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Trail Report - Last Updated: Aug 25, 2008 8:48 AM

Mammoth Mountain Bike Park is proud to announce the opening of its newest trail, Twilight Zone.  To get there, take a right off Chain Smoke and fly through a series of dirt jumps and turns leading into "The Deep End", a 9-foot tall, 50-foot long, elevated and banked wooden berm. 

 

The Mammoth Mountain Bike Park is 100% open with over 100 miles of trails and 3,100 feet of vertical descent. And now on weekends you'll have three different options for lift access: the Panorama Gondola and Bike Park shuttle operate daily connecting at The Adventure Center, and Chair 2 operates on weekends. Open trails include:

Easier Trails

Downtown

Paper Route

Shortcut

Uptown

More Difficult Trails

Beach Cruiser

Bearing Straights

Big Ring

Brake Through

Bridge the Gap

Gravy Train

Juniper

Lakes Trail

Lincoln Express

Mountainview

Off the Top

Seven Bridges

Timber Ridge

To Minaret Summit

Trail Home

Most Difficult Trails

Bullet DH

Chainsmoke

DC10

Flow

Follow Me

Kamikaze

Kamikaze Park

Pipeline

Richter

Shock Treatment

Shotgun

Skid Marks

Techno Rock

Twilight Zone

Velocity DH

 

The Mammoth Mountain Bike Park holds trails for beginner through expert riders and is open from 9am to 6pm daily. Bike Park passes and Kona bike rentals are available at the Adventure Center across the street from Main Lodge or at the Mountain Center in the Village at Mammoth: $39 for adults (13+) and $20 for kids (12 and under).

 

Lower mountain trails are serviced by shuttle between The Village and the Adventure Center every 30 minutes from 9am to 5:30pm. Chair 2 is now running on weekends. This season the Bike Park will offer guided tours and private lessons. Lessons are available daily from 10am to noon and 2-4pm.

Road Report - Updated: Aug 28, 2008 12:00 AM

US 395
a high wind advisory is in effect from the san bernardino/kern co line to the kern/inyo co line - travel is not recommended for campers, trailers or permit loads

SR 203 (main st)
no traffic restrictions are reported for this area.

SR 120 (tioga pass)
no traffic restrictions are reported for this area.

[yosemite natl park]
for yosemite natl park road information call 209-372-0200

SR 108 (sonora pass)
no traffic restrictions are reported for this area.

Detailed temperatures from around the mountain.

Updated Aug 28 at 12:22 AM

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August 29, 2008

Summer Sundown Concert Series

Summer Sundown Concert Series featuring Shawn Jones. The concert begins at 7pm in the Events Plaza. "Shawn Jones has shared songwriting skills with legendary artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Deanna Carter, and Jeff Sibar to name a few. His fan base continues to grow while sharing the stage with heavy hitters such as Pat Benatar, The Gin Blommons, Dereck Trucks, Eric Johnson & Joe Bonamassa"

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August 29, 2008

The Pond is stock with over 100 Rainbow Trout!!

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August 30, 2008

Troutstock

This Labor Day Weekend you and your family can come and discover everything "trout" at Mammoth Lakes' 2nd Annual Million Dollar Troutstock festival. The Village is the hub of everything fish beginning on Saturday morning! Enjoy cooking demos, fish related booths and a mecca of children's activities including the Village Kid's fishing pond! Click on the link above for more information.

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August 30, 2008

Summer Sundown Concert Series

Summer Sundown Concert Series featuring Shawn Jones. The concert begins at 7pm in the Events Plaza. "Shawn Jones has shared songwriting skills with legendary artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Deanna Carter, and Jeff Sibar to name a few. His fan base continues to grow while sharing the stage with heavy hitters such as Pat Benatar, The Gin Blommons, Dereck Trucks, Eric Johnson & Joe Bonamassa"

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Daily Photo - Updated: Aug 22, 2008

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Fishing Report Details

Hot Creek  

Last Updated Aug 22, 2008 by Harry Blackburn: Water is low but the action continues to produce some great fish. With plenty of caddis action mornings and evenings. Test your casting skills. Many trout playing hide and seek with lots of places for trout to rest under the weed beds and long the sides. Still a strong hatch of Caddis. The wind has been out of the south in the mid morning switching to south west in the afternoon. Insects moving into a summer pattern morning and evening being ths most active, Caddis, a few little Yellow Stone flies, More Trico's action morning Spinners and Female and evening Male duns! a few more Baetis midday. Fish are starting to become Very!!! selective and a good drift is always productive.

