Greetings Anglers,
Summer has arrived in full force with some high temperatures throughout California. Fishing is finally picking up as the water levels begin to recede.
I have spent several day is the Golden Trout Wilderness in the past month and fishing has been fantastic!!
On July 1st, we made our annual trip to GTW and although stream levels were still very high, we managed to find several spots where the fishing was outstanding!! Next trip was on the 10th, water levels had dropped some more although it was still way higher than normal for the past few years. Fish populations this year in the multiple streams we have fished for Golden Trout this year have been extraordinary, everywhere you looked, there were fish.
On the 19th, I volunteered to participate in a 4 day Backpacking trip into GTW, staying at Golden Trout Camp and assisting with the instruction of several youth students that were attending a wilderness adventure weeklong trip hosted by Outward Bound Adventures and the Fly Fishing portion coordinated by my friend Carl Crawford, youth coordinator for the Pasadena Casting Club. On the first day of instruction after breakfast, we gave the teens a crash course in casting, knot tying and fly selection with the basics of Aquatic Entomology. In the afternoon we took the down to the stream to get started catching some fish, most of the students caught fish the first day and were very excited. Day 2 was bright and sunny, we took the students down to the meadows to get in some great fishing in the eddies and pools, all fish were caught on dry flies both days making for some exciting fishing for some of the most colorful Golden Trout to be found anywhere in the state. All of the students caught fish that day and were all very excited to go fishing again soon. It was a pleasure to be able to be a part of this experience and I hope to be invited again next year!!
Trips are now available to several areas of the Eastern Sierras, drop me a email or call with your interests and let me setup a excursion for you to catch some stunning fish and get some stamps for your DFW Passport!!
I look forward to seeing you on the water and fishing with you this year,
Frank Burr
Oasis Fly Fishing
