tips for catch Everyone and release loves trophy- sustainable sized trout! Want more monsters to catch? fishing Join the effort to keep our Eastern Sierra fisheries healthy and sustainable so that trout 1 use artificial lures (no bait) to can grow to trophy sizes – not only for your next minimize deep hooking. fishing trip but for your great-grandkids and Barbless hooks or hooks with flattened barbs their great-grandkids! It’s simple: make unhooking easier and less stressful on the fish. keep only what you need 2 Land your fish as carefully release the rest to reproduce, and quickly as possible. grow and transform into If you plan to release the fish, do not pull it up or trophy-sized beauties! land it on dry land–sand, rocks and vegetation damage the trout’s slime covering that helps keep the fish healthy. 3 avoid moving the fish from the water. Unhook and release the fish while it is still under water. 4 only use wet hands and limit overall handling of fish. Never use a rag and never squeeze the fish or touch its eyes or gills. 5 GENTLY REMOVE HOOKS THAT ARE VISIBLE. If you can see the hook, remove it carefully. Otherwise, just clip the line near the mouth on a deep hooked fish. The hook will rust and dissolve over time. PHOTO CREDIT: MONO COUNTY TOURISM leave no trace eastern sierra Fishing line and hooks left behind can harm pets, wildlife and other people (often children, who are wading, swimming or playing on the shore). Please collect and recycle fishing line and hooks at your fishing local tackle shop and at fishing disposal tubes at lakes and marinas throughout the Eastern Sierra. PHOTO CREDIT: NICK SOUZA/MONO COUNTY TOURISM june is learn to map fish month! Share the love of fishing with your friends and fish species family! Invite someone who has never fished before to cast a line with you in your favorite waters found in the during the month of June. Get someone “hooked” on fishing – share the excitement of catching your eastern sierra first fish and post your pictures on social media catch the sierra slam! with the hashtag #LearnToFish Catch all four species of trout in the same day or on the same trip – Rainbow, Brown, Golden, and Cutthroat – and you’ve got a Sierra Slam! Rainbow Trout* Small Mouth Bass Brown Trout* Kokanee Salmon PHOTO CREDIT: REBECCA GARRETT REBECCA CREDIT: PHOTO Lahontan Cutthroat* Largemouth Bass Golden Trout* Catfish Brook Trout Carp Sacramento Perch Bluegill For information on derbies, events, lodging, professional fishing guides and more, please contact: over 650,000 lbs. of fish stocking In addition to the significant amount of trout Mono County Tourism Mammoth Lakes Tourism stocking provided by California Department of Fish MonoCounty.org VisitMammoth.com and Wildlife (DFW) – Mono County, Mammoth Lakes, Inyo County, Bishop, and private marinas and resorts also plant approximately 40,000 CREATIVE FARRELL/OPP COLIN CREDIT: PHOTO pounds. This partnership stocking program totals over 650,000 pounds in the Eastern Sierra annually! visit bishop inyo county Learn more at the DFW website: Wildlife.ca.gov BishopVisitor.com TheOtherSideOfCalifornia.com inyo and mono counties Eastern Sierra Fishing Destinations Regular Fishing Season begins the last Saturday in April and ends on November 15. Many waters open for year-round fishing. To Markleeville Topaz Lake 1 west walker river* RenoTo 13 owens river* 14 bishop creek canyon US 395, Walker/Coleville/Topaz TOPAZ Owens River Road SR 168, West of Bishop Designated a Wild and Scenic River, the West The gently flowing scenic waterway is popular An alpine wonderland of pine forest, rushing streams COLEVILLE Antelope Valley Little Walker has great fishing all year long, and is subject Antelope with both fly anglers that fish from shore, drift and clear blue lakes. Easy to access and popular to year-round fishing regulations from November Valley West boat or float tube and is open year-round. fishing spots include Lake Sabrina, South Lake, 16 until the last Saturday in April. WALKER The Wild Trout area below Pleasant Valley North Lake, Weir Pond, Intake II and North and Walker Campground is favored by fly fisherman; South Forks of Bishop Creek. MILL CANYON RD 1 it is a barbless, catch and release zone. 2 Bridgeport REservoir River The Buckley Ponds area south of Bishop and east walker river* 15 Independence creek offers warm water species including West of Independence SR 182, North of Bridgeport Pickel Meadow