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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Dec 17, 2016 - 10:40pm PT
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Holy crap Donini! I think that might be a dinosaur.
Guy, haven't tried dries on the lower Kings yet but some fish were jumping and one hit my brother's indicator last time. I'm still learning this lowland tailwater stuff so I'm no expert down there.
My only experience fishing the Kern has been at points near or far upstream of Forks of the Kern (near the Needles) and it was outstanding! I don't know about places below Lake Isabella but I wouldn't be surprised if there were a bunch of random fish in there to compete with. Maybe the Prickly Sculpin or Threespine Stickback could kill a trout if they live there and went down wrong? Of course I've caught some sunfish and bluegill that would probably do damage if swallowed, maybe they could survive in the lower reaches of the Kern. Basically, I don't know, but I like talking about fish so I just keep typing!
PS. Above Pine Flat on the Kings can be decent in the late winter/early spring before the runoff starts to raise the river.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Dec 18, 2016 - 07:15am PT
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When we get a big brown in Patagonia we make gravlix. Fillet the fish and heavily coat each fillet with an equal mixture of sugar and salt. Put in the refridgerator for 12 plus hours then remove and rinse thoroughly. The last step is to put herbs like dill and basil on the fillets and refidgerate for another 6 hours or so...yummmm!
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Dec 18, 2016 - 10:00am PT
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Stimbo.... PM sent. let me know if it went through...
Donini ....... Catch and fillet... what method are you guys using to get those trout? From a lake or monsters from the stream??? Looks downright awesome. I remember looking at some Bishop history book and back around 1918 they would get Browns like that from lower Bishop creek! I guess with no population pressure they grow big... water hogs.
limping... is the Kings open all year for Catch and Release up stream from Pine Flat?? And re the Kern... Gome has told me you must go up-stream from the forks of the Kern to get good fishing... it figures, the harder the walk, the longer the walk the better the fishing gets..... Just like climbing. So maybe hike in from Cottonwood, to the Kern and head down river.
thanks all
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Dec 18, 2016 - 01:43pm PT
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limping... is the Kings open all year for Catch and Release up stream from Pine Flat?? And re the Kern... Gome has told me you must go up-stream from the forks of the Kern to get good fishing... it figures, the harder the walk, the longer the walk the better the fishing gets..... Just like climbing. So maybe hike in from Cottonwood, to the Kern and head down river.
Yes for the Kings, no stocking up there, it's one of those heritage trout program waters and open year round.
A trip like that down the Kern is high on my list. Supposedly fall is the best up there.
Edit: if you've never browsed Steven Ojai's fly fishing the Sierra website you definitely should. I've learned a ton from there. http://stevenojai.tripod.com/
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Dec 18, 2016 - 08:24pm PT
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Stimbo.... PM sent. let me know if it went through...
Guy -- I just sent you a PM, I haven't come across anything from you yet.
jim
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Dec 19, 2016 - 01:19pm PT
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Guy, just park at the Johnsondale bridge and then walk upstream for 30 minutes then start fishing up.
Below the lake is mostly small mouth bass territory.
The Merced can be really good below the park in winter too. Not a lot of people fish the gorge section.
Have you watched the Orvis videos? They are quite good for beginners.
http://howtoflyfish.orvis.com/video-lessons
The was one thing that I would stress to all beginners is the need to get a long float and to learn to reach cast to achieve that.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Dec 27, 2016 - 01:15pm PT
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The DUDE! Send me an email at jan underscore mcc at live dot com.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Dec 27, 2016 - 01:24pm PT
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The eagle has landed......
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perswig
climber
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Dec 27, 2016 - 05:07pm PT
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Thermos and wader camo mis-match fail. Total noob move. (heh, heh)
Giving my 6 y/o pseudo-nephew a fly setup at this wkend's delayed xmas. Kid's already got a longer attention span and better hand-eye than most of his cousins. Pretty excited.
Dale
ETA: I agree, that Orvis library is worthy (thanks, G_Gnome!) and my plan now is to sit down with the rugrat and watch some of them together, before tying on an indicator and heading outside. Little guy is pretty focused, so I suspect the vids about stream presentation, drift and whatnot will be fodder between skiing and indoor soccer while we both wait for ice-out.
