Lower Kern River Bass Guided Float Trips

Lower Kern River - Below Lake Isabella

This is the season for Lower Kern Bass Fly Fishing, especially top water! If you want to try something really fun give Lower Kern Bass Fly Fishing a try! There's nothing better than a largemouth or smallmouth bass crushing your top water popper!

Bass

We do offer guided trips for both walk and wade or float trips for Lower Kern Bass!

Lower Kern Bass Guide Trips

Vinnie with a nice Smallie!

Lower Kern River Bass Gear Tip: 9ft 4, 5, or 6wt rod, Floating line with a 2x or 3x 7ft to 9ft leader and tippet with 1/8-ounce jig heavy bass flies. With flies that don't sink fast use a 7ft to 9ft sinking leader with 2x or 3x tippet Also, using a 2wt or 3wt rod with a sinking leader atched to a lightweight streamer is producing very well.

Bass Guide Tip: Use the Popper/Dropper technique!

Smallmouth and Largemouth are taking Poppers all day on the Lower Kern!

Flows: 420cfs

Water temps: 68-74 degrees

Bass Flies

Lower Kern Flows outside the Kern Canyon

John M. with a Lower Kern River Smallmouth caught on top water!