Posts by Fly Fishing the Sierra

Suggested Flies for Blackcap 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 #16-18Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18 Directions: From Clovis, take Hwy 168 42 miles northeast to Shaver Lake. Turn right and go east on Dinkey Creek Road and follow…

Suggested Flies for Goddard Creek 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 Lake Basin Area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Royal Wulff #16-18BWO Sparkle Dun #18-20BWO Parachute Dun #18-20 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 on Hwy 395. Take Glacier Road for 11 miles to the…

Suggested Flies for Upper Basin South Fork Kings area: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #12Elk Hair Caddis #14-16Stimulator #12Madam X #10-12Royal Wulff #12 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-18Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-18Bird’s Nest #14-18Bird’s Stonefly Nymph #8-10Copper John, Black #18-22 Terrestrials:Muddler Minnow #8-10Woolly Bugger, Black or Olive #8-10 Directions: The most direct route to this…

Suggested Flies for Taboose Creek area: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #12Elk Hair Caddis #14-16Stimulator #12Madam X #10-12Royal Wulff #12 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-18Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-18Bird’s Nest #14-18Bird’s Stonefly Nymph #8-10Copper John, Black #18-22 Terrestrials:Muddler Minnow #8-10Woolly Bugger, Black or Olive #8-10 Directions: From Mojave, drive north on Highway 14 to Highway…

Suggested Flies for Upper Woods Creek area:Eastern Sierra Hatch SelectionOther Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #14Elk Hair Caddis #14-16Stimulator #14Madam X #12-14Royal Wulff #14 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-18Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-18Bird’s Nest #14-18Bird’s Stonefly Nymph #8-10Copper John, Black #18-22 Streamer Flies:Muddler Minnow #8-10Woolly Bugger, Black or Olive #8-10 Directions: Take the…

Suggested Flies for Sawmill Pass area: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16Elk Hair Caddis #14-16Stimulator #14 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-18Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-18 Streamers:Muddler Minnow #8-10Woolly Bugger, Black or Olive #8-10 Directions: From Mojave, drive north on Highway 14 to Highway 395. Continue north of Highway 395, driving 9 miles past the town…

Suggested Flies for Gardiner Basin Area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Elk Hair Caddis #16-18Royal Wulff #16-18BWO Sparkle Dun #18-20BWO Parachute Dun #18-20 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18 Directions: From Fresno, take Hwy 180 east into Grant Grove and follow the South Fork of the Kings River…

Suggested Flies for Rae Lakes area:Eastern Sierra Hatch SelectionOther Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #12Elk Hair Caddis #14-16Stimulator #12Madam X #10-12Royal Wulff #12 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18Bird’s Nest #14-18Bird’s Stonefly Nymph #8-10Copper John, Black #18-22 Streamer Flies:Muddler Minnow #8-10Woolly Bugger, Black or Olive #8-10 Directions: From the East…

Suggested Flies for Baxter Pass area: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #14Elk Hair Caddis #16-18Stimulator #14 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18 Streamers:Muddler Minnow #8-10Woolly Bugger, Black or Olive #8-10 Directions: To Baxter Pass Trailhead from Highway 395, approximately 2 miles north of Independence, CA: Turn West onto Fish Hatchery Road. Turn right onto North…