Sierra Drifters Guide Service
Details
User:
Tom & Michele Loe
Location:
Mammoth Lakes, CA
United States
United StatesContact Name:
Tom Loe
Address:
HCR 79 / Box 165-A
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Mobile:
Website:
Description:
We offer professionally guided year-round drift boat access to the Lower Owens River. Established in 1998, Sierra Drifters is the pioneering guide service to offer drift boat trips down the Lower Owens River and is the most experienced guide service to offer these trips.
Sierra Drifters is the only guide service in the Eastern Sierra to offer the services of a Licensed Coast Guard Captain and a 40 year veteran of fishing these waters. We will outfit you with all necessary fishing equipment.
We offer great year-round fly fishing adventures with diverse types of water and programs designed to intrigue the most traveled anglers.
Charter one or more of our 21' to 24' Custom bay boats to access Crowley Lake or other Eastern Sierras lakes of your choice. Whatever your pleasure, we can create a great fishing adventure...1-4 anglers per boat. Our flats boats can accommodate corporate or large groups in style and are by far and away the finest guide boats in the Eastern Sierra!
Beginner or expert, we cater to all of your outdoor needs. Come fish for wild Rainbow and Brown Trout. Or just spend a relaxing afternoon drifting silently down a beautiful scenic river with the Eastern Sierras and White Mountains as your backdrop.
We are a full service outfitter and will gladly arrange your guiding, lodging, equipment, and catering needs. Visit MammothLakes.com for Mammoth Lakes Information, Lodging and Eastern Sierra Real Estate.
Sierra Drifters advocates a Fishing for Fun Catch and Release experience.
Amenities:
Bait & Tackle, Instruction, Lunch, Rods, Safety Gear, Snacks & Refreshments, Soft Drinks, Water
In business since:
1998
Experience:
We are a small family run guide group of hand picked individuals that focus on teaching innovative methods of fly fishing. We get a few dollars more because we strongly believe we are the best.
We put faces and names with our guides.
Every guide has extensive experience and training in the fisheries they guide. These people are not shop guide employeesthey are professional adults with full credentials.
What to bring:
Appropriate Clothing, Camera, Chest Wader's, Comfortable Shoes, Fishing License, Food Supplies, Hat, Jacket, Raingear, Sunglasses, Sunscreen, Waterproof boots or shoes
Boat & Equipment Info
No. of engines:
1
Manufacturer:
Bayboat
No. of engines:
0
Manufacturer:
Willie Boats
Model:
Drift
Crew Members
Name:
Phil Therrien
Title:
Guide
Name:
Chris Basso
Title:
Guide
Name:
Doug Rodricks
Title:
Guide
Fishing Spots
Fishing Reports
Fish’N Conditions May 20th, 2012
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. We hope you all get a chance to come fish with us this spring as it is turning out to be one of the best in several years. The high snow pack is melting slowly. This allows a gradual transition into summer, as opposed to the huge run-off in creeks and tail waters which is the historical normal as we approach the Memorial Day holiday.
The wind has been an issue recently, and it seems that this pattern will continue through the hol...
Video Report
New Video Fish Report May 8th 2012
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. Check out this new video I posted on Youtube and our video page of the website. It has some great footage of Crowley Lake and McGee Creek. Click here to go directly to the Youtube link.
This link will take you to our video page of the website- click here
We have dates posted on the Eagle Lake page of the web- click here There ...
Top O’ the Season Fish’N Conditions May 5th, 2012
Fritz Mutter showing off a chromed up Crowley Lake silver bullet
And so it begins. The 2012 Sierra trout season is up and running. By most accounts it was one of the better openers in recent years with very mild summer like conditions for the weekend. Access to open waters was excellent, and the DFG dumped plenty of stockers in the creeks and “put and take lakes” to ensure success for those who came up for the start of the season.&nbs...
Blue Ribbon Trout Waters in the Eastern Sierra and Beyond!
22 days ago
(04/30/2012)
Opening Day Fish’N Conditions April 28th 2012
Lower Twin Lake in the Mammoth Lakes basin is ice free and ready to fish for the opener!
Howdy Friends and Sierra Drifters. Best fishes to all for the opening day of trout season in the Eastern High Sierra. In my humble opinion this will be one of the best openings we’ve had in quite sometime. The stage has been set thanks to an exceptionally warm weather pattern prior to opening week & a very mild...
April 16, 2012 Fish'N Conditions
April 16, 2012 Fish’N Conditions
Dr. Victor Srougi with a trout so fat it should have a blow hole!
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. A string of late spring storms dashed through the region bringing significant snow to the upper elevations and strong gusty winds with cooler air temps. The extended forecast is calling for a major warming trend currently, and I can tell you it is really nice in the Owens Valley right no...
Fish'N Conditions April 13th 2012
April 13th 2012 Fish’N Conditions
The fly fishing on the Lower Owens River is as good as it gets this April
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. We are just a couple weeks away from the general trout opener in the Eastern High Sierra but it seems like we are still smack dab in the middle of winter. A string of late spring storms continue to dash through the region bringing significant snow to the upper elevati...
