Mt. Whitney Backcountry – excellent streams and lakes

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Mt. Whitney Backcountry:Southern Sierra Hatch SelectionOther Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Stimulator #12Madam X #10-12Royal Wulff #12 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16Bird’s Nest #14-18Zug Bug #12-14 Directions: Access to the Whitney Backcountry is turning left on Whitney Portal Road within the town of Lone…

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EF and SF Kaweah River – fish within the wilderness

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for East and South Fork Kaweah River:Southern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #12Elk Hair Caddis #14-16St. Vrain Caddis Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #12-14Prince Nymph #12-14Bird’s Nest #12-14Zug Bug #12-14 Directions: Access to the Kaweah River is by Hwy 198 from Visalia. South Fork Drive (Road…

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Mineral King – many trails to great fishing

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Mineral King area:Southern 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: To reach Mineral King from Visalia, CA, follow Highway 198 East for 31.5 miles to the Mineral King…

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Cottonwood Lakes and Golden Trout Creek – a golden history

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Cottonwood Lakes area:Southern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Stimulator #12Madam X #10-12Royal Wulff #12 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16Bird’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 Lone Pine,…

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NF Tule and NF of MF Tule River – fish the upper reaches

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for NF Tule River area:Southern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Stimulator #14-16Elk Hair Caddis #14-16Royal Wulff #14-16Henrys Fork Hopper #10Perfect Ant #18 Nymph Flies:Kern Emerger #8-16Prince Nymph #16-20Black Rubberlegs #6-8Brook’s Golden Stonefly Nymph #10Little Yellow Stonefly Nymph #10Copper John’s #18-20Wooly Buggers, Olive or Black #8-10 Directions: To get to the North…

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Upper Kern and Little Kern River – a golden ancestry

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Upper Kern and Little Kern River:Southern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Stimulator #12Madam X #10-12Royal Wulff #12 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16Bird’s Nest #14-18Zug Bug #12-14Kern Emerger #12-14 Directions: From Highway 99 near Bakersfield, take Highway 178 east for 45…

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SF Kern and Monache Meadows – ancestral home of the Golden

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for South Fork Kern and Monache Meadows:Southern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Stimulator #12Madam X #10-12Royal Wulff #12 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16Bird’s Nest #14-18Zug Bug #12-14 Directions: Take Hwy 395 to Nine Mile Canyon Road, proceeding to Kennedy Meadows and…

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Middle Fork Tule River – a small stream with healthy fish

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for South Fork of the Middle Fork Tule River:Southern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Stimulator #12Madam X #10-12Royal Wulff #12 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16Bird’s Nest #14-18Zug Bug #12-14Kern Emerger #12-14 Directions: Access to the MF Tule River is by Hwy…

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Upper Kern above Johnsondale Bridge – great fishing after the runoff

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Upper Kern above Johnsondale Bridge:Southern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Stimulator #12Madam X #10-12Royal Wulff #12 Nymph Flies:Kern Emerger #8-16Prince Nymph #16-20Black Rubberlegs #6-8Brook’s Golden Stonefly Nymph #10Little Yellow Stonefly Nymph #10Copper John’s #18-20 Streamer Flies:Muddler Minnow #8-10Woolly Bugger, Black or Olive #8-10 Directions: The Kern…

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Kennedy Meadows and Fish Creek – home of the golden trout

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Kennedy Meadows and Fish Creek:Southern Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Stimulator #12Madam X #10-12Royal Wulff #12 Nymph Flies:Kern Emerger #8-16Prince Nymph #16-20Black Rubberlegs #6-8Brook’s Golden Stonefly Nymph #10Little Yellow Stonefly Nymph #10Copper John’s #18-20 Streamer Flies:Muddler Minnow #8-10Woolly Bugger, Black or Olive #8-10 Directions: You can…

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