Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 6/1/22
We have had a fantastic last few weeks of the month fishing on Crowley Lake this season. Fish, fish, and more fish have made their presence known in our boat and river nets. It has been a massive amount of cutthroat trout, with some rainbows and a few browns mixed in that have been …
Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 5/9/22
It was an opening day to remember as warm weather graced the eastern sierra which was in stark contrast to last year at this time where it was snowing, blowing, and cold. Sunday did bring some strong winds to the area, but fishing remained solid, at least on Crowley Lake, which continued to produce …
Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 4/17/22
We are awaiting opening day of the general trout season which is just under 2 weeks away. Soon boats and anglers will be seen on the waters which have been closed for the winter months, and fishing will be open on almost all waters in the eastern sierra. Winter is still trying to hold …
Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 3/28/22
Lots of changes to report that are happening or have happened in the eastern sierra as we close out the month of March. As spring is officially underway, we will start to see some warmer weather and melting off of the remainder of the high elevation snow. A few storms here and there are …
Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 3/2/22
A little snow here and there this past week has made it feel like winter again for a short period. We are experiencing some very warm weather the last couple of days but that will be changing shortly as winter returns this weekend. The following week is looking a bit unstable with the possibility …
Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 2/7/22
The drought continues for the state of California. No precipitation is in the forecast for the coming week. There may be some hope for a return of some storms by mid-month, but nothing is really jumping out at weather forecasters for the time being. It has been a very cold winter up here which …
Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 1/26/22
Still looking pretty dry out there with no rain or snow in the forecast. Some windy days have come and gone, but for the most part typical winter weather minus the precipitation has set in. Luckily, there are a couple more months of winter to go, so hopefully we get the water. Snowy roads …
Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 1/16/22
Dry weather and some cold nights have made for some really great fishing. With warmer day temperatures and more bug activity, fish of all sizes are aggressively feeding on the surface and below. Firm morning snow is giving way to softer ground conditions on the Upper Owens and some more weather like this will …
Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 1/8/22
A decent amount of snow now blankets Hot Creek and the Upper Owens River. Vehicle access is limited in both areas. The Upper Owens snow will start to melt off at a faster rate in the coming week with warmer temperatures during the day. The large rainbows are showing up in all the usual …
Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 12/31/21
A strong series of winter storms has brought feet of snow to all areas of the eastern sierra. As we close the door on 2021, more snow is expected as we slide into January. The next winter storms are becoming hard to predict as forecasters are showing a possibility of a storm by Tuesday …