Bishop Creek Drainage 05/04/12 (Picture Heavy)

[FadedOne]

Well it was that time of year to get up and check out the fishing. Decided to miss on the opener rush and show up the week after. We camped up at Four Jeffrey campground which was very quiet. Managed to hit South Lake for a little bit on Friday, then Lake Sabrina inlet on Saturday, then hike up to North Lake on Sunday. The road up to North Lake was closed, but did the hike to it. The fishing at Sabrina was not bad at all. Managed to pull out 37 trout between the girlfriend and I. Up at North Lake it was a bit slower, but pulled out another 18 trout. I'll let the photo's tell the rest of the story. I will be back up there in a couple weeks to play some more :Big Grin:


Bishop Creek:
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Bishop Creek Trout that decided to just sit there:
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South Lake was damn cold and windy:
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Evening Photo from Four Jeffrey:
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Local visitor decided to say Hi at our campsite
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Lake Sabrina:
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Sabrina Snow decided to show up during our hike back:
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North Lake Bridge was full of trout just hovering around
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North Lake:
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This is a weird fat headed trout I caught.
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[OC ANGLER]

ive got to get up to Bishop one day ! ive heard far to many stories ... lol

[VIVID_FLY]

what type of trout is the 16th pic. Wow you hiked up the north lake road... it seemed like a long drive to me and steep. I used to fish the outlet from that lake ..just up from where it was the FALLS. I never saw that type of trout as in the pic #16.

[troutdog]

Nice job on the fly, great pics btw! :Thumbs Up:


TD

[RiverWalker]

Looks like you had a great time on the fly! What patterns were you using at north lake? Were you solely using dries or did you nymph as well? Thanks for the report....

Randy

[FadedOne]

what type of trout is the 16th pic. Wow you hiked up the north lake road... it seemed like a long drive
that to me and steep. I used to fish the outlet from that lake ..just up from where it was the FALLS. I never saw that type of trout as in the pic #16.

That beauty is a Brook trout. It was a good hike up with the packs on, but well worth it.

[FadedOne]

Looks like you had a great time on the fly! What patterns were you using at north lake? Were you solely using dries or did you nymph as well? Thanks for the report....

Randy

Up at North I normally use the Wooly Bugger, but they didn't seem to like it so I went up top. The Elk Hair Caddis did well. I would mix it up with other dries that I had and most seemed to catch a few. I am still fairly new to using flies being my second season, but I'm hooked on them. I switch between my fly rod or fly and bubble setup.

[phishin phool]

Awesome post!! And even better pics, sierra porn at it finest!! Nice job on the trifecta almost a grand slam minus a golden. Thanx for sharing your adventure.

[flytyingreloader]

I'll pile on with congrats on some excellent photo work on the Sierra trout. It doesn't get a lot better than 'bows--brookies--and browns from the same water! My wife loves to sit at the bridge you featured, she calls it "watching trout TV".

The large head relative to body size is brought on by stunting due to feed insufficiency. It is seen more often in higher lakes that are ice-free fewer months of the year than lower-elevation lakes.

[mjc89]

Awsome pics. Were all the fish caught on flys?

[FadedOne]

Awsome pics. Were all the fish caught on flys?
Yup, switched to fly and bubble a year or so back and haven't looked back. I have attempted to use my fly rod from time to time, but that is tough for me when I'm lake side. Some waters are easier for my spin setup until I get better with my fly rod.

[TROUT MASTERS]

Thanks for the reports and pic's,here i am at work computer fishing :LOL: couldnt make it up there yet.

[kenny8308]

Great report and pictures thanks. I'll be up there in 12 days hoping to get into some fish as well. How long do you usually run your leader on that rig? Thanks.

[FadedOne]

Great report and pictures thanks. I'll be up there in 12 days hoping to get into some fish as well. How long do you usually run your leader on that rig? Thanks.
Typically I have a 4-5ft 2# leader for the fly and bubble. Whatever you are comfortable with should work since that is a lot of line dangling on your cast. Depends on the shrubs and trees behind you too.

[kenny8308]

Sweet that's what I was thinking. I was a little worried since I read like 7-8 foot leader but that seemed a little clumsy to cast. Thanks again for the report.

[Karyn]

Absolutely beautiful photos! Looks like you guys had a great time! You are getting me excited about going up there! Thanks for the great report : )

[DEVOREFLYER]

Great story, great fish, great photos. The question is "What camera are you using" the photos are world class.

[FadedOne]

Great story, great fish, great photos. The question is "What camera are you using" the photos are world class.

Sadly it was a Canon point and shoot that I threw in my pocket. Nothing fancy at all.

[RiverWalker]

Fly Spinning at it's finest! I like it....Whatever works right?


Yup, switched to fly and bubble a year or so back and haven't looked back. I have attempted to use my fly rod from time to time, but that is tough for me when I'm lake side. Some waters are easier for my spin setup until I get better with my fly rod.

[lewisclan]

Awesome, I hit the opener and hooked up on some nice fish but none a beautiful as yours

[teejay]

Great report. The photo of the reflection in North Lake is really nice.

[cambofisher]

Nice fish and thanks for the report on the bishop drainage area.Those are some very beautiful pictures of the surrounding area.

[JAG107]

Spectacular! Thanks for posting all the great pics. Your trip looks like it was the kind dreams are made of.

[RiverWalker]

In my opinion, longer leaders are better to avoid spooking fish with your bobber or indicator. However, if you're planning to use the fly/bobber set up with spinning rod then you would probably need to shorten your leader to the length of your rod at the longest. Otherwise it would be very difficult to land a fish because your bobber would get stopped at the tip and would prevent you from reeling up the fish all the way. If you plan to use a Fly rod, I would say that the most common length of Fly rod people use on a lake for trout would be around 9 foot. hence being able to use a 8 to 10 foot leader/tippet. I hope I'm making sense. =)


Sweet that's what I was thinking. I was a little worried since I read like 7-8 foot leader but that seemed a little clumsy to cast. Thanks again for the report.

[kenny8308]

Thanks for the info I think ill try about a 6 foot leader since my rod is 7.5ft. It'll be my first time using a bubble fly so hopefully ill get something.

[Beancounter]

Nicely done Sir!
Thanks for sharing your trip.

[Mike274]

Excellent job on the fish! Those Brookies sure are pretty when they are small. One of the lakes I fish has them in the 19"+ range and they are not nearly as pretty when they get that big.

Mike

[FadedOne]

Excellent job on the fish! Those Brookies sure are pretty when they are small. One of the lakes I fish has them in the 19"+ range and they are not nearly as pretty when they get that big.

Mike

Yeah most of these were under 12". Later this year I have some trips planned to hike back a bit and hopefully land a Golden. Can't wait to get back there and get some fishing and pictures taken.