Congratulations to Ryan Sumida from Los Angeles, who landed a 7-pound, 14-ounce rainbow —the largest fish from Convict Lake last weekend. Ryan was using a Red/Yellow Mousetail.
Tioga Pass is rumored to open this weekend and if so, this hike is your best bet for early season hiking in the high country; the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River to Mono Pass.
A healthy shovelful of snow blanketed Mammoth, June Lake and the Lakes Basin overnight, April 24-25, leaving nine inches of snow at Mammoth Mountain, on the Opening Day of the 2015 Fishing Season.
Meb Keflezighi, the former Mammoth Track Club superstar who last year won the Boston Marathon, finished eighth in the 2015 race on Monday, but was the third-fastest American among the men.
Tim Tollefson a physical therapist at Mammoth Hospital, won the first-ever "Ezakimak" race from Main Lodge to the top of Mammoth Mountain on Saturday evening, April 4. Deena Kastor was the fastest woman up to 2,000-foot course, and was second overall.