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Nessie Hunter
06-04-2007, 12:52 PM
Where to start????

Parchers Resort 2007…………..

This is going to be long with TONS of pics.. Leave now or spend the next hr reading and enjoying a great 4 day weekend in the Sierra’s Hosted By Parchers Resort!!

Smitty, “Parchers Resort� and the Smith Family have extended an invitation to a group of friends each year since opening the weekend after Memorial Day, with a good guy rate and some personal attention (which is the norm for this super great family). Last year the resort was in its first year and had some rough edges. 2007 almost the entire resort has been upgraded, rebuilt, reconditioned, and many new and refurbished cabins and upgraded areas and amenities. It is TOP NOTCH, Sparkling clean and well appointed now, they are still improving, but have done an exceptional job..

Smitty even took a couple of days off, to spend some time fishing and guiding us around. This man is the Trout Guru, and knows the area like non other.. What a guy, as are his bro’s Sister, Mom and Dad, and the other employees at Parchers.. Salt of the earth nice people.

Well the plan was to Car Pool with “O� on Thur AM from my place in Hesperia, and fish our way up along with Peestick (Mike) Pootytang and Cody Bug..

Left my place at 7 AM 5-31 Thur and hit 395 North… Missed Mike and his phone was off?? Decided that since we didn’t know these hidden little places he does, we would just head on up and get settled in…

Parchers Resort; Day One……

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BigEd, Tom & their Ladies arriving…
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Cabin #24 Ready to PARTY (Occy & buds cabin)..
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Some Misc arrivals.. Lee Chin Chin, Bruce Watson, Kane_O (Phil). Quan (fishtaco & Niece Andrea), Rod (Rodman), Glenn, Tom, Peestick, PootyTang, Cody bug, (may have missed a few) ????……

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A little Thur Stream fishing to get our Fix (“O� & I)..

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Lots of BBQ’s and drinking the first night as everyone arrives and gets the Sierra’s addiction…

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Just walking from Cabin to Cabin takes a rest to breath and pant for a min or two. Parchers is at 9200+ ft and breathing is our biggest problem. It gets better, but never goes away.. Parchers has Oxygen for those in need, and “O� brought a couple of bottles to save the day also..

Thanks “O� I hit it a few times (as did a few others), never felt sick, just old and out of shape….

Friday…. Planned to head out with a group and Smitty, rent boats on South Lake, and go to an area the Smitty said was holding some good numbers of small Naturals, in the Bow, Brown, Brook type Trout.. Beach the boat and do a little walking/hiking…

Saw what was said to be a Marmot?? In parking lot at South Lake, looked a lot like a Badger to me, didn’t want to get to close.. Scarry looking critter..


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In the rental boats at the landing, Water down maybe 20 ft below launch ramp, as Edison prepares for the very mild snow melt.. Was much lower last year, but had a ton of snow also.. This year snow was hard to come by at the lower elevations (below 1200 ft or so, much had already melted off) Last year we had 5ft of snow at lake, with chunks and Icebergs floating around….

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The plan is to go to a secluded area and hike to 3 small streams in a high meadow. We are waiting for Smitty who had a min or two of business to take care of before leaving the Resort.. Get 2 boats out full of people and troll around for awhile.. See Smitty Zoooming at top speed toward our planned area of attack, and fall in line to meet.. Drop a couple off at inlet and meet up with other boats to hike (waddle for me) back in a bit..

The Trout are in Spawn mode and the creeks are full with them.. Awesome sight and WFO (almost anyway) fishing. They are very aggressive and schooled up at every bend or deep spot…. We do our best to fill the memory cards on our Camera’s and gentle on the fish with all CPR (Catch, Photograph & Release, Barb less, with artificial lures etc)….

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After an hr or so of CPR at this high meadow area.. I am shooting the breeze with Smitty about how STOKED I was last year getting a Trifecta of natural Trout (Bows, Brooks, Browns).. A lifetime dream that came true with his help…..

Smitty gives me that look he has.. And says “you want to add a GOLDEN this year� DAM you don’t have to ask me twice….YES YES YES…..

