Thanks, Mom – the 9” of snow was just what we needed and she may not be done yet! Yup, Mother Nature bestowed us with one of the biggest storms in the last two years on Friday – it actually looked like May with snow on the ground here and there.

Not sure if it was the storm, but fishing slowed a smidgen this week. The inlets are still your best bet, but stay out in a little deeper water and use MiceTails, NightCrawlers or PowerBait. Trolling with NightCrawlers or Thomas Buoyants (Red and Gold) are producing some limits. Salmon Eggs, NightCrawlers or PowerBait are working a bit from shore.

Had a few pictures sent in from anglers on the Lake - Alana Hendrickson and her boyfriend found a great way to keep in shape by using their surfboards, paddling and fishing their way around the Lake. Louis and son Vincent Lee from Norwalk came up for their annual Opening Weekend Fishing trip and what a trip it was. They fished the Opener in the morning & evening on 25th, and the morning of 26th. Both limited out within 3 hours (putting back little ones) using PowerBait, KastMasters and plastic worms. We must have caught 70 fish in 2 days. Thanks for the photos. Rick Melvin, Tom Belt, Gabriel Belt and Matthew Orozco all from Needles braved the cold temps and made memories out on the Lake using PowerBait and NightCrawlers.

North Lake, Camp Sabrina and Willow are still closed, but all other campgrounds in Bishop Creek Canyon are opened – still a bit too cool yet for the potable water at those camps. Bishop Creek Lodge, Creekside RV Park and Cardinal Village Resort will all be opened for Opener. Parchers Resort opens next weekend.

If you’re coming to the Lake, don’t forget sunscreen and dark glasses – there is still some snow around and that sun is pretty bright against the blue sky. You may want to pack some bug juice – prior to the snow storm we had some skeeter lurking – so best to be prepared.

And what was I talking about earlier with Mom not being done with Winter yet? Well we’ve got snow showers in the forecast for next weekend. Temps are expected to hover in the mid-50s and then drop to the high-40s on Thursday with a chance of snow thru the weekend. Lows are to be in the high-20s. You can check out the weather forecast according to Howard our local weather ‘guesser’ at www.MammothWeather.com. You can also check out www.weather.gov – enter Aspendell, CA (which is the little community right below Lake Sabrina) in the search field and you’ll get the forecast for at the higher elevation. You may need to scroll down on the webpage to see the temps.

Couple of dates to put on your calendar if you’re up this way.

Next weekend, May 16-17, there is the Lone Pine Time Trials out at the Manzanar Airport. SOLO, Club Racing, SCCA, IMSA, VINTAGE, NASA, the family sled, or whatever. They will find a class for you. 5 or more pre-registered drivers who want to run their own class may do so (commonly known as rent-a-racer). OPEN EXHAUST if your class allows it. Basic car classification will be per the 2015 SCCA National Solo rule book. Still not sure what class? – provide details on how your car is prepared on the entry form (engine, suspension, tires & wheels, etc.) and we’ll find a place for you. Unsafe vehicles will be turned away. This is not an autocross event, this is a high speed time trial. Check it out at www.lonepinetimetrials.com.

The 46th annual Mule Days Celebration is fast approaching - May 19th through 24th and we're all looking forward to another fun week! Every year during the Memorial Day Weekend, more than 700 mules compete in 181 events at the Bishop Mule Days Celebration. There is no way to actually describe Mule Days. It is part mule show, part test of skills, and part Wild West show. Situated on the Tri-County Fairgrounds in Bishop, California, Mule Days has become an international world class event. Crowds have grown from 200 to more than 30,000 fans! Highlights of the Celebration include the Thursday night concert, featuring Country Music stars, the longest running non-motorized parade on Saturday morning, Steer roping and penning, an event normally reserved for quarter horses, and the Packer's Scramble – the wildest, noisiest and funniest event of the weekend. There are also barbecues, country dances and an arts & crafts show. For more info: www.muledays.org.

The CHSRA Finals Rodeo is coming to Bishop June 16th - 19th. Several hundred of California's best cowboys & cowgirls plus families, friends and fans will arrive in Bishop for the CHSRA State Finals Championship. Since 2005, our community has hosted this prestigious and exciting event and the Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau is proud to support this important project.

Lake Sabrina Boat Landing will serve Breakfast from 7:00am to 11:00am and Lunch until 4:00pm on Saturday and Sunday for Opener after that it will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. And, yes, there will be homemade pie and ice cream on the weekends. Our store hours are as follows:

Sunday 7:00 to 6:00pm
Monday 8:00 to 6:00pm
Tuesday 8:00 to 6:00pm
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 8:00 to 6:00pm
Friday 8:00 to 6:00pm
Saturday 7:00 to 6:00pm

Hope to see you soon!