Sierra_Smitty
04-23-2011, 08:22 AM
Copy and pasted from my website but I figured some folks on here would find it helpful.
Peace,
Smitty
4-23-11
Fishmas Nears!
Well folks, its been a very long and snowy winter but spring is now upon us, which means it's fishing time! The General Trout Season Opener for all waters in the Inyo & Mono county area is Saturday April 30th - exactly one short week away.
Because nobody has been allowed to fish yet we don't have a fishing report per say, but here is a report on the conditions one week out from the opener.
South Lake - Ice conditions at South Lake are thus far unclear – no reports of anyone drilling through the ice to test its thickness – but if years past are any indicator, there will be ice fishing at South Lake this season. As always, we urge anyone looking to ice fish to use extreme caution – its not worth injury or worse to catch a limit of trout.
Southern California Edison is doing some work at the South Lake dam this spring, which is very fortunate for folks looking to wet a line up at South lake this opener because unlike most years, SCE has cleared the road of snow the entire way up to the lake. Before you get your hopes up too high, unfortunately the road will still be closed to public vehicle traffic at just above Parchers Resort – there simply isn’t enough parking up there to accommodate everyone. Thankfully, the usual 1 mile post-holing hike in the snow will be a relatively easy stroll along a snow-less paved road to reach the lake.
South Fork Bishop Creek - Snow levels below the 8500ft mark are actually quite modest and access to the creek in these areas should be excellent. Above that elevation the snow begins to deepen with drifts anywhere from a 18" in some places to 6ft or more in others. While working at Parchers on Friday 4/22/11 we watched the DFG stock the South Fork Bishop Creek. We're not exactly sure how far up the creek they put fish in but it would be reasonable to assume that they were able to stock the usual holes from Weir Pond on down.
Lake Sabrina - The road is clear and is expected to be open to the public for the fishing opener. The lake level is uncharacteristically high for this time of year and the ice looks great. Again, anyone looking to ice fish Sabrina should use extreme caution.
North Lake - Rumor has it that the county will try and clear the road to the lake but that is an unconfirmed report as of yet.
Middle Fork Bishop Creek - No Report
Peace,
Smitty
4-23-11
Fishmas Nears!
Well folks, its been a very long and snowy winter but spring is now upon us, which means it's fishing time! The General Trout Season Opener for all waters in the Inyo & Mono county area is Saturday April 30th - exactly one short week away.
Because nobody has been allowed to fish yet we don't have a fishing report per say, but here is a report on the conditions one week out from the opener.
South Lake - Ice conditions at South Lake are thus far unclear – no reports of anyone drilling through the ice to test its thickness – but if years past are any indicator, there will be ice fishing at South Lake this season. As always, we urge anyone looking to ice fish to use extreme caution – its not worth injury or worse to catch a limit of trout.
Southern California Edison is doing some work at the South Lake dam this spring, which is very fortunate for folks looking to wet a line up at South lake this opener because unlike most years, SCE has cleared the road of snow the entire way up to the lake. Before you get your hopes up too high, unfortunately the road will still be closed to public vehicle traffic at just above Parchers Resort – there simply isn’t enough parking up there to accommodate everyone. Thankfully, the usual 1 mile post-holing hike in the snow will be a relatively easy stroll along a snow-less paved road to reach the lake.
South Fork Bishop Creek - Snow levels below the 8500ft mark are actually quite modest and access to the creek in these areas should be excellent. Above that elevation the snow begins to deepen with drifts anywhere from a 18" in some places to 6ft or more in others. While working at Parchers on Friday 4/22/11 we watched the DFG stock the South Fork Bishop Creek. We're not exactly sure how far up the creek they put fish in but it would be reasonable to assume that they were able to stock the usual holes from Weir Pond on down.
Lake Sabrina - The road is clear and is expected to be open to the public for the fishing opener. The lake level is uncharacteristically high for this time of year and the ice looks great. Again, anyone looking to ice fish Sabrina should use extreme caution.
North Lake - Rumor has it that the county will try and clear the road to the lake but that is an unconfirmed report as of yet.
Middle Fork Bishop Creek - No Report