Keep in mind I am 62 ½ yrs old, fat, out of shape and have smoked for 50 yrs.. Not the most likely person to get up to GOLDEN country… But it is probably the last chance in my life to get one…!!!!!!

I know they are not found below 12,000 ft range, and we discuss the access to them for an old guy like me. Smitty says no problem, we are already close and in less then an Hr of hiking slow and fishing our way up, he can almost guaranty me a Golden.

Now I am excited enough to try it without a second thought,, We are OFF, Dam near straight UP. But easy, and short hikes up an overgrown, picturesque stream as we fish….

After some time, Smitty (who is a ways ahead of me) yells back “GOLDEN� and waves me up.. Im humping as fast as my fat little legs will go and get to him.. He tells me how, what and where to fish.. Says his was a Hybrid Golden/Bow.. I start to jig my way up a few small eddies, hook 3 or 4 fish, but cant get them to stick….

I don’t think I can get much higher as I am running low on energy, Desperation sets in…

With Smitty standing next to me pointing out spots and methods I finally get one to the Camera …………. STOKED, STOKED, STOKED, and exhausted.. What a feeling, THANKS SMITTY…..

Take several pics to verify, and for the Priceless moment to be preserved..

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ONE GIANT SHOUT OUT AND KUDO’S to this guy.. SMITTY you da man Bro.. Hugs and big thanks for this once in a lifetime experience Buddy..

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After hiking back down to the Meadow area (much easier) We meet up with some others.. “O�, Mike (OCCY) and his friend Jered, who had taken off ahead of us and had hiked much higher and got on some great Goldens also… Smitty had stayed with me to make sure I not only got the golden, but also to make sure I didn’t turn into bear food, or fall over dead… I was totally and completely Exhausted.. What can you say about someone like that?????????

On the way back Smitty and I talk fish.. He says to get a Grand Slam of 4 specie’s in one day is a BIG accomplishment.. I had Brooks and Browns on Fri.. And had Bows and Brooks and the GOLDEN today.. To get a Brown today and make that Grand Slam
Became an obsession now…..

We fished the meadow are for awhile longer (sure helped me get my legs and lungs working again)… My cheap Camera does not do these fish justice at all, the colors and patterns were breathtaking…..

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To tired to walk around these winding streams, I am now walking across them to get where I want to go, Brrrr cold, but shorter hike… We work our way back to the boats, every one is pretty darn worn out..

I get to my boat, last one and alone, Have to go pick up Mr Lee and Bruce Watson and his family friend Adam… Head out, get to the area.. walk back in and call to them.. Reach for my Camera……… ITS GONE ! ! ! ! !

No freakin way I am loosing the pics of that Golden…. I am DEAD tired.. Jump in the boat and head back, leaving them to wait for me… Beach boat and start the search back tracking………………..

Well as you can see I found it.. But had to hike all the way back in to where I took my last pic.. It was dry ( I thought it was gone forever, after jumping and climbing in the streams) and had fallen out of the Cam bag after the last pic.. Best stroke of luck I have had in a long time…………

I truly did not think I was going to make it back to the boat…. Took my time and tried to think of better days or at least easier day (this had to be one of the BEST ever)….

Picked up the others and headed back in…. dead, beat and exhausted.. But had my Golden and the pics of it also…. STOKED…. Now all I had to do was get that dam Brownie…..

GRAND SLAM BABY…..???…..???….

Easy, Piece of cake in the stream near Parchers.????????????

Get back, eat a sandwich, take some Ibuprofen, hit the Oxy for about 3 min, relax a while and head out to slay that Brown. My legs are shaking and I feel like hell, but I am not stopping now…..

After and hr with “nothing�, it starts to rain.. Im desperate and getting wet. Is this Brown going to elude me after all.. the day is getting shorter (3 Pm-ish)?????

Worn out and feeling defeated I make that legendary “last cast�… Down stream, perfect cast right into the outer curve at a spot under a bank.. Twitch, twitch, BAM.. its on.. Is it a Brown?????

Sure looks like one to me, it will have to do, I am done in completely…..

