Posts by Fly Fishing the Sierra

Suggested Flies for Piute Canyon area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Stillwater Flies:Woolly Bugger #8-10Mohair Leech #8-10Matuka #8-10 Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Royal Wulff #16-18Yellow Humpy #14Griffith’s Gnat #16-18Black Gnat #18Henrys Fork Hopper #14Chernobyl Ant #16Mosquito #18 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18Copper John #16-18 Directions: Piute Canyon can be accessed from…

Suggested Flies for the Sabrina Lakes Backcountry Area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Stillwater Flies:Woolly Bugger #8-10Krystal Buggers #8-10Clouser Minnow (Black/Silver/blue) #6-8Matuka #6-10 Nymphs:Prince NymphHare’s Ear Nymph Drys:Olive CaddisParachute AdamsRoyal Wulff #16-18BWO Sparkle Dun #18-20BWO Parachute Dun #18-20 Directions: Sabrina Lake trailhead. From Highway 395 in downtown Bishop, turn west on Line Street /…

Suggested Flies for Evolution Valley area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Royal Wulff #16-18Yellow Humpy #14Griffith’s Gnat #16-18Black Gnat #16-18Henrys Fork Hopper #12Chernobyl Ant #12-14Mosquito #14-16Bivisible #14-16 Nymph Flies:Hare’s Ear #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18Copper John #14-16Pat’s Rubber Legs #10 Directions: I put this region within the East Side maps due…

Suggested Flies for the Humphreys Basin Area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Nymphs:Prince NymphHare’s Ear Nymph Terrestrials:Thunder Thigh Hopper #12-13Perfect Ant #12-16 Drys:Olive CaddisParachute AdamsRoyal Wulff #16-18Renegade #16-18Griffiths Gnat #18-20 Directions: North Lake can be reached from Bishop on Hwy 395; take W. Line St. (Hwy 168) west, go 15 miles to South Lake turnoff, just below…

Suggested Flies for the South Lake Backcountry Area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Elk Hair Caddis #16-18Royal Wulff #16-18Griffith’s Gnat #16-18Henrys Fork HopperChernobyl Ant Nymph Flies:Hare’s Ear #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18 Directions: From US Highway 395 in downtown Bishop, turn west on Line Street /Highway 168. Follow Line…

Suggested Flies for Big Pine Lakes Area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Elk Hair Caddis #16-18Royal Wulff #16-18BWO Sparkle Dun #18-20BWO Parachute Dun #18-20Griffith’s Gnat #16-18Henrys Fork HopperChernobyl Ant Nymph Flies:Hare’s Ear #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18 Directions: 15 miles south of Bishop is the town of Big Pine…

Suggested Flies for Big Pine Creek Area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Elk Hair Caddis #16-18Royal Wulff #16-18BWO Sparkle Dun #18-20BWO Parachute Dun #18-20Griffith’s Gnat #16-18Henrys Fork HopperChernobyl Ant Nymph Flies:Hare’s Ear #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18 Directions: 15 miles south of Bishop is the town of Big Pine…

Suggested Flies for Goddard Divide area:Eastern Sierra Hatch SelectionOther Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Royal Wulff #16-18Yellow Humpy #14Griffith’s Gnat #16-18 Nymph Flies:Hare’s Ear #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18 Directions: I put this region within the East Side maps due to proximity, not to ease of access. The preferred route is often…

Suggested Flies for Le Conte Canyon area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Royal Wulff #16-18Yellow Humpy #14Griffith’s Gnat #16-18 Nymph Flies:Hare’s Ear #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18 Directions: From South Lake Trailhead, hike to Bishop Pass, 5 miles distance with a gain of about 2000′. This is also the park boundary…

Suggested Flies for Palisade Basin area:Eastern Sierra Hatch SelectionOther Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Royal Wulff #16-18Yellow Humpy #14Griffith’s Gnat #16-18 Nymph Flies:Hare’s Ear #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18 Directions: From South Lake Trailhead, hike to Bishop Pass, 5 miles distance with a gain of about 2000′. This is also the park boundary for Kings…