JohnnyBoy
10-04-2011, 10:13 AM
A trip of firsts:
This report is for the adventure to Parchers Resort in the eastern sierras. We left on Thursday night around 8:30 PM. We had decided that it would make more sense to drive at night and to maximize as much fishing time as we could. So that’s what we did.
The drive itself with the exception of the time involved is an easy drive. It took us roughly 5 hours to get from the LA area to Bishop. Rather that drive through LA we took the 210 west to the 14 north to the 395 north to Bishop. Of note there are a few towns that can only be described as speed traps. Independence for sure, you’re driving 65 to 70 then all of the sudden you see a sign that says 25 mph with a radar gun on it. We then went through a series of small towns of speed up then slow down through town, speed up and slow down through town. We arrived in Bishop, gassed up, made a left on Line Street and headed up to Parchers resort. The road is an easy drive up into the canyon with out a lot of hairpin turns. All in all an easy drive, but a little time consuming.
Parchers:
Parchers is easily seen from the road by a large and huge gate. You pull in and the office is to the right. The accommodations were neat and well kept. It wasn’t the Hilton, but we were just in a hiker’s cabin. Again, the accommodations were neat, clean, and they had heat, running water, and warm water. On the weekends they offered a buffet breakfast in the morning for a nominal fee. They had a small store that you could buy sundry items that you may need, but have forgotten. The pricing was fair. The grounds were well kept. All in all, I was clear that Parchers was a well run facility. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking to fish the area.
Fishing:
What can I say about the fishing? The fishing opportunities, are endless, and while we were there the fishing was pretty much WFO everywhere we went. We fished South Lake, Weir Pond, Treasure Lakes, the roadside stream, Lundy Lake and Conway Ranch. We did take a side trip up the other fork of the canyon to Sabrina Lake. It looked like the fishing was pretty good there too.
As I stated this trip was a trip of firsts for me personally. The firsts were as follows. First catch on the mini jig. I’ve used them before, but haven’t had any luck. First catch on the spoon, first catch on the dry fly, first brown, first golden trout, first cutthroat trout.
Over the spring time and summer I have picked up fly fishing and primarily fish the fly rod the whole trip. I did throw the mini-jig, and the spoon using the spinning setup, but I caught 70% of the fish I caught using a Black Matuka with a red body and pink body using a sinking line and stripping. I threw the dry fly up at the treasure lakes for three Golden Trout.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, every fisherman who loves the outdoors needs to treat himself to a trip to the eastern sierras. Just being in and fishing in that environment is its own reward. Never mind the fact that you’re likely to get into 50-100 fish days. I highly recommend it to anyone. It doesn’t matter what method you use, they all work and I’m no great fisherman, but all we threw were artificials with great success.
If you do go, I give my highest recommendation to Jared Smith and his staff at Parchers Resort. They make your stay a great experience. Reasonable prices with clean, neat, and comfortable accommodations.
If you have any other questions, or comments please feel free to reply. Take care and keep the lines tight and rods bent.
This report is for the adventure to Parchers Resort in the eastern sierras. We left on Thursday night around 8:30 PM. We had decided that it would make more sense to drive at night and to maximize as much fishing time as we could. So that’s what we did.
The drive itself with the exception of the time involved is an easy drive. It took us roughly 5 hours to get from the LA area to Bishop. Rather that drive through LA we took the 210 west to the 14 north to the 395 north to Bishop. Of note there are a few towns that can only be described as speed traps. Independence for sure, you’re driving 65 to 70 then all of the sudden you see a sign that says 25 mph with a radar gun on it. We then went through a series of small towns of speed up then slow down through town, speed up and slow down through town. We arrived in Bishop, gassed up, made a left on Line Street and headed up to Parchers resort. The road is an easy drive up into the canyon with out a lot of hairpin turns. All in all an easy drive, but a little time consuming.
Parchers:
Parchers is easily seen from the road by a large and huge gate. You pull in and the office is to the right. The accommodations were neat and well kept. It wasn’t the Hilton, but we were just in a hiker’s cabin. Again, the accommodations were neat, clean, and they had heat, running water, and warm water. On the weekends they offered a buffet breakfast in the morning for a nominal fee. They had a small store that you could buy sundry items that you may need, but have forgotten. The pricing was fair. The grounds were well kept. All in all, I was clear that Parchers was a well run facility. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking to fish the area.
Fishing:
What can I say about the fishing? The fishing opportunities, are endless, and while we were there the fishing was pretty much WFO everywhere we went. We fished South Lake, Weir Pond, Treasure Lakes, the roadside stream, Lundy Lake and Conway Ranch. We did take a side trip up the other fork of the canyon to Sabrina Lake. It looked like the fishing was pretty good there too.
As I stated this trip was a trip of firsts for me personally. The firsts were as follows. First catch on the mini jig. I’ve used them before, but haven’t had any luck. First catch on the spoon, first catch on the dry fly, first brown, first golden trout, first cutthroat trout.
Over the spring time and summer I have picked up fly fishing and primarily fish the fly rod the whole trip. I did throw the mini-jig, and the spoon using the spinning setup, but I caught 70% of the fish I caught using a Black Matuka with a red body and pink body using a sinking line and stripping. I threw the dry fly up at the treasure lakes for three Golden Trout.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, every fisherman who loves the outdoors needs to treat himself to a trip to the eastern sierras. Just being in and fishing in that environment is its own reward. Never mind the fact that you’re likely to get into 50-100 fish days. I highly recommend it to anyone. It doesn’t matter what method you use, they all work and I’m no great fisherman, but all we threw were artificials with great success.
If you do go, I give my highest recommendation to Jared Smith and his staff at Parchers Resort. They make your stay a great experience. Reasonable prices with clean, neat, and comfortable accommodations.
If you have any other questions, or comments please feel free to reply. Take care and keep the lines tight and rods bent.