Bill Holmes - Activities - Fishing - Eastern Sierras

Bill Holmes - Activities - Fishing - Eastern Sierras

Lone Pine to Tahoe July, 2009 (Tahoe to Big Pine)
I explored nearly all the fishable streams from Lone Pine to Lake Tahoe along the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains -- one of my favorite places. It was as much to get away from hot Lancaster for my first real vacation since 1993 as research streams for a subsequent fishing trip with a friend since 4th grade who also needs to get away,and loves stream fishing. I maximized my time traveling and hiking by sleeping in my van at trail ends or off dirt roads,sponge-bathed naked in the open air in the middle of nowhere, and drank whey protein for breakfast, ate fruits and vegetables during the day and canned food at night when there were no fish. In the middle of the trip I used a timeshare in Tahoe for two days as a base camp.

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Left Lancaster 7/9/09 (107265 miles on odometer, 1:00 PM). Arrived at Lone Pine Whitney Portal road (3:12 PM).

Lone Pine Creek (3:20-4:00 PM) too swift.

View east from hereto valley.

Panorama of mountains west of creek.

Road to Whitney Portal.
Just beyond campground sign is Hogback Road on the right.

Glacial scarring.
Upper Hogback creek (107419, 4:30 PM).
Too much foliage. View west.

George Creek (107428, 5:48 PM), and other creeks flowing in to Manzanar Memorial to interned Japanese are fishable, but not scenic. Looking east from Onion Valley road.

Left Onion Valley (107450, 7:00 AM), and visited two camp grounds (107463,8:51 AM) below Department of Water and Power leased cabins. View up Onion Valley to trail head in the basin where I slept first night.

Waterfall from North Lake into stream below Lake Sabrina from Highway 168.
North Lake

Panorama of Lake Sabrina.
Intake 1 Lakedownstream of Lake Sabrina (107542, 7/10, 3:18).

Panorama of Bishop valley.

Bought maps and attempted WiFi at bookstore in Bishop (107510, 11:00 AM) Hooked 12" rainbow in Lower Rock Creek north (upstream) of the lower Old 395 crosses the stream.

Lower Rock Creek south (downstream) of the lower Old 395 crossing of the stream.
Unusual geologic formation viable from Old 395 intersection with Highway 395.

Ate trout with potatoes and asparagus at night, and tested metal detector the next morning at trail head above Lundy Lake (107638, 7:30 PM) Green Creek Road (107663, 7/11, 7:30 PM)

Panorama of beaver pond above Twin Lake.

Beavers keep shoulder clear.

Second beaver dam above Twin Lake.
Lake above adjacent beaver dam.

Waterfall above lake.
Recent beaver cut to block trail to second pond.

Wild flowers on tail.
Leaving upper Twin Lake (17705, 7/11, 3:42 PM).

Sumners Creek no fish.
Sumners Creek Road panorama.

Lower Twin Lake
East Walker River valley panorama looking west.

Doe grazing by at East Walker River camp.
East Walker River looking south. Relaxed in canvas chair with foot rest oriented this way during transition from evening to night while eating. Stars were great. Saw two satellites and two meteors.

East Walker River panorama looking west with river below.

Fish hooked in the morning, but too smart for me, so I left the area (107741, 7/12, 8:30 AM). East Walker River valley panorama looking northeast ((107752, 7/12, 9:00 AM).

Drove to Gardnerville and Mindin to return metal detector and buy fresh line and leader, thence up highways 206 and 206 to Stateline, Nevada.

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Lone Pine Creek (3:20-4:00 PM) too swift.	View east from hereto valley.
Panorama of mountains west of creek.	Road to Whitney Portal. Just beyond campground sign is Hogback Road on the right.
Glacial scarring.	Upper Hogback creek (107419, 4:30 PM). Too much foliage. View west.
George Creek (107428, 5:48 PM), and other creeks flowing in to Manzanar Memorial to interned Japanese are fishable, but not scenic. Looking east from Onion Valley road. Left Onion Valley (107450, 7:00 AM), and visited two camp grounds (107463,8:51 AM) below Department of Water and Power leased cabins.	View up Onion Valley to trail head in the basin where I slept first night.
Waterfall from North Lake into stream below Lake Sabrina from Highway 168.	North Lake
Panorama of Lake Sabrina.	Intake 1 Lakedownstream of Lake Sabrina (107542, 7/10, 3:18).
Panorama of Bishop valley. Bought maps and attempted WiFi at bookstore in Bishop (107510, 11:00 AM)	Hooked 12" rainbow in Lower Rock Creek north (upstream) of the lower Old 395 crosses the stream.
Lower Rock Creek south (downstream) of the lower Old 395 crossing of the stream.	Unusual geologic formation viable from Old 395 intersection with Highway 395.
Ate trout with potatoes and asparagus at night, and tested metal detector the next morning at trail head above Lundy Lake (107638, 7:30 PM)	Green Creek Road (107663, 7/11, 7:30 PM)
Panorama of beaver pond above Twin Lake.	Beavers keep shoulder clear.
Second beaver dam above Twin Lake.	Lake above adjacent beaver dam.
Waterfall above lake.	Recent beaver cut to block trail to second pond.
Wild flowers on tail.	Leaving upper Twin Lake (17705, 7/11, 3:42 PM).
Sumners Creek no fish.	Sumners Creek Road panorama.
Lower Twin Lake	East Walker River valley panorama looking west.
Doe grazing by at East Walker River camp.	East Walker River looking south. Relaxed in canvas chair with foot rest oriented this way during transition from evening to night while eating. Stars were great. Saw two satellites and two meteors.
East Walker River panorama looking west with river below. Fish hooked in the morning, but too smart for me, so I left the area (107741, 7/12, 8:30 AM).	East Walker River valley panorama looking northeast ((107752, 7/12, 9:00 AM).