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tacklejunkie
06-05-2008, 10:29 AM
Went for a little drive up to the Eastern Sierras this week.
This was mostly a scouting mission. Hadn't been to Bishop/Mammoth for many years.

The winds were just plain nuts about every place we stopped. mostly between 15-50mph gusts throughout the whole trip :p

Caught a couple fish on various rapala jerkbaits and split shotted plastics at the river via MTH1997's directions from my memory.
Lost quite a few fish because they were some serious fighters! They were escaping my jarkbaits just about every time. I lost a couple of nicer fish on the first few casts.

The fish were stacked up in the slow pools. I dawned the waders for the first run but fell in shortly after upon discovering the power of the river :LOL:
That water is cooold!

Hit up Crowley and Convict for some pictures, then Mammoth for the night at the holiday inn. Drove around the lakes in Mammoth in the morning before heading back down to the river and catching a few more fish at some previously scouted areas. The winds followed me down from Mammoth into Bishop so we decided to leave for home. Temp in Mammoth in the morning was 39* with the 15-20mph wind chill and I forgot the cold armor clothing.

On my way in I took a quick scenic detour to the Kern and Isabella, only to find more nutty winds. Got a tank of gas in Kernville and headed back home!

Here's a crapload of pictures. Gas is workin' on $5 a gallon here pretty soon folks :Neutral:

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The wind is killing me :Evil:
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2-3' chop!
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Room service
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Waders drying after I fell in the river :LOL:
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Twin Lakes
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Forgot the name of this lake
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Back at the river away from the cold..
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hard fighting pink striped rainbow
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another brownie
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Lots of browns.. all fish C&R'd
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Isabella on the way (or not really on the way) home
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City Dad
06-05-2008, 10:34 AM
Coooool pics!!!
Trout-Slayer77
06-05-2008, 11:54 AM
nice pics TJ !!! cool lookin brownies !!
christainmetalhead909
06-05-2008, 12:42 PM
nice going out there. looks like that was a sweet deep pool you found
Roostertail
06-05-2008, 01:46 PM
Really nice pictures. You have a knack for capturing the essence of a location.
ThemBastards
06-05-2008, 01:58 PM
Sick Pics man
mth1997
06-05-2008, 02:15 PM
Now that your scout mission is handled, you gotta plan a few days before or after our trip in July to hit some more Sierra action.

Great pics. I never get tired of looking at those areas.
FishnSierra
06-05-2008, 02:19 PM
sweet pics
tacklejunkie
06-05-2008, 03:08 PM
Thanks for the props guys.
Something makes me think I might be hitting the Northern Sequoias or Sierra Nevada next week ;) Not positive yet though.
matt duarte
06-05-2008, 03:11 PM
hell ya TJ! thats looks like a bad *** trip! wish i could of made it! well this sunday DVL!
Rubble
06-05-2008, 03:35 PM
Beautiful Pics & Report TJ.......I think that unknown Lake in the pic is Mamie,just before the spillway to the Lower Twins.....
SoCalGuy7
06-05-2008, 03:49 PM
Awesome pics....I feel like I went...:LOL:

Room service....Your spoiled...:ROFL:
Great trip I'm sure you'll return soon. Or with gas maybe not....:Twisted:
Thanks,
SCG7
brn2fis
06-05-2008, 06:14 PM
Dude the pictures of the river or creeks? Where were they, I love fishing the streams with waders. Lake fishing is my last choice . Looks like some nice spots!
TroutOnly
06-05-2008, 06:33 PM
THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT,,,t/o
rotto84
06-05-2008, 06:40 PM
Great pix and sounds like a great trip.

Room service and great fishing, I like it.

