Trout- The Other Pink Meat - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

forefrazier · 05-04-2010, 09:46 PM

Great report and some fine looking pics! Love it up there...... Kinda want to hear a bit more about the fish finder fire though....

Willy · 05-04-2010, 10:05 PM

Great post Steve.

Makes me miss living in Nor Cal a bit. Trout fishing is so relaxing.

Stupid question: What year is your truck? Our license plates are almost identical, and I'm just curious.

Thanks for the nice change of pace,

Willy

Dan · 05-04-2010, 10:42 PM

wow. what a trip. good job on the extra effort getting the little one out on the lake too.

j mo · 05-05-2010, 06:02 AM

Nice man, and way to get out w the entire fam, I'm still afraid to do that w my little ones. Will try to get up ther this year again.

gabe · 05-05-2010, 06:23 AM

Very cool trip Steveoooo.

Gotta do that one day

Holy Mackerel · 05-05-2010, 06:48 AM

Wow, excellent report, I'd take a trip to the Eastern Sierras over potholing kelp any day!

Your baby is cute, what a lil trooper!

Sparrow · 05-05-2010, 07:26 AM

Great report with great pics! Fantastic landscape

dmrides · 05-05-2010, 06:19 AM

Seems like a rad trip, the only trout you missed out on was a golden (and I guess a real rainbow). That part of the Sierras are near and dear to me, I spent most of my summers as a kid backpacking the high alpine lakes from Bishop to Yosemite. Shoot me a pm if you want some recommendations for some pristine (read no stockies) , deserted areas with some big ol' fish and some amazing views.

Next time you are up by Mono Lake you have to stop in at the Whoa Nelly Deli. It is a restaurant in the Mobil Station at the bottom of Tioga Pass (route 120) it is seasonal, but should be opening soon if it is not already. I know it seems weird to eat dinner at a gas station, but trust me, it is one of the best restaurants anywhere on the 395. They cook it up like a 5 star restaurant and you eat out on the lawn watching the insane colors in the sky as the sunsets behind the mountains with a wide open view of Mono Lake. On Thursdays they have a local band playing there too. It is quite the scene.

I am headed up for a backpacking trip in July, going out of Independence. Your pics reminded me of how much I love that place and how in some ways I wish it was July already. Hope some of that snow melts.

Until then, I got one thing on my mind...

Thanks for the post.

steveooo · 05-05-2010, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by dmrides

the only trout you missed out on was a golden (and I guess a real rainbow). Shoot me a pm if you want some recommendations for some pristine (read no stockies) , deserted areas with some big ol' fish and some amazing views.

We also missed the cutthroat this year

Love those guys.

I do have a couple decent spots that hold natives, but none that are super family friendly to access. I'll shoot you a pm for some dope.

I also have a few spots local to me that hold natives, no monsters, but probably one of my favorite types of fishing....

Of course, its always good to be out on the yak and have this problem to deal with...

I've stopped for gas at that Mobil before, will make it a point to stop 4 lunch next time

dmrides · 05-05-2010, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by steveooo

We also missed the cutthroat this year

Love those guys.

Yeah, I had thought of the cutthroat and the grayling for that matter, but they are pretty localized, so I figured I'd pass.

That's a cute little rainbow. You ever fly fish up there? In my experience it has allowed me to find and land the bigger ones. Trout learn to avoid the spinners and other lures pretty quick, but always fall for the flies.

steveooo · 05-05-2010, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Willy

Stupid question: What year is your truck?
Willy

My truck is a late model '05. Very "loved", completely built around fishing, and probably getting a little small for the family now. But, its paid for and runs like a champ

steveooo · 05-05-2010, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by forefrazier

Kinda want to hear a bit more about the fish finder fire though....

I had an older 'cuda which has a couple of exposes wires on the connector plug from dragging on the ground. Apparently if you accidentally touch the right two wires together- POOF!

Side note- See my ad in classified's for a barely used, "near new" condition 'Cuda fishfinder. Smoking deal

Iceman · 05-05-2010, 09:03 AM

awesome, love the photo heavy adventure posts!

05-05-2010, 06:23 AM	#5
gabe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 120	Very cool trip Steveoooo. Gotta do that one day __________________

05-05-2010, 09:03 AM	#13
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	awesome, love the photo heavy adventure posts! __________________

05-04-2010, 09:46 PM	#1
forefrazier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: OC Posts: 397	Great report and some fine looking pics! Love it up there...... Kinda want to hear a bit more about the fish finder fire though....

05-04-2010, 10:05 PM	#2
Willy Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: La Jolla Posts: 189	Great post Steve. Makes me miss living in Nor Cal a bit. Trout fishing is so relaxing. Stupid question: What year is your truck? Our license plates are almost identical, and I'm just curious. Thanks for the nice change of pace, Willy

05-04-2010, 10:42 PM	#3
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	wow. what a trip. good job on the extra effort getting the little one out on the lake too.

05-05-2010, 06:02 AM	#4
j mo Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Encinitas Posts: 600	Nice man, and way to get out w the entire fam, I'm still afraid to do that w my little ones. Will try to get up ther this year again.

05-05-2010, 06:48 AM	#6
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Wow, excellent report, I'd take a trip to the Eastern Sierras over potholing kelp any day! Your baby is cute, what a lil trooper!

05-05-2010, 07:26 AM	#7
Sparrow Junior Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Setubal, Portugal Posts: 23	Great report with great pics! Fantastic landscape

05-05-2010, 06:19 AM	#8
dmrides Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Point Loma Posts: 584	Seems like a rad trip, the only trout you missed out on was a golden (and I guess a real rainbow). That part of the Sierras are near and dear to me, I spent most of my summers as a kid backpacking the high alpine lakes from Bishop to Yosemite. Shoot me a pm if you want some recommendations for some pristine (read no stockies) , deserted areas with some big ol' fish and some amazing views. Next time you are up by Mono Lake you have to stop in at the Whoa Nelly Deli. It is a restaurant in the Mobil Station at the bottom of Tioga Pass (route 120) it is seasonal, but should be opening soon if it is not already. I know it seems weird to eat dinner at a gas station, but trust me, it is one of the best restaurants anywhere on the 395. They cook it up like a 5 star restaurant and you eat out on the lawn watching the insane colors in the sky as the sunsets behind the mountains with a wide open view of Mono Lake. On Thursdays they have a local band playing there too. It is quite the scene. I am headed up for a backpacking trip in July, going out of Independence. Your pics reminded me of how much I love that place and how in some ways I wish it was July already. Hope some of that snow melts. Until then, I got one thing on my mind... Thanks for the post.