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Eat Sleep Fish

05-19-2010, 06:33 PM

Hit up the Sierra's for the first time this season May 13-17, 2010.

DAY 1 - Lone Pine: Late afternoon Stockers galore and a Brownie!
Headed out from LA with my buddy around 2 pm and arrived in Lone Pine at 5 pm. Fished Taboose Creek, up and down, around the campsites. First fish of the trip was a Brownie. Also caught a bunch of stockers. Most people said they were having a hard time catching...not us! Couple of decent fish in the mix. All but a couple fish were released between the two of us. Did this for a couple of hours and headed for Bishop. Got to Bishop Creek and set up camp.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_1994.jpg

DAY 2 - Bishop Creek: Slow start, epic ending!
Started the day fishing at 5:30 am. Hit the South Fork first for a couple stockers each by 9am. Saw a lot of fish, a couple of big black clouds of fish, but maybe it was too early for some of 'em to play. Had breakfast at camp and headed for the Middle Fork. Caught and released a bunch of stockers until about noon...this is where it got EPIC! Alpers shows up and dumps a bunch of fish at several pools along the middle fork. Right away we got in on the action. Me and my buddy did a limit of Alpers ranging from 1.5 - 2.5 pounds in about 30 minutes. Again, most people were having trouble getting into these fish...not us! Other than us, the best catch I saw or heard of was a group of 4 people caught 2 Alpers. After a while, the fish scattered and the bite died down big time. Chilled at camp for a little while and headed back to the creeks. Caught and released at least another 30 fish between the two of us.

Early morning on the South Fork.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_1995.jpg

My buddy representing 57!
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_1997.jpg

Working the Middle Fork.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2001.jpg

Final kill of the day. All Alpers. All around 2 pounders!
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2007.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2008.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2010.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2011.jpg

DAY 3 - Bishop Creek: Early morning Alpers and late afternoon stockers.
Hit up the creeks again for a solid bite on Alpers early in the morning, 5:30 am. Landed and kept 4 between the two of us in a matter of one hour. All around 2 pounds again. Headed to camp, did breakfast and that whole thing. Chilled for a bit, and headed back to the battlefields. Caught and released atleast another 20 fish between the two of us with one more Alper in the mix.

Solid 2 pound Alpers.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2024.jpg

Buddy working the inlet at Intake 2.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2018.jpg

The lone late-afternoon Alper. About 1.5 pounds.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2023.jpg

Day 4 - Convict Lake: The bite before the wind.
Started the day at Bishop Creek again, in search of leftover Alpers...none this morning. Caught and released a few stockers. Decided to head to Convict around noon. Caught 4 between the two of us and missed atleast 5 more. Kept these 4 for dinner at night. We only fished for a couple hours as winds started to pick up real bad and we thought maybe those leftover Alpers in Bishop Creek were ready to bite late afternoon. Got back and fished Bishop Creek for one more 2 pound Alpers.

Bendo at Convict!
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2037.jpg

See the head in the middle of the pic...lol.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2032.jpg

Convicted.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2034.jpg

Day 5 - Lower Owens on the road back home.
Cleaned up camp early and headed down the hill. Hit the Lower Owens at all the main bridges (5 in total) from Bishop to Big Pine for nada. Not even a bite. Not even a fish in sight. Not even the smell of a fish. lol You get the point. Decided to head home around noon, take a hot shower, and watch the Lakers put a beatdown on the Suns...and boy did they!

Lower Owens River.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2045.jpg

Flows still kinda high, typical for this time of year.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2046.jpg

All in all another great trip in the Sierras. Total fish count for the two of us for 4 full days of fishing was well over 100. Only kept the Alpers and a few stockers that we ate at camp. The Alpers came home for some gooooood dinner for a while to come!

Some parting shots:

Lake Sabrina
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2002.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2003.jpg

Intake 2
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2014.jpg

Chillin' at Lake Sabrina Cafe.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2020.jpg

That's how you know your beer is as cold as the Eastern Sierras!
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2022.jpg

South Fork Bishop Creek by Parchers.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2026.jpg

Convict Lake
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2029.jpg

The road to Convict
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2038.jpg

Looking towards Mammoth
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2039.jpg

Final kill count.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2042.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2040.jpg

Thanks for reading,

-ESF

Sierra_Smitty

05-19-2010, 06:36 PM

Hit up the Sierra's for the first time this season May 13-17, 2010.

