Silver Lake June 2017 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

StinkyMatt · 06-07-2017, 09:39 AM

Great story and photos Tony!

Man, I miss you fuggers!

Miss the camp meals.

ful-rac · 06-07-2017, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

Great story and photos Tony!

Man, I miss you fuggers!

Miss the camp meals.

Yeah Matt you missed it...But so did Jorge and Greg...
Would have been nice to hear some more bullshit stories from you...

Now back to rebuilding my engine...

Andy · 06-07-2017, 10:19 AM

As if I needed another reason to head up to the sierras...but after the crawfish boil I have to do it again! Thanks Tony for hooking it up.

YakHanded · 06-07-2017, 10:50 AM

Looks like a killer trip! I would think the engine having issues doing something like that would be a lot less frustrating than going to the grocery or work ha!

Never done a crawfish boil, but I am hungry now and v'curious.
Thanks for the write up

FullFlavorPike · 06-07-2017, 11:52 AM

Super fine scenery!

How was the food at the barbecue place in Bishop? I mean to stop there on my way to mammoth at some point, unless it sucks.

FISH11 · 06-07-2017, 12:47 PM

I never get tired of this scene, especially if on the water at silver Lake. Three weeks ago when I was there on one of the days with the right angle from the sun I could see ski tracks down the chute in figure 8's. If I still had the knees and legs I had 17 years ago I would love to ski it.

roby · 06-07-2017, 08:07 PM

The crawdad boil was the main event and it did not disappoint. Tony put together a great meal. I plan to get some Promar traps for my next trip up in the Sierras.

As for the fishing report...

The lakes are murky. It may be the run-off from the snow melting. Overall, it was slow at Silver Lake, but we managed a few at Gull Lake. On the last morning, John Ruiz and I fished Convict lake. Between the two of us we caught 7 brown trout trolling Thomas Buoyant lures. We missed about 6 other hits that didn't stick. Most fish were suspended. 3-4 colors on lead core did the trick.

06-07-2017, 12:47 PM	#6
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	I never get tired of this scene, especially if on the water at silver Lake. Three weeks ago when I was there on one of the days with the right angle from the sun I could see ski tracks down the chute in figure 8's. If I still had the knees and legs I had 17 years ago I would love to ski it. Attached Images __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids ) Last edited by FISH11; 06-07-2017 at 01:22 PM.

06-07-2017, 09:39 AM	#1
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Great story and photos Tony! Man, I miss you fuggers! Miss the camp meals.

06-07-2017, 10:19 AM	#3
Andy Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 51	As if I needed another reason to head up to the sierras...but after the crawfish boil I have to do it again! Thanks Tony for hooking it up.

06-07-2017, 10:50 AM	#4
YakHanded Thread Killer - sorry Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: San Clemente Posts: 256	Looks like a killer trip! I would think the engine having issues doing something like that would be a lot less frustrating than going to the grocery or work ha! Never done a crawfish boil, but I am hungry now and v'curious. Thanks for the write up

06-07-2017, 11:52 AM	#5
FullFlavorPike Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 810	Super fine scenery! How was the food at the barbecue place in Bishop? I mean to stop there on my way to mammoth at some point, unless it sucks.

06-07-2017, 08:07 PM	#7
roby CEO of Team Roby Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 905	The crawdad boil was the main event and it did not disappoint. Tony put together a great meal. I plan to get some Promar traps for my next trip up in the Sierras. As for the fishing report... The lakes are murky. It may be the run-off from the snow melting. Overall, it was slow at Silver Lake, but we managed a few at Gull Lake. On the last morning, John Ruiz and I fished Convict lake. Between the two of us we caught 7 brown trout trolling Thomas Buoyant lures. We missed about 6 other hits that didn't stick. Most fish were suspended. 3-4 colors on lead core did the trick.