Success
Sorry this post is late, but the much-anticipated fishing trip to the San Joaquin River near Mammoth over the weekend of July 17-18 was a qualified success.
Our party had a great time camping, hiking, and fishing. Except for a minor collision with a tree, my friend Mike was a happy camper. The river is no longer stocked with trout, due to California's budget problems, so all the fishing was for wild fish. The trip was a qualified success because it took us a day or two to figure out how to catch the native trout. These are mostly brown trout, with a smattering of rainbows and golden trout hybrids. The Sierra Bright Dot fly seemed to work best. I'll be tying up some of these for an upcoming backpacking trip out of the Sabrina Lake trailhead near Bishop.
The Troutson was very happy to hook a number of fish on a fly, and his casting improved considerably over the weekend.
The fuel of choice for this trip was Amstel Light, a low carbohydrate beer which actually has loads of flavor. Aaaaargh!! It be a fine beer, that.
Sorry this post is late, but the much-anticipated fishing trip to the San Joaquin River near Mammoth over the weekend of July 17-18 was a qualified success.
Our party had a great time camping, hiking, and fishing. Except for a minor collision with a tree, my friend Mike was a happy camper. The river is no longer stocked with trout, due to California's budget problems, so all the fishing was for wild fish. The trip was a qualified success because it took us a day or two to figure out how to catch the native trout. These are mostly brown trout, with a smattering of rainbows and golden trout hybrids. The Sierra Bright Dot fly seemed to work best. I'll be tying up some of these for an upcoming backpacking trip out of the Sabrina Lake trailhead near Bishop.
The Troutson was very happy to hook a number of fish on a fly, and his casting improved considerably over the weekend.
The fuel of choice for this trip was Amstel Light, a low carbohydrate beer which actually has loads of flavor. Aaaaargh!! It be a fine beer, that.