Kearsarge Pass – watch out for bears

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Kearsarge Pass 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 #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: Kearsarge Pass can…

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Upper Bubbs Creek – browns and rainbows below vidette

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Upper Bubbs Creek area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #14Elk Hair Caddis #14-16Stimulator #14Madam X #12-14Royal Wulff #14 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: Kearsarge…

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Shepherd Pass – one of the toughest pass trails

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Shepherd Pass area: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #14Elk Hair Caddis #14-16Stimulator #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 Shepherd Pass Trailhead from Highway 395, in Independence, CA: Turn west on Market Street. Travel 4.3 miles to Foothill Rd. Turn south…

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Western Divide – most of a fishless area

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Western Divide 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…

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Tyndall Creek – once the finest

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Tyndall Creek area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #14Elk Hair Caddis #14-16Stimulator #14Madam X #12-14Royal Wulff #14 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…

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George Creek – visit some colorado cutthroats

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for George Creek area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #14Elk Hair Caddis #14-16Stimulator #14 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #16-18Prince Nymph #16-18 Streamer Flies:Muddler Minnow #8-10Woolly Bugger, Black or Olive #8-10 Directions: From US Highway 395, in Independence, CA: Turn west onto Market Street. Market Street is also known…

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Wallace Creek and Wright Lakes – a storied history of goldens

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Wright Lakes/Wallace Creek area:Eastern Sierra Hatch SelectionOther Local Favorites: Dry Flies: Parachute Adams #16-18Elk Hair Caddis #16-18Stimulator #14Madam X #12-14Royal Wulff #16-18 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 Directions: From the East Side, there are two trailheads to access…

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Whitney Portal – fish while ascending whitney

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Whitney Portal area:Eastern Sierra Hatch SelectionOther Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Elk Hair Caddis #16-18Stimulator #14Madam X #12-14Royal Wulff #16-18 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 Directions: Whitney Portal is the end of the Whitney Portal road in Inyo…

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North Fork Mokelumne River – flows can vary by season

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

    Suggested Flies for the NF Mokelumne area:Westside Sierra Hatch Selection Dry Flies:Elk Hair Caddis #14-18PMD #14-18BWO #16-20Royal Stimulator #6-14 Nymph Flies:Kaufmann Golden Stone #6-10Black A.P. Nymph #12-16Olive Bird’s Nest #14-18GR Hare’s Ear #10-14Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-18 Streamer Flies:Woolly Bugger #6-8Marabou Muddler #6-8Matuka #6-10 Directions: North Fork Mokelumne: Take Hwy 88 (Carson Pass Highway)…

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