Eastern Sierra Fish Report
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Updated July 2, 2026
Lower Owens and Bishop Area— The Lower Owens is moving into the summer pattern with higher flows, making wading difficult and dangerous. Waters are clear and stocked but use heavier tackle to get down to the bottom. Daytime temperatures are also high.
Water conditions in Bishop Canyon are prime, with South Lake now full and stocked last week for the July 4th holiday crowds. The inlets are still the place to get an easy limit as trout school around the incoming water.
Lake Sabrina is not likely to fill this year, but water level is high enough to allow private boat launching, the lake was stocked last week and is also filled with lots of 2- to 3-pound holdovers. At South Lake the inlets are fishing very well, but anglers are also reporting fish are spread out in deeper water.
Few reports from North Lake, but it has been stocked and both shore and tube anglers are picking up rainbows and brookies.
Midday is a bit warm to be fishing at Pleasant Valley Reservoir, but morning and evenings are still good. Hot spots are where the Owens River enters the lake and near the launch ramp where state Fish and Wildlife released stocked rainbows.
Rock Creek, Convict Lake, Crowley Lake and Mammoth Lakes—the bite at Rock Creek is wide-open boat rentals available. The road to the Mosquito Flats Trailhead now open and the bite at backcountry lakes is steady for wild trout.
Convict Lake still reporting 4- to 6-pound fish and limits. The inlets are producing some bigger fish, but the action is spread out.
Crowley Lake water temperatures are rising, moving fish into deeper water at 35 to 30 feet. The North Arm and Hilton Bay have been most productive.
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