Get in the Know of What’s Currently Happening
Get in the Know of What’s Currently Happening
Fishing report
Fishing report
Conditions, catches, and recent trout plants
Conditions, catches, and recent trout plants
June 3 2025
Welcome to Ebbetts Pass Sporting Goods.
It is now FIRE SEASON. Make sure to get your fire permit and check on any new fire regulations. PLEASE be extra careful as this is my home and wouldn't want to see any fires this year. Thank you all for your consideration. We do appreciate all of you.
Available campgrounds: Waka Lu Hep Yo located at Sourgrass Recreation Area on The North Fork Of The Stanislaus is currently open, but no water is available, so please bring your own water.
Big Trees State Park will also be open for camping.
Spicer road is now open. Utica Lake and Union Reservoir is due to have their campgrounds open this week.
Spicer Group and Family campground reservation Information : www.royalelkparkmanagement.com or www.Recreation.gov.
You will required to self inspect your boat before launching for Golden Mussels. Your watercraft must dry and clean.
White Pines Lake, The North Fork of the Stanislaus, Beaver Creek and Angels Creek are due to be planted the week of 6/2/2025
Stop by Ebbetts Pass Sporting Goods for all of your outdoor and fishing needs. Let Ebbetts Pass Sporting Goods be your one stop shop for everything from camping, freshwater fishing, and fly fishing. We carry a broad line of fly fishing products including rods, reels, and waders from Redington, extensive fly assortment, and everything you need for your trout fishing experience. We now carry Fishpond, Outcast Boats, and Buff UV multi-functional head wear for protection against damage from extended sun exposure. We also stock a wide range of Footwear, including our new footwear, Cobian Footwear and Northside. We also stock Suncloud Polarized Sunglasses, along with a wide array of various brand sunglasses. Check out our huge selection of Berkley Power Bait and a wide selection of trout and bass lures for example Panther Martin spinners, Kastmasters, Berkley swimbaits, Yamamoto Senko, Daiwa Baits, and Zoom Baits. We carry Daiwa rods and reels.
For more local information go to our front page and click on the Fishing Resources. Then click on the Take Me Fishing tab. Then click on the map and in the address tab type in 925 Hwy 4 Arnold CA 95223. The map will show White Pines Lake. From here you can move the map up the Highway to all fishing locations. For rigging information and knots click on the fishing tab and under the learn tab go to to the learn to fish and click on that tab. This will show various ways to tie knots and how to set up rigs for any kind of fishing. Click on the tab, How To Fly Fish section. There is great deal of information on this page with instruction included with video. Feel free to contact us any time.
Man can learn a lot from fishing. When the fish are biting, no problem in the world is big enough to be remembered
By: Oa Battista
WHITE PINES: White Pines Lake is scheduled to be planted the week 6/2/25. Bait casters should try Berkley Power Baits including the new Tequila Fire with Garlic, and the new Strawberry Limeade with Garlic and new Pink Flamingo with Garlic, along with Power Bait eggs, and Berkley Mice Tails.
You can also try floating nightcrawlers, and salmon eggs. Lure casters should try Kastmasters, Panther Martin spinners, Rooster Tails, Thomas Buoyants, and Sierra Slammers. Fly fishermen should try sparrow nymphs, wooly buggers, blue wing olive, ants, adams, and nymphs.
LAKE ALPINE: Planted the week of 5/25/2025. Bait casters should try using the new Berkley Tequila Fire, Strawberry Limeade, Pink Flamingo, all with Garlic, and the new Garlic scented Mice Tails using a sliding sinker rig. You can also float a nightcrawler or float a salmon egg with Berkley Power Eggs. Lure casters should try Kastmasters, Panther Martin's, Rooster Tails, and Super Dupers. You can also try trout mini jigs. Fly casters should try sparrow nymphs, woolly buggers, para adams, blue wing olive, royal wulff, trude royal, black midge, bead head nymphs, and mosquito's.
Spicer Reservoir: Now Open. You must self inspect your watercraft for golden mussels before you launch. Hobart Creek is now open to fishing but the limit is two fish. Trollers should try wedding rings, Thomas Speedy Shiners, Needlefish, Rapalas, NEW Daiwa SC Shad, Daiwa Quinai Spoons, Kastmasters, Dual Flash Panther Martin spinners behind your favorite flasher tipped with a nightcrawler, or Berkley Nightcrawler. Bait casters should try the NEW Berkley Tequila Fire, Strawberry Limeade, Pink Flamingo, or your favorite Power Bait using a sliding sinker rig. You can also float a night crawler. Lure casters should try Kastmasters, Panther Martin's, Rooster Tails, Rapala's and Daiwa SC shad. Fly fishermen should try woolly buggers, sparrow nymphs, prince nymphs, ants, black gnats, and bead head nymphs.
NORTH FORK OF THE STANISLAUS: Planted the week of 6/2/25. The Stanislaus River is in great shape but be cautious as the conditions can change rapidly if they decide to release water from our upper lakes and the water is snow melt and extremely cold. Lure casters should try Panther Martin Spinners, try the NEW dual flash Panther Martin, Kastmasters, Rooster Tails, and Thomas Buoyant lures. Fly fishing will be tough due to higher than normal flows if you do fly fish you should try bead woolly buggers, para adams, blue wing olive, ants, bead head nymphs, stimulators, and caddis. Bait casters should try salmon eggs, nightcrawlers, Berkley garlic scented mice tails, Berkley garlic eggs on a split shot rig.
BEAVER CREEK: Due to be planted the week of 6/2/2025
UNION RESERVOIR:
MOSQUITO LAKES:
HIGHLAND LAKES: CLOSED
ANGELS CREEK : Due to be planted the week of 6/2/2025
Kinney Reservoir:
