dennis boatman Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Just got back from a three week trip the the Sierras in California. We flew to Vegas rented a car from there and proceded north to our first destination, Bishop, CA. I lived there when I was a kid in the late 60's, and honestly it hasn't changed that much in all these years. I caught fish in the same places I caught them then. Fished the Owens River near town and caught many Browns between 8 and 12 inches. Went north some and went to Rock Creek and caught native Rainbows and some Brookies. Hiked up to 11,000' and played in the snow, that was the highlight of the trip. Passed through Yosemite and stayed in Sonora, CA for a few days fishing the Merced, Touloumne, and some smaller streams and lakes in the area. Moved north to Nevada City and fished the South Yuba River and Stanislaus a little. Caught fish every we fished, even though we only fished a few minutes on some of the waters. Over to San Francisco for a few days, and no fishing there. Back accross the valley to Coulterville, CA and stayed in a Yurt for a few nights. Went to Kings Canyon and fished the Kings river. Amazing water but VERY tough to fish with a fly rod. Hiked into what we believe was Stoney Creek, not sure, and had a great day catching those amazing native Rainbows. They are like torpedoes! A few shakes of the head and ZOOM off and running. A great trip, catching 5 kinds of trout, Stocked Rainbow, Native Rainbow, Brook, Brown, and Lahontan Cutthroat. Here' a few pics I took. The last two pictures are of our yurt...we really roughed it... A strike indicator is just a bobber...
Midwest troutbum Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Absolutely picture perfect! Looks almost sureal to the effect of a screensaver photo. I now must convince the wife or friends to make the journey to fish those areas someday. "In golf as in life it is the follow through that makes the difference."-unknown
Haris122 Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Awesome stuff man. Though I thought a Yurt was a Mongolian, not Californian thing.
dennis boatman Posted August 1, 2012 Author Posted August 1, 2012 YURT...Yearround Universal Recreational Tent...Originally Mongolian. We've Amercanized them just a little... A strike indicator is just a bobber...
ollie Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Yea, looks like you were really roughing it!! Lol. Nice pics and it looks like a lot of fun! "you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post" There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek!
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