Nymphing Patterns: Surface emergers, olive/brown scuds, Caddis emerger patterns. San Juan Worms, Pt's. Brassie's Beadhead stonefly patterns are all Standard pattern to start with. 18-22s

Dry Fly Patterns: Bwo's,Schroeder's parachute caddis, Brook's Hot Creek caddis, Headlight Caddis, Low profile caddis, Brooks Baetis sprouts, size 18-22s Headlight yellow Sallies 16s PMDs size 16s, Female compara duns tricos size 18-22s

Attractor Patterns: Small stimulators orange/yellow 18's, Ants and Hoppers, Beetles. 14-18s

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Upper Owens  

Last Updated Aug 22, 2008 by Harry Blackburn: The Upper Owens Continues to fish well but can be very crowded on the weekends. The car hatch is on starting at 8am! Campground area was planted on Thursday August 21. Remember No Bait fishing above the Benton Crossing Bridge and below the monument to the lake. If you witness poaching call on your cell phone CADFG 760 872-1172 you maybe asked to call the Ontario Office. Etiquette is a must as there is plenty of area to fish here, Water levels are low, as little to no water is being deverted from the Grant lake area via the East portal. plenty of Hoppers around, Caddis and Tricos morning and evenings lots of smaller wild fish taking the dry flies, Both the upper and lower sections are holding plenty of planters as DFG has be planting on a regular schedule. The Mosquitoes are out bring bug repellent!! The area from the Benton bridge up to the power lines has been producing along with the the lower end down stream of the bridge . The water is low and clear once you get above the Hot Creek Tribs. best in the mornings and evenings. Larger fish holding in the pools and cutbank areas. Remember the area above the Benton Bridge is under Special Regulations.

The Upper Owens River is under special regulations. It is best to look at your CADFG regulation booklet for current regulations.

Nymphing Patterns: Beadhead Prince Nymphs, Bead Pheasent Tails, Hares Ears, San Juan worms, Are all good flies to start with.

Dry Fly Patterns: Adams, Orange Stimulators, Bwos, Baetis, caddis patterns in size 16-20s

Streamer: Black or Olive Wolly Buggers, Muddler Minnows you will need some weight to get them down no dip and strip necessary. Size 8.

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Crowley Tributaries  

Last Updated Aug 22, 2008 by Harry Blackburn: Water still low and clear water temp starting to drop as the high country begins to cool during the night time. daily hatches ocurring. Stoneflies Caddis, Mayflies, Midges ,Hoppers fish will be in the pools or just off the ledges. Approach with some stealth.

Nymphing Patterns: Hares ears, Soft Hackles, PT's, Prince Nymphs. Micro Mayflies lighten Bugs and Midges.

Dry Fly Patterns: Caddis and Mayflies patterns will take fish midday. Try a orange or yellow stimulator! size 16-18. Hoppers 14s

Streamer: smaller streamers 10-12s.

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Lower Owens  

Last Updated Aug 22, 2008 by Harry Blackburn: Great new!!! The flows have dropped and are holding right at 300cfs But still very warm in the Bishop area. Be perpared day-time highs nearing a 105. If you plan to fish, look for the seams, eddies, in the runs to hold the fish. Mostly Trico,Caddis,Beatis.

Nymphing Patterns: Try nymphing in the mornings with WD-40s and Brassies, then go to Bead Head Pheasant Tails, Olive Surface Emergers, Barr's wet emergers or RS Emergers. Sizes 18-20s 18-22s.

Dry Fly Patterns: Small midge patterns, bwos Beatis, Trico and Caddis pattern 18-20s.

Attractor Patterns: Small Stimulator, Trudes, Wulffs.

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East Walker  

Last Updated Aug 22, 2008 by Harry Blackburn: A few more weeks to go until the water temps cool off. Morning will be your best bet if you most fish up there. Best to wait for water temps to drop! Temps in the lake are still very warm. Remember high water temps will strain the fish and may harm them even kill them. If water temps are in the 70s it would be best to move on to another fishery.

Check out the photo in the 08 fishing gallery of the Trico Spinner fall Swarm.

Nymphing Patterns: Pheasant Tails, Olive Surface Emergers, Brassies, Red Copper Johns, Bead Head Black and Olive WD-40s, Disco Midges, Barr's Wet Emergers, Zebra Midges, Olive & Natural Birds Nests, Prince Nymphs, and Green Nori's Caddis. San Juan Worm (red) size 14-16.

Dry Fly Patterns: BWO, PMDs, Hemingway Caddis, EC Caddis, Schroeder's Para Caddis and Adams in sizes 16-18, Orange and Yellow stimulators sizes 14-16.

Streamer: Try Muddler Minnows, Wool Head Sculpins, Bunny Leech's, Woolly Buggers and Dave's Chubs. Use size 6s and see what happens.

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Crowley Lake  

Last Updated Aug 22, 2008 by Harry Blackburn: Regulations have moved to the Trophy Trout Season as of August 1st. Meaning No Bait and Only Artificial flies or lures maybe used! Barbs most be pinched and only 2 trout over 18" maybe kept.

