Fishing guides on the Lower Owens River.

The Lower Owens River is fished by 4 guides in the Driftline directory in California. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

4 guides · California

The Lower Owens River is fished by 4 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Crowley Lake, CA, Big Pine, CA, and Bishop, CA, plus 1 other towns. Trips run as walk and wade, stillwater, and drift boat for brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, sacramento perch, and carp. The guided season on the Lower Owens River runs year round. You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Lower Owens River, photographed by Get Bent OutfittersGet Bent, CA
On the Lower Owens River
4 guides on the Lower Owens River
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Which guides fish the Lower Owens River?

Get Bent Outfitters, Sierra Mountain Trout Guide Service, STM Fly Shop & Guide Service, and Wild Fly Anglers. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Lower Owens River?

Guides here run trips for brown trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, sacramento perch, and carp. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Lower Owens River?

walk and wade, stillwater, and drift boat trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Lower Owens River with a guide?

The guided season on the Lower Owens River runs year round.

Where is the Lower Owens River fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Crowley Lake, CA, Big Pine, CA, Bishop, CA, and Mammoth Lakes, CA.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes: everyone fishing California waters needs a valid California fishing licence, bought in your own name from California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Guides do not sell it for you.

How do you book a guide on the Lower Owens River?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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