Vacation! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

beef78 · 08-20-2013, 07:28 PM

Finally got some real time off and headed back to the Sierras on vacation. So instead of fishing LJ like I have been lately, I hit some mountain streams and high elevation lakes for trout. The bite was wide open! Caught 50 plus fish over three days. This was the biggest at 23 inches. Most were stocked rainbows and golden trout, but I did get a few natural browns. Great weekend to boost my confidence and restore some sanity after some failed attempts at LJ. It's nice to get back to what I grew up doing. Now, to get back to killing squid and mackerel in a desperate attempt to catch a YT or WSB. About 30 percent of the fishing I did was on a kayak, so I guess this is relevant to this site.

Aaron&Julie · 08-20-2013, 07:52 PM

Beautiful brown. Lovely up there in the Sierras.

StinkyMatt · 08-20-2013, 08:05 PM

Love the Sierras.

Nice fishy you got there.

makobob · 08-21-2013, 12:37 PM

Are you 100% positive your Daughter did not catch that for you? Nice Brown!

blitzburgh · 08-21-2013, 12:55 PM

Looks beautiful!

T-Rex · 08-21-2013, 01:13 PM

Thanks for the report. I'm heading to Rock Creek Lake next week and am looking forward to some good fishing.

beef78 · 08-21-2013, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makobob

Are you 100% positive your Daughter did not catch that for you? Nice Brown!

Haha, not this one! She was too busy looking for bugs in the creek. I was hoping to put up some pics of Leavitt lake but my daughter was playing on my computer and deleted them.

The lighting does make this one look like a brown in this pic, but it was actually a big rainbow.

08-20-2013, 07:28 PM	#1
beef78 Large Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 316	Vacation! Finally got some real time off and headed back to the Sierras on vacation. So instead of fishing LJ like I have been lately, I hit some mountain streams and high elevation lakes for trout. The bite was wide open! Caught 50 plus fish over three days. This was the biggest at 23 inches. Most were stocked rainbows and golden trout, but I did get a few natural browns. Great weekend to boost my confidence and restore some sanity after some failed attempts at LJ. It's nice to get back to what I grew up doing. Now, to get back to killing squid and mackerel in a desperate attempt to catch a YT or WSB. About 30 percent of the fishing I did was on a kayak, so I guess this is relevant to this site. __________________ "I shall not tiptoe through life to arrive safely at death."

08-20-2013, 07:52 PM	#2
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Beautiful brown. Lovely up there in the Sierras. __________________ "Never say die"

08-21-2013, 12:37 PM	#4
makobob Baitless on Baja Join Date: May 2013 Location: Vista California, Gonzaga, San Quintin, Asuncion, Mag Bay Posts: 4,250	Are you 100% positive your Daughter did not catch that for you? Nice Brown! __________________ http://www.mako-ville.com Home 760-630-4470 Cell 760-520-2514 YES YOU CAN

08-21-2013, 12:55 PM	#5
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Looks beautiful! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

08-21-2013, 01:13 PM	#6
T-Rex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita Posts: 770	Thanks for the report. I'm heading to Rock Creek Lake next week and am looking forward to some good fishing. __________________

08-20-2013, 08:05 PM	#3
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,168	Love the Sierras. Nice fishy you got there.