DAY 1 - Lone Pine: Late afternoon Stockers galore and a Brownie!
Headed out from LA with my buddy around 2 pm and arrived in Lone Pine at 5 pm. Fished Taboose Creek, up and down, around the campsites. First fish of the trip was a Brownie. Also caught a bunch of stockers. Most people said they were having a hard time catching...not us! Couple of decent fish in the mix. All but a couple fish were released between the two of us. Did this for a couple of hours and headed for Bishop. Got to Bishop Creek and set up camp.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_1994.jpg

DAY 2 - Bishop Creek: Slow start, epic ending!
Started the day fishing at 5:30 am. Hit the South Fork first for a couple stockers each by 9am. Saw a lot of fish, a couple of big black clouds of fish, but maybe it was too early for some of 'em to play. Had breakfast at camp and headed for the Middle Fork. Caught and released a bunch of stockers until about noon...this is where it got EPIC! Alpers shows up and dumps a bunch of fish at several pools along the middle fork. Right away we got in on the action. Me and my buddy did a limit of Alpers ranging from 1.5 - 2.5 pounds in about 30 minutes. Again, most people were having trouble getting into these fish...not us! Other than us, the best catch I saw or heard of was a group of 4 people caught 2 Alpers. After a while, the fish scattered and the bite died down big time. Chilled at camp for a little while and headed back to the creeks. Caught and released at least another 30 fish between the two of us.

Early morning on the South Fork.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_1995.jpg

My buddy representing 57!
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_1997.jpg

Working the Middle Fork.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2001.jpg

Final kill of the day. All Alpers. All around 2 pounders!
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2007.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2008.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2010.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2011.jpg

DAY 3 - Bishop Creek: Early morning Alpers and late afternoon stockers.
Hit up the creeks again for a solid bite on Alpers early in the morning, 5:30 am. Landed and kept 4 between the two of us in a matter of one hour. All around 2 pounds again. Headed to camp, did breakfast and that whole thing. Chilled for a bit, and headed back to the battlefields. Caught and released atleast another 20 fish between the two of us with one more Alper in the mix.

Solid 2 pound Alpers.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2024.jpg

Buddy working the inlet at Intake 2.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2018.jpg

The lone late-afternoon Alper. About 1.5 pounds.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2023.jpg

Day 4 - Convict Lake: The bite before the wind.
Started the day at Bishop Creek again, in search of leftover Alpers...none this morning. Caught and released a few stockers. Decided to head to Convict around noon. Caught 4 between the two of us and missed atleast 5 more. Kept these 4 for dinner at night. We only fished for a couple hours as winds started to pick up real bad and we thought maybe those leftover Alpers in Bishop Creek were ready to bite late afternoon. Got back and fished Bishop Creek for one more 2 pound Alpers.

Bendo at Convict!
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2037.jpg

See the head in the middle of the pic...lol.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2032.jpg

Convicted.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2034.jpg

Day 5 - Lower Owens on the road back home.
Cleaned up camp early and headed down the hill. Hit the Lower Owens at all the main bridges (5 in total) from Bishop to Big Pine for nada. Not even a bite. Not even a fish in sight. Not even the smell of a fish. lol You get the point. Decided to head home around noon, take a hot shower, and watch the Lakers put a beatdown on the Suns...and boy did they!

Lower Owens River.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2045.jpg

Flows still kinda high, typical for this time of year.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2046.jpg

All in all another great trip in the Sierras. Total fish count for the two of us for 4 full days of fishing was well over 100. Only kept the Alpers and a few stockers that we ate at camp. The Alpers came home for some gooooood dinner for a while to come!

Some parting shots:

Lake Sabrina
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2002.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2003.jpg

Intake 2
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2014.jpg

Chillin' at Lake Sabrina Cafe.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2020.jpg

That's how you know your beer is as cold as the Eastern Sierras!
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2022.jpg

South Fork Bishop Creek by Parchers.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2026.jpg

Convict Lake
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2029.jpg

The road to Convict
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2038.jpg

Looking towards Mammoth
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2039.jpg

Final kill count.
http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2042.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww118/andrenersesian/100_2040.jpg

Thanks for reading,

-ESF

Epic report my man - epic! You guys definitely know how to fish and party big time - congrats!!!

