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We look forward to fishing with you this season.
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About Our Service....
We are proud to
introduce you to the leading guide on the West Slope Of the Sierra.
Our service offers the most diverse guided adventures to be found
anywhere. From casting a #22 dry fly to a sipping rainbow, to
throwing a shooting head ninety feet at an awaiting striper, or
hooking into a huge smallmouth bass on a popper, we have something
for every anglers taste.
We guide over 800
miles of moving waters full of Native trout, steelhead and salmon,
as well as striped, smallmouth, largemouth, and Spotted bass,
for our clients to explore. We also offer over 20 still water
fisheries, that produce trophy fishing unmatched anywhere. Our
service also works with many private land owners, to assure
that our clients receive the most
"untouched" waters available in this area.
We also host many
international fishing adventures to such amazing destinations
as Utah, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Northern California Private
Waters, New Mexico, Arizona, Baja, Alaska, Canada, just to name
a few. With so much area available to us, we make it a point to
rarely encounter other anglers while guiding our clients.
With all of the Year
Round opportunities
that we offer, only 2 hours from the S.F. Bay and Sacramento areas,
we have only one Question...
Isn't
it time you discover the secrets the West Slope of the Sierra
Holds?
What's new...
The West
Slope Sierra Steelhead fisheries are fishing as hot as the weather
has been over the past couple of weeks. We are seeing days with
big numbers of half pounders to small adults in the 16-20 inch
range continue into the early spring, with even more fish than
we have had in the past few weeks still coming through. The big
story though has been some of the monster Spring run steelhead
which are arriving in the rivers right now! We are seeing many
shots at fish in the 22-28 inch range. This typically is the time
of year that are big fish move in but it has started a little
late. Making up for that late start is the sure numbers and size
of some of these fish. It couldn't come at a better time as our
dry fly action is really in full swing now. We have hooked some
of the biggest fish of the year on dries over the past couple
of weeks and action will just keep getting better through the
end of May into the first week or so of June.
On some
of those same steelhead days, we have seen a bit of an early striper
bite starting to develop. We have been getting shots at some really
nice fish and have landed stripers in the 10-15 pound class already,
with shots at fish presenting themselves daily. It has been really
quite a treat to hit some big steelies on the dry then have a
big striper slam a streamer on the same day.
The reservoir
bass fishing is in full swing as well. It was like someone just
turned the switch on and all of our foothill reservoirs started
putting out big numbers of big pre spawn bass on the fly. Many
days we are catching 30-50 fish in the 1-4 pound range for small
and spotted bass and 2-7 pound range for largemouth bass on the
average. With big smallies being hooked to 5 pound plus and a
10 pound largemouth already to the boat, the fishing couldn't
be much better. The next two full moon cycles should bring even
more fish into the feeding frenzy and pressure mid week is virtually
non existent. As the weather continues to warm, the top water
bite will come on and we will spend days fishing nothing but surface
presentation that will be attacked by the fish. For those who
haven't had the chance to experience our reservoir bass fishing
in the past, you have really missed out on quite a treat. The
weather is exquisite right now and the beauty of the reservoirs
in the spring is highly underrated. That, combined with the fact
that these fish never see a fly presented to them and are very
eager to try it out, makes this a trip that has become a favorite
of many of our clients.
In the
next few weeks our Sierra trout fishing and river Smallmouth/Striper
outings will be what we will be concentrating on the most. Last
season was the best year we have ever had for smallies with so
many fish in the 4-6 pound class hooked it's hard to remember
all of them. Most of those who were lucky enough to get out last
year have already reserved their dates for this season (June-Spetember)
and are looking forward to more of the same. The striper action
which is done in conjunction with the smallmouth fishing is looking
to be very good as well, as the early fishing we are seeing now
is a good indication of.
The small
stream Sierra fishing that so many of you look forward to every
year was cut very short last season with the dismal snow pack
that we had in 07. This years pack looks great for our Sierra
fisheries to produce some awesome results. We have plenty of water
to keep these fisheries strong for the season and we are looking
forward to getting back to some of the many small streams which
produce and average of 15-20+ per day, for fish that range 12-17
inches on the average and will give shots at fish well into the
18-20 inch range. Dry fly, terrestrial, and hopper dropper techniques
are our favorite way to produce fish in these uncrowded waters.
Wet wading on a river where you will not see another angler, set
in the beauty of the Sierra.... I just can't wait.
As always,
I wish to thank all of our clients who have made it out with us
so far this year and those who have reserved time later in the
season. It is because of your continued support that we are able
to do what we so love to do. I have had allot of personal growth
over the past few seasons and allot of growth as a guide in the
last few months. I have made it a point to try and find out what
you, my clients enjoy and what you would like to see improved
with your experience with us. I have taken your advice to heart
and while some suggestions where a bit more difficult than others
to apply, I really have appreciated your honesty and feel as though
I am a better guide and person for it. Speaking only for myself,
I know I am still evolving as a guide, even after 16 years in
the business. The relationships I have formed with all of you
do mean allot to me and I thank all of you for helping me become
the best guide I can be. I know that these are trying financial
times for so many today and I really appreciate you spending your
hard earned money with us and for trusting us to provide a great
trip for you.
I love
this time of year!!!! The wild flowers are beautiful, the hills
are green, the fish are on and I get to spend it with you guys
every day. I don't think I could ask for much more
Until
next time... see you out there!
Steve
Walser and Everyone at Sierra West Adventures...
Please
enjoy your tour of our site.
We hope to get fishing
with you "REEL" soon.... If we can answer any questions please don't
hesitate to call (209)
588-1306 or you can E-mail us at....
steve@mlode.com
*Note:
SWA requires a 50% deposit on any trip booked. SWA Does Not Issue Cash
Refunds On Any Deposit. In the event of cancellation
By SWA, the full amount of your deposit
will be issued in a gift certificate. This may be used at any time in the future to deposit
another outing. You must cancel any booked trip before one full month of the original date booked,
or SWA will retain your deposit, with
no type of refund issued. If canceled before that
time,
you will be issued a gift certificate for the full price of your
deposit. Any trip canceled
with less than 96 hours notice will be charged the full
price of
the outing, including any lodging balances owed.
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