Pulled the camper up to East Fork for the holiday weekend. It was packed, of course. We had a spot right along the creek, which is THE way to go if you stay here. The lower numbered sites are tiny, unlevel, high and have little shade. All throughout the weekend, saw many many dozens of stream anglers plying their trade, but to no avail. I saw not a single fish caught from the creek near camp. Same deal at the lake Saturday, tons of anglers, didn't see a single trout caught or on a stringer or heard of anyone with a bite. That sucks for a new moon!
Sunday we took the kids up the Mosquito Flat trail for some wild brookie action, and that was no disappointment. We went right past Mack and Heart, and went for the back end of Box, where we had the whole place to ourselves. The trail was LOADED, and heart lake looked like Corona Lake on the opener with all the kids fishing, but the bite was ON and it was a hit every kast (hint). Didn't do any good with mouse tails, but the hardware produced as always. One after another until we got tired and headed back to camp. Beautiful little brooks, but no browns or bows to be seen this trip. Kinda funny seeing all the signs around camp declaring "NO FISH CLEANING!" when there wasn't a single trout to be seen around the creek. The water was running a bit high on the creek, but the back country lakes were about normal water level. Just enough snow left on the peaks to provide a spectacular backdrop. Boy, it sure sucks driving back down the Cajon Pass at the end of a Sierra trip, back to the thick smog and heavy traffic. It's always worth the 600 mile round trip, just to get away for a couple days.