BREAKING NEWS: SPICER IS NOW OPEN TO BOAT TRAFFIC.
Highland Lakes is now open.  It was closed earlier due to the Donnels Fire
 You must have a fire permit to burn your campfire.  They are available at any of the USFS stations. The Hathaway Pines Station is open Monday thru Friday 8 to 5, and Saturday 8 to 2. You can contact them at 209-795-1381. Lake Alpine Ranger Station is open Thursday thru Monday.  The phone number for Lake Alpine Ranger Station is 209-753-2811.  Please be extra careful with your fires as we are coming into our FIRE SEASON.  WARNING EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS.
Our North Fork Of The Stanislaus was planted by our Calaveras County Fish And Game Comission. We are very excited to see our county come through for us.  Thanks to all the people that made this plant possible.
 The East Fork Of The Carson has been excellent fishing due to recent trout plants, with quite a few fish in the  three to four pound range.  You can check the flows of our rivers by going to dreamflows.com.
 Lake Alpine has been kicking out some big rainbows lately due to the plants by The Alpine Fish and Game Commission.  The lake level is too low to launch a boat except for Kayak, canoe, float tube or pontoon boat. Please use caution.
Plan to purchase your fishing license ahead of time.  We are the only retailer on the Highway 4 corridor that sell them and never know when our machine could go down.
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, St. Croix rods, extensive fly assortment,  and everything you need for your trout fishing experience. We now carry Fishpond, Umpqua, Outcast Boats, and Buff UV multifunctional headwear for protection against damage from extended sun exposure. We also stock a wide range of  Footwear, along with 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, Yamamoto Senko, Daiwa Baits, River2Sea Whopper Ploppers and S Waver, Zoom, Lunkerhunt, and Zoom Baits. We carry Daiwa rods and reels, and Dobyns Rods along with other major brands.