Yosemite Sierra Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 37) Breathe Fishing While our region is filled with eye-catching waterfalls and towering sequoias, the fishing isn’t bad either. In fact, some locals say they would rather not fish anywhere else. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been fishing all your life or have never cast a line, Madera County has conditions and supplies “Keep close to Nature’s heart and break clear for fishing enthusiasts of away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain all sorts. Pick up some night crawlers, salmon eggs or lures or spend a week in the woods. at one of our bait shops, then venture out into one of our Wash your spirit clean.” many lakes and streams. Do well and you just might have - John Muir fresh rainbow trout cooking over a campfire this evening, or perhaps a large-mouth bass or a nice-size catfish instead. Popular fishing holes include Bass lake, Eastman lake, Hensley lake, Mammoth Pool Reservoir and Manzanita lake. Don’t have an expensive pole? It doesn’t matter. One young visitor caught a prize fish on a Barbie fishing pole in 2007. (above) Nancy Robbins© View from Upper Cathedral Lake, Cathedral Peak in background (above-inset) Heidi Vetter© Lewis Creek foliage (right) Nancy Robbins© - Summer storm and rainbow over Half Dome (right-inset) Ron Hendershott© Along the creek at Wawona (559)83-43-YosemitethisYear.com 37 http://www.yosemitethisyear.com
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