Fishing & Stocking Reports
Stocking Reports:
The Mono County trout stocking program starts about two weeks before opener (last Saturday in April) and continues all summer throughout 21 bodies of water in Mono County.
Sustainable Fishing: Think "catch and release." A healthy Mono County fisheries system needs healthy fish. Keep only what you need release the rest to reproduce, grow, and become a Trophy Trout.
California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Fish Planting Schedule
Sotcher, Starkweather and San Joaquin River, Middle Fork are listed under Madera County. For recorded information, call (855) 887-1275.
The Town of Mammoth Lakes also typically stocks the Mammoth Lakes Basin lakes and Mammoth Creek every season.
Local Guide's Fishing Reports:
- Ken's Sporting Goods: Experts on Bridgeport waters and surrounding area
- Performance Angler's: Bishop to Bridgeport
- Sierra Drifters: Crowley Lake, Owens River, Hot Creek & more
- The Trout Fitter: Mammoth Lakes and Bishop to Bridgeport
- FishMammoth.com: Eastern Sierra fly fishing report
- Easternsierrafishingreports.com: updated reports from all over the Eastern Sierra. Fish reports directly from the local guides, tackle stores, marinas and more.
- Western Outdoor News: updated reports from all over the Eastern Sierra.
Marinas and Lakes Fishing Reports:
- Crowley Lake
- Convict Lake
- Gull Lake
- Silver Lake
- Bridgeport Reservoir
- Bridgeport
- Walker River
- Virginia Lakes Resort
- Topaz Lake
Analytical Reports:
- Bridgeport Fish Enhancement Program
- Crowley Lake
- East Walker River (Stream Gaging)
- Owens Valley Flow Reports
Quagga Mussel Prevention - Crowley Lake Read here about the efforts by Caltrout and the CADFW to help restore the native and very drought-resilient Lahontan Cutthroat Trout.