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Fred Rowe owns Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Guide Service. He teaches fly fishing and fly tying. He is one of the original fly fishing guides in the Eastern Sierra guiding from Bishop to Bridgeport. He is an avid hunter who loves to hunt birds, especially waterfowl. Fred can be reached at (760) 920-8325, sierrabrightdot.com.

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Bishop Weekly Fly Fishing Report

Bishop Weekly Fly Fishing Report

Updated 3-16-2023 Pleasant Valley Rd. is currently closed at 395. Chalk Bluff Road is closed to motorists at both ends due to extensive washouts. The river is currently chocolate colored and fishing is tough. Flows will stay high throughout the runout. The road to Buckley Ponds is also closed. There has been extensive damage to the backroads of Inyo County.

Bishop Spring Fishing Report

Bishop Spring Fishing Report

Wind has been relentless this last week. Mornings have been fishable before the winds pick up in the afternoon. So far this has been a very windy spring. Insects are hatching and fishing has been good when you can get a cast and a drag free drift. Lower Owens River...