Sierras Bassin' and Troutin'

[seatech]

Had to get outta town for a few days, so son Sean and I headed up to the Sierras.
Left at 3am and by 7, we were pulled up to our first spot:



Pulled out the baitcaster with a Purple Senko and let it fly, first cast, first fish. Set the hook and let Sean do the rest:




Got around to launching the tubes and caught 30'ish bass before noon, most in the 12-14" range. It's nice to take a shot of a fish and not have to worry about blurring out the background If you can find the spot, you deserve to fish it (Gotta love the background though)





After a quick lunch, Sean decides he's gonna catch a few bluegills by hand and he is going "commando". No fish, but he did manage to slip and get fully dunked!




Friday we decided to find some snow and try out North Lake for trout





We found enough snow for a good snowball fight and managed to catch quite a few small rainbows wild brook/brown trout.





On the way down the mtn we stopped by a small stream-fed pool for lunch.




As we ate, we noticed the pool was full of trout. 2 hours later, and about 50+ fish released, we were done.
Sean hooked up:



...and another




Back to bassing on Saturday, with this the last fish/cast of the day:






Finished up Saturday night with another outstanding dinner at Rossi's and back home by 7am today.


As a side note, I saw more CHP on this single trip than any other trip up the 395. Friday there were 8 CHP cruisers between Bishop and Big Pine, plus many more between the 5/14 junction and Big Pine.

Ed