The McGee area has leaned out a little not as crowded still 15 boats on a given day. The trout continue to punish the perch fry in the morning along with strong Midge emergance. Best area to fish is from 5-10 feet of water in McGee Bay. No super high concentrations of fish any where right now and there's plenty of food.. The good news is the water temps have peaked. best time latey is from 6-12 and then late afternoon as the sun leave the water. Fish slashing perch fry and Damsel nymphs the fry are about 1/2 long.

*** Note T-storms are posible anytime during the summer months use caution as lightening and strong winds can produce dangerous conditions on the lake.

The lake level is still dropping dut not as fast. it's going to get very low by summers end good news is, Lane manager of the Crowley Lake Fish Camp plans on repairing the Boat Ramp and it needs it! Weed beds might be gone by mid to late August in most parts of the lake. There is no real defined channel

Remember with surface temps in the upper 70s the trout will be stressed after fighting them, try to limit the time the fish spend out of the water and revive them before releasing. Avoid prolong photo sessions



*****Use common sense when driving on the backside of the lake, as there are areas where the ground is very soft, and a tow truck will be costly.

Nymphing Patterns: Gray Midges with Black or red and wire have been the best, size 16-18s. Callibaetis Nymphs size 16. Brown and Olive leeches getting some good strikes!!

Dry Fly Patterns: Adams

Streamer: Olive leeches and Wolly Buggers, Damsel fly Nymphs. Perch fry Patterns Try a dropper fly above your streamer with intermediate to fast sinking line. Teeny 130 gain is a good line or a 20 sink tip.

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Mammoth Lakes Basin  

Last Updated Aug 22, 2008 by Harry Blackburn: No real change try targeting the inlet and outlets on the lakes, morning and evening are the best The Lakes Basin has been well stocked with the exception of Horseshoe. Winds have been calm until the afternoon. Twin lakes & Mamie should have a few Calibaetis mid morning Middle Twin is pretty weedy; Also, The Trout Stock Contest is coming up and all the lakes in the Basin will recieve a heathly planting of fish for the Labor Day weekend. Try an Adams dry Fly and a PT dropper or a Bead head Zebra midge. Try hiking up to McCloud Lake on Mammoth Pass or some of the lakes towards Duck Pass for a change in scenery

Use streamer patterns in the Olives, Black, Brown. Olive & Browns tend to be the best producer. A local favorite is the Doc's Twin Lake Special. A dropper fly behind the streamer can work well. Beadhead Prince or PT and Hares Ear all can help your odds.

Nymphing Patterns: PTs Nymphs, Beadhead Hares Ears, Zebra Midges, sizes 16-20s

Dry Fly Patterns: Adult midges in the evenings when it glasses off or if it glasses off. size 16-20 patterns

Streamer: Your favorite Black or olive Wolly Buggers. Size 10-12s

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San Joaquin  

Last Updated Aug 22, 2008 by Harry Blackburn: The San Joaquin is low in the upper reaches better water conditions in the lower reaches below Postpile area to the lower Rainbow Falls area. A couple more busy weekends and then it will clear out after Labor Day. Most of the insect hatching is occurring in the later afternoons and evenings. Caddis and Mayflies along with some Stone flies. Campgrounds will fill on the weekend and be busy throughout August. The San Joaquin is the Jewel of the Sierras as you are driving into the Backcountry in a true alpine setting! The wild fish are on the smaller size but the colors are great and there willing to rise to a dry fly!!

Nymphing Patterns: BH PTS, Prince, Micro Stonefly, Zebra midges

Dry Fly Patterns: Adams, Humpies, lightCahills Stimulator in Orange & Yellows, Size 14-20s

Attractor Patterns: Royal Coachman, Royal Wluff's, Trudes in sizes 16-20s

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Bridgeport Reservoir  

Last Updated Aug 22, 2008 by Harry Blackburn: Water conditions are warm. The best area to fish is on the south end in 12 ft.Try fishing near Rainbow Point and up near the E Walker channel. Boat ramps my become dry. Water conditions are best near that end of the lake. Large fish slurping on the surface taking Blood Midges and Mayflies perch fry and Damsel nymphs on the calm mornings. The lake is low just over half full. Fish are spread throughout the area.

Nymphing Patterns: Red, Brown, Black/copper wire, midge patterns are working the best. around the 10-14 ft depth. Pts, Hares ears, Damsel fly patterns

Dry Fly Patterns: Adult Midge Some Large(red) ones and Calibaetis Patterns to rising fish.

Attractor Patterns:

Streamer: Large brown or Black leech patterns or hornbergs with a Hares Ear dropper. Damsels patterns,