Nothing Like Nostalgia

WHERE DID IT ALL GO ?

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Those under 60 - don't bother to click HERE.

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For Tim, Mom, & the "Damn Beaver"

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For Jerry & the old gang!
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Back At It

FIREHOLE FISHING O. K.

Alpers Entrenching

Pack Your Boat

.. Our friend Tim Alpers has gotten some help from the Mono County Development Council and is rapidly on his way to making the Conway Ranch along Highway 395 a new destination for California fishing. Read the whole story by Pete Thomas in the L.A. Times.

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.. Lake fishers, big water river fishers, and daredevil rapids fishermen now have the opportunity to take it all with them.
.. Hammacher Schlemmer has a complete pontoon boat in a pack on sale for just $299.95.
.. If you're a flats type, or just have genes of the adventurous kind, try their inflatable kayak. Stand up for a better view. It's only $1,899.95

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.. The Firehole River has provided some O.K. fishing for the opening week in Yellowstone National Park. Baetis in the afternoon and just about any double nymph rig all day.
.. It's picking up, and hatches are now making themselves apparent. We'll cruise, (and fish some,) tomorrow and let you know the full story.
.. Check out the fishing report at Madison River Outfitters for recent details about the week's fishing.
.. We like the little fly from up on the Missouri River called John's Baetis. It's quick to tie, casts like it isn't there and catches fish with the aplomb of a kid with a worm. It's featured by the Falls Outfitters - as tied by John Arnold. (Click HERE for the recipe.)

Bob Steele Would Be Sad

OWENS RIVER RANCH SOLD

Follows Arcularius Ranch

william mullholland is pissed

.. Tim Alpers has sold the Owens River Ranch. He sold it to the same folks that bought the Arcularius Ranch. Both ranches have been dear to the hearts of Eastern Sierra fishers.
.. These Two Ranches escaped the water piracy and grand schemes of the Eaton/Mullholland era and went on to become destination fisheries for thousands of visitors. We wonder if Hot Creek Ranch will follow.
.. Just plain folks and just famous folks haunted the waters of the upper Owens River. It was a warm and friendly place, and "Mom" would constantly remind you not to pet the beaver.
.. Bob Steele was a near perpetual resident for a brief time - he even fished some. And, rumors and legends persist that the famous John C. Fremont cannon is located in the big draw just to the north and east of the upper pools, (#1, #2.)
.. Happily the trout rearing operation will continue at a new location further up the valley. The Alpers' Rainbow Trout are justly famous throughout California and the west. The average adult trout is about four pounds, (some are as big as 11#.)

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BACKGROUND & SOURCES

-- San Diego Union-Tribune
-- California Game & Fish
-- Kern River Board
-- Adios Alpers
-- Mono County Planning Document
-- California Water Wars
-- Tim Stocking Trout
-- Aquafornia Blog

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