Fish'N Conditions April 13th 2012
April 13th 2012 Fish’N Conditions
The fly fishing on the Lower Owens River is as good as it gets this April
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. We are just a couple weeks away from the general trout opener in the Eastern High Sierra but it seems like we are still smack dab in the middle of winter. A string of late spring storms continue to dash through the region bringing significant snow to the upper elevati...
Eagle Lake Invitation
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. I would like to invite you to join Doug R. and myself to fish Eagle Lake this June. Recent storms have put plenty of water into Eagle and we can’t wait to get up to this incredible fishery. Pine Creeks a flowing-Sierra Drifters is going!!! Eagle Lake is like Crowley on steriods. If you quest big numbers of 18-19 inch average rainbows that pull like tuna, this is a trip for you. (50) FIFTY fish d...
Fish’N Conditions Update-Lower Owens on the rise March 24, 2012
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. It has been fun while it lasted, however I have to report that the Lower Owens River is going to be on the rise. The good news from inside LADWP sources is that the total increase will be up to 200 cfs by the middle of next week and then hold here for an extended period of time. This is not a bad level, especially for this time of year and it will only take a few days for the fish to adjust, water clarity improve, and...
Fish'N Conditions Update March 20 2012
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. We got snow- lot’s of it. Elevations above 8000 feet received over 4 feet last weekend and the upper valleys got about a foot. Very cold air temps will follow this for the next few days with a seasonal warming trend kicking in by mid-week. The roads to Hot Creek and the Upper Owens will have significant snow and ice for a while but remain passable with a 4×4 if they are frozen. These locations will have...
Spring Fish’N Conditions Update March 13, 2012
Lower Owens River:
The LO remains flowing at 115 cfs. How much longer these ideal conditions will last is the big question. Repair work is being done on the power house and it has been taking longer than expected so we are benefiting from the low flows for sure. When at last the work is completed, you can expect some tough conditions for an extended period as Crowley is as full pool. The dry fly action has been great most afternoons fishing BWO and caddis adults....
Spring Fish’N Conditions Update March 13, 2012
Eagle Lake:
I am very optimistic that by the end of this week we will have enough snow and rain at Eagle to announce the spring trip dates. The forecast for Eagle and Nor-Cal is pointing towards a substantial amount of moisture to hit the region all this week which will give Eagle plenty of water this summer. Thank you for your patience, we will give all of you planning on going with us to Eagle an email when we get the green light.
Be the f...
Spring Fish’N Conditions Update March 13, 2012
John Whitaker fished with Sierra Drifters on the Upper Owens and caught this beautiful rainbow on the fly
Upper Owens River:
The Upper Owens continues to kick out some bigs but you will have to cover alot of water and work very hard to get their attention. The numbers have really dropped off here as Crowley is warming and ice free making it a more attractive area for the fish to feed. Nymphing has been the ticket using combinations of SJ worms, roe...
Spring Fish’N Conditions Update March 13, 2012
Visco Kid with an awesome EW brown
East Walker River:
The EW has been fishing as good as it gets with one caveat…The fish are concentrated in only the larger pools and deeper runs. It is not often you can stay in one section of the river for hours and continue to get grabs while nymphing and fishing the predictable baetis hatch after 1 pm. I have seen pools holding well over 100 trout this week. Release rates continue to be under 100cf...
FISH'N CONDITIONS UPDATED March 2012
The "inventor" Dave Watzke with a blimp sized bow and friend Dave "radar" Crosser doing the net honors.
Way to dip & flip Watz!
"Thanks for the pics and some great memories. You provided a fantastic experience
and your knowledge and expertise was amazing. Hope to drift with you again soon. DC"
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. Best fishes to all for the "in like a lion-out like a lamb" fish report from the Eastern High Sierra, Marc...
FISH'N CONDITIONS UPDATED FEBRUARY 21, 2012
FISH'N CONDITIONS UPDATED FEBRUARY 21, 2012
This is not a Trinity River steelhead. This is first time fly fisher Carly Amatisto and an
Upper Owens Troutzilla that looks like a steelhead!...
January 2012 Fish'N Conditions
FISH'N CONDITIONS UPDATED JANUARY 10, 2012
Smigey! Happy Birthday big guy.
Joe Smigiel could play tackle on a pro team, this dude is huge and so was this buck. Great fish Smigs!
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. Best fishes to all in 2012. Hard to believe that last year was one of the wettest on record, and this year is so far one of the driest! The contrast between the two winters has been the greatest I have ever seen. The snowpack is less than 15% of normal in most...
New Years 2012 Fish'N Conditions
John Balestra and Two Bug Doug on the Upper Owens December 2011. Awesome fall fly fishing this season!
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. Best fishes to all in 2012, we wish you a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year. Special thanks to those of you who have supported us in 2011. We are looking forward to making memorable fishing adventures for you again in the New Year.
2012 promises to be a great fishing year for several reasons. The hatchery issues that hampered planting...
