Site Map
Here's a quick run down of the major sections of this site and the focus of each:
Fly Patterns Habitat- Carson River, East Fork - Carson Iceberg Wilderness Section
- Carson River, East Fork - Hangman's Bridge & Below
- Clavey River
- Cottonwood Lakes
- Eagle Lake
- Heenan Lake
- Hot Creek
- Kern River - Johnsondale Bridge & Below
- Kern River - Heritage Trout Section
- Kinney Lakes
- Lake Alpine
- Little Kern River
- McCloud River
- Merced River - Below Yosemite N.P.
- Merced River - Yosemite National Park
- Sacramento River - Lower Section
- Stanislaus River, North Fork
- Walker River
- Yuba River - Lower Section
- Yuba River, North Fork
- River Restoration
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
- Bull Trout
- Cutthroat Trout
- Golden Trout
- Lake Trout
- Rainbow Trout
- Steelhead
- Endangered Listings
The Nature of Fly Fishing
Content - 2007
April 16, 2007
Added several key caddis pupa fly patterns important to fishing Western fly waters.
March 28, 2007
Buy a t-shirt and help the California golden trout. Patagonia's World Trout Initiative is now sponoring the The Golden Trout Project through sales of this t-shirt.
March 27, 2007 The Golden Trout Project needs volunteers for this summer! Howard Kern is looking for folks to staff a couple of key projects in Mulkey Meadows in the southern Sierra Nevada. Read here for further information.
March 21, 2007
A window of time exists - after the winter rains and before the spring run-off - to fish the Merced River outside the Yosemite National Park boundry. Besides rainbows, the Merced Canyon serves up an amazing assortment of wildflowers this time of year.
March 6, 2007
Two chinook salmon runs - one in serious decline on the Klamath River and another completely expired on the Lower San Joaquin River - are profiled in river restoration.
February 28, 2007
If you have ever ventured into the Trinity Mountains, steelheaded on the Klamath or Smith Rivers, or stocked native trout in the high deserts of Northeast California, then you'll enjoy the scenery of The Klamath Knot.
February 12, 2007
Expanding the Species section with Endangered Listings status of all trout, salmon, and steelhead species in the Western United States and detailed range maps of all the major trout species within the state of California.
January 24, 2007
Splitting Cane doesn't realize its full potential to inspire.
January 14, 2007
Caught the Skwala stonefly hatch, but no big rainbows on the Lower Yuba River.
Winter 2007
We're talking bigger, more powerful, trout. The EcoAngler makes room (and beefs up his gear) for Steelhead with Species description and expanded Habitat coverage.
Content - 2006
November 21, 2006
Explored a remote section of the East Carson River in the Iceberg Carson Wilderness.
November 10, 2006
The best of Fall - fishing the big October caddis hatch on the McCloud River.
November 3, 2006 Photographs of the McCloud River redband taken from a creek within the McCloud watershed are now available.
October 19, 2006 Expanded the habitat description of Eagle Lake with additional information and photos.
October 14, 2006 Added more photos of Eagle Lake rainbows I caught and released. More photos here.
October 11, 2006
Have a special place in your heart for native trout? Looking for a good read? Many Rivers to Cross gets a thumbs up.
September 23 - 24, 2006 Steelhead are creeping upstream into the Lower Sacramento River.
September 16, 2006 Posted my Photos from Heenan Lake. Lahontans in the 16 to 22 inch range, caught, photoed, and released.
September 2006 View more photos and info from my recent Golden Trout Wilderness Trip.
August 27, 2006 Added some photos of native Kern River rainbow taken in the Heritage Trout Section of the Kern River. More photos here.
August 24, 2006 Split Kern River content into 2 unique sections - Kern River - Johnsondale Bridge & Below and Kern River - Heritage Trout Section
August 5, 2006 Lake Alpine - Home to an aquatic mob of junk food junkies.
July 4, 2006 Caught and released over 10 California golden trout on Cottonwood Lakes including one around 15 inches.
July 2006 Read my Hot Creek Chronicle.
June 2006 Detailed topo maps are now available for each destination listed under Trout Habitat.
Winter 2006 The EcoAngler expands the Fly Patterns section with more flies, photos, and info to give the angler an effective fly box for the Sierra Nevada. Starting in February with 3 essential mayfly patterns: Blue Wing Olive, Pale Morning Dun, and Trico
2006.1.21 A trip to the upper Kern River (upstream of the Johnsdale bridge) looking for Kern River rainbow. The Kern River rainbow is subspecies of rainbow trout found only in California.
Content - 2005
2005.11.10 The East Walker River within California is open to anglers until November 15th. Low water levels and reduced flow from Bridgeport Reservior made for challenging conditions.
2005.10.29 Attended a clinic lead by Jay Fair and Denny Rickards at Eagle Lake.
2005.10.7 Enjoyed a clear autumn day cruising Heenan Lake. The mid-day proved the optimal time yielding several healthy Lahontan cutthroat in the 14 to 22 inch range.
