Last Eastern Sierra report of the Summer - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Saba Slayer · 09-24-2018, 08:44 PM

Headed north on 395 with the famous Alabama Hills and the Eastern Sierras outside Lone Pine...

Momma and her new one were the welcoming party as I drove into the Silver Lake campsite...

I only had a reserved campsite for the first night and I was hoping to get lucky and find a walk-up site for the rest of my trip...
As I drove in, the campground host, Solice was out doing her rounds in her golf cart and she said I had my choice of 17 and 19 for the next 14 days if I liked....I took number 19 till Monday....and gave her a big slab of Yellowtail and some smoked Barracuda as a thank you...!

It can be a pretty windy and exposed site but it's right across from the lake and it's so easy to just leave the PA there and lock it up at night on the shore.
For a short solo trip... #19 did just fine.

The Fishing was OK on the first evening after I set up camp.

I gave the fish the option of jumping in the boat or being hooked...
This guy took the first option...

The kayak and seat were covered in frost the first few mornings...and the bite was off in the mornings...it seemed to pick up when the wind came up then really turned on after the sun went behind the hill.

The end of the lake near Reverse Creek seemed to have the most biting fish for this trip...
The Damn Full Moon didn't help as usual...

The cold weather did it's job on the Aspen trees and they've started to change color...What a beautiful site with those yellows and oranges and all that color...

With all that cold weather the fire pit was a warm place to be each night after dinner...

The Crawdads were plentiful and big as usual...since this was a solo trip I shared the mini boil with my neighbors on both sides of my campsite...they were blown away by the quality and size of these big Crayfish...didn't even know they were in the lake.
I only set 5 traps and I still brought about 75 Crawdads home...

I didn't dare get too close to this hive for a photo...

The fishing really turned on the last day and I finally caught a nicer sized Rainbow.

It was about 3-1/2 pounds on the SLR scale.

Sadly headed home...I'll be back for at least a couple of trips to Silver Lake next Summer...

Amish Ed · 09-24-2018, 08:54 PM

Beautiful! I love the Sierras and it's great to see a report from there. Glad you had a good trip.

landwhale · 09-25-2018, 06:11 AM

SIerras in the fall my favorite time of year up there looks like a great trip Jim thanks for the report!!!

Hunters Pa · 09-25-2018, 07:23 AM

Dang, you set up quite a campsite for a solo trip. I'm going to have to tag along one of these trips. Shoulda hit you up for some dads for my pond

Great report as always.

Saba Slayer · 09-25-2018, 07:36 AM

Hey Shawn...I still have a cooler full of live Crawdads...call me...

SDROB · 09-25-2018, 09:16 AM

Looks like a vacation I need

Im gonna make it up there one of these days. Looks epic.

09-24-2018, 08:54 PM	#2
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Beautiful! I love the Sierras and it's great to see a report from there. Glad you had a good trip. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

09-25-2018, 06:11 AM	#3
landwhale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach Posts: 506	SIerras in the fall my favorite time of year up there looks like a great trip Jim thanks for the report!!! __________________

09-25-2018, 07:36 AM	#5
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,857	Dads... Hey Shawn...I still have a cooler full of live Crawdads...call me... __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

09-25-2018, 09:16 AM	#6
SDROB Malibu Stealth 12 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Hollywood, San Diego, Gonzaga Bay Posts: 512	Looks like a vacation I need Im gonna make it up there one of these days. Looks epic. __________________ She will keep you warm in the winter and give you shade in the summer (Rossman) I'm telling ya, you have to keep these suckers on a game clip until just before you drop them in the frying pan.(Rossman)

09-24-2018, 08:44 PM	#1
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,857	Last Eastern Sierra report of the Summer Headed north on 395 with the famous Alabama Hills and the Eastern Sierras outside Lone Pine... Momma and her new one were the welcoming party as I drove into the Silver Lake campsite... I only had a reserved campsite for the first night and I was hoping to get lucky and find a walk-up site for the rest of my trip... As I drove in, the campground host, Solice was out doing her rounds in her golf cart and she said I had my choice of 17 and 19 for the next 14 days if I liked....I took number 19 till Monday....and gave her a big slab of Yellowtail and some smoked Barracuda as a thank you...! It can be a pretty windy and exposed site but it's right across from the lake and it's so easy to just leave the PA there and lock it up at night on the shore. For a short solo trip... #19 did just fine. The Fishing was OK on the first evening after I set up camp. I gave the fish the option of jumping in the boat or being hooked... This guy took the first option... The kayak and seat were covered in frost the first few mornings...and the bite was off in the mornings...it seemed to pick up when the wind came up then really turned on after the sun went behind the hill. The end of the lake near Reverse Creek seemed to have the most biting fish for this trip... The Damn Full Moon didn't help as usual... The cold weather did it's job on the Aspen trees and they've started to change color...What a beautiful site with those yellows and oranges and all that color... With all that cold weather the fire pit was a warm place to be each night after dinner... The Crawdads were plentiful and big as usual...since this was a solo trip I shared the mini boil with my neighbors on both sides of my campsite...they were blown away by the quality and size of these big Crayfish...didn't even know they were in the lake. I only set 5 traps and I still brought about 75 Crawdads home... I didn't dare get too close to this hive for a photo... The fishing really turned on the last day and I finally caught a nicer sized Rainbow. It was about 3-1/2 pounds on the SLR scale. Sadly headed home...I'll be back for at least a couple of trips to Silver Lake next Summer... __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer Last edited by Saba Slayer; 09-24-2018 at 08:58 PM.

09-25-2018, 07:23 AM	#4
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,360	Dang, you set up quite a campsite for a solo trip. I'm going to have to tag along one of these trips. Shoulda hit you up for some dads for my pond Great report as always.