Troutoholic
09-06-2007, 09:51 PM
Headed out to Mammoth in hopes of some fun in the sun, but when we got there things didn't look so good, thunder showers were predicted for the afternoon.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0247.JPG
We unloaded all our stuff and walked out the door.... It was raining, but it only lasted fifteen minutes then stopped. I looked to the sky above, it was as if someone was trying to say something to me.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0246.JPG
I looked around for some kind of sign, and behold... in bold gold letters!
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0298.JPG
Fearing the rain in the mountains my first thought was to hit the upper Owens. After a brief stop at Performance Anglers (nice people there that were very helpful and kind, also confirmed my thoughts about fishing the Owens) we were off on a mission. When we got there we tried to look for a nice spot to fish but the cows were everywhere.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0250.JPG
After finding our way through the the large maze of cow pies ( those things were huge ) we were able to fish. I had to take this picture, thought is was funny.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0282.JPG
It was instant bendo on the Kencors. Oh my... this is trout country for sure, nothing of size ( 10 to 13 inches ) but on ultralite 4.5 foot Kencors and Okuma IA 10 reels the size of your palm loaded with 2 pound test it's a blast!
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0288.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0277.JPG
The bite was hot and non stop.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0279.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0276.JPG
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Even this guy cruised on by to check things out. I guess we were doing better then he was? http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0269.JPG
We had our limits in under an hour so we decided to head on up the mountain, no need to poach.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0291.JPG
A view of Twin Lakes.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0226.JPG
Lake Mamie
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0225.JPG
The next morning we went to Twin Lakes. Theres nothing like the smell of fresh pine trees and the morning chill in the air.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0230.JPG
It seemed like it was full of weeds, so we headed off to June lake loop. Silver lake was scenic so we did some fishing and took some pictures.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0232.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0234.JPG
We saw some deer while exploring this dirt road that lead to the back side of Crowley Lake as the sun started to set.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0239.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0243.JPG
The next day it was back to the upper Owens for the sure thing. Limits again, no problem.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0329.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0328.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0332.JPG
All in all it was a great trip, lots of fish, nice scenery, and good times. Fishing the mountain lakes was slow but the upper Owens made up for the slow bite in no time at all. I just used half a crawler rigged Carolina style with a quarter ounce egg sinker about 20 inches above a #12 mosquito hook. I also fished the artificial lure with barbless hook section of the river and caught and released many fish on the same setup with no barb and pink power worms. It seemed like anything pink and wiggly they just slammed. Anyways, a special thanks to Mammoth Snowman and Performance Anglers for the insight on the weather conditions and the hot tips.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0247.JPG
We unloaded all our stuff and walked out the door.... It was raining, but it only lasted fifteen minutes then stopped. I looked to the sky above, it was as if someone was trying to say something to me.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0246.JPG
I looked around for some kind of sign, and behold... in bold gold letters!
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0298.JPG
Fearing the rain in the mountains my first thought was to hit the upper Owens. After a brief stop at Performance Anglers (nice people there that were very helpful and kind, also confirmed my thoughts about fishing the Owens) we were off on a mission. When we got there we tried to look for a nice spot to fish but the cows were everywhere.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0250.JPG
After finding our way through the the large maze of cow pies ( those things were huge ) we were able to fish. I had to take this picture, thought is was funny.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0282.JPG
It was instant bendo on the Kencors. Oh my... this is trout country for sure, nothing of size ( 10 to 13 inches ) but on ultralite 4.5 foot Kencors and Okuma IA 10 reels the size of your palm loaded with 2 pound test it's a blast!
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0288.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0277.JPG
The bite was hot and non stop.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0279.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0276.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0275.JPG
Even this guy cruised on by to check things out. I guess we were doing better then he was? http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0269.JPG
We had our limits in under an hour so we decided to head on up the mountain, no need to poach.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0291.JPG
A view of Twin Lakes.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0226.JPG
Lake Mamie
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0225.JPG
The next morning we went to Twin Lakes. Theres nothing like the smell of fresh pine trees and the morning chill in the air.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0230.JPG
It seemed like it was full of weeds, so we headed off to June lake loop. Silver lake was scenic so we did some fishing and took some pictures.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0232.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0234.JPG
We saw some deer while exploring this dirt road that lead to the back side of Crowley Lake as the sun started to set.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0239.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0243.JPG
The next day it was back to the upper Owens for the sure thing. Limits again, no problem.
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0329.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0328.JPG
http://bluehuntercatfishing.com/images/tmp2/IMG_0332.JPG
All in all it was a great trip, lots of fish, nice scenery, and good times. Fishing the mountain lakes was slow but the upper Owens made up for the slow bite in no time at all. I just used half a crawler rigged Carolina style with a quarter ounce egg sinker about 20 inches above a #12 mosquito hook. I also fished the artificial lure with barbless hook section of the river and caught and released many fish on the same setup with no barb and pink power worms. It seemed like anything pink and wiggly they just slammed. Anyways, a special thanks to Mammoth Snowman and Performance Anglers for the insight on the weather conditions and the hot tips.