“We came here for the fish.” – Jason Fitzgibbon
180 miles through the arid reaches of eastern California. Flowing from the alpine peaks 14,000 feet above The Deepest Valley — one of the deepest valleys in the contiguous United States — with waters kissed by the Sierra Nevada and White mountains. Robust populations of wild rainbow and brown trough running rampant. Dreamlike, and simply unforgettable.
Fly fishermen Jason Fitzgibbon and Tyler Graff lead us along the Owens River, an exploration further explained by producer Zangs Films: “In addition to its undeniable ecological importance, the river also doubles as a lifeline for the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, and regularly provides up to half of the growing region’s water supply. Needless to say, the question of how to properly manage the beautiful, surreal landscape created by this river and the towering, snow-covered peaks that feed it, is a constant subject of controversy, particularly while in the midst of California’s ongoing exceptional drought. In the face of oncoming water shortages, and in an effort to help address this dilemma for ourselves — both as parties dependent on the water the river provides, and stewards of the land it traverses — we set out to experience and document just a slice of what this charismatic watercourse has to offer.”
