Scenic 395 - The Official Guide 2018/2019

2018-2019 Scenic 395 49 June Lake Loop Pine Cliff Resort ! " #$ " " #% & ' Rainbow Ridge Realty & Reservations 800-462-5589 760-648-7811 www.rainbowridgereservations.com www.rainbowridgerealty.com email: rainbowridge2603@hotmail.com Condos • Homes • Cabins Lake &Mountain Views The Ultimate June Lake Lodging Experience! TheOldest Year Round June Lake Resort. Est. 1927 FernCreekLodge isahistoricaland traditionaldestination for many loversof theEasternSierra. Located5milesoff Hwy.395 justpastJuneLake,you’llsense yourmountainexperiencesare justbeginning. Openyearroundandpet friendly. From twostory - fourbedrooms,toone bedroomcozycabins,allof our lodging has fullyequippedkitchens,color tele- visions,Wi-Fi,andsomewithfireplaces. Accommodatinggroups from2 to20. CommonAreas includeoutdoorfire- places,BBQ’sandafishcleaningstation. Ourwellstockedstoreprovidessnacks andhealthychoices,aswellasfine winesandbeer,fishingsupplies andmuchmore...ATM /Cashmachine. 4628 Hwy.158June Lake,CA93529 760-648-7722 1-800-621-9146 www.ferncreeklodge.com Facebook: Fern Creek Lodge on the June Lake Loop ride to the place with me in my truck. LITTLE STEAM FISHING TIPS: Fishing for trout in these small streams requires a few things. First, use light tackle. If you are spin-fishing, four-pound test line is plenty and allows you to cast or underhand flip light baits easily. The smallest fly rods you own are appropriate. Second, these are wild fish and might not eat PowerBait or salmon eggs. They didn’t group up on fish pellets. So use natural baits – crickets, small worms, or even bait you collect along the stream (grasshoppers are best). If fly-fishermen were restricted to hopper and ant patterns, he wouldn’t be handicapped. Barb- less hooks make it easy to re- lease the small fish. Third, stealth is important. While the trout are likely to smack the bait or fly as soon as it hits the water because food is scarce, they won’t budge from the bottom of the creek or out from an undercut if you’ve spooked them. They are more afraid of predators from above than a growling stomach. TAKING KIDS: These small streams – especially those in high elevation open meadows – are the perfect place to take kids fishing. Oh, they will still get tangled in streamside brush and they will spook trout, but they quickly learn to sneak up on pools and let the current take their offering to the trout. But most of all they will catch fish – lots of fish. Nothing will hook kids of fishing more than catch- ing and releasing 20 or 30 small trout from a small Sierra stream. It’s something no kid ever out- grows. JOSH WRAY/MONO COUNTY TOURISM An angler casts his line into a creek in the Eastern Sierra. Continued from Page 48