rush creek oct 29th thru nov 2 (late report)

[simijab]

so finally was able to get my pictures to attach so thats whay the report is late. Arrived to silver lake campgound on wed to perfect weather could ask for better. After setting up and fishing the lake for nada we decided to scout around a little and headed down to the mouth of rush at grant. We managed to land a couple small browns and a couple rainbows. The next morning I got up and decided to walk rush near the campground to see what I could find while the wife was still sleeping. Glad I did. The browns were everywhere!!!! In the first 2 hours I landed 3 over 20 inches. I calle the wife and she ended up with a nice one to. The rest of the weekend I spent fishing that area of rush with good results all weekend. I have beeen fishing this area for years and been trying to hit the spawn and it finally happened. Sat morning we got a little snow and the fishing in the upper section of rush slowed down. We took a drive down to the mouth of rush at grant again. The browns had started moving up from the storm and we saw at least 15 fish well over 20 inches. I managed to get one decent one and my wife did also. they just werent too interested since they were in the middle of spawning. Over all this was probably the best fishing trip ive hed to the sierras. And here are the pics
http://s793.photobucket.com/user/sim...7.jpg.html?o=5

first rainbow of the trip
http://s793.photobucket.com/user/sim...8.jpg.html?o=6

monster browns
http://s793.photobucket.com/user/sim...6.jpg.html?o=7

http://s793.photobucket.com/user/sim...4.jpg.html?o=8

http://s793.photobucket.com/user/sim...2.png.html?o=4

http://s793.photobucket.com/user/sim...6.png.html?o=3

http://s793.photobucket.com/user/sim...6.jpg.html?o=9

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a couple of the smaller fish

http://s793.photobucket.com/user/sim...9.jpg.html?o=2

http://s793.photobucket.com/user/sim...2.jpg.html?o=1

Sat morning
http://s793.photobucket.com/user/sim....jpg.html?o=11

Sun morning shot before we left
http://s793.photobucket.com/user/sim....png.html?o=12

[simijab]

not sure why the photos are popping up. Ive been having nothing but trouble for some reason

[shinbob]

Awesome trip and photos!

I think the trick with photobucket is to use the link called "IMG". You should see that on the right-hand side, bottom option:



Paste that directly into your post, and the pictures should show up as an in-line image. Here's an example, of one of your really great pictures:

[phishin phool]

Makes me sick seeing those browns molested during thier spawn and handled like that. That is one of only a few places left that have a natural spawn and should be closed to fishing. That is a special place and should be treated as such. Sorry to sound like a jerk but it is because of posts like this and treating fish like that, that this special fishery is only a fraction of what it used to be and along with it others spots there. So sad.

[dbfishing]

Jealous!!!

[seal]

Makes me sick seeing those browns molested during thier spawn and handled like that. That is one of only a few places left that have a natural spawn and should be closed to fishing. That is a special place and should be treated as such. Sorry to sound like a jerk but it is because of posts like this and treating fish like that, that this special fishery is only a fraction of what it used to be and along with it others spots there. So sad.

I couldn't agree more! Needs to be shutdown completely cause even if it went to barbless 0 take some would still handle the fish like this.

Too many of these threads.

[dbfishing]

Is everyone complaining because of the fact it's brown trout only?

[exfactor]

FYI, DFG plants their hatchery fish up there at the end of the season. You guys flaming him is wrong, he is allowed to enjoy the fishing within his limits, and share his reports as he see's fit. I had a trip up there where my buddy and i caught about 75 browns for the 3 days we fished. Glad you got to spend some time on the creek, thats a really fun place to fish!

[mrg85]

Sucks to see these posts.

[Stumpknocker]

Thanks for sharing the beautiful pics simijab...I agree with exfactor here...he's legally fishing and then reporting on a fishing website...and I love brown trout, but they're not indigenous to the eastern Sierras, or to the New World for that matter, so he's not destroying an endangered species here...