bass, catfish and bluegill. r e v A beautiful stream stocked heavily with rainbows by i er Anglers come from all over the country R v i r River 182 R e Poore 2 k k r l l e DFW is open early every year from the last Saturday a a lk W W Lake a each year to try their luck against wily W st Walker a in March through November 15. browns, rainbows, cutthroat and t E es Little W Bridgeport Sacramento perch. The East Walker is Reservoir Creek HOOVER BRIDGEPORT open for year-round fishing. Creek 16 lone pine creek WILDERNESS Buckeye Robinson 420 ..yq Whitney Portal Road 3 Bodie State Historic Turn west at the stoplight in Lone Pine and fish 3 twin lakes Dynamo Park Twin Lakes the creek starting at the mouth of the canyon and Twin Lakes Road, Bridgeport Pond 270 AD REEK RO EEN C work your way up for unparalleled mountain About 13 miles from Bridgeport, this family GR D Creek ROA AKE Green IA L stream fishing. GIN favorite destination has excellent camping and fishing 4 VIR on two pristine lakes beneath the Sawtooth Ridge. Virginia Lakes V. To Hawthorne 5 167 cottonwood creek Black 17 Lundy Lake Point 4 Virginia lakes Saddlebag Mono Horseshoe Meadows Road Lake Paoha Island Lake Turn west at the Cottonwood Power House Turnoff Virginia Lakes Road YOSEMITE ..yq NATIONAL 120 q. LEE VINING about 10 miles south of Lone Pine. Keep to the left as PARK Tioga Pass At the top of Conway Summit, south of Entrance Ellery 9,945 ft. Tioga Panum you cross the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The best fishing Lake CALIFORNIA Bridgeport, these picture-perfect lakes west Lake Crater South Tufa Reserve Lee Vining Creek Rush Creek NEVADA is from the campgrounds at the power house intake of US 395 are stocked regularly with rainbows. Walker Mono Lake Craters to the end of the road. Grant 120 Parker Lake 5 lundy lake Lake Silver Gull June ANSEL Lake 18 diaz lake* Lundy Lake Road ADAMS Lake Lake WILDERNESS 6 Big Springs South of Lone Pine on US 395 North of Lee Vining, west of US 395, follow June JUNE Mountain LAKE Upp er Ow Thousand Sa en Diaz Lake is a popular roadside destination for n s Lundy Lake Road to a good-sized lake and lots Jo D k R Island Lake ea ree iv a dman C Lookout e q r uin Obsidian Mountain camping and fishing just a few miles south of Lone R Dome of rainbow, brown and brook trout. To Tonopah Garnet Lake i v .g e r Inyo Shadow Craters Hot Creek Pine and is open year-round. There is a nice boat OOP IC L Geological Site Lake Minaret EN C BENTON Vista S 8 OLD launch and camping is available year-round. The 6 june lake loop .V 203 BENTON ..qy D Mammoth R lake is well stocked with rainbows and it is G Mountain N Hot Creek I S S Fish Hatchery O SR 158/June Lake Loop MAMMOTH R .J C not unusual for a heavyweight largemouth N LAKES O T N Hammil E B Four lakes – June, Gull, Silver, and Grant – all within a Mammoth Valley White Mtn. bass to make a showing. Lakes Basin Peak 15-mile stretch are loaded with rainbow and brown trout. Crowley 14,246 ft. 7 Lake 10 Convict .V ek Lake Cre TOM’S PLACE e 7 mammoth lakes basin e 9 G CROWLEY c M LAKE Mammoth Lakes k e e Big McGee r C The k O Boat, float and shore fish for rainbows, browns and Lake c Old w o Road e R n s 6 R brookies in Lake Mary, Twin Lakes, Lake Mamie and i v e Chalfant Rock r 12 Valley Lake George. Or fish the backcountry by hiking as little Creek Lake .V Little Lakes Slough as a mile to the five lakes in the upper basin. Valley Pleasant Valley 11 Reservoir Fish k e Laws Railroad e r Museum ANCIENT 8 hot creek* C Mill Pond Horton o n Recreation Area BRISTLECONE MONO COUNTY Lakes Hor t Hot Creek Road PINE FOREST INYO COUNTY WEST LI .y.q This popular stream, east of Mammoth Lakes, NE ST BISHOP 168 .q ANCIENT Schulman Grove is swimming with trout and is ideal for beginning BRISTLECONE PINE Visitor Center Buckley NATIONAL Bishop Creek Ponds SCENIC BYWAY fly fishing. Regulations – Fishing regulations are North 168 subject to change at any time. Please check Lake Intake 13 Keough the California Department of Fish and Wildlife 9 convict lake Lake II Hot Springs Klondike website prior to arrival at Wildlife.ca.gov. 14 S AS Sabrina Lake D P GAR South WEST South of Mammoth Lakes off US 395 B Requirements – a California Sport Fishing ak Lake er Cr Warren ee License is required for anyone over 16. Catching your limit is common on this big, well-stocked k .V Big Pine Lake One-day and annual licenses are sold at all GL BIG PINE ACIER L lake.