Fishing
Report for the Bishop area
of the Eastern High Sierra
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Updated: Monday, March 17, 2008
The General Trout Season in the High Sierra opens in both Inyo and Mono counties
on Saturday, April 26, 2008. The Pleasant Valley Reservoir and the Owens River
near Bishop are
open all year for great Trout fishing.
What’s New: The Bishop Chamber's 41st Annual Blake Jones Trout Derby
was held at the Pleasant Valley Reservoir on Saturday,
March 15th. In spite of chilly winds and the threat of snow over 900 anglers
entered the derby. More big trout came of the reservoir and the Owens River than
we have seen in quite a few years. Lots of 4 and 5 pounders and one 9 pounder,
which looked like a shoe-in for "Big Fish" winner until John Miller
walked up with his 14lb. 1oz. Rainbow caught in the Owens River near the Laws
bridge.
It is the biggest trout ever caught during the derby. There were also
lots of nice stringers of Browns, mostly caught in the river and on the far side
of the reservoir.
The General Trout Season starts Saturday, April 26th. Get ready for weekly fishing
reports all this Spring, Summer, and Fall starting April 28th!
Click here to
see video of the derby taped by Performance Anglers!

John Miller of Big Pine "Big Fish" winner in the Blake Jones Trout
Derby.
His Rainbow Trout weighed a hefty 14lbs. 1oz.-Photo by Mike Cheuvront
Remember fishing is legal year around near Bishop in the
waters of the Owens River and Pleasant Valley Reservoir. The Bishop Chamber contracts with Alpers Trout to plant his big fish in both the
reservoir and river during the winter months. The general Trout
Season will reopen on Saturday April 26, 2008.
Click here for the latest Bishop
Weather.
Click here for California Fishing
License fees.
Big Fish
A nice 9lb Alpers Trout caught during the derby.-Photo by Mike Cheuvront
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2008 Adopt-A-Creek Planting
Schedule
Click Here
General Trout Season fishing (Fishing in the waters listed below
is legal only from last
Sat. in April to Nov. 15th each year in both Inyo and Mono counties)
These waters are plated by the California Department of Fish & Game (DFG)
and Tim Alpers Hatchery.
Bishop Creek Canyon:
South Lake (19 miles from Bishop)
No
report.
Lake Sabrina (suh-brine-ah) (16 miles from Bishop)
No
report.
North Lake (18 miles from Bishop)
No
report.
Intake II (12 miles from Bishop)
No
report.
North & South Forks of Bishop Creek
(9 to 19 miles from Bishop, Bishop Creek Canyon)
No
report.
Year-Round fishing
in the Bishop Area
(It is legal to fish in the Owens River Gorge, Pleasant Valley Reservoir & the Lower Owens
River all year long although regulations on limits change during the winter
months (Nov.15 to last Sat. in April).
The Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce contracts with Tim Alpers to plant his
trophy size Alpers' Rainbow Trout in the Pleasant Valley Reservoir and the Owens River
in the Bishop area from November through April of each year.
The Owens River Gorge (15 miles from Bishop)
No
report.
Pleasant Valley Reservoir (6 miles from Bishop)
No report.
Lower Owens River Wild Trout Section (2 miles from
Bishop)
See below.
Lower Owens River
(runs a few miles north & east of Bishop)
No report.
For DWP water flows click
here.
Reports courtesy of Gary
Olson, Bishop Creek Lodge; Jared Smith, Parcher's Resort/South Lake Boat
Landing; Tom Loe, Sierra Drifters Guide Service, Patti Apted, Lake Sabrina Boat Landing; & Brocks Flyfishing Specialists.
See links below for these resorts and outfitters.
Resources
Brock's Flyfishing Specialists
100 N. Main St.
Bishop, CA 93514
760-872-3581
Brock's Flyfishing Specialists
Bishop Creek Lodge (South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon)
Bishop Creek Lodge (760) 873-4484
www.bishopcreekresort.com
Parcher's (South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon)
Parcher's Resort (760) 873-4177
South Lake Boat Landing
(760) 873-4177
www.parchersresort.net
Lake Sabrina Boat Landing (North Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon)
Rt.1, Box1
Bishop, CA 93514
(760) 873-7425
www.lakesabrinaboatlanding.com
Eastern High Sierra Fishing Report
US395.com
Performance Anglers
26 Old Mammoth Rd # L2,
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Click for video Fish Report here
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