Esco, I've not ever picked up a practice rig, but we may both give it a go this winter. It seems similar to learning to juggle with gauzy fabric squares, slows things down to let you get the feel for the cadence. I'm bookmarking the Joan vid for tonight - snow's on the way and I've got two more sheets of metal roofing to install and then potentially digging up the septic line and lift pump (again, dammit).
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Dec 28, 2016 - 08:33am PT
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Stimbo... msg on Taco is a no-go.... try.. GuyKeesee AT Gmail.com ...
would like to set some things up.
Dale .... Click on the Orvis Link G__Gome posted above... one of them is how to help very young anglers figure out FF. I found all of those Videos very helpful... ESP the casting.
Happy new Year to all.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Dec 28, 2016 - 09:27am PT
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Thermos and wader camo mis-match fail. Total noob move. (heh, heh)
I take great pride in showing up to a run with Carhartt tatters and out-fishing the hipster wearing his Simms Guide Waders. lol
Guyman, MEND, MEND, MEND. That is your learning objectives for the summer!!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Dec 28, 2016 - 09:30am PT
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Heading down to my place in Patagonia on Saturday. There is recent documentation of a trout under 16 inches but I've never seen one.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Dec 28, 2016 - 09:42am PT
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Giving my 6 y/o pseudo-nephew a fly setup at this wkend's delayed xmas. Kid's already got a longer attention span and better hand-eye than most of his cousins. Pretty excited.
Perswig,
Have you ever tired putting one of the practice rods in their hands? Like the Echo or I think Joan Wulff marketed one at one point.
I actually find it useful to pick one up every so often when I'm bored in the barn.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Dec 28, 2016 - 09:43am PT
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Speaking of Joan Wulff, if you haven't watched this, you're missing out on a sneak peak at one of the best.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Dec 31, 2016 - 12:17pm PT
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Happy New Year's Eve Day trout hunters. The lower Kings River has been going off for the past few days. Finally made my way out there. Take a look at this.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.
Small size 18 nymphs....
Hare's ears and beadhead olives
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briham89
Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
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Dec 31, 2016 - 03:53pm PT
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Hey Micronut, nice fish!!!! What section of the lower Kings have you been fishing? I haven't been out there yet. But your pictures are making me think I need to take a trip. Cool that you can fish there year round.
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ruppell
climber
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Just a PSA to all you guys.
Buy your 2017 license. lol
I'm giving everyone this PSA because in 2014 I completely forgot about it. I'd been fishing at least 2 times a week up at Pleasant Valley. Sometime in early February I see the warden driving up the road. He stops and asks me to come up the bank. Sure man no worries. Just as I'm getting close to the truck it hits me. I don't have my 2014 license. He asks the usual how's the fishing comments and then asks to see my license. I smile and hand him my 2013. Then I proceed fill him in on the fact that I'm a complete idiot. He sees I have no fish and he's also seen me around a bunch. He let's me off with the promise that I'll head straight Reagans and buy my 2014 license. I got lucky.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Beautiful fish! Can't wait to get back to Pyramid Lake- got a trip scheduled for March.
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ruppell
climber
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WTF
I'm a fisherman like I'm a climber. I do it all. In climbing I boulder, sport, and trad climb. In fishing I use fly, spinning and baitcasting gear. When I want to have a relaxing day I grab the flyrod. There's just something about the casting rhythm that's very calming. When I want to catch fish and especially big trout I grab the mini jig rod. They work better than any streamer I've ever used.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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WTF! Congrats on keeping on with that "tossing-lead" exercise. I feel your pain.
Congrats on changing to a spin rod & producing that nice cut.
In my early 20's, most of my high mountain lake fishing was with a short spin-rod & reel, but I usually used a fly & bobber.
I do have a fond memory of a large Idaho cutthroat grabbing a 1" diameter red & white bobber twice & taking it deep for 30 seconds, or so, before it bobbed back to the surface.
The 3rd time he took the dry fly, that was 2' from the bobber.
I removed him & his slightly smarter pal, who only took the bobber once, from the stupid Cut gene-pool.
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