Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. This is the hot scoop on Eastern Sierra Fish'N Conditions for March of 2009.
BR> It has been a long time since I have used the word "epic" with regards to the fishing on any body of water here in the Sierra. There are two areas that currently fit this description; the Lower Owens River and Pleasant Valley Reservoir.
BR> A combination of ideal conditions have attributed to the great fishing in the Owens Valley recently. Low and stable water levels on the river and at the rez, warmer than usual air and water temperatures, and last but certainly not least?Ķan abundant amount of stocked fish!
BR> We have been experiencing a wet weather pattern this February that has replenished much of the snowpack that was depleted last season in the upper elevations. The snow sports are excellent with light crowds. This is a great time of year to do a "cast and carve" kind of thing around Mammoth. The Owens Valley has been spared significant snowfall, but has received measurable rain the last few storms. The extended forecast is calling for "potential instability" into early spring this year.