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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Sep 27, 2018 - 02:48pm PT
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So a buddy of mine had been telling me about this magical Brown Trout honey hole of a spot they call The Hole, down in the steep gorge of the north fork of the kings above Black Rock reservoir but below Wishon.
I had Tuesday off work so we finally made a trek down in there. The hike down was absolute gnar and the way out was even worse. you know it's going to be a good day when you use fixed lines to get down into your trout water.
Once we got in there the place was magical.
And the fishing was out of control.
I think my first 12 casts went as follows......
1. Hawg
2. Big rainbow
3. Big brown
4. Nothing
5-12. Brown, brown, brookie, miss, brown, rainbow, rainbow, Brown.
It was a beautiful river with some big old dark pools, some Clift out sections and some nice pocket water. Amazing day down in The Hole. The hike out made me promise I would never go again but I can't wait to get back.
No mans land.......
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Sep 27, 2018 - 07:06pm PT
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Sheesh. Those are some dark browns.
I love where I live on the Eastside, but sometimes I miss the westside.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Sep 27, 2018 - 09:16pm PT
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I think my first 12 casts went as follows......
1. Hawg
2. Big rainbow
3. Big brown
4. Nothing
5-12. Brown, brown, brookie, miss, brown, rainbow, rainbow, Brown.
Wow! Now that's a honey hole. Awesome looking spot!
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Sep 27, 2018 - 09:57pm PT
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So Keesee and I are heading in to the Kings Canyon back country on October 6th for a week. We sure as heck hope to catch lots of nice fish. Maybe Guy will even take some photos. And I hope it doesn't snow or rain on us! We'll try to keep count but that might be hard if the fishing is as good as last time I was there.
Where ya headed?
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Sep 28, 2018 - 09:30am PT
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Ohhh, now I see where you went down, Micronut. My brother actually hits the river downstream a bit and fishes up to where you were.
That rock in the distance in your last pic looks climby.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Sep 28, 2018 - 10:23am PT
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Wow! That looks rugged to get into. Nice trout but I don't see any pictures of hawgs.
Limping, we are going in the Sugerloaf trail out of Sequoia to get to the Roaring River. Then we will work downstream until the going gets too tough.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Sep 28, 2018 - 11:10am PT
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Oh man! That'll be awesome!
On my long term to-do list is to fish Roaring River all the way down to the highway. Please give us a little taste of what it was like when you get back, good luck!
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Sep 28, 2018 - 03:31pm PT
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I've fished it before from the falls up to where it starts to flatten out. Burly as hell is how I would call it. Takes some serious climbing skills and serious committment to get in and out of it. Hence our approach from the top this time since we are older and slightly less stupid.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Sep 28, 2018 - 08:00pm PT
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I’m still stupid so it sounds perfect.
I’ve done boulder creek in a similar way. Down from big meadows, then up from the canyon to see the rest. Lots of surprisingly fat rainbows but nothing huge. Seems like Roaring River holds more water so I’ve always wondered if there are fish in the teens hiding somewhere up there.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Sep 30, 2018 - 08:32am PT
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MICRO..... Awesome Trout!!!! Those look like Hogs to me. Limping.. ALL... G_Gome has been telling me about his and Herb’s ledgendary trip into the RR BITD. “ Best fishing this side of Patagonia “....
So all packed up and ready to go, I hope we get good weather, I am packed light. The pack is pretty reasonable considering. When you ditch all that climbing gear the pack is reasonable size.
Being new to this FF stuff the one thing I have learned is this. The fishing gets better in proportion to the distance from the car.
I have looked down into that spot below Wishon and wondered about the climbing, it looks pretty good, lots of hidden treasures!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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After a bit of a hiatus from the trout lovers thread, I am glad to be back. Made it over to the Eastside this weekend and had a blast fishing the East Walker ( we were only there for about an hour and a half and got skunked) and the Upper Owens. Gorgeous watershed and absolutely perfect bluebird temps.
The Upper O had lots of people on it, but we fished down near where it meets the lake on Stimbo's advice and finally found success!
Thanks Stimbo!!!!
Oh yeah..... we got some climbing on too!
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Where did Adam get that fishing sports bra? I didn't even know they made those?
(I'm currently checking prices, that actually seems perfect for 4th class fishing trips)
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Stimbo? Wanna go?
I would love to, however, I will be on the road. We're driving out to New England. I am taking an arsenal of rods though...... stay tuned!
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ruppell
climber
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Stimbo,
I'm sure you know but:
West Branch of the Ausable River. There's two no kill stretches on 86 just south of Lake Placid. It's truly a river that everyone should fish once. It's that good.
If you have some time the Beaverkill and Willowemoc Creek also don't suck. Make sure you have breakfast at the Roscoe Diner if you hit either. If your not wearing your waders when you enter you'll be the odd man out. lol
Drive safe, fish hard and have fun.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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I like that fishing bra. Who makes it?
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Drive safe, fish hard and have fun.
Wow! Thanks for the great beta Ruppell. I will definitely try to wet a line there but I don't know about wearing waders in a restaurant. It's like our "guests" skiing at Mammoth and wearing their ski boots into Vons. Hah!
Thanks again for the well wishes and info.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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WTF my October/November calendar is a mess! I seriously doubt we can make something happen. It pains me!!!! What's it like in January there? Does the season slam shut come winter?
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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I've been busy getting used to my new digs in the Okanagan Highlands and I needed to get out on a nice sunny autumn day. 61f at the river. The Kettle River, 25 miles on state route 21. Special regs; single barbless hooks, no bait, 14 inch min. keep two. I planned on catch and release.
I left the house with my waders and ultralight at 5 to 3. I never fished this section and found a pullout that wasn't private property right next to a big bend in the river. Highway 21 pretty much follows the river all the way into Canada. I'm less than ten miles from there. Twenty feet down to the river. I can see the fish and they are nice. Second cast and I get a ten-incher. I let him shake off. Seventh cast and a nice hit, keep reeling and wham. One of those nice ones I saw. I get her up and she almost swallowed my spinner. Shite. This one won't survive. Well it's a keeper and I'm hungry; so be it. I quit fishing and went home and by 4:30 I was cooking that fish. I hadn't had trout that ffreshh in years.
Not a bad day, eh? That's why I live here.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Oct 10, 2018 - 08:06am PT
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Nice fish, WTF! I have a good friend that just took a job and moved to Truckee so I need to make a trip up there. I've never fished that river since I only go to Tahoe in the winter.
14 inch min This always bugs me, should be 14 inch max. There have been several studies showing that taking bigger fish reduces fish size and abundance when compared to taking smaller fish. Some land managers are changing regs but there are still too many places that encourage taking the big momma trout that can lay exponentially more eggs than their smaller cousins.
Smaller rainbows taste better too, in my opinion. Not criticizing you, wayno, you did the right thing to follow the rules, just criticizing a dumb rule. It's right up there with all of those places in Europe that don't allow catch and release.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Oct 10, 2018 - 09:25am PT
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Alright team, I need your advice.
Next week I am taking three days (Fri am alpine start, home Sunday night) with some old buddies of mine into the backcountry (our 23rd year in a row) and we are looking for big fish.
I don't know much about backpacking as a means to go fishing.....but we definitely aren't looking for a death march. Willing to grind a bit but we are looking for the a three day late fall mountain trout trip headed out of the Eastside of the Sierras, somewhere between Golden Trout wilderness to the South and Bridgeport to the North.
So, give us the beta, where are we gonna catch big mountain trout in a nice setting this time of year!
Ready....go.
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