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Fritz

Social climber

Choss Creek, ID

Aug 24, 2017 - 12:38pm PT

T Hocking! Hat Creek looks like great habitat. Sorry that the trout were hung-over, surley, & un-responsive when you were there.

I fished for an hour or two, near our Idaho eclipse camp, on each of four days.

All-together, my total was 68 rainbows, with the largest only 12". However, the day I outfished my buddy Jerry 29 to 10, was the "the bomb!" (He beat me by less impressive margins on the other 3 days.)

G_Gnome

Trad climber

Cali

Aug 24, 2017 - 01:17pm PT

On my way to Tahoe and Tuolumne tomorrow. Going to stop at the West Walker on the way up to Tahoe and then will try some creeking while I am there. If the Walker is good I will stop again on my way to Tuolumne in the middle of the week. I fished this river for the first time last fall and caught some nice trout so I am looking forward to fishing it again.

clinker

Trad climber

Santa Cruz, California

Aug 24, 2017 - 07:04pm PT

T Hocking, thanks. 19 rainbows that day. Johnny was so into it that after eating breakfast at 6:30am, he only had water until 4pm. He just turned 6 on the 5th.

Guyman, You are so right and yes, catch and release.

Stimbo

Trad climber

Crowley Lake

Aug 24, 2017 - 09:25pm PT

Johnny was so into it that after eating breakfast at 6:30am, he only had water until 4pm. He just turned 6 on the 5th.

..... and so the addiction begins. Good for you and Johnny! There are so many years of adventures yet ahead. Here is a picture of my son many moons ago. He still loves fishing and fly fishes with me often.

guyman

Social climber

Moorpark, CA.

Aug 25, 2017 - 09:11am PT

T Hocking, thanks. 19 rainbows that day. Johnny was so into it that after eating breakfast at 6:30am, he only had water until 4pm. He just turned 6 on the 5th.

Wonderful.

When I was 7...I remember my Grand pa coming to my school and springing me from 3rd grade for what would become annual fishing trips to Lake Crowley for opening day (back when it was only open for fishing for 30 days)

I couldn't sleep for a week before hand I was so amped up.

Clinker ... its great to see that enthusiasm in young kids, keep taking him out. Good for you.

Edit to add.

Stimbo... Thats a big fish!

G_Gnome

Trad climber

Cali

Aug 25, 2017 - 09:22am PT

My dad had me fishing at about 4 or 5 in Kings Canyon, up by Huntington Lake and on the Kern. And by about 9 he just let me go for the day and I would poke into all the little holes in the bushes with those nice foot long wild trout in them. I still fish this way!

Mostly I think I am a lousy fishing partner. I am always fastest up a river and now everyone else has to fish behind me and the fishing is never going to be as good for them as it was for me. I learned from my dad not to spend very long at one spot and that is how I still fish.

Fritz

Social climber

Choss Creek, ID

Aug 27, 2017 - 08:04am PT

In the mid-90's I spent two-nights in the now devastated by Hurricane Harvey, town of Rockport TX, while on a kayak fishing trip with my Jackson, WY friend, fly-tying guru, Scott Sanchez. Scott & I had a great time catching Redfish & Sea Trout in the shallow waters between the Texas coast & Padre Island.

I was charmed by the area & the friendly locals, but somewhat puzzled by seeing homes near the sea elevated 20' above the ground on pilings.

Now I understand.

Rockport yesterday from internet photos.

Beach homes near Rockport on pilings.

My sympathies to those affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Stimbo

Trad climber

Crowley Lake

Aug 28, 2017 - 08:10am PT

A couple of photos that span a decade and a half, fishing with my son. They grow up so fast..... wah!

paganmonkeyboy

climber

mars...it's near nevada...

Aug 28, 2017 - 07:55pm PT

Aya needs to post up - she was crushing it at fest in Fremont canyon...

Trad climber

JTree & Idyllwild

Aug 31, 2017 - 06:11pm PT

Just got back from fly fishing in Alaska. Caught and released some nice fish while evading grizzly bears.

labrat

Trad climber

Erik O. Auburn, CA

Aug 31, 2017 - 06:14pm PT

Wonderful fish! Thanks for sharing!

briham89

Big Wall climber

santa cruz, ca

Aug 31, 2017 - 07:06pm PT

Nice fish Bob!

Man the fishing in Alaska is so good.

limpingcrab

Trad climber

the middle of CA

Aug 31, 2017 - 07:09pm PT

Holy guacamole those are monsters.

I learned from my dad not to spend very long at one spot and that is how I still fish.

Ditto, my brother and I will both ditch fishing partners unless we enforce the leapfrog rule. Seeing more river is half the fun!

drF

Trad climber

usa

Aug 31, 2017 - 08:27pm PT

Damn BG

Great pics Great fish!

Those look kinda like damsel patterns?

Trad climber

JTree & Idyllwild

Aug 31, 2017 - 09:43pm PT

Thanks. Had great success with this pattern, called the Comet, for both sockeye and silver salmon.
Tied some in tan (ginger hackle) that worked best on bright, sunny days (rare in Alaska),
and neon orange that worked like magic on dark, cloudy days.