Browns & Rainbows-PICS- May3rd-10th Bridgeport

[Trout-Slayer77]

well here are my pics from my annual may trip to the sierras. another great vacation. stayed at Doc and Al's in Bridgeport on the robinson creek campground. caught and safely released tons of great browns and bows. (and one fish im not sure of) tried fly fishing for the first time on the E. walker. Im hooked. :) checked out the june loop for the first time....awesome place. I love Gull Lake...so beautiful ! we hit up tons of places in the week we were there. The Twins, BP reservoir, E. Walker, robinson creek, lee vining crk, Lundy lake, green crk, and the June Loop. enjoy the pics. cant wait to make it up again in July.

lures used - bouyants, roostertails, castmasters, superdupers, tazmanian devils, rapalas, trophy sticks, panther martins

bait used - crawlers, grn PB, salmon eggs, pink Power worms, trout jigs

Tight Lines,
Trout-Slayer77
Travis

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1010844.jpg upper twin

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1010843.jpg the gang

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/browntrout.jpg first and biggest brown of the trip :Envious: and released !

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000295.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1010872.jpg BP reservoir w/ the dogs :LOL:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000306.jpg East walker bow,released- caught on cd 1 rapala

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000308.jpg green creek

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000313.jpg mom holding my wild brownie, green creek (cpr'd) look at those colors !!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000315.jpg grant lake

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000323.jpg gull lake

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000320.jpg Gull

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000330.jpg lower twin near inlet

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000333.jpg BENDOOO

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000336.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000343.jpg wide open at lower twin

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000345.jpg Can anyone tell me what kind of fish this is, out of lower twin.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000346.jpg got em on a inflated crawler and salmon egg combo

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000349.jpg Lundy Lake

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/bridgeport/P1000347.jpg girlfriend with her 1st catch at lundy...c & r'd 15 in an hour. all around 12in.

[troutdog]

Great scenery photos and fish...thanks for posting up and sharing the experience. Keep those reports coming!


TD

[City Dad]

Wow...beautiful.


Can anyone tell me what kind of fish this is, out of lower twin.

Whitefish.

[Trout-Slayer77]

Wow...beautiful.



Whitefish.


THANKS CITY DAD !!! WHITEFISH :confused: LOL :rolleyes:

[fndaway66]

Nice pics. The pic of the lower twin inlet, I think that's my buddies and I fishing the point on the other side of the inlet. Oh yeah judging by your pics you and your gang could make that hike no problem. Read the regs before you go.

[brn2fis]

Nice pic's, can't what to get back up there end of July for 2 weeks.

[SoCalGuy7]

Great scenery pics and what an awesome trip your group had...I need
to get my family up there one day!

SCG7

[kevbern]

Great Fish................

Hey, I'm going up there in a couple of weeks. I know you named alot of baits and lures, but what was the best lures and baits?

KB

[Sierra_Smitty]

Awesome report!

[Trout-Slayer77]

Great Fish................

Hey, I'm going up there in a couple of weeks. I know you named alot of baits and lures, but what was the best lures and baits?

KB


KB,
the lure that produced the most fish consistently was the red/gold thomas buoyant on the twins and reservoir. (on the walker, it was rapala's in the rainbow and brown pattern)- crimped barbs

for bait Pink powerworms were killing it everywhere, or a powermouse (Chartreuse pb and bubblegum pink powerworm combo)

also good results on half crawler inflated w/ a salmon egg.

hope this helps !

TS77

[chris]

great pictures

[diamondbear]

GREAT REPORT , these are the lks. I fish also IN THE SIERRAS AND YOU HAVE A GIFT WITH THE CAMERA . // db

[Beancounter]

That first pic of upper twin...Priceless!
Hey Man, they're ALL good!
Thanks for sharing it.

[mr. trout]

wow......great report and trips.

looks like an amazing trip..

-mr. trout

[greeper]

That's a Tui Chub, the truly only native fish to the Eastern Sierras. Although many species of trout are native to California, most of them were planted in the lakes in the Eastern sierras up to 125 years ago.. No I"m not a professional on this topic, just happen to read an article tonight in a mammoth newspaper..

[imd12nv]

awsome shots

[MAN VS WILD]

WOW!! Those are some amazing pics. Looks like you and the family had a great time. Can't wait til Sunday when we head up there.

FISH ON!!!

[fisheromen]

OUTSTANDING report & pics!!!

Loved it!

I won't be able to get up to the Sierras until July...:Twisted:


:cool:

[BishopTrouter]

Nice pictures.... i caught a fish like that out of lower twin in mammoth, i was kinda confused on what it was.

[Nessie Hunter]

That's a Tui Chub, the truly only native fish to the Eastern Sierras. Although many species of trout are native to California, most of them were planted in the lakes in the Eastern sierras up to 125 years ago.. No I"m not a professional on this topic, just happen to read an article tonight in a mammoth newspaper..

