READY FOR REEL ADVENTURE? PREPAREDNESS KEY TO TROUT SUCCESS.Byline: Bill Becher Special to the Daily News The Eastern Sierra trout season starts early this year - Saturday, April 24. That means it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to haul out your tackle box and get ready. First, check your reels. Make sure they are clean and lubricated lu·bri·cate v. lu·bri·cat·ed, lu·bri·cat·ing, lu·bri·cates v.tr. 1. To apply a lubricant to. 2. To make slippery or smooth. v.intr. To act as a lubricant. , per the manufacturers' instructions, and spin freely. Replace old mono if you don't want that Crowley monster to break you off. ``LLine has a shelf life. Six-pound becomes two-pound,'' said Kent Rianda, one of the owners of the Trout Fly and Troutfitter tackle shops in Mammoth Lake. Fly fishers will want to clean and check fly lines for cracking and replace leaders and tippet tip·pet n. 1. A covering for the shoulders, as of fur, with long ends that hang in front. 2. A long stole worn by members of the Anglican clergy. 3. A long hanging part, as of a sleeve, hood, or cape. spools. Jeff Ellis, one of the owners of the Fisherman's Spot in Van Nuys, suggests examining waders and float tubes for leaks. If you use breathable breath·a·ble adj. 1. Suitable or pleasant for breathing: breathable air. 2. Permitting air to pass through: a breathable fabric. waders to float tube, be sure to pack extra fleece underwear, as the water you'll be tubing in might have been snow the night before. Pontoon pontoon, one of a number of floats used chiefly to support a bridge, to raise a sunken ship, or to float a hydroplane or a floating dock. Pontoons have been built of wood, of hides stretched over wicker frames, of copper or tin sheet metal sheathed over wooden boats keep you higher, dryer and warmer than float tubes, Ellis says. The new Outcast Fish Cat 8 is $399 with oars and stripping apron at the Fisherman's Spot. Examine your rods for bent, cracked or broken guides and tip-top. Apply a small amount of paraffin to ferrules to make it easier to separate multipiece rods. Fly anglers might want to spend an evening or two at a local park getting the kinks out of their casting stroke. Sort out and check lures, hooks and flies. Sharpen hooks. Fly fishers will want to have the patterns and sizes they need. Midge midge, name for any of numerous minute, fragile flies in several families. The family Chironomidae consists of about 2,000 species, most of which are widely distributed. The herbivorous larvae are found in all freshwaters; the larvae of some species live in saltwater. nymphs, Pheasant Tails, Hares' Ears and the Harrops Surface Emerger are good early-season flies, says Rianda. Sal Vallone, owner of Bob Sands Fishing Tackle in Van Nuys, suggests bait anglers make sure jars of Power Bait and salmon eggs haven't dried out. Vallone advises trying some of Berkley's new Trout Dip in corn, garlic and roe flavors. These scents can be applied to a variety of baits. Get a room - or at least a place to pitch your tent. Michelle Loe at Central Reservations of Mammoth, (800) 321-3261, says there are plenty of condos available from studios to three-bedroom units at lower spring rates. Some Eastern Sierra campsites can be reserved, others are first-come first-serve. Campgrounds on 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 should be open. Convict Lake Convict Lake (elevation 7,850 feet (2393 m)), is a lake in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada in California, USA. It is known for its fishing and the dramatic mountains (including Mount Morrison) that surround the lake. , Sherwin Creek, French Camp and Tuff campgrounds should also be open. Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Mountain is a large lava dome complex[1] that lies to the west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California in the Inyo National Forest. Mammoth Mountain is home to the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area which is notable in that it gets an unusually large amount of RV Park, (760) 934-3822, has plenty of space, but make a reservation. RV full hookups, showers, laundry and tent camping sites are available. If you're 16 or older you will need a fishing license. California's budget crisis means on-line license sales are a thing of the past, but you can get a license at a tackle shop and many sporting-goods stores. Cost for a full-year-resident, fresh-water license is $32.80. Two-day licenses are $16.55. Know the regulations. The Upper Owens River Owens River A river, about 193 km (120 mi) long, of eastern California rising in the Sierra Nevada and flowing generally southward, formerly to Owens Lake, , from Benton Crossing to the Crowley Lake Monument, is closed to all fishing until the Saturday before Memorial Day. General regulations (five fish per day, 10 in possession) apply to Crowley and Convict lakes. Hot Creek is barbless, catch-and-release fly-fishing only, zero limit. The Upper Owens River above Benton Crossing Bridge to Highway 395 has a season-long, two-fish-per-day-over-16-inches limit on barbless artificial lures and flies only (no bait). Except for the Owens River, tributaries to Crowley Lake (Hilton, Whiskey, Crooked and McGee creeks) have special regulations. No bait fishing. Barbless artificial lures and flies only with a two-fish-over-18- inch limit. The 2004 Sport Fishing regulations booklet is available online at www.dfg.ca.gov/fg-comm/2004/freshfishregbook04.pdf. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) A double helping of trout (top) can be ample incentive for some anglers. Pontoon boats keep one higher, dryer and warmer than float tubes. (3) Dennis Hain, right, of Thousand Oaks and his brother Richard caught these 2-to-3-pound rainbow trout rainbow trout Species (Oncorhynchus mykiss) of fish in the salmon family (Salmonidae) noted for spectacular leaps and hard fighting when hooked. It has been introduced from western North America to many other countries. at Gull Lake on the opening day of trout season last year. Bill Becher/Special to the Daily News |
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