Doug Rodricks

Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 7/12/23

  Here’s your Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 7-12-23. Not a whole lot of change to report on for the past month, as Crowley Lake has still been the main game in town. It had its high and low days, but the fish are now starting to get into shallower water along the inlets. Most of

Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 6/7/23

A big blue lake with mountains in the background and cumulus clouds in the sky.
  Here’s your Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 6-7-23. Weather this past week has been very pleasant with the occasional thunder shower here and there. Crowley Lake remains at a low level, but as flooding has started in the open fields and the creeks and rivers overflow we are starting to see a gradual rise in

Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 5/23/23

A rainbow shows inside a thunderstorm in the eastern sierra.
  Here’s your Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 5-23-23. The weather is warming up nicely and we have been having some exceptional weather for fishing. The bite on Crowley has seemed to turn the corner now with more midges emerging and the fish have really been responding and getting more active. Browns are the majority of

Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 5/16/23

  Here’s your Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 5-16-23. You can stick a fork in winter, as spring has finally arrived in the eastern sierra. We may still get the random snow flurry or winter storm, as in previous years a little snow even in June is not unheard of. For now however, spring weather has

Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 4/21/23

A fast flowing river in the eastern sierra on the Lower Owens River.
  Here’s your Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 4-21-23. The long awaited fishing opener is fast approaching and we are one week away from the annual influx of crowds that flock to the rivers and streams in the eastern sierra. Each year this happens like clockwork, but this year will be vastly different. This is the

Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 4/7/23

A smiling fisherman holding a massive rainbow trout next to a river in the snow on the Upper Owens River.
  Here’s your Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 4-7-23. The month of March has been anything but kind to anglers in the eastern sierra. We have not been doing any guiding until now due to road closures and high flows that had made fishing very tough. We are now fishing on Hot Creek and the Upper

Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 3/3/23

A smiling fisherman holding a massive rainbow trout next to a river in the snow on the Upper Owens River.
  Here’s you Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 3-3-23. The snow just keeps on coming as another storm is set to hit the area tomorrow. Last weekend’s storm, had everything from blizzard’s, to power outages, highway and road closure, avalanches, and motorists stranded on highways and county roads. Search and Rescue staff was kept very busy,

Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 2/6/23

A smiling fisherman holding a massive rainbow trout next to a river in the snow on the Upper Owens River.
  Here’s you Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 2-6-23. We got hit with another shot of snow, dropping a foot on the Upper Owens River and and up to 24″ on Mammoth Mountain bringing their total snowfall for the season to 400″. Access to the Upper Owens River and Hot Creek will be by foot from

Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 1/26/23

A smiling lady fisherman holding a massive rainbow trout next to a river in the snow on the Upper Owens River.
  Here is your Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 1-26-23. What a series of storms we had and they delivered as promised. Feet and feet of snow fell on the eastern sierra creating havoc in the region by causing road and highway closures and as well as avalanche risks. The issue wasn’t the amount of snow,

Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 1/10/23

A smiling fisherman holding a massive rainbow trout next to a river in the snow.
  Here is your Eastern Sierra Fishing Report 1-10-23. Snow, snow, snow! That’s the pattern for now with storm after storm waiting their turn to drop serious amounts of snow and rain to the entire state. The atmospheric rivers are running through like freight trains dropping tons of moisture and unfortunately causing some serious flooding