Hot Creek May 2012

[Greg Madrigal]

Harvey and I went to Hot Creek on day 2 of our Sierras adventure. It was his first time and my second. We did pretty good considering our inexperience there. We fished dry/dropper rigs most of the day, but did have some luck on dries in the afternoon. There was a HUGE caddis hatch in the late afternoon, but the fish sure didn't seem to care.

I brought the one and only net I have for sale http://www.sierra-nets.com/CMS-Sierra/index.php?mact=Gallery,m9f652,default,1&m9f652dir=Nets%2520For%2520Sale%2FEyes&m9f652returnid=67&page=67
with me to do a photo opp. It's a Maple Burl/Maple handle with Wenge, Mahogany, and Curly Maple hoop.

We caught mostly browns with a healthy dose of 'bows.

Here are the results I was able to capture on film:
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l191/gregmadrigal/Sierras%20May%202010/Hot%20Creek%202012/P5120103.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l191/gregmadrigal/Sierras%20May%202010/Hot%20Creek%202012/P5120099.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l191/gregmadrigal/Sierras%20May%202010/Hot%20Creek%202012/P5120098.jpg

This one's so happy to be in a Sierra Net, he's smiling!
:funnyup:
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l191/gregmadrigal/Sierras%20May%202010/Hot%20Creek%202012/P5120095.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l191/gregmadrigal/Sierras%20May%202010/Hot%20Creek%202012/P5120090.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l191/gregmadrigal/Sierras%20May%202010/Hot%20Creek%202012/P5120082.jpg

We caught many fish between us, and the day was beautiful again! Life is good!

Some weird caterpillars we noticed in the bushes on the hike out. They were spinning their webs using a back/forth motion that made them look like they were moving in fast motion. It was bizarre.
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l191/gregmadrigal/Sierras%20May%202010/Hot%20Creek%202012/P5120106.jpg
I will post up next on my trip up to see Smitty at Parchers and South Lake.

[Piss on Myspace]

Noice job Greg...i was gonna stop there but ran out of time, guess ill just have to go back up there lol...hows the casting room say in comparison to Mcgee? :Secret:...thanks for the inspiration

...and he's smiling because of you CPR techniques...Catch-Photo-Release

[sierraslam]

Another great post! I saw those same caterpillars all over the back side of Grant Lake. I wondered what they were as well.

[Troutman65]

Nice going on the browns .

[FSHNLIC]

Gorgeous net!!! And the fish werent too shabby either... hahaha... gotta luv the high country

[FadedOne]

Beautiful net... oh and fish

[dennis boatman]

I am live in Missouri, and those look like Bagworms to me...