Hike back to Cabin area, start showing the pic to Ed, Tom, OCCY, “O�, Smitty
The opinions are mixed???? Smitty says he cant tell on the small view screen, we all go to office and download the pics on Smitty’s computer……….????

Grand Slam or just a good day that included the elusive Golden?????
What do you think??????????????
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Smitty says it has Brown in it, But is the most messed up Brown he has seen, actually looks to be part Brook ( I found out Brooks are NOT trout but Char and can not cross breed with Trout.. Also has Bow markings)….????

All I needed to hear was it was (part) Brown Trout.. My day was complete (even if he was just being nice to me, I accept it from the trout guru)

GRAND SLAM !!!!!!! STOKED!!!!!……
(as far as Im concerned anyway)……

Fri Night and the BBQ’s and Poker games along with some heavy drinking is the Normal.. Not being much of a drinker and old and worn out. I call it early and hit the hay.. Doesn’t do any good,, to tired to stand up yet wide awake till 4 AM or so..

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Saturday; comes early, we are up and moving at dawn (again).. Breakfast at Parchers Café is the absolute best you can find anywhere…. PERIOD…

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Back to South Lake and another boat.. Off to ‘lazy’ fish the inlet.. The bite is nothing like the day before. The fish are in serious Spawn mode… I stop for an hr and half to watch the couples as they danced in the crystal clear water.. This natural act of wild trout had to be one of the coolest things I have ever seen….

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Then off to Sabrina with Smitty, Bruce, Adam & Phil to troll a little and test one of his new used Pontoons that are going on South Lake ASAP.. Darn nice, Gigantic Pontoons, SWEET Smitty….

All I wanted to do was relax, put out a Rapala and tried to nap.. Dam fish kept ruining my nap…… LMAO.. Nice lake, good fishing…. Only a couple of pics, no fidh porn sorry….

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Saturday Night, Smitty is hosting a “closed to the public� dinner for us.. AWESOME . Then a Raffle of some gear he donated, and a big “drinking� Poker game. Did mention Drinking ??? LMAO…….

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Sunday Morning I along with many are just taking it easy and packing up to leave, sad to go.. But I am pretty darn worn out and ready to get in my own bed for some well needed SLEEP……….

Well “O� had to get one more shot at the hike and a few Goldens, he left early.. Mr Lee and I just hung around had a bite to eat, packed and chatted…

Of course OCCY had othe plans for the absent “O�….

Banana’s smashed in the clothes and gear.. Funny as hell, poor “O� will be cleaning up for a week or more…… He did find the ones in his clothes when he dressed to leave, CRACK UP !!!! the rest wont be found for some time…

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The one in his clothes, found as we loaded up…

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Sure hated to leave, but Was also glad to get home and get some rest…

Can NOT Say enough good and positive things about Smitty and his Family. The BEST.

PARCHERS RESORT R O C K S …. ! !!! ! ! ! !

I am looking forward to next year.. Don’t know how I could possibly have a better time or best what I feel like I accomplished this year.. BUT I will try my best..

I hope I don’t blow up the site with all the pics and long winded report.. There was just to much to not show and tell as much as is here… (trust me there is more)…





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Granny Fish
06-04-2007, 01:11 PM
Great report Nessie.... gives me Sierra trouting envy. :mrgreen:

Nessie Hunter
06-04-2007, 01:20 PM
It was a great trip.. The private group OWNED Parchers and all the surrounding fishing holes........

We did our best to Represent FNN & TEAM 57...

Had our Team 57 shirts on.. Have some more pics for Dana.. Will get them posted as soon as I get them.. Or get the others to post them up...

