The boats and trucks are lining up at the entrance to Crowley Lake. The line started on April 24, so if you're just now leaving Los Angeles you're in for a wait at the lake.
Warmer temperatures point to an excellent opening weekend.
The ice is gone from Convict, Bridgeport and Crowley lakes and the ice is nearly gone from Rock Creek Lake. The flows are starting to rise as the snow melts. A nice round of warm weather has arrived in the Eastern Sierra. Many of the lakes are ice free and the Owens is flowing nicely and producing some nice-sized catches. We have all of the latest conditions and reports for Opening Weekend 2001 in the Sierra Fishing Reports.