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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Little help if anyone is willing. Next weekend (10th-12th) my brother and I are celebrating him finishing his surgery fellowship with a fishing trip. We’re planning on going to forks of the kern because it was further from fires but it looking pretty smoky too.
So, knowing that wind directions can change everything, what are some ideas on where to get some nice trout and likely avoid the thickest smoke?
Kern river from Sherman Peak today
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Bob,
Those blue gills are such cool looking fish. I used to catch those as a kid with my dad. Fun times!
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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Yeah, those are excellent specimens. I also used to catch and cook those as a kid. Pretty good with a beer batter and onion rings.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Aug 20, 2018 - 11:02am PT
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Big Blue Gill..... Oh Man!
G_Gome and I enjoyed a fine day down in the San Joaquin .... I was able to fool about 15 nice sized Browns and Rainbows into my net. Was changing patterns all morning as the light changed.... it was really fun and this stretch of water is now becoming, in my very limited experience, my favorite place to chase Trout.
G_Gome is planning a trip UP-NORTH... by Shasta this fall. He tells me I need to practice my “mending “ .... that’s what I did yesterday.
I missed out on Making a four star video like the Reddington ones. I pointed out a feeding trout at Hot Creek to G_G... way across the river, feeding in a 12 inch wide channel, with a overhung bank and a large pile of river grass protecting his ass from the Ospreys. After I pointed it out I was going to grab camera and film, but I was to slow. Second cast he puts a big pile of line right on the grass, gets a nice drift and BAM big fish hits! He was able to set hook and pulled large Trout out of his grass fortress!!!! I was quite impressed! Next time I will get video to share.
Anyway looks like everyone is having a fine summer despite all the smoky fires.
Keep fishing.
Bob I’m looking fwd to An Alaskan Fishing Adventure Report, with photographic evidence.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Aug 20, 2018 - 10:30pm PT
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WTF, how is the Sacramento in October? We might be coming that way for some Hat Creek, Pit, McCloud and Sac fishing. I haven't fished the October caddis on the McCloud in about 30 years.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Aug 21, 2018 - 03:29pm PT
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That's a beautiful fish ^^^^^
Spent two days at Forks of the Kern last weekend with my brother. Beautiful river, but it always seems more tricky than the Kings or Kaweah. Maybe just because it's less familiar. We landed a combined 85 in those two days and they were almost all 10-14" healthy fish.
There are some HUGE fish in that river. I lost two of them, they shook the hook out as quick as they took it but I got a good look at the monsters. My brother lost one big boy after it ran full speed up through rapids and around a bend.
I will keep going back to this place until I get one of the mythical beasts. Both of the ones I lost were easily well over 20" (that's huge for us west side people where they don't stock and the water is a bit warmer :)
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Aug 21, 2018 - 04:11pm PT
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h man this thread is hoppin again.....Limpingcrab I'm yer Huckleberry for the FotheK. I've never been there and want to check it out. Since October is your birthday month does your wife let you go out every weekend? You know...in celebration.
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DaveyTree
Trad climber
Fresno
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Aug 22, 2018 - 08:29am PT
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Spent last weekend in the high country. Perfect weather, beautiful views and outstanding fly fishing.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Aug 22, 2018 - 10:14am PT
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Guy and I were laughing on the way home from the east side on Sunday. We drove clear to Montana and Wyoming and then come home and have better fishing on our two favorite home waters than we did anywhere on our trip to fishing nirvana. I didn't count but I would bet that I caught in excess of 100 fish on Sunday - in about 5 hours. It was probably the best day I have ever had fly fishing. I did have one day that was substantially better once upon a time but that was back country spin fishing and a hell of a lot more work to get to.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Aug 22, 2018 - 12:21pm PT
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Nice work Davey! Trout murderer. No way those things tasted as good as your duck tacos out in the desert this spring though!
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DaveyTree
Trad climber
Fresno
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Aug 22, 2018 - 05:13pm PT
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I am going to have to agree with that statement.
Anyone ever go after redbands? I am looking to get into a few, big or small.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Aug 22, 2018 - 06:08pm PT
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Redbands, huh? Is somebody trying the heritage trout challenge?
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Aug 23, 2018 - 03:25pm PT
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I grew up water skiing on Shasta every August so I fished the upper Sac a lot to cool down in the afternoons. I have also done a couple trips and fished Hat Creek, the McCloud and the upper Sac. I have never fished the Pit or Fall Rivers or the lower Sac but would love to.
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otisdog
Social climber
Sierra Madre, Ca.
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Aug 23, 2018 - 05:02pm PT
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Fall River definitely fishes better in the spring...middle of July it really tapers off...
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Aug 26, 2018 - 11:05pm PT
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Just got back from two weeks of fly fishing in Alaska. It rained for 12 out of 14 days- a refreshing contrast after leaving hot and smokey southern California. The fishing was phenomenal, even by Alaska standards. My wrist is sore from battling so many great fish.
Memorable moments include a WAY too close encounter with a grizzly bear that came from out of nowhere and approached within ten feet of my wife Yvonne, a broken 9-weight rod, a 14-pound silver that jumped 5 feet out of the water the second after it was hooked, and a king salmon Yvonne caught and released on a 6-weight fly rod.
Our camera memory card says we shot exactly 1000 photos- I'll post some more pics when I get a chance.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Aug 27, 2018 - 07:17am PT
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Holy crap, Bob!!!!!
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Aug 27, 2018 - 10:07am PT
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Bob, I've got major salmon envy going -- nice fish! I am jones-ing bad. thanks for sharing.
@G_Gnome -- I was so surprised how much I enjoyed the Lower Sac. At times you would never know that you were floating through downtown Redding, and the fishing is off the charts good. The Fall River too is a beautiful stretch of water with sweeping views of Shasta and the countryside. For pure adventure and football shaped rainbows, you can't beat the Pit. And plan on getting wet. It's not about when you will fall in but rather how many times... Great fishing and a fun workout. It is not for the faint of heart. Enjoy!
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Aug 27, 2018 - 11:54am PT
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Stimbo, seeing as I fall in the East Walker all the time I would expect to fall in the Pit. I came ever so close to falling in Rock Creek in Montana last month but managed to regain my feet after about 6 slips in a row. That caused me to buy a wading staff which will definitely come on this trip.
It sure is nice to see our east side rivers with so much water this year. The San Joaquin still has about 50 cfs which is amazing. Hopefully we can get another decent winter and the fish will just keep growing. There are starting to be some nice sized fish in Hot Creek again too but they sure have gotten spooky with the flows finally getting lower. There is a nice amount of water for this time of year there though which makes fishing it much more reasonable but does require the use of some darn small flies.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Aug 27, 2018 - 12:00pm PT
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BG! Wow, just Wow!
Just looking at those fish makes my right elbow hurt.
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