Hard to take them by yourself.. :lol: :lol:

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christainmetalhead909
06-04-2007, 01:54 PM
awesome report, looks like you had some serious fun, and the prank hahahaha made me laugh my ***** OFF. IM GOING TO USE that one. i might have to take a trip up there theose trout have some really nice color. congrats. :thumb:

Pootytang
06-04-2007, 02:22 PM
Sweet report Nessie and nice pics. Those are some beautiful fish. You didnt miss much at the secret spot as it wasnt very productive and it was extremely hot. We didnt take very many pics at all, mostly because we were too deep in concentration trying to catch fish. We went to Mammoth and fished some lakes that we had never fished before, it's so hard to decide where to fish once up in the Sierras. Anyway you're right about a great place at Parcher's Resort(Smitty's) a great breakfast and even better people. :)

bones
06-04-2007, 04:06 PM
Great report Frank.....How come I never get invited to one of these things.
I'm thinking it's because I'm not a member of that other board. Hell.....Kaneo never even returns my calls anymore :(

Oh well.

one_leg
06-04-2007, 04:47 PM
NessieHunter,
I would like to congratulate you on a great report and some really wonderful pics.
I'm glad you were lucky enough to find your digicam after all that hiking.

One_Leg

Shock
06-04-2007, 04:54 PM
Nice Report Nessie!!!

Thanks for taking the time to post such a good report....

I will be going to Parcher's with my wife and kids last week in June!!!

Can't wait :D :D

bruce watson
06-04-2007, 06:07 PM
What got to me, other than the 10,000 foot elevation, was just the numbers of fish C&Rd. On Friday's outing, I had 38 trout in about four hours. Saturday's two hours produced 16 more. And those were just the ones I landed in my hand as I had removed the barbs off my hooks, and farmed quite a few. I thought I also had a golden, but since I've never caught one, I now think it was a brown the color of one of those SARL lightning trout. It was a fun trip.

brn2fis
06-04-2007, 06:12 PM
Best report I have read on this board and I have read a few. Smitty and his family " ROCK " Congratulation on the slam. D--m it looked like your group had a great time. Who won the hold um tournament?

diamondbear
06-04-2007, 07:08 PM
awseome guys , looks like you had fun on this adventure , great pics nessie // db

DanKBecker
06-04-2007, 07:16 PM
Awsome report and great pics. Made me very jealous I wasn't their. Nice shot of the female there; could tell you enjoyed her company, can't blame ya. . . what is a cute girl doing hanging round some stanky old fisherman? Just Kiddin bro.

Anyways, if you're enterested in an easier place to find Goldens, I would suggest looking up the Cotton Wood Creeks and Lakes. This is THE PLACE for Goldens, and it is very low elevation and a much easier hike.

BigBassFrank
06-04-2007, 08:57 PM
I must say, from one Frank to Another Frank, Frankly a darn good report!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I felt like I was there...Thanks,,,bbf

bruce watson
06-04-2007, 09:00 PM
That girl is 26 years old and fit right in with this group. She caught her share of fish. I only wish I had invited Olfishergal to come along. I had my own cabin and my brother bailed on me with only a week to go. I ended up with that young kid going instead. His dad was a Vet who died 3 years ago. He needed a trip "with the guys"

olfishergal
06-04-2007, 10:21 PM
Bruce!@!!!! darn u anyway, I would have loved to go..........Frank, Fantastic report. Know what u mean about the low 02 levels up there. Sure I would have needed my own personal tank. Those fish look too good to be true.......Cograts everyone.

Granny Fish
06-04-2007, 10:37 PM
Heck - Dude! I would have slept in the back of the truck... :lol: if I could have gone! Oh well... eventually life will be less complicated and I'll get up there again.

I had to laugh about the oxogen tanks. Good idea... I never would have thought of it. I always need at least a day or two in order to acclimate to the elevation before I can go hiking. That is so cool that you had that you all had that opportunity. Those trout sure are pretty.

olfishergal
06-04-2007, 10:46 PM
Heck - Dude! I would have slept in the back of the truck... :lol: if I could have gone! Oh well... eventually life will be less complicated and I'll get up there again.

I had to laugh about the oxogen tanks. Good idea... I never would have thought of it. I always need at least a day or two in order to acclimate to the elevation before I can go hiking. That is so cool that you had that you all had that opportunity. Those trout sure are pretty.


Daym I would love to get up there, too many committments right now, but think some of us who didn't get to go should plan on an outing.