Rotto84
jeff4321
06-05-2008, 07:42 PM
You Should Of Came To South Lake!
fishindude420
06-05-2008, 08:05 PM
Damn bro looks like you had a fun time out there. I gotta get up there one of these days
MAN VS WILD
06-05-2008, 09:33 PM
Nice lil scouting trip TJ. Was that the "crane" technique?lol Nice pics, looks like you guys had fun. Room service... NICE

FISH ON!!!
adiablo420
06-05-2008, 11:34 PM
sorry to hear about a windy trip , but u got to admit the , the place is worth it..
crivera175
06-06-2008, 06:57 AM
nice report and pics:Thumbs Up::Thumbs Up:
chris
06-06-2008, 10:31 AM
awesome pics . i was up at june and gull same days
Fisherman57
06-06-2008, 10:38 AM
Great report and OUTSTANDING photos!
That shot of Twin Lakes is awesome!

Congratulations Casey on what looks like a perfect fishing trip!





Dana
sansou
06-06-2008, 01:39 PM
Ditto ditto ditto!!!!
Ronira
06-06-2008, 03:51 PM
Sweet little road trip dawg, nice photos.
fleaflicker
06-06-2008, 04:22 PM
Nice! Thanks for the report and pics. :Thumbs Up:
Wingnut
06-06-2008, 11:39 PM
Good stuff right there T.J., awesome report & pics. :cool: :D
dockboy
06-07-2008, 12:36 AM
I'm going up this coming up weekend, should be good. Hey TJ, you fished the Lower O down at the campground section, right? Did you get to see the extent of the damage by the nearby fire? Didn't do my usual winter and early spring trips this year. Heard quite a bit burned, and the burned area has been fenced off.
tacklejunkie
06-07-2008, 12:54 AM
I'm going up this coming up weekend, should be good. Hey TJ, you fished the Lower O down at the campground section, right? Did you get to see the extent of the damage by the nearby fire? Didn't do my usual winter and early spring trips this year. Heard quite a bit burned, and the burned area has been fenced off.
I heard that as well from someone who was fishing near me on the river. Supposedly they did close off some area and there was a fire.

I guess I didn't make it that far down the river..
I drove passed the foot bridge area and made a right at the second campground entrance between the two sides of the river. Didn't get to do much messin' around or fishing this time I had to keep my company busy ;)
the next outing I will surely be found deeper down the river away from the people. There was an extremely talkative dude there who shared lots of information but cut a nice chunk out of my fishing time :LOL:
Ragetron
06-08-2008, 05:48 PM
it rules up there.
J-hook
06-09-2008, 02:23 PM
TJ,
When were you at Pleasant Valley? I fished that exact spot on Monday morning (6/2)! From the looks of the weather, you must have been at the Twin Lakes overlook on Wednesday? That was the worst weather day!

Ha! I sat there at the Crowley viewpoint and had lunch on Tuesday around 11. I wonder if we almost bumped into each other and didn't know?!
steve092
06-09-2008, 03:40 PM
Looks like you had a great time up there!

Good job on the browns!
dockboy
06-10-2008, 12:02 AM
TJ I hear you on the people. That is the most one of the most popular winter fisheries for flyfishing in Cali.I've had my share of crowded days on the river during the winter and early spring. You were lucky enough to hit the flows on the head here. About a week and a half ago it was still 600cfs, which is high. Now it down to 450cfs, which is more fishable on the fly. The Pins minnow and LC 65s also do well here. Sometime when I don't want to rig up or am short om time I pull out my minnow rod and work my way up river. Last time of the river my Dad lost a solid 18" + brown at the bank on a Thomas Bouyant. The bigger fish eat the small stocker they throw in there, but a lot of them are further down river from the campground.
one_leg
06-10-2008, 12:26 AM
Casey, your reports are always top notch. This one is no exception.


One_Leg
Troutman65
06-12-2008, 10:06 AM
Thanks for the report.:cool:


TM65
YANKEES4LIFE
06-12-2008, 12:16 PM
very nice pics
IncredibleHuck
06-13-2008, 04:04 PM
Casey that lake you forgot the name of is Mamie. It's a great lake to tube, and come fall there is always the chance of bears coming down every day there.