Fishing in California's Sierra Nevada
Travel Information: Airlines, Amtrak, Bus, Shuttle
Useful Guides from Orvis
Travel to California's Sierra Nevada
Amtrak Service
- California Zephyr: Chicago - Reno - Truckee - Colfax - Roseville - Davis - Martinez - Sacramento - Emeryville (bus connection to San Francisco)
- Capitol Corridor: Auburn - Roseville - Davis - Martinez - Sacramento - Emeryville - Oakland Airport - San Jose (and other stations between)
- San Joaquin: Oakland or Sacramento - Stockton - Modesto - Merced (connect bus to Yosemite) - Madera - Fresno - Visalia (connect bus to Sequoia) Bakersfield (connect bus to Las Vegas, Los Angeles)
Bus Service
- Sequoia Park Shuttle: Visalia to Sequoia National Park
- Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS): Service connecting Merced - Mariposa - Yosemite Valley - Tuolumne Meadows - Lee Vining - June Lake - Mammoth Lakes
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority (CREST): Connections to Reno - Carson City - Coleville - Walker - Topaz - Bridgeport - Mammoth Lakes - Bishop - Lone Pine
- Greyhound: Connect from any major city to Fresno - Merced - Truckee - Visalia
- Tahoe Area Regional Transit (TART): Truckee and along Lake Tahoe shoreline, connections to Amtrak and Greyhound in Truckee, and connections to Reno's RTC bus line
Major Airports
- San Francisco International: connections to Amtrak, Greyhound bus, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to Oakland. From Oakland's McArthur BART Station take free shuttle (Emory Go Round) to Amtrak Station in Emeryville
- Oakland International: connections to Amtrak, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), AC Transit (local bus)
- San Jose International: VTA (Valley Transit Authority) or taxi connections to BART, Amtrak, and Greyhound
- Sacramento International: Shuttle to Lake Tahoe, YoloBus to downtown Sacramento with connections to Amtrak and Greyhound
- Reno-Tahoe International: Shuttle bus to Lake Tahoe, RTC bus connects to Amtrak, Greyhound, or Eastern Sierra Transit Authority (CREST)
- Fresno Yosemite International Airport: Fresno Area Express (FAX) to Downtown Transit Mall to connect to Amtrak or Greyhound
Regional Airports
- Merced Municipal Airport: Great Lakes Aviation daily flights to/from Las Vegas; connections to Amtrak, Greyhound, YARTS to Yosemite and Eastern Sierra
- Visalia Municipal Airport: Great Lakes Aviation flights to/from Ontario; connections to Sequoia Park Shuttle, Greyhound, Amtrak
- Mammoth Yosemite Airport, Mammoth Lakes: Horizon Air flights from LA, San Jose; United from San Francisco - seasonal changes in flight schedules
- Eastern Sierra Regional Airport, Bishop: Eastern Sierra Transit Authority connections to June Lake, Mammoth, Carson City
Recommended Books about Sierra Fishing
- Fly Fishing Eastern Sierra Streams, Michael Brown. Loaded with information on equipment, flies and where to fish in the Eastern Sierra.
- Fly Fishing Mammoth, Mark J. Heskett. Covers equipment, the 10 best flies for the area and how to tie them, lakes and streams, including private land, and hatches and their seasons.
- The Definitive Guide to Fishing Central California, Chris Shaffer. An amazing book covering fishing places from Santa Barbara to Sonora Pass. Contains a whole section on the Eastern Sierra.
- California's Best Fly Fishing: Premier Streams and Rivers from Northern California to the Eastern Sierra, Chip O'Brien, 2010. Northern California fishing destinations including East Walker River, Owens River, and Hot Creek.