The website Sierra Nevada Fishing, has been designed and geared towards outdoor enthusiasts who have an obsession with fishing.  We understand that you do not have unlimited time and don’t like to waste the little that you have on dead lakes.  This website is your guide to the alpine mountain lakes and rivers within the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, and will keep you updated on current fishing conditions as well as which lakes are successful and what to use.

Alpine lakes and rivers are extremely popular with anglers. Some of these lakes and rivers are accessible by car, while others require overnight backpacking trips to get to. Here at Sierra Nevada Fishing it is our goal to become your number one source for providing information for fishing while out in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range of California and Nevada. Listed within the pages of this website are reviews of lakes and rivers with directions and GPS coordinates so as a beginner you can get out and find some spectacular lakes to fish. The reviews include popular flies, lures, and baits that work well at the lakes to increase your chances of catching some of those trout. This website contains many great articles and helpful information to ensure your trips into the remote backcountry will be safe and memorable. While this site is dedicated to the Sierra Nevada mountain range, most of the information here can be used no matter where you are fishing.

Fishing techniques that are shared on this site will help you catch those elusive mountain trout. Some of the trout species that live in those high mountain will include all three cutthroat trout species, brown trout, brook trout, lake trout (mackinaw), and rainbow trout.