June loop sept 17-23

[bstolton]

Got to the loop around noon on Friday, unpacked and then headed down to Gull lake by the playground to soak some bait and relax after the long drive. We caught five and kept 3 in about 2 hours on salmon peach, chunky cheese and garlic PB.
Saturday headed over to Silver lake fished along the shore before you get to the resort. The PB Queen caught 1 on chunky cheese and 1 on garlic, I caught 1 on an orange PW and 1 on a pink PW all released. The wind picked up in the early afternoon so we called it a day.
Sunday was blown out so we hung out in Bishop and Mammoth.
Monday went out on June lake in a pontoon boat. The PB Queen proceeded to kill them on garlic PB catching 7 releasing 2 and had her limit by 11 am. I caught 3 on chunky cheese PB, 2 on a gold Thomas buoyant released 1 and 2 on an orange PW released 1. Also lost 2 fished, both of them jumping out of the water and spiting out my bait, Good times!
Tuesday went to Saddlebag lake and took the water taxi across to the 20 lakes basin, the wife is not into hiking but I was able to at least make it too Steelhead lake. We stopped at Wasco lake on the way back and fished for about an hour with pink and green PW but had no luck. Made one cast at Greenstone lake while we waited for the taxi and caught a 5” brookie on the green PW. This is definitely an area I want to come back to and explore.
When we got back to the loop we headed down to Gull again and relaxed with a couple of cold ones while soaking some garlic PB. The Queen caught 1 and I released 1, lost 1 and kept 1.
Wednesday we went to Big Virginia lake, the queen caught 6 all on garlic PB her new favorite flavor, she released 3, 1 was a brookie. I caught 5 on inflated NC, kept 3, released 2 and also lost 1, also caught 2 on an orange PW, kept 1, released 1 and lost another. Had 2 good hits on a rainbow Thomas buoyant and thought I was going to land my best fish of the trip only to lose it about 15’ from shore, ouch! We left around 1 pm as it started to sprinkle and then we had snow flurries for like 30 seconds.
When we got back to June we walked down past the marina and fished along the shoreline below Boulder lodge for about an hour. No luck for the Queen but I managed to get 1 on garlic PB and complete my limit.

Had a great time can`t wait to go back!

[BIGBASS MB]

Very nice report, My wife and I were up there around the same dates and we had very similar results at Saddlebag, I'm looking forward to go back and put some more time into the Twenty Lake Basin, (din't really get to do that)
SO MANY PLACES TO FISH AND SO LITTLE TIME...
MB.

[TROUT MASTERS]

very nice report and nice pic's
i love fishing the loop,special the rush creek
gods country,too bad we all have to come back to this rat race.

[AngryAgent]

Sounds like you had a great trip.

I have one concern. You use powerbait for the most part and you say that you are releasing fish, are you using treble hooks and releasing them? Most of the time when you're using powerbait most people use treble hooks and 99% of the time when you hook a trout on powerbait they swallow it and you are removing the hook from their gut or the back of their throat. The fish may swim away fine and look like everything is ok but it will die in a day or two if not sooner. Trebles and releasing is not a good combination, it would be better if you kept the fish unless it's lip hooked. I'm not trying to be a jerk but explain what happens in most cases with powerbait and treble hooks so I hope you understand.

[SierraPeaks]

Sounds like you had a great trip.

I have one concern. You use powerbait for the most part and you say that you are releasing fish, are you using treble hooks and releasing them? Most of the time when you're using powerbait most people use treble hooks and 99% of the time when you hook a trout on powerbait they swallow it and you are removing the hook from their gut or the back of their throat. The fish may swim away fine and look like everything is ok but it will die in a day or two if not sooner. Trebles and releasing is not a good combination, it would be better if you kept the fish unless it's lip hooked. I'm not trying to be a jerk but explain what happens in most cases with powerbait and treble hooks so I hope you understand.

If you cut the line and leave the treble hook in his throat...it dissolves in a few days and the fish is none the worse for wear.

[AngryAgent]

If you cut the line and leave the treble hook in his throat...it dissolves in a few days and the fish is none the worse for wear.

That is not true either and more of a myth. There have actually been studies done with the water taken from Sierra rivers and lakes where hooks have been submerged in the water for weeks and not "dissolved". Take some tap water from home and put it into a cup, submerge a treble hook into the water and see if it dissolves in a couple of days. I've done it myself and it doesn't even begin to rust after 2 weeks with an Owner Mosquito hook much less a thicker treble hook. I have heard people say that for years but its simply not true.

[BIGBASS MB]

That is not true either and more of a myth. There have actually been studies done with the water taken from Sierra rivers and lakes where hooks have been submerged in the water for weeks and not "dissolved". Take some tap water from home and put it into a cup, submerge a treble hook into the water and see if it dissolves in a couple of days. I've done it myself and it doesn't even begin to rust after 2 weeks with an Owner Mosquito hook much less a thicker treble hook. I have heard people say that for years but its simply not true.

This is a fricken fishing site not a science class... The hook will dissolve in the fishes mouth, not just water...
MB

[TROUT MASTERS]

I DIDN'T KNOW,THERE ARE MORE TREE HUGGERS IN THIS SITE THAN
IN SACRAMENTO,,,
YOU TELL THEM BROTHERMAN

[AngryAgent]

This is a fricken fishing site not a science class... The hook will dissolve in the fishes mouth, not just water...
MB

You know that to be fact? Really. Yeah this is a fishing site, so the info I was trying to relay was related to fishing and the conservation of fish Get a clue. I'm not tree huggin but trout aren't the most hardy fish either like bass and die rather easily. Bottom line is a gut hooked fish is a gut hooked fish period, better to keep it.

Sorry to take away from your thread BStolton, like I said just trying to spread a little info not incite a riot.

[Matt44]

are you sure that wasn't water from the rockies hahaha i dont think anyone would waste there time studying that thus making your story a myth my friend.