Cliffy
09-01-2015, 10:14 PM
Have been doing June Lake for over 60 years but this is my first post on this forum so here goes-
Trolling is our thing. So we trolled most every day. We drag gold and red SuperDupers (501s to 503s) on 4lb flouro line at 80' behind the boat. We also drag Matuka flies the same way. We also go deep at 7 or 8 colors on lead line with 40' flouro leaders with the same lures.
This time we did OK on top but nailed them down low and mostly with a 503 gold and red SD. Got some nice Cutts down deep also. Largest was about 2 1/2 lbs. Most of the rainbows were 1 to 1 1/2 lbs down deep.
Watched the Walker Lake/Lee Vining fire start while on the lake and for 3 days watched the planes (DC7, P2Vs, Skycrane C130s and DC-10 tanker) making drops.
Had one interesting event while there. We had been graphing lots of fish between 35 and 60 feet (lots of fish!) in one area of the lake for days (and catching them) and then one morning they were all gone from that area. Maybe 10% of what we had been seeing were there. We trolled the lake for a couple of hours trying to find the fish without finding them. They seemed to just disappear. I know they were there but we just couldn't find them. I know the lake pretty good but they went somewhere we weren't!
We have been told we catch fish when no one else does but this time they beat us.
Trolling is our thing. So we trolled most every day. We drag gold and red SuperDupers (501s to 503s) on 4lb flouro line at 80' behind the boat. We also drag Matuka flies the same way. We also go deep at 7 or 8 colors on lead line with 40' flouro leaders with the same lures.
This time we did OK on top but nailed them down low and mostly with a 503 gold and red SD. Got some nice Cutts down deep also. Largest was about 2 1/2 lbs. Most of the rainbows were 1 to 1 1/2 lbs down deep.
Watched the Walker Lake/Lee Vining fire start while on the lake and for 3 days watched the planes (DC7, P2Vs, Skycrane C130s and DC-10 tanker) making drops.
Had one interesting event while there. We had been graphing lots of fish between 35 and 60 feet (lots of fish!) in one area of the lake for days (and catching them) and then one morning they were all gone from that area. Maybe 10% of what we had been seeing were there. We trolled the lake for a couple of hours trying to find the fish without finding them. They seemed to just disappear. I know they were there but we just couldn't find them. I know the lake pretty good but they went somewhere we weren't!
We have been told we catch fish when no one else does but this time they beat us.