Lower Owens River Stomach Sample from Sunday October 31, 2021

Today’s fish stomach sample is brought to you by a 10-inch brown trout caught at gate 8 on the lower Owens River at 1:00 P.M. This brown trout took a size 16 Butano nymph. This trout was keyed in on baetis nymphs, but was feeding opportunistically on hydropsyche caddis and stick caddis.

A ten inch wild brown trout taken on a Butano nymph from gate 8 on the catch and release section of the lower Owens River.

This trout was feeding on beats nymphs, hydropsyche caddis and stick caddis.

The beats nymphs were a size 20 pheasant tail nymph for comparison.