dkinla
07-14-2011, 04:38 PM
Inspired by the recent report from Jackson lake near Wrightwood... I wanted to put my dad on some trout... so we leave the Valley around 5:30am this am, and take highway 14 up and around to Jackson Lake. We get there around 6:30am, and there are already 4 people fishing from the road side of the lake.
We first setup by the road as well... kinda cold and windy to start... water was pretty clear and the water is deeper on the road side of the lake. I throw out 3 different powerbaits and have my dad try the Super Duper... I reeled in 1 taker after 15 minutes, but it was kinda slow after... so we decide to move to the other side of the lake (there's a road that takes you to the other side with a small parking lot/bathrooms-no flush). There's also some picnic tables with nice shade.
We setup there and get some more action... on a mix of powerbaits, super duper, and powermouse... here's a quick vid of my dad in action! haha~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGw9kc1KoyE
definitely a nice, cozy, beautiful spot: here are 2 views (just feels like you're far, far away from the city)
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/4a68e419.jpg
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/46a44826.jpg
and for lunch... some ramen noodles on the portable stove! woo hoo!!
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/53232653.jpg
the other side of the lake (away from the road) has a pretty muddy edge in places... my shoes and bottom of my jeans got pretty muddy. We caught our limit (the usual rainbow stockers) and saw those infamous orange goldfish swimming around too. Didn't take any pics of the trout since you all know what they typically look like. We just tried different baits/lures... and the trout seemed to lose interest in one particular bait, so we moved on to the next bait/lure. Rainbow powerbait worked ok, gold super duper/panther martin, and powermouse were good... as you can see, I brought the whole arsenal... only thing I didn't try I guess were salmon eggs/power eggs/cheese/bread :EyePop:
definitely would go back to fish there again sometime. Will have to hit up Silverwood next time as well. My dad in reeled in all except the one I caught (and let some of the dinks go)... he definitely had a great time. We left around 12:30pm when the bite shut down and the trout moved to the middle of the lake I guess.
hope y'all enjoyed the report :Big Grin:
by the way, you need to have an Adventure Pass ($5 for one-day) to park along the road or in the parking lot... I bought mine at Sport Chalet yesterday
We first setup by the road as well... kinda cold and windy to start... water was pretty clear and the water is deeper on the road side of the lake. I throw out 3 different powerbaits and have my dad try the Super Duper... I reeled in 1 taker after 15 minutes, but it was kinda slow after... so we decide to move to the other side of the lake (there's a road that takes you to the other side with a small parking lot/bathrooms-no flush). There's also some picnic tables with nice shade.
We setup there and get some more action... on a mix of powerbaits, super duper, and powermouse... here's a quick vid of my dad in action! haha~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGw9kc1KoyE
definitely a nice, cozy, beautiful spot: here are 2 views (just feels like you're far, far away from the city)
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/4a68e419.jpg
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/46a44826.jpg
and for lunch... some ramen noodles on the portable stove! woo hoo!!
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/53232653.jpg
the other side of the lake (away from the road) has a pretty muddy edge in places... my shoes and bottom of my jeans got pretty muddy. We caught our limit (the usual rainbow stockers) and saw those infamous orange goldfish swimming around too. Didn't take any pics of the trout since you all know what they typically look like. We just tried different baits/lures... and the trout seemed to lose interest in one particular bait, so we moved on to the next bait/lure. Rainbow powerbait worked ok, gold super duper/panther martin, and powermouse were good... as you can see, I brought the whole arsenal... only thing I didn't try I guess were salmon eggs/power eggs/cheese/bread :EyePop:
definitely would go back to fish there again sometime. Will have to hit up Silverwood next time as well. My dad in reeled in all except the one I caught (and let some of the dinks go)... he definitely had a great time. We left around 12:30pm when the bite shut down and the trout moved to the middle of the lake I guess.
hope y'all enjoyed the report :Big Grin:
by the way, you need to have an Adventure Pass ($5 for one-day) to park along the road or in the parking lot... I bought mine at Sport Chalet yesterday