rotto84
05-15-2011, 10:42 PM
Went to Rock Creek for some early season camping and fishing and was not disappointed. All of my fish were released. I arrived Friday, May 13 and there were many open campsites. I set up camp, and went right to the creek. I was expecting a torrent, but the flow was fast, but fishable. I was trying small jigs in the pools. Immediately I caught a nice rainbow, almost a pound and a half. That would be my biggest fish, but not my last. Most of the fish had just been stocked, and were about a pound. A few were smaller. I caught almost all of my fish on Friday immediately by my campsite. In the afternoon there was some thunder, and instead of a shower, it was slushy snow for about an hour. For the day I caught 21 rainbows.
Saturday, I decided to go hiking McGee Creek, so I fished a little less. When I returned to Rock Creek, I fished some more places, and again was quite lucky. I caught 17 more, and again many of them were just stocked. Some people camping next to me hit the lower Owens, using worms. The three of them only caught 3 fish, but one rainbow was quite nice, probably around 3.5 pounds.
On Sunday I was going to hit more of Rock Creek, but it snowed a few inches Saturday night. I ended up leaving early to return home to San Diego.
The pictures show Rock Creek Lake, mostly covered with ice, and also show the beautiful mountains and clear road. This was from Friday. The rainbow pictured was one of the smaller ones, but I thought I would have more photo opportunities on Sunday. The tent, car, and snowy road were all photos taken on Sunday on my way out.
All in all, it was a really fun weekend. The fishing and camping were great, and I was happy that Rock Creek was not running too quickly.
Saturday, I decided to go hiking McGee Creek, so I fished a little less. When I returned to Rock Creek, I fished some more places, and again was quite lucky. I caught 17 more, and again many of them were just stocked. Some people camping next to me hit the lower Owens, using worms. The three of them only caught 3 fish, but one rainbow was quite nice, probably around 3.5 pounds.
On Sunday I was going to hit more of Rock Creek, but it snowed a few inches Saturday night. I ended up leaving early to return home to San Diego.
The pictures show Rock Creek Lake, mostly covered with ice, and also show the beautiful mountains and clear road. This was from Friday. The rainbow pictured was one of the smaller ones, but I thought I would have more photo opportunities on Sunday. The tent, car, and snowy road were all photos taken on Sunday on my way out.
All in all, it was a really fun weekend. The fishing and camping were great, and I was happy that Rock Creek was not running too quickly.