Alpers Biting Everywhere in the Bishop Creek Canyon! Updated 6-1-08 After a bit of wind early in the week pleasant temperatures and calm conditions made for fantastic fishing weather....and the Alpe South Lake Report The Docks are in at South Lake and the water level is finally coming up fast. Another 12 feet or so and the pontoons can be launched and it will begin to look like summertime at the lake. South produced several trophy rainbows this week topped by an 8lb 6oz monster caught Saturday by Jason Taylor. The bite at the lake inlet dropped off this week but anglers fishing the rock slide and the shallower areas near the dam did very well. The big news this week was the stocking of trophy Alpers stocked on Sunday including several tagged fish worth cash prizes as part of the Bishop Creek Canyon Summer Classic derby. So far only two tagged fish have come out of South Lake so there are plenty left. Bait anglers are still doing best with nighcrawlers fished under a bobber but green Powerbait is also working. Again this week, folks trolling wooly buggers on top are doing the best for high numbers of trout. The most productive lures were Panther Martins and Kastmaster this week. The plastics bite slowed down a bit this week but the persistent plastics fisher still did well on Powerworms, Lip Ripperz and mini-jigs. South Fork Bishop Creek Report Creek fishing took off late in the week following DFG and Alpers plants. Crawlers, Salmon Eggs, small spinners and mini-jigs were all working on the creek. Three resort staffers fished for two hours on Friday afternoon and managed catch and release five alpers to 5lbs in just a few hours. Also, please note that Adopt-A-Creek has partnered with the Piute Palace Casino and will be stocking Alpers with bright orange tags worth $25-$100 in casino credits. Five of these tagged fish will be put in the creeks, North Lake & Intake II each week! Other Canyon Waters Dozens of Alpers were caught from Weir Pond, North Lake and Intake II over the weekend including a monster that weighed in at 9lbs 6oz. out of Intake. It really was an excellent week to be fishing the canyon. Lunkers of the Week!!! Jeff from Santa Clarifa, CA with a tagged Alper caught on an Orange Powerworm at Weir Pond! Martin Amezquite from Moorpark with a 3lb 6oz tagged fish caught at South Lake on a Rainbow Panther Martin. Dave Staab with a 3lb 10oz tagged fish from Weir Pond using nightcrawlers. Dave & Stacy Staab and Richard Sheridan(right) with a great stringer of fish from Weir Pond that weighed in at just under 10lbs! Jared Smith General Manager Phone: 760-873-4177 e-Mail: sierrasmitty@cebridge.net