Peace,
Smitty

Trout 1

05-19-2010, 07:13 PM

Great report guys GOOD JOB...Nice pics. I cant wait to get up there, Im heading up sunday.

Trout 1

FishBandit

05-19-2010, 08:34 PM

This was the kind of report I was looking for!! Great report, thanks for the details, Kudos my man

IncredibleHuck

05-19-2010, 08:46 PM

Nice man! What campground did you stay at?

Fisherman57

05-19-2010, 08:52 PM

SWEET!

Thanks for the report!
I'm soooo looking forward to the Team 57 event at Parcher's in 4 weeks!

57

Eat Sleep Fish

05-19-2010, 09:09 PM

SWEET!

Thanks for the report!
I'm soooo looking forward to the Team 57 event at Parcher's in 4 weeks!

57

I'm probably gonna be up there again that weekend. I'll be camping though.

Fisherman57

05-19-2010, 09:18 PM

Stop on in and say hello!........
I think Jared (Sierra Smitty) has some camping sites available as well!

Hope to see you there!
Again..... awesome report!

BIGBASS MB

05-19-2010, 09:41 PM

I like your fish report, it's very detailed,
I want to ask you if there is a Booz limt up in the sierras???

Eat Sleep Fish

05-19-2010, 09:43 PM

I like your fish report, it's very detailed,
I want to ask you if there is a Booz limt up in the sierras???

haha I hope not, or my days up there would be done.

SierraPeaks

05-19-2010, 10:39 PM

Amazing how much snow melted at Convict in 5 days. I was there on the 12th and there was twice as much snow. Not surprising though I guess...since we all got baked on Crowley the rest of the week. I was going to post my report from the trip I just got back from (May 11th to the 17th)...but since yours is more current...you saved me the time.

Trout-Slayer77

05-20-2010, 09:57 AM

Awesome report dude !! way to slay, looks like a great trip up in the sierras. great pics to boot, and some nice fatty alpers too !!! wish i was up there right now.

Sparky70

05-20-2010, 11:54 AM

Nice report and pic's, but with all that booze how could U guys see to fish???
Looked like it was a fun time.

flytyingreloader

05-20-2010, 12:36 PM

ESF--

Forcing a trout to pose with Bud Light bottles is poor form--give him Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for his last drink, I say! :) The bottles are shorter, and make the fish seem larger.

GREAT report, sir!

lalo56

05-20-2010, 12:46 PM

Nice. Its always a good time up there.

On another note, how does that BL Wheat taste?

Eat Sleep Fish

05-20-2010, 12:51 PM

Nice. Its always a good time up there.

On another note, how does that BL Wheat taste?

pretty good in my opinion. im not much of a beer guy but i like that stuff.

SierraPeaks

05-20-2010, 01:44 PM

ESF--

Forcing a trout to pose with Bud Light bottles is poor form--give him Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for his last drink, I say! :) The bottles are shorter, and make the fish seem larger.

GREAT report, sir!

Hmmm...that gives me an idea.
I'm going to start saving all the mini bottles from the mini bar in hotel rooms from now on.
Those things will make my fish look HUGE !!

STEVE IN SOCAL

05-21-2010, 06:31 AM

I was having fun on your adventure til I saw all the empty liquor bottles. I then proceeded to fall in the campfire, get a warning from the campground host about my loud music and puke all over my sleeping bag.

Eat Sleep Fish

05-21-2010, 11:48 AM

I was having fun on your adventure til I saw all the empty liquor bottles. I then proceeded to fall in the campfire, get a warning from the campground host about my loud music and puke all over my sleeping bag.

Yeah bro, Vodka is not for everyone. You should take it easy next time.

STEVE IN SOCAL

05-22-2010, 04:43 PM

In my younger days I could've turned those bottles into bobbers, but not any more. Getting old sucks, but saves on the liquor bill.

MammothMagic

05-23-2010, 12:01 PM

Excellent report and some excellent fishing, way to put it to um. Great fish guys.

Greg Madrigal

05-24-2010, 11:57 PM

Hey great report!~ Looks like a great time on those Alpers-Bet that was fun! Thanks for teh fish porn too.

GM<><

Eat Sleep Fish

05-25-2010, 05:52 AM

Hey great report!~ Looks like a great time on those Alpers-Bet that was fun! Thanks for teh fish porn too.

GM<><

yeah, it was Alpers galore....for us atleast, not many people seem to have been able to get some.

You guys goin up for the 57 event next month??