(September 2, 2022)—The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is urging all visitors to Pleasant Valley Reservoir to exercise caution while recreating in the lake, due to water quality concerns that may cause harmful effects on people and animals. LADWP is closely monitoring the water for any type of harmful […]
The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) is urging fisherman and recreational users to stay out of the water at Bridgeport Reservoir located in Mono County. Localized areas of the lake were tested to confirm that the lake is being impacted by Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). The dam area is posted with […]
The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Boards) are urging fisherman and recreational users to stay out of the water at Crowley Lake located in Mono County. Localized areas of the lake were tested to confirm that the lake is being impacted by Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). The lake is posted with a recreational […]
Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Report 06-10-2022 The days, particularly in the Owens Valley, are starting to heat up. We are still dealing with windy days in the Eastern Sierra. When the wind lays down the days have been nice, really nice! Hatches of mayflies, caddis flies, and stone flies are starting, but are not […]
FLY FISHING REPORT Sierra Bright Dot Fly FIshing Report 06-03-2022 When the wind is not blowing fly fishers off the water the fly fishing in the Eastern Sierra has been good. The cutthroat spawn in the Crowley Lake tributaries has come to an end. Hatches of mayflies, stoneflies, and caddis flies are beginning. The days […]
Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Report 05-27-2022 Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Guide Service sierrabrightdot.com Wind continues to hamper Eastern Sierra fly fishing opportunities. I have had mornings blown out that have turned into a great afternoon. I have had great mornings where the wind has blown out the afternoon fly fishing opportunities. For the […]
Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Report 05-20-2022 Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Guide Service sierrabrightdot.com It’s shaping up to be a hot, windy spring especially in the Owens Valley. In between spring storms we are getting temperatures in the high 80’s and low 90’s. Insect activity in Owens Valley waters are getting active. Insects in […]
Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Report 05-13-2022 Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Guide Service sierrabrightdot.com We have fresh snow on the White Mountains and the Sierra Mountains and followed up with temperatures in the low 90’s. Welcome to spring in the Eastern Sierra. Wind continues to hamper fly fishers in the Eastern Sierra. When the […]
Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Report 05-06-2022 Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Guide Service sierrabrightdot.com I think it was a typical opener for me. On Saturday and Sunday morning I along with a number of guides and volunteers had 18 six to 12 year old’s that were taught fly fishing, fly tying, water safety, and […]
Some of anglers’ favorite fishing holes along U.S. Highway 395 should be extra enticing this season thanks to supplemental stocking events sponsored by the County of Inyo. Throughout the 2022 fishing season, approximately 2,000 extra pounds of rainbow trout will be stocked in Owens Valley waters from Big Pine to Independence as part of the […]
Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Report 04-29-2022 Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Guide Service sierrabrightdot.com At mid-day I drove from Riverside to Bishop on Thursday April 28th, 2022. I was surprised at the lack of motorhomes, trailers, campers, and boats on the highway. When I got into Bishop there were just a few boats and […]
Two California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) fish hatchery facilities in the eastern Sierra have recently detected an outbreak of Lactococcus petauri, a naturally occurring bacteria that sickens fish. CDFW fishery managers are working to implement strategies that will help the facilities get the disease under control, without cancelling all trout plants prior to […]
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