Trout-Tuna-For.Me
05-19-2009, 07:08 AM
Dismal trolling at Bridgeport Res. and Lower and Upper Twin Lakes using most of my arsenal of trolling lures. even blades and nightcrawlers.
The only action in the lakes was at Bridgeport Res. still fishing with nightcrawlers from the boat. I caught 2 nice rainbows and heard of a few others doing the same also catching a few including a 3.5 lb brown. Lake water level still quite low also.
Robinson Creek fishing was ok, mostly stockers on PB and brown/pepper colored curly tail leadhead jigs.
East Walker River had very good fishing for browns although most of the fish were short of the 18 inches needed to keep. Many 12-14" fish I caught were on either a black/yellow Panther Martin (barbless hooks) or flyfishing using different beadhead nymphs in the #16 size.
The hot weather conditions made most of the creeks/rivers flows very fast with the fast snow melt. Robinson Creek, East Walker behind the lodge and below Bridgeport Dam were good to fish with either slow or regulated flows.
Anyone planning to go soon should watch the weather reports since the 90+ degree temps must have freaked out the lake and res. fish.
We still had a good trip, just to get away from everyday life work, etc is like heaven to me............fishing is a sport, catching/slaying isn't.
TTFM
The only action in the lakes was at Bridgeport Res. still fishing with nightcrawlers from the boat. I caught 2 nice rainbows and heard of a few others doing the same also catching a few including a 3.5 lb brown. Lake water level still quite low also.
Robinson Creek fishing was ok, mostly stockers on PB and brown/pepper colored curly tail leadhead jigs.
East Walker River had very good fishing for browns although most of the fish were short of the 18 inches needed to keep. Many 12-14" fish I caught were on either a black/yellow Panther Martin (barbless hooks) or flyfishing using different beadhead nymphs in the #16 size.
The hot weather conditions made most of the creeks/rivers flows very fast with the fast snow melt. Robinson Creek, East Walker behind the lodge and below Bridgeport Dam were good to fish with either slow or regulated flows.
Anyone planning to go soon should watch the weather reports since the 90+ degree temps must have freaked out the lake and res. fish.
We still had a good trip, just to get away from everyday life work, etc is like heaven to me............fishing is a sport, catching/slaying isn't.
TTFM