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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Ummm, Micro....
Would you be willing to divulge the approximate location on the Kings that you've been fishing?
I know the fisherman have their secrets...I had made plans to spend time on the Lower Owens, but that is out for awhile, and am looking for another spot for my week of spring fishing.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Ummm, Micro....
Would you be willing to divulge the approximate location on the Kings that you've been fishing?
I know the fisherman have their secrets...I had made plans to spend time on the Lower Owens, but that is out for awhile, and am looking for another spot for my week of spring fishing.
When we talk about the lower kings, we are basically talking about the approximately 5 mile stretch of the Kings River below Pine Flat dam, approximately 35 minutes east of Fresno.
If you are serious about heading out, would love to take you and show you around. It's a really pretty stretch of water with lots of character...... sometimes it's hot sometimes it's not. But it's ours.
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Nice offer, Micro....hope to be up next week, once I get some odds & ends wrapped up. I'm surprised that you're pulling such nice fish out of waters with no special regulations - normally the bait fishers do pretty well decimating the lunkers.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Nice offer, Micro....hope to be up next week, once I get some odds & ends wrapped up. I'm surprised that you're pulling such nice fish out of waters with no special regulations - normally the bait fishers do pretty well decimating the lunkers.
You can bait fish and keep them in the stretch just downstream of the dam, but in between Alta Weir and highway 180 it's catch and release with single barbless hooks.
Most of the stocking happens in the upper portion, but they do stock some of the biggest ones down in the C&R stretch.
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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thanks!
I mis-read the regs....so are the releases fairly consistent ? What's a good link to monitor the flows?
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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http://dreamflows.com/flows.php?zone=canv&page=real&form=norm&mark=All#California_West_Sierra_Southern
Scroll to West Slope Southern and look for "Kings: Rel Pine Flat Lake." Add that number to "Mill Creek" just below it to get the flow. Mill Creek is usually nothing but after a rain or in the springtime it can be big. The lower the better. I've caught fish at just about every flow but for my favorite spots I prefer under 400cfs.
They stock it weekly during low water but don't clarify if it's up by the dam or down in the C&R section.
http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FishPlants/ (Sort by county and look for Fresno)
Last year was epic, we'd catch a dozen in the 15-20 inch range in an afternoon. This year it takes half a day to catch one or two and I'm not sure why. I think it's because Avocado Lake Park has been closed so they plant most of the fish upstream since they don't have that access point anymore. Hopefully they finish removing hazard trees soon and it opens up.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Mar 12, 2018 - 03:22pm PT
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Thanks for the report! Keep them coming pretty please!
Best thread on the taco
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Mar 13, 2018 - 08:27am PT
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@WTF,
Waddup dawg? I be comin' up me thinks next week. You down?
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Mar 13, 2018 - 11:38am PT
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Deli Dog that was pure genius. Calling 7WT now.....gotta get me summa dat flash.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Mar 13, 2018 - 01:51pm PT
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Haha! Awesome video. I actually tried sinking line and streamers for the first time ever this morning. Water was lower than I thought and the floods this year filled in the deep spots so it wasn't working.
Then I threw on some nymphs before the rain hit.
They worked better. The Kings is turning back on!
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Mar 13, 2018 - 01:54pm PT
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Limping.... nice fish.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Mar 13, 2018 - 01:55pm PT
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Atta boy Crab.
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chainsaw
Trad climber
CA
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Mar 14, 2018 - 01:49am PT
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Hey WTF, Im interested in heading back out to Pyramid soon. The next week looks like crappy weather but by march 22 it should clear up. Im in Smokey Valley area Nye Co NV. Where are you from? I usually stay at Crosby and fish Pelican or Blockhouse.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Mar 14, 2018 - 02:12pm PT
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Working on drawing trout right now while I'm on a plane.
They are not easy to draw. Lots of tangent lines. What looks like an arc ( say the dorsum, or the underside of the jaw) is actually three or four different angles. They are not uniform at any point. No straight lines whatsoever actually. Even the eyeball is challenging.
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Mar 14, 2018 - 02:34pm PT
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Working on drawing trout right now while I'm on a plane.
Hey Scott, Don't give up your day job....
Just kidding, these are WAY cool. I am very impressed. Oh, and coincidentally I spoke with Adam. He accidentally dialed me but it was fun to touch base. Take care, we should fish again. That place we went to before is doing really well. :)
jim
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Mar 14, 2018 - 03:02pm PT
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You should work on drawing a SEKI climbing map.
Also, I want a hat made out of your fish pictures
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chainsaw
Trad climber
CA
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Mar 15, 2018 - 03:12am PT
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Howdy WTF, I work in Manhattan Gulch and live down the road from there. I want very much to climb the "Granite Wilds" near Kingston. Do you know any beta? Like especially how to get down? Ive heard there are ancient bolts. When I head back to Pyramid I will post here. I usually fish weekdays.
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chainsaw
Trad climber
CA
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Mar 15, 2018 - 03:14am PT
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There is some decent fishing up Kingston as well. Heres my favorite pic of the rock. Locals call it "The Indian." I call these rocks Cheech Butress and Chong Wall.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Mar 18, 2018 - 05:11pm PT
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Just got back from Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Fished Mon-Fri. Talk about wild weather...started out warm and sunny on Monday, then stormy and snowy for the rest of the week. It snowed 5 inches at Pyramid on Thursday night.
Overall, the fishing was slow, punctuated by a few hours here and there when the wind and waves were just right and the fish ventured into shallow water and it was game on. There were some big fish caught this week, including a 20 pounder caught and released by a talented young lady angler by the name of Alyssa fishing right next to me on Thursday evening.
Things are getting exciting at Pyramid thanks to the Pilot Peak Strain. I talked to a guy who caught a 25 lb 9 oz fish last Feb the day after the lake reopened.
The lake has risen 10 feet in the last year, and the tui chub population is estimated at "unlimited", so there's plenty of bait fish for the big ones to feast on.
A fish biologist measured a spawned-out carcass in the Truckee River that taped out at 41 inches- estimated to be 30 pounds. That fish's skull is on display at the Marble Bluff Fish Hatchery in Gardnerville.
The next 5 to 10 years should be a really exciting time to fish Pyramid!
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