The Kamloops Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops) was introduced to California in June 1950. 1,000 yearlings brought in from British Columbia were released in Shasta Lake by certain sportsmen out of Redding, CA. Since then, they have been introduced within other lakes of the Sierra such as Crowley Lake. It is the largest non-migratory Rainbow Trout. Kamloops prefer stillwater…
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The Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi), also known as the black spotted trout by the Paiute Indians, once flourished throughout the basins of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan. The trout reached epic sizes as Capt. John Fremont recounted that the Paiutes brought Lahonton trout to his camp in 1843. He wrote “Their flavor was excellent–superior,…
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The Volcano Creek Golden trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita), also referred to as Golden Creek Golden Trout, has been isolated for tens of thousands of years above impassable barriers in the southern Sierra Nevada. Through this time, the Golden Trout has evolved into a fish so unique and colorful that the California Legislature has named…
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The Little Kern Golden trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss whitei ), is native to high elevation streams and lakes in the Little Kern River, a major tributary to the Kern River in the southern Sierra Nevada. In the early 1900’s anglers and the Department of Fish and Game, eager to improve fishing, unwittingly threatened the Little Kern golden…
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Within the Sierra Nevada, 90% of a trout’s diet is from aquatic insects. As a flyfisherman, your goal is to entice a trout to select your fly as a food object. Once that selection is made, it’s your problem as to how you’re going to land that fish but that’s for another topic. For now,…
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Below is a suggested a hatch chart for Hatches, Eastern Sierra. Keep in mind that the time of insect emergence will fluctuate based upon weather conditions, run-off, water temperatures, and elevation. It is a general forecast not a specific one. January February March April May June July August September October November December Pale…
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Below is a suggested a hatch chart for Hatches, Westside Sierra. Keep in mind that the time of insect emergence will fluctuate based upon weather conditions, run-off, water temperatures, and elevation. It is a general forecast not a specific one. January February March April May June July August September October November December Pale…
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Below is a suggested a hatch chart for Hatches, Southern Sierra. Keep in mind that the time of insect emergence will fluctuate based upon weather conditions, run-off, water temperatures, and elevation. It is a general forecast not a specific one. January February March April May June July August September October November December Pale…
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Below is a suggested a hatch chart for Hatches, Sierra Tahoe. Keep in mind that the time of insect emergence will fluctuate based upon weather conditions, run-off, water temperatures, and elevation. It is a general forecast not a specific one. January Feburary March April May June July August September October November December Skwala…
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Types of Tactics Fly Fishing Tactics can pertain to any number of criteria that enable the fly fisherman to have better success on the water. There are three primary areas to consider: Water – knowledge of streams and lakes, their anatomy, how to read water, and where the fish lie. Types of Flies – the tactics of dry fly…
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