Frozen lakes, closed roads and swift-moving water failed to discourage die-hard fishermen out alongside the Jap Sierra for the opening day of trout season Saturday. Many have been out earlier than dawn to stake a out a spot of snowy shoreline through the extremely anticipated occasion.
Report snowfall left many areas inaccessible to anglers as roads to well-liked fishing spots have been closed and most lakes have been nonetheless frozen over. Fishermen braved a stroll out on a thawing however nonetheless frozen Crowley Lake, augering holes by means of foot-thick ice to drop a line into the water. Consumption 2 close to Aspendell noticed anglers crowding a snow-covered shoreline to solid.
Down at decrease elevations, anglers across the Owens Valley handled fast-moving water and unusually crowded spots to solid a line. Invoice Sear of Seal Seaside and Bishop pulled a trout out of the chilly North Fork of Bishop Creek Canal simply after dawn, proclaiming, “I’m killing it. You must know the place the very best spots are, and I do know them.”
Invoice Sear of Seal Seaside pulls in a trout out of Bishop Creek Canal in Bishop.
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![A fisherman sits next to a hole cut into frozen Crowley Lake.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/abb63d5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2178+0+0/resize/2000x1210!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2F64%2Fdc6fdc5f4cc4a1470167aa65135b%2F1285774-la-me-trout-fishing-snow-brv-brv026.jpg)
A fisherman waits for a chunk on frozen Crowley Lake on the official opening day of Jap Sierra trout season Saturday. Ice fishing was the one possibility on the lake because the marina was nonetheless frozen.
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![Anglers cast long shadows on a snow-covered shoreline.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9c002b3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2023+0+0/resize/2000x1124!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F65%2F09%2Fb0dfe31140d6b1fb305dc81ef0c5%2F1285774-la-me-trout-fishing-snow-brv-brv023.jpg)
Anglers solid lengthy shadows on the snow-covered shoreline at Consumption 2 close to Aspendell in Bishop.
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![A swimmer quickly moves out of a frigid lake with snow and ice in the background.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/497f2bc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2400+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdc%2Fc7%2F5fdf081645289b24ae432ef6d7cc%2F1285774-la-me-trout-fishing-snow-brv-brv020.jpg)
Kelsey Hammond exits a frigid Convict Lake after a three-minute soak.
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![A fishermen walks against the backdrop of snow-covered mountains.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2fceb6b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2400+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2F9d%2Fd6a3f2884501894be881d7feb937%2F1285774-la-me-trout-fishing-snow-brv-brv005.jpg)
A fisherman heads out to strive his luck in opposition to the backdrop of a snow-covered Sierra Nevada alongside North Bishop Creek Canal.
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![Snowy Sierra Nevada mountains reflected in water.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6a4e1fd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2295+0+0/resize/2000x1275!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2F5b%2Fba87e87f4658a6b2f895c5ee6f42%2F1285774-la-me-trout-fishing-snow-brv-brv024.jpg)
The Sierra Nevada crest is mirrored on Consumption 2 close to Aspendell.
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![A fisherman holds a pair of trout as the sun rises.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1a37c8e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2249+0+0/resize/2000x1249!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F16%2F21%2F4be5d2dc4b599b62f59e6c863d35%2F1285774-la-me-trout-fishing-snow-brv-brv016.jpg)
Invoice Waters hooks up his second trout of the morning in Bishop because the solar rises above the White Mountains.
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