GOIN' FISHING PROSPECTS FOR TROUT COULD BE EXCELLENT.Byline: Michael Anastasi Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper Thank La Nina La Niña n. A cooling of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America, occurring periodically every 4 to 12 years and affecting Pacific and other weather patterns. for this: great trout fishing. Our weirdly short, yet intense winter created conditions that almost assure anglers at next month's Eastern Sierra opener will at least equal and probably surpass the wild success enjoyed in 1999. ``To be honest with you, it's going to be a very easy opener,'' said John Frederickson, operator of both Crowley Lake Crowley Lake is a reservoir on the upper Owens River in southern Mono County, California in the United States. It was created in 1941 by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) as storage for the Los Angeles Aqueduct and for flood control. and the June Lake June Lake is a subalpine lake in Mono County, California, located at at an elevation of 7,612 ft (2320 m). The lake is popular for fishing. Loop marinas - two of the area's most popular spots. The season opens on the last Saturday in April. This year it's the 29th, and includes a region extending roughly 300 miles, from Lone Pine in the west to Bridgeport in the east. Much of the land in the vicinity is owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. - most of our drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. comes from the Eastern Sierra - and it's long been a popular destination, even a family tradition, for Southland anglers. For many urban careerists, it's the one weekend of the year they dust off aging gear and head for the mountains, to enjoy the outdoors, reminisce rem·i·nisce intr.v. rem·i·nisced, rem·i·nisc·ing, rem·i·nisc·es To recollect and tell of past experiences or events. [Back-formation from reminiscence. of days without responsibility or foster the memories of a new generation. Last year, officials estimated 50,000 people from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and surrounding area fished the opening of trout season. What they should find this year is beautiful weather and lots of fish. The California Department of Fish and Game took advantage of the late winter to continue planting fishery trout into Eastern Sierra waterways. And with the weather turning warm at the beginning of this month, the DFG DFG Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Council) DFG Department of Fish and Game DFG District Factor Group DFG Data Flow Graph DFG Difference Frequency Generation DFG Diode Function Generator DFG Dog Faced Gremlin started planting again. It dumped, for example, about 30,000 fish in just last week, many of them 2 1/2 to 7-pound brood stock - fish that have been used for hatchery hatchery a commercial establishment dedicated to the hatching of bird eggs to provide day old chicks and poults to the poultry industry. hatchery liquid the contents of unfertilized eggs. Used in petfood manufacture. breeding programs the last couple of years and thus are fully developed. ``I couldn't believe all the beautiful fish,'' Frederickson said. ``I saw hunker hun·ker intr.v. hun·kered, hun·ker·ing, hun·kers 1. To squat close to the ground; crouch. Usually used with down: hunkered down to avoid the icy wind. 2. after hunker.'' More important about the winter is that what it lacked in length, it made up for in snow. It snowed more than 200 inches in Mammoth, and moisture content is at 110 percent of normal for the region. That will keep lake levels up and streams flowing well into the summer. The overall mildness, however, ensures that campgrounds under 9,000 feet elevation will be open, and most lakes will be cleared of ice. Crowley never froze over this year and June Lake cleared on Monday. ``I'm looking at (June) Lake right now and it's bright, bright blue,'' Frederickson said. ``That's totally unusual for March. We're weeks ahead of where we're usually at. I can walk out to the dock and see excellent fish swimming there.'' So if an angler is really interested in catching those fish, now is the time to prepare. ``You never know when you might have a fish of a lifetime,' said Craig Stockton, freshwater manager at J&T Tackle in Simi Valley. ``You don't want to lose it because you didn't do your homework.'' Stockton recommends line, damaged by oxidation and ultraviolet rays Ultraviolet rays Invisible light rays with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light but longer than that of x rays. Mentioned in: Sunscreens , be replaced after every three trips and minimally on an annual basis. Anglers should check their pole guides for smoothness and make sure their reels are seated properly in the pole without dust (especially for poles stored in a garage during the offseason). Anglesr should also check their drag. ``The guys who get the fish,'' Stockton said, ``are the guys who make sure their equipment works before they get up there.'' And that includes ensuring sharp hooks as well. Treble hooks on lures and standard fly hooks should be sharpened and replaced regularly. ``You can't overstate the importance of a sharp hook,'' said Sal Vallone, owner of Bob Sands Fishing Tackle in Van Nuys. ``It's the difference between night and day. You rarely miss a fish when you have a super sharp hook.'' Licenses this year cost $28.10, an increase of $1.05. The Eastern Sierra trout season closes on Nov. 15. Accommodations for opening weekend are filling. Reservation service numbers include: (888) 626-6684, (800) 462-5571, (800) 648-5863. GET READY FOR TROUT OPENER Overhaul rod and reel: replace line, inspect hole guides, clean and grease reel, inspect drag. Sharpen, replace treble and fly hooks. Check power bait; Salmon eggs for moisture; replace dried bait. Inventory tackle box; staighten out last year's mess. Buy 2000 Fishing license ($28.10) CAPTION(S): box, map Box: GET READY FOR TROUT OPENER (see text) Map: no caption (Eastern Sierra region) |
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