Dave's Sierra Fishing

Eastern Sierra Fishing Maps


Map of Owens River Gorge, California


Map of the Owens River

Best Fishing Locations in the
Owens River Area

Owens River Gorge

  • From Lake Crowley down to Pleasant Valley
  • Flow changes based on release from dam
  • Difficult access, watch for rattlesnakes
  • Browns 8" to 10"

Lower Owens River

  • From Pleasant Valley on downstream
  • From Pleasant Valley Dam to the campground footbridge:
    • Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, limit 2
    • Oct 1 to Dec 31, barbless, artificial lures and flies only, catch and release
  • 3.3 miles downstream from footbridge:
    • Wild Trout section
    • Barbless, artificial lures and flies only
    • Catch and release
  • Year round fishing below Wild Trout section
  • Access from Chalk Bluff Road
  • Farther downstream bass begin to appear

Photo of Owens River

Owens River below Pleasant Valley

Rock Creek

  • Golden, brook, brown, and rainbow
  • Good fishing all along the creek
  • Try "The Pond" just below the lake
  • Fish beaver ponds between Big Meadow and Iris campgrounds

Rock Creek Lake

  • Golden, brook, brown, and rainbow
  • Night fishing allowed

Pine Creek

  • Brook, brown, and rainbow

Fishing Supplies

  • Brock's Fishing Supplies, Ltd., Bishop
  • Crowley Lake Fish Camp, South Landing Road
  • The Trout Fly and Troutfitter, Mammoth Lakes
  • Tom's Place
  • Rock Creek Lake Resort

Recommended Books about
Eastern 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.





Owens River Fishing and Camping Map Information


Tuff Campground

  • 34 camping sites
  • Piped Water
  • Vault Toilets
  • $20 per night
  • Some reservations taken

Lower Rock Creek Campground


Holiday Campground

  • Overflow campground
  • 35 sites
  • $20 per nights
  • Usually only open on holiday weekends; winter

French Camp Campground

  • 1/4 miles from US 395
  • 86 camping sites
  • Piped water
  • Flush toilets
  • $20 per night
  • Some reservations taken

Iris Meadow Campground

  • 14 camping sites
  • Piped water
  • Flush toilets
  • $20 per night
  • No reservations can be made

Big Meadow Campground

  • 11 camping sites
  • Flush toilets
  • $20 per night
  • Piped water
  • No reservations can be made

Palisade Campground

  • 5 camping sites
  • Flush toilets
  • $20 per night
  • Piped water
  • No reservations can be made

East Fork Campground

  • 138 camping sites
  • Flush toilets
  • $20 per night
  • Piped water
  • Reservations can be made

Pine Grove Campground

  • 11 camping sites
  • Flush toilets
  • $20 per night
  • Piped water
  • No reservations can be made

Upper Pine Grove Campground

  • 8 camping sites
  • Pit toilets
  • $20 per night
  • Piped water
  • No reservations can be made

Rock Creek Lake Campground

  • 28 camping sites
  • Flush toilets
  • $20 per night
  • Piped water
  • No reservations can be made

Pleasant Valley Campground

LA Dept. of Water and Power

  • 200 camping sites
  • Vault toilets
  • Piped water
  • Open year round

Rock Creek Lakes Resort

  • Tackle shop, store
  • small breakfast/lunch counter
  • Mid-May to mid-October
  • Housekeeping cabins, $165 and up