We fish Crowley on Saturday. Nothing like those holdovers for both fightnig and eating. Sunday we'll be at Lundy, then Convict and finally Baker Creek ponds for finishing limits and/or picnic lunch before the drive home Sunday night.
Leaving Wednesday morning. Can't wait.
I hope to cut out of work around noon on Thursday and head up 395. The Town of Crowley Lake will be our base of operations, as a friend has a home there. Of course Saturday morning we'll be float tubing in McGee bay with hundreds of others...
The big question is where to fish Friday. Most years we fish the Owens the day before... Two years back we fished Walker Lake NV, and got some really nice Cutts. This year we're talking about Topaz, as I've never fished that one before. So, what you guys & gals think? Should we do Topaz or Walker on Friday???
I want to hit it up but i never been there where do you guys stay? are the rooms pretty cheap or do they gouge the hell out of you?
I am about to leave for the Sierras next weekend. Altho I am staying at Lone Pine to do a dig at Manzanar I will be fishing either the weekend before (May 5th and 6th) or the weekend after my dig (12-13th) at Convict lake. Hope all of u have a wonderful trip! I know I will... :lol:
may 17th through the weekend at crowley and convict. staying at mcgee creek. 2.5 days of nothing but fishing :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
and maybe some :food: :beer: hopefully there will be no :singinrain: just lots of :bblfish: :bblfish: :bblfish: :bblfish: :bblfish: :bblfish: :bblfish:
I wanna go but I can't, so I'll just wait for your reports with the fish porn. :wink:
I talked Mom into going with me several years ago and now I couldn't make her stay home if I wanted to (she packed her bag a week before we left this year, LOL) so, I always rent a condo in Mammoth for the weekend. It's not cheap at c.$200 a night, but that's for the 4-6 of us who usually show up, and it's admittedly a luxury trip, just for Mom.Originally Posted by fishrookie
Campgrounds go for $18 a night and can be reserved online (is it reserveusa.com?) and you can go up from that. Motel 6 in Mammoth is $70 a night, as are most of the Bishop and Big Pine motels. Convict has a couple of cabins, one holds something like 16 and is a good bargain if you have a big group that will pitch in.
For your first time, reserve a motel room so you won't have to worry about knowing where to go and if there will be an open campsite. For the opener, holidays and most of the summer weekends, there won't be an open site if you get there after Wednesday.
Base your trip out of the room, and be looking for someplace that you would like to camp or a different motel location.
Also, after Labor Day the crouds are gone, even on weekends, and the fishing just gets better. Don't overlook a fall trip.
Most importantly, get up there, fish a lot, and have a great time!
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