiked with Kahlua would be my suggestion!??

The Upper Owens is open UPSTREAM ONLY from the Benton Crossing Bridge to Big Springs.??

It is true. Tim and Pam Alpers have recently sold the Owens River Ranch.?? The property is being purchased by the current owner of the former Arcularius Ranch.?? The end of an era here indeed.