August 29, 2010

WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAKE REMEMBER A JACKET

EVEN IF IT?S 100° IN BISHOP!

Well, the nippy weather came in with some strong breezes this weekend. Not sure if it’s the nippy fall weather or just some isolated nippy weather, but it felt pretty darn nippy this morning. Rick even cranked up the wood stove to keep us women-folk warm. Rick and I did see some fall colors over in the Deep Spring and Fish Lake Valley areas this past week, so not sure what that might mean for our area. There is a handful of Aspen leaves on the Lake Sabrina road so stay tuned. This bit of cool weather may start everything.

The catching remained good despite the w-i-n-d. You all should know the scoop by now. But just in case, in the inlets Salmon Eggs, NightCrawlers, PowerBait and jigs. Those trolling are using flashers and a NightCrawler or just an Olive WoolyBugger, Lures with a bit of red, or a NightCrawler (DON’T FORGET THAT SWIVEL). Drifting and enjoying the scenery while using PowerBait or a NightCrawler, or from shore fishing with Salmon Eggs, PowerBait or NightCrawlers also working well. 

The Department of Fish and Game stocked the lake on Thursday with another very nice load of fish. THANKS DFG! The Ladman Family made good on those stockers taking many home for dinner.

Sunday morning the temperature was a balmy 41 degrees with a slight breeze ? wind chill temp ? 35 degrees. Highs for Sunday were expected to be in the mid 50s. That was the lows during this past week. We did here of some snow flurries in Mammoth and the Rock Creek area and even at Lake Sabrina Boat Landing. This week’s forecast is for temps to warm back to the mid 60s for highs and the mid 40s for lows. You can check www.weather.gov  and enter ASPENDELL, CA on the site and it will give you a fairly good hint at the weather or check in with Howard at www.MammothWeather.com.

Well, the suckers have gone back to the depths of the lake to feed the browns.

All USFS campgrounds are still open. The price this year to camp at the Forest Service campgrounds are $21.00. The only USFS campground that accepts reservations is Four Jeffery. There 31 sites available for reservations: you can book on-line at www.recreation.gov or call 1-877-444-6777. All other campsites at Four Jeffery and the other campgrounds are first come, first served. There is a full hook-up RV campground ? Creekside RV park which is on the road to South Lake.

This cool weather should take care of the rest of those pesky skeeters, at least let’s hope so! Remember your polarized dark glasses and sunscreen. You’ve got sun coming at you in ALL directions and the rays from the water are deadly! Also, remember when applying sunscreen, bug juice or any other FU-FU juice, WASH YOUR HANDS! The juice you apply will taint your tackle and bait. You know it tastes yucky, the fish think it tastes yucky too, although have you ever tasted PowerBait or worms? To each their own.

Lake Sabrina Boat Landing has gone to SUMMER hours. That means we’ll be opening at 7:00am and stay open until 7:00pm. The Café is now open daily for Breakfast at 7:00am to 11:00am with Lunch being served from 11:00am to 4:00pm. W Boat Landing has gone to SUMMER hours. That means we’ll be opening at 7:00am and stay open until . The Café is now open daily for Breakfast at with Lunch being served from to . We have HOMEMADE pie, sodas, beer, wine, coffee, tea and hot cocoa!