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The steep eastern face of the Sierra Nevada rising above cottonwoods and pasture in the Owens Valley

Bishop & the Eastern Sierra

Bishop lies in the Owens Valley on US 395 between Mammoth Lakes and Lone Pine, with the Owens River, Hot Creek, Crowley Lake and the East Walker River along the same highway.

  • California · West
  • 6 waters
  • 8 guides nearby
  • 4 shops nearby
  • BIH airport · 2 mi
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The eastern Sierra Nevada from the Owens Valley near Bishop. Photo: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Waters around Bishop

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Tap a water for its live flow, access map, regulations and hatches.

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Distances and official pages

The rivers, lakes or flats this hub is organised around, each with its straight-line distance from Bishop. Within 40 miles a water's own page names this hub as near; a farther one shows its distance instead. Where a nearby guide names a water on its own website, we say how many do. Access, seasons and special regulations differ by reach: check the agency pages under license and rules.

  • Owens River13 mi from Bishop in a straight line · named on 3 guide websites nearby
  • Hot Creek31 mi from Bishop in a straight line · named on 3 guide websites nearby
  • Crowley Lake26 mi from Bishop in a straight line · named on 3 guide websites nearby
  • East Walker River75 mi from Bishop in a straight line · named on 2 guide websites nearby
  • Rush Creek50 mi from Bishop in a straight line
  • Bishop Creek4 mi from Bishop in a straight line
All gauge readings

The first USGS gauge on each water: the latest reading, how it compares with that gauge's record for today's date, the 24-hour trend and the NWS flood stage. Open a water for what the level means.

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Meet local guides

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8 guide listings within 75 miles (6 fly-focused), fly-focused first. Unclaimed listings say so on their page: confirm licensing, rates and dates with the outfitter.

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Fly shops nearby

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4 shop listings in the towns around Bishop, fly shops first. Confirm hours with the shop before you go.

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All California shops

Fish around Bishop

Agency species and seasons (11 waters)

Taken from the state agency pages of 11 waters around Bishop, each on its own water page with the agency link. Seasons are quoted word for word and apply to the water named.

  • “The catch-and-release fisheries of the Upper Owens River above the Benton Bridge to Big Springs, the East Walker River below Bridgeport Reservoir, and Hot Creek, remain open year-round.”

    Hot Creek · USDA Forest Service, read 2026-10-14

  • “The Lower Owens River outside of Bishop remains open year-round.”

    Owens River · USDA Forest Service, read 2026-10-14

Species guides mention (7)

Counted from the species each guide lists on its own site. This is what guides advertise, not an agency species list or a promise of what you will catch. We hold no agency species page for this hub yet.

  • Brown trout2
  • Cutthroat trout2
  • Kokanee1
  • Steelhead1

Things to know

  • Fishing license: California Department of Fish and Wildlife

    Fees on the agency page.

    License page

  • Getting there

    BIH Eastern Sierra Regional Airport · 2 mi

    Airports and lodging

  • Regulations and access

    Seasons, limits and access: agency pages.

    2 official pages

Official license and rules pages

Buy the license from the agency and read its current regulations before you go. These links are the authoritative pages; nothing on this page grants or implies access to any water, and fees are only shown when read from the agency page on a stated date.

Nothing here grants or implies access to any water.

Veteran-owned and veteran programs

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Near Bishop & the Eastern Sierra. Each fact comes from the business's own website, an official register or an approved claim; the listing page links the source.

  • Hume Fly FisherGuide · Hume · 49 miMilitary discount · from their website

Veteran programmes and licences

The Bishop & the Eastern Sierra area

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The circle is the 75-mile area this page covers, around Bishop. Tap a water for its page. Shops and guides appear where they publish a street address on their own website; all of them are listed above.

Map of the Bishop & the Eastern Sierra area: its waters, shops and guides

RestroomsWaters

Map of Bishop & the Eastern Sierra: the 75-mile area this page covers, its waters, and shops and guides with an exact address.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near Bishop & the Eastern Sierra

Restrooms near Bishop & the Eastern Sierra

Restrooms within 5 miles of the centre of Bishop & the Eastern Sierra in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.

Map of 8 restrooms near Bishop & the Eastern Sierra

Skip the map; every place is in the list below

Map of 8 restrooms near Bishop & the Eastern Sierra, numbered as in the list, with the town centre marked.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

  1. Restroom

    under 0.1 mi away in a straight line
    • Free (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  2. Restroom

    0.2 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  3. Restroom

    0.2 mi away in a straight line
    • Flush toilet (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  4. Restroom

    0.3 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  5. Restroom

    0.3 mi away in a straight line
    • Flush toilet (mapped)
    • Public (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Free?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  6. Restroom

    0.3 mi away in a straight line
    • Public (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  7. Restroom

    0.6 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  8. Restroom

    2.6 mi away in a straight line
    • Flush toilet (mapped)
    • Public (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Free?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.

Base yourself nearby

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Bishop is the valley town with year-round services; Mammoth Lakes is the resort town up the hill with more lodging. We do not list or price properties. The search opens an outside site.

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Nearest airports

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Distances are straight-line from the town centre, computed from OurAirports open data; distances by road are longer. Fares are never estimated here.

  • BIH Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop, CA · 2 mi · regional
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  • MMH Mammoth Yosemite AirportMammoth Lakes, CA · 30 mi · regional
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  • FAT Fresno Yosemite International AirportFresno, CA · 83 mi · major hub
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Rough out the trip

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Set nights, anglers and guided days. Each line says where its figure comes from, and anything we cannot source honestly (guide rates, fares, license fees not read from the agency page) stays a link rather than a number.

Estimates, not quotes

  • Fishing licenseSee source
    Agency page
    Source

    One per angler (2 anglers). Fees are set by California Department of Fish and Wildlife; see the agency page.

    Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Guided days3 rates pages
    Bishop Flyfishing Guide ServiceWild Fly AnglersBass Lake Charter Fishing
    Source

    1 guided day for 2 anglers. We do not copy guide rates: 3 guides near here publish a rates page on their own website.

    Source: Guide websites (rates pages linked, never copied)
  • Find lodgingSee source
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    Source

    Search places to stay near the destination. We do not list or price properties.

    Source: Lodging search link
  • FlightsSee source
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    Source

    Fares are not estimated here. Search flights to BIH (Eastern Sierra Regional Airport).

    Source: Flight search link (no fares quoted)

No priced itemsUse the links for real figures.

How we estimate

Estimates, not quotes. Nothing here is a price from a guide, a property or an airline; confirm every cost with the provider before you book. No placeholder lodging range is configured for this region, and licenses, guided days and flights are never priced here.

Parks, forests and visitor offices

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For the non-fishing days, or the people traveling with you. Official sources only; what to do there is for their pages to say.

Gear checklist

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A stillwater fly-fishing checklist for lakes and ponds: a 9–10 ft 5–6 weight rod, floating and intermediate lines, chironomids and leeches, and float-tube options, with estimated prices and where to buy.

An angler stands knee-deep in a calm lake with the rod bent, playing a trout

Lakes & stillwater

9′–10′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating + intermediate lines · Rainbow, brook and brown trout in lakes

Open checklist

Watch: stillwater trout basics

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Chironomids, leeches and where fish hold in a lake.

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  • Catch More Trout in Lakes Using Indicators – Stillwater Fly Fishing TipsEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Stories from California

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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly, tagged with a water in California.

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Sources for this page

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Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories (open map records checked against each business’s own website). Everything else links to the publisher below; this page copies none of their text. A destination hub organises discovery; it does not assert public access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.

Links checked 13 Oct 2026. Not a claim of access or conditions.