Silverfork and browns

[Scott V]

Well it finally happened, I got my browns from the Silverfork. It has only taken me 2 years to pull a brown from water that I have heard so many times that it is full of them. They were not big, but I do not really care to much about size, yes it is nice to catch a big fish, but it is nicer to catch a fish I have been hunting for a good amount of time. I meet up with Hoser1 "John" and we walked a section that I fished last week, so I knew where I could get him into fish. Little did I know I was going to get my browns, and boy was I happy. The biggest one went about 11 inches and that was just fine for me. Now I just need to find one of those 18"+ browns and preferably on a streamer in moving water.

My first brown on the lower section of the Silverfork
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/PsychoZ/Silverfork/IMGP2205.jpg

This one put up a good fight
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/PsychoZ/Silverfork/IMGP2207.jpg

Not the biggest, but I couldn't be happier
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/PsychoZ/Silverfork/IMGP2210.jpg

The flows are still nice and somewhat high compared to last year so the Silverfork should be fishable for some good time.

[Mik]

About time! Looks like one on a parachute....do I see a black ant?

[Scott V]

About time! Looks like one on a parachute....do I see a black ant?

Yes that is a black ant you see, I do on occasions listen to peoples suggestions. Thanks Mik, I'll see you at Watt hopefully once the halfpounders are back.

[troutbm]

Good luck on that 18 incher ! Can that rivers bio mass actually support a fish of that size ? I doubt it.

[Scott V]

Good luck on that 18 incher ! Can that rivers bio mass actually support a fish of that size ? I doubt it.

I wasn't meaning I was hoping for an 18" out of the Silverfork, just out of any moving water. But I have heard rumors from some old timers that they do exist that big in the Silverfork, but you have to hike far and hard to find them.

[troutbm]

My mistake. It would be pretty cool to get a big one out of the silver fork though. Nice browns in moving water, I'd head to the east slope or more central sierra.

[bolden]

I'll just leave this here...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/bolden916/DSC00598.jpg

[DFrink]

I love it!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Up Hwy 50 I think there is a self sustaining population of small wild Brown trout on the South Fork, Silver Fork, Silver Creek and Caples Creek.

I think they mostly plant Rainbow trout which are more easily caught.

**I know that on these streams there are some spots that are not fished as much because of the distance it takes to get there from your car.

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Veteran (80 something now) fly fisher Walt Bennett told me he use to fish in the afternoon on those streams (40 years ago?) with a large #8 dry fly. He said the fish really did not eat it but came up and looked at it or took a pass at it. Later in the evening going back downstream he would use a small #14 dry fly and run it carefully throw the spots where the larger fish showed themselves and at that time he would catch some of them.

[sacreno]

Good luck on that 18 incher ! Can that rivers bio mass actually support a fish of that size ? I doubt it.

hehe and much larger...

[Fochetti]

Scott,

We are going to have to take a trip to the east side. If you go into the Golden trout wilderness you must hit the South Fork of the Kern below the barrier and these guys will be waiting for you.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk230/foesweasel/DSCF3279.jpg

Or there is always Hot Creek there is some monsters lurking for sure.

[bro_hair]

Nice color in those browns! John, we are definutely going to have to take that trip next summer!