Shut up Robbie.. Tui Chub dont get that big.. Whitefish is an Ocean fish ( I think G/D was foolin with ya??)..

Its a Squawfish...

Great report & pics, thanks..


.

[johnsfishing]

great post! looks like it was a great trip. :cool:

johnsfishing

[greeper]

Shut up Robbie.. Tui Chub dont get that big.. Whitefish is an Ocean fish ( I think G/D was foolin with ya??)..

Its a Squawfish...

Great report & pics, thanks..


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aw shut up you old man:D I don't hear from ya in a long time and you talkin smack.. When you gonna get out there with the rest of us... And yes tui chubs can get that big, if you catch one you must release it, they are a protected fish.

[TroutOnly]

beautiful trout,,,,T/O

[billy b]

Was that from one of the Twin Lakes in Bridgeport?

[GdHkSet1]

Trout Slayer,
Great write up, pics are excellent. Looks like an awesome time, can't wait until our trip in JULY.

[Trout-Slayer77]

Shut up Robbie.. Tui Chub dont get that big.. Whitefish is an Ocean fish ( I think G/D was foolin with ya??)..

Its a Squawfish...

Great report & pics, thanks..


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I submitted the photo to the dfg, and they said :
Hi Travis,
You caught a mountain whitefish, Prosopium williamsoni. This is a sportfish in California, but it is not commonly harvested. They usually bite on small flies or spinners and, as far as the Eastern Sierra goes, are only found in the Walker Drainage. Though they look more like a minnow than a trout, like trout they have an adipose fin located just behind the dorsal fin on the back.

Up to five mountain whitefish may be harvested per day during the open season for trout.

Hope that helps,
Curtis Milliron
cmilliro@dfg.ca.gov (cmilliro@dfg.ca.gov)

Hello Travis,

Thanks for sending along the picture and information on where you caught the fish. What you caught is a mountain whitefish. This fish is one of the most widely distributed species in western North America. In California, the are commonly found in streams and lakes of the east slope sierra. The mountain whitefish are underappreciated game fish, most likely because of there sucker like appearance. They are very good tasting if you every wish to keep one for the table.

I have provided a link to some more information about the mountain whitefish.


http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Resources/WildTrout/WT_MtWhiteFshDesc.asp (http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Resources/WildTrout/WT_MtWhiteFshDesc.asp)


Sincerely,


Kyle Murphy
Senior Fisheries Biologist, Supervisor
Fisheries Branch

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BTW, thanks to all the FNN members who left comments on my report and pics !! :)
tight lines !
Trout-Slayer77

[City Dad]

No I"m not a professional on this topic, No kidding? :ROFL:

just happen to read an article tonight in a mammoth newspaper Like my Grandaddy always said "That's what readin' gets ya!":Twisted:


Shut up Robbie.. Tui Chub dont get that big.. Whitefish is an Ocean fish ( I think G/D was foolin with ya??)... not this time... "G/D"? am I such a smart *** that my name has been changed to "G*d D@mn"?:Shocked:


Its a Squawfish... With an adipose fin?!?:Rolls Eyes:

When is comes to identifying salmanoids I am infaliable!!!:Soap Box:

JK, guys... as a married man I am almost never right, so I have bask whenever I can.:LOL:

[Big Country]

Big browns (and by that I mean the ones that 95% of us can't land) also have a name for this type of fish...

DINNER

To bad we aren't allowed to use them as bait!

[Z-TUNAKILLER]

T_S , VERY NICE... GREAT pics & report:Envious: :Thumbs Up::Thumbs Up:


Man is it beautiful up there..:Applause:


ToonZilla

FISH ON !

[ZenDragon]

Nice report Brother! I'll be in Bridgeport on 6/20-6/23 for the tournament.

[LBSea]

Great job CITY DAD way to tell it like it is. I was reading along this thread and was trying to predict how many IDs everone would come up with. Oh ya, and I knew nessie was right around the corner. HAHA

Doug

[BigGameHunter]

Dude... Great pics and report.. Sounds like you guys had a blast. I'm counting down the days till I go up in Mid-June....


BGH

[buttflyzzz]

nice i remember the twins and gull i cant wait to go back. bp res. was the first lake i ever got tired of catchin fish. i had to not put my line in the water to drink my coffee, those were the days...:rolleyes:

[Granny Fish]

I can never get enough of the Eastern Sierra's and as many times as I have been there, I have still not been to all the places that I have wanted to go.

Thanks for the picture essay! ;) That was a really nice fish!

[one_leg]

I'll tell you what kind of fish it is, it's a Mountain Whitefish.

Real nice pics. Great report. Beautiful trout.


O_L