Owens River Gorge

I finally fished the Owens River Gorge, after many years of wanting to do it. Just wanted to give a warning--don't do this alone like I foolishly did. If something happens to you such as breaking an ankle in the winter, you will be stuck overnight down there and most likely freeze to death. Other dangers are rocks falling and killing you. At least in the winter the rattlesnakes are hibernating. 

It is quite the hike down and once down there and there only a few places in/out. I had to make sure I made it to my exit point upstream where I could hike out before dark. It is slow going down there. It felt like an adventure, almost like Indian Jones and the Petra scenes. 

Didn't catch a lot of fish, but enough to keep me entertained. Hard to believe anything lives down in this chasm in the desert. Fish were small, but I did come across a strange spot (not in the video) where I could look down into a large pool where I saw 6 or 7 large 20" or so fish. They somehow spotted me and spooked under a rock and never reemerged. I was very high above them and was surprised they spotted me. Maybe spawning fish from Pleasant Valley Reservoir? 

I blew quite a few chances at some spotted fish by some clumsy casts or missed stikes. Could have been a better day. Fish were very spooky, and despite the difficulty of getting into the canyon, it appeared to have had some fishing pressure recently (footprints). There is a foot  trail here and there believe it or not, but this was in the first half of where I fished from the access point.