West Slope Sierra Foothills ReportRick Mazaira of Yosemite...

West Slope Sierra Foothills Report

Rick Mazaira of Yosemite Outfitters Reports:

Opening day January first was a time of exploring and catching up. We have seen large numbers of Salmon through the Stanislaus and had high hopes.

Stanislaus:

Lot of work to get them. Drifting is best with eggs, & nymphs.

Lower Tuolumne:

crowded, and slow fishing, hopefully the storms will agitate the water and after a week it should fish well. Use eggs, nymphs, and a BWO dry.

Merced:

below El Portal to Bagby blown due to storms
Use Nymphs and check the weather before you go, temps have been cold and storms have been stacking up.

From all of us here, we’d like to thank you for your support and wish you the best for the holidays!

Cheers,
Rick