Fish'N Condition's in the Eastern High Sierra 12-21-11
The Upper Owens continues to kick out quality trophy sized rainbows and the weather remains extremely mild for December. The water can become off colored at times below the confluence of Hot Creek due to mild run-off. We are finding this actually makes the big bows less spooky and easier to approach. Flashback nymph patterns, light colored egg imitations, San Juan Worms, broken back midges are all getting grabs.
Flows on the Lower Owens continue to be ideal for w...
Fish'N Conditions Updated December 6th
East Walker:
If you have a serious Jones for the EW I suggest you look at the Nevada section until the flows come up over 50cfs. Tributary Sweetwater Creek adds more water to the EW on the old Rosachi Ranch section and I have found NV to fish much better than the Cal section under these conditions. Add to the fact that it is lower in elevation, hence warmer and with far less snow as a rule and you have a better experience during the winter. Bridgeport Reservoir is once again filling, a...
Sierra Drifters Fish Report
Ken Anderson showing off his incredible rainbow with friend Mark Thomas admiring the big girl.
We are seeing "steelhead sized" rainbows on the Upper and Lower Owens in early December.
Upper and Lower Owens Rivers: updated December 6th 2011
Every season is a little different but the fall of 2011 will be one I shall remember for a while. Typically fishing begins to slow down on both the Upper and Lower O, however this fall it has done exactly the opposite. Both sect...
Fish'N Conditions Updated December 6th
The guide staff at Sierra Drifters wishes you all a happy and healthy holiday season. I have just posted an updated fish report that covers all the open waters here in the Eastern Sierra. We are also in the process of creating an improved website that will be more convenient and easier to access information and videos. Should be up and running early 2012.
Be the Fly…
Tom Loe, Sierra Drifters Guide Service
760-935-4250
Cell 760-937-2015
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Epic Conditions Happening on the Owens Rivers
Happy holidays friends. The moment we have been waiting for has finally arrived and I am not talk’n bout X-mas gang. The flows have crashed on the Lower Owens River (well below 200) and the drift boating and wade fishing are excellent. Great numbers with some bigs on the chew as well. Spruce-A-Bu’s & Loebergs #8-10. The forecast is calling for some wind and cooler temps for a short while, however it will once again warm up and the “catchin...
Upper Owens River Update
THANK YOU LADWP!!!
GREAT NEWS. Thanks to a special effort by the LADWP the irrigation ditches that had become de-watered are once again flowing. This will give the many trout fry that had become stranded a second chance to make it back into the Upper Owens before winter sets in. Due to highly unusual circumstances this summer; the high flows allowed the myriad of irrigation ditches to become easily accessible to the spring hatch of wild rainbow trout. Traditional fish scree...
Fall 2011 Fish'N Conditions
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. It has been a fantastic fall season in the Eastern High Sierra and we are nearing the crescendo. The fall migrations of rainbow and brown trout are running late in some areas this season thanks to an extended period of mild weather. Look for increasing numbers of fish to begin moving en mass within the next couple of weeks.
Overall flows are excellent in most fisheries and running nicely thanks to the huge snowpack of las...
Fall 2011 Fish'N Conditions
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. It has been a fantastic fall season in the Eastern High Sierra and we are nearing the crescendo. The fall migrations of rainbow and brown trout are running late in some areas this season thanks to an extended period of mild weather. Look for increasing numbers of fish to begin moving en mass within the next couple of weeks.
Overall flows are excellent in most fisheries and running nicely thanks to the huge snowpack of las...
Fall 2011 Fish'N Conditions
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. It has been a fantastic fall season in the Eastern High Sierra and we are nearing the crescendo. The fall migrations of rainbow and brown trout are running late in some areas this season thanks to an extended period of mild weather. Look for increasing numbers of fish to begin moving en mass within the next couple of weeks.
Overall flows are excellent in most fisheries and running nicely thanks to the huge snowpa...
Fall 2011 Fish'N Conditions
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. It has been a fantastic fall season in the Eastern High Sierra and we are nearing the crescendo. The fall migrations of rainbow and brown trout are running late in some areas this season thanks to an extended period of mild weather. Look for increasing numbers of fish to begin moving en mass within the next couple of weeks.
Overall flows are excellent in most fisheries and running nicely thanks to the huge snowpack of las...
Fall 2011 Fish'N Conditions
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. It has been a fantastic fall season in the Eastern High Sierra and we are nearing the crescendo. The fall migrations of rainbow and brown trout are running late in some areas this season thanks to an extended period of mild weather. Look for increasing numbers of fish to begin moving en mass within the next couple of weeks.
Overall flows are excellent in most fisheries and running nicely thanks to the huge snowpack of las...
Fall 2011 Fish'N Conditions
Howdy friends and Sierra Drifters. It has been a fantastic fall season in the Eastern High Sierra and we are nearing the crescendo. The fall migrations of rainbow and brown trout are running late in some areas this season thanks to an extended period of mild weather. Look for increasing numbers of fish to begin moving en mass within the next couple of weeks.
Overall flows are excellent in most fisheries and running nicely thanks to the huge snowpack of last winter...
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