Choke Canyon’s Park Superintendent Jose Uribe said the last time Choke Canyon was full in 2007. “Everyday the lake keeps dropping and that’s due to the lack of rain,” he said.

Most travelers assume summer is the best time to visit Sequoia & Kings Canyon, but that could not be further from the truth.

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake. Best ...