Fear No Trout
06-04-2007, 11:20 PM
Nessie,

Just unbelievable amounts of photos. Perhaps the most well documented trip to the Eastern Sierra.

Thanks for taking the pains taking time to upload all those photos. I for one give kudos for all the time spent creating this thread.

Fear No Trout :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Nessie Hunter
06-06-2007, 08:55 AM
Nessie,

Just unbelievable amounts of photos. Perhaps the most well documented trip to the Eastern Sierra.

Thanks for taking the pains taking time to upload all those photos. I for one give kudos for all the time spent creating this thread.

Fear No Trout :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Thanks Cory, that means a lot from you.. :thumb: :group:

I am still trying to get some pics from others to post up.. There was simply to much to write about.......

Like the 200+ fish days for some, and the many other locations fished, Many funny happenings etc etc..

I will keep adding as time/info/pics allows.




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Hawkeye5447
06-06-2007, 11:35 AM
What a great report.!!!!!!!!!! Im going crazy waiting for my turn in Two weeks.

brn2fis
06-06-2007, 05:42 PM
Who won the hold um game?

bruce watson
06-06-2007, 10:34 PM
We started with 12 guys on two tables and combined them when we got dowm to 8. One of the guys that works up at Parchers took first place after about 4 hours of playing. I got second, with the pot split 70/30.

Headhunter
06-07-2007, 05:10 AM
Nessie;

I was wondering if you could perhaps add in a few more photos....I'm not sure I got the whole story on your trip...... :lol:

Nessie Hunter
06-07-2007, 01:53 PM
Headhunter, No problem. I have hundreds of them.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

The Crowley Perch fishing pics (well a fraction of them anyway), And a few more TEAM 57 Representing pics.....

Crowley Lake Perch (& a Squaw fish, a few trout were C&R)…

200 fish days. Lake staff encouraging taking them all, they are way overpopulated.. These were all cleaned and eaten…

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TEAM 57…. REPRESENTING ! ! ! !

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Santa Fe Eric
06-07-2007, 02:51 PM
That was a darn good report! :thumb:
The picture of you with that golden is awesome!

olfishergal
06-07-2007, 03:59 PM
We started with 12 guys on two tables and combined them when we got dowm to 8. One of the guys that works up at Parchers took first place after about 4 hours of playing. I got second, with the pot split 70/30.


Now I know why you didn't invite me Bruce!!!! I would have kicked your *** at Texas Hold um

flyfisher52
06-08-2007, 07:47 AM
Nessie.....That was an AWWWWWWSUM report. Felt like I was there.....I am still out of breath....please pass the oxgyen.... :lol:

fishnislife
06-16-2007, 10:40 AM
That was amazing Frank. Nice job.
Wish I could have been there. Looked like you guys had an awesome time.
:banana: :rofl: :banana:


fishnislife

Nessie Hunter
06-17-2007, 09:17 AM
That was amazing Frank. Nice job.
Wish I could have been there. Looked like you guys had an awesome time.
:banana: :rofl: :banana:


fishnislife

Havnt heard from you in ages dude????

Just spoke with Stormcrow yesterday and he mentioned calling you.. Small world man..

I see you have fled the So Cal rat race also.. Good move... :thumb: :thumb:

Glad to see/read ya.... :D :D




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fishinmagician
06-18-2007, 10:01 AM
Great Report Nessie. I was in Bishop with a buddy at the same time and I know I ran into your group, including yourself at various locations throught Bishop. Shame on me for not taking a look at this board to see who might be in Bishop at that time.

Great photo montage. I've been going to Bishop now for about 9 years and every year I say I am going to take more photos. Unfortunately I spend too much time fishing to take pics.

This year was a year of first for me.......first time I saw sleet in my life, first time I got got snowed on in Bishop in June, first year I didn't catch a brown, first time I saw lots of women fishing.....etc.

Oh, and the first time I saw intake 2 shoulder to shoulder. Boy I thought I was fishing Irvine lake there were so many folks within an arm's distance from one another.

Keep the great reports coming.

Robert trout hunter
06-26-2007, 03:08 PM
Nice pics 8)