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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Aug 15, 2012 - 01:06am PT
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By the way, there are a select few spots in the Sierra where you can get the Grand Slam...Rainbow, Brookie(char), Brown, and Golden. Anybody ever do it?
Twice, all four in one day. different spots.
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sandstone conglomerate
climber
sharon conglomerate central
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Aug 15, 2012 - 05:35pm PT
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Have any of you ever hooked a corn-eyed brown trout? They can be widely variable in size, have a naturally unpleasant odor and are definitely catch and release. Dry fly or bead-head, they are equal opportunity "fish". Not much in the way of a strike, but they can fight. Handle with gloves.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Aug 15, 2012 - 07:23pm PT
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Don't know if these are rainbows or goldens. However, it was amazingly easy to get fish while climbing Whitney, and I am not that skilled at fly fishing.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Aug 15, 2012 - 07:33pm PT
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from wikipedia
adults range from 6–12 in (15–30 cm) long. Fish over 10 in (25 cm) are considered large. Golden trout that have been transplanted to lakes have been recorded up to 11 lb (5 kg) in weight. The world record golden trout was caught by Charles S. Reed, on August 5, 1948, from Cook Lake in the Wind River Range. That fish was 28 in (70 cm) long and weighed 11.25 lb (5.1 kg). You want a biggie? set your Time Machine to 1948, rent some mules, pack into the Wind Rivers.
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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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Aug 15, 2012 - 08:56pm PT
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Jim, you beat me too it!! ha, ha,
That was a great trip!
Maybe I didn't catch one last week, but I'm sure that I caught my fair share in my beloved Wind Rivers.
Man, I love that place!
I'll be back next year if I'm still standing.
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Fogarty
climber
BITD
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 15, 2012 - 09:31pm PT
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RP3 That no name lake is a great lake:)
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ruppell
climber
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Aug 15, 2012 - 11:15pm PT
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Ron
Funny you should ask. I just hand mucked two for dinner on friday night. Went for a four day climbing trip with a buddy in the Sierras and went super light on food. Figured some extra protein couldn't hurt. I would tell you all how it's done but then I might miss out on my shot to be the next Survivor Man.
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ruppell
climber
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Aug 15, 2012 - 11:21pm PT
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Mighty
That is NOT how it is done. lol Cool link though.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Aug 20, 2012 - 09:32pm PT
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Is this one? Don't know my fish too well. From the winds this year.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Aug 20, 2012 - 09:55pm PT
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Looks like a female brookie. Look for the bright orange colors on gill cover. Like Timid said there are a lot of hybrids around.
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Sredni Vashtar
Social climber
LA CA via UK
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Aug 22, 2012 - 08:03pm PT
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Thanks TTR, next time i will carry the fly rod up with me
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Aug 22, 2012 - 08:27pm PT
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We got to see a few goldens in the streams during a recent trip into the hills.
Read a bit of a sad story, that this area was what California Fish & Game had used for years and years to restock rivers with "pure" goldens...only to find out recently that they were actually stocking hybrids. Damned shame, because they worked really hard to keep them isolated.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Aug 22, 2012 - 09:30pm PT
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the last time I wen't fly fishing. I won't go again.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Aug 22, 2012 - 09:36pm PT
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There are a few fish in California but, to quote Horace Greely,...."Go East young man...."
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The Alpine
Big Wall climber
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Aug 22, 2012 - 10:19pm PT
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So amazing.
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