View Full Version : Finding Gold 3/1
annex138
05-04-2009, 09:22 PM
my dad and i decided to do some exploring up around the Kern area. I have never caught a golden before and my dad has not fished for them in over 20 years. We didnt really know where we were going. We stopped and fished a few spots until we found what we were after.
The first fish of the day and my first golden ever. This sucker was fat and good sized for these small creeks.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/no_limit_sd/Picture386-1.jpg
A few more smaller ones
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/no_limit_sd/Picture392.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/no_limit_sd/Picture391.jpg
My dad ended the day with a monster. It went 10" and it was fat and had the best colors of all the other fish caught.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/no_limit_sd/Picture395-1.jpg
Picture of my dad working a nice section
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/no_limit_sd/Picture388.jpg
Sierra_Smitty
05-04-2009, 09:47 PM
Beautiful fish!
sansou
05-04-2009, 10:55 PM
Beautiful looking fish!
tpfishnfool
05-05-2009, 06:07 AM
Great report ! Bead heads ? What fly wt set up ?
Greg Madrigal
05-05-2009, 07:26 AM
WICKED!!!! I love it, great job and intuition getting on them lil suckers. Congrts!
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Joshua
05-05-2009, 01:40 PM
I understand the secrecy that goes along with catching goldens that dont require a days hike:Secret:
Did you take the SHerwin Pass to get there?
City Dad
05-05-2009, 01:59 PM
Cool! Nice fish. Copper John? Pheasant tail?
annex138
05-05-2009, 03:00 PM
sorry for leaving out the details. I was using my 7'6" 3wt and my dad was using a 6' 2wt. Flies used were size 16 bh hares ear, bh phesent tail, and my dad got all his on a 14 EHC black
Fishtaco
05-05-2009, 04:24 PM
Very nice fish. I love the full color on them. I haven't for them in years. Thanks for the report.
Looks like i have to go back to kennedy Meadow.
HEMAN
05-05-2009, 04:30 PM
tight.. i really need to learn how to fly fish one day...
troutdog
05-05-2009, 04:36 PM
Great post, thanks for sharing the pics here on FNN!
TD
Mr Bendo
05-05-2009, 10:32 PM
That's cool!!!! A golden on a fly rod!!! Got to go up there one day!!!
txcurry
05-16-2009, 06:58 AM
That is really cool. My first Golden was on a fly also, in 1968 on Bubb's Creek during a lunch break, I was 18.
adiablo420
05-16-2009, 10:08 AM
man, i really like the big one dad caught... wow... i betcha i make it up there by at least the end of the month....
tacklejunkie
05-17-2009, 06:38 AM
Sweet goldens! Nice work guys. :Thumbs Up:
jeff4321
05-17-2009, 11:17 AM
golden hybrids??
annex138
05-17-2009, 02:23 PM
from the research i did, i think those are not hybrids. From what i found on the net, those are pure strain little kern goldens but who knows, i could be wrong. I just got back right now from another golden mission. Keep a eye out for a report soon.
tacklejunkie
05-17-2009, 02:25 PM
Sweet man. You guys are pretty active still!
I gotta work something out soon. Getting the itch to flick the fly bad!
Missing all the good trips lately. :Sad:
annex138
05-17-2009, 02:27 PM
Mike was talking about doing something this coming weekend local. If i dont go to vegas i'll be doing some fishing somewhere around here.
tacklejunkie
05-17-2009, 02:38 PM
Yeah dude I was supposed to roll too but my family wanted to see me this weekend for my birthday. Trying to get out of it for the weekend but not sure. Mike's gonna kill me, I keep making plans and backing out a week early.
I need to get out there soon!