Nice after work fishing trip

[Scott V]

Decided to hit up one of my favorite streams off of hwy 50 for some little trout dry fly action, and was not disappointed at all. The fish were eager to eat and they were everywhere. Typical size was about 8 or so inches, but with them all being wild and so pretty it was worth the treacherous hike. Flows are still a little high but totally fishable, in a week or two the fishing should be crazy. Started fishing about 5:30 and headed back to the car about 8:30, plenty of fish caught and lots more missed. To me there is nothing like watching a rainbow come up from the deep pools to hit a fly, deep here is about 4 or 5 feet but usually I was catching them in less than a foot of water.

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The easy section.
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That was some strong flows to put these holes in the rocks.
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The fun way to get from point A to point B
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For the love of everything, do not fall in, you will not get out.
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Rockman
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The long lonely road back to the car.
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[DFrink]

Scott,

Very cool pic's. The streams are really coming into great shape right now. I love fishing small streams for hungry fish! Thanks for the post.

Dan

[michaeln]

Thanks for the report and gorgeous pictures, Scott!

BTW, I think those holes are grinding stone holes made by native americans, but I could be wrong, I often am.

[Darian]

WOW!!! What a great place to stop and let the world go by.... Great photos. Thanks for those.... :D :D

[PMD]

That's what I'm talking about. Good post!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

That makes want to dig out my 3 weight and go up there.

[Jgoding]

Michael, I had the same thought, looks like an acorn grinding hole or something, either that or those are the first prototype cup-holders for keeping your beer cold streamside.

[jbird]

Scott

I know exactly where that is. Im going to go there tomorrow with all my friends ;-) Just kidd'n!

Great report! Not too bad to be able to be in a place like that after work!

[Scott V]

Thanks for the report and gorgeous pictures, Scott!

BTW, I think those holes are grinding stone holes made by native americans, but I could be wrong, I often am.

Those holes are made the water hydraulics, some of the holes go all the way through the rock like the one on the left.

[michaeln]

Those holes are made the water hydraulics, some of the holes go all the way through the rock like the one on the left.

I doubt it.

[jbird]

Rocks are not 100% equal density throughout. They are made of different sediments that have different densities. Imagine a chocolate chip cookie in the sun. The chips will melt away long before the doe does. Same with errosion of rocks. I really beleive these are natural errosion features.

[michaeln]

I really beleive these are natural errosion features.

I don't. That is granite, not some soft sedimentary rock. There are indian grinding stone holes in granite all over the Sierra.

[briansII]

It's been my understanding, these "potholes' were made by water, and rocks. The water will turn a rock, and make it act like an auger to drill out a pothole. Sort of the same look as a Indian grinding hole, but made in a different way.

Scoll down to almost the bottom of the page, and it will splain it much better than i can.

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/gol_135/billy_goat/readings.htm

briansII

[SHigSpeed]

It's been my understanding, these "potholes' were made by water, and rocks. The water will turn a rock, and make it act like an auger to drill out a pothole. Sort of the same look as a Indian grinding hole, but made in a different way.

Scoll down to almost the bottom of the page, and it will splain it much better than i can.

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/cbentley/gol_135/billy_goat/readings.htm

briansII

Interesting stuff! Wouldn't have believed it...


I don't. That is granite, not some soft sedimentary rock. There are indian grinding stone holes in granite all over the Sierra.

Wouldn't makes sense to put them in the river though right? :)

_SHig

[michaeln]

http://www.tahoecountry.com/oldtimetahoe/grindingrock.html

[michaeln]

Wouldn't makes sense to put them in the river though right?

I think grinding grain like that in the hot sun would be thirsty work. It would sure be nice to have a source of cold fresh water nearby.

[Scott V]

I don't. That is granite, not some soft sedimentary rock. There are indian grinding stone holes in granite all over the Sierra.

I really doubt the indians grinded grain all the way through the rocks, some of the holes are going through more than 5'. You would have to have really long arms to grind 5' through a rock. the hole in the picture is about 4' deep going all the way through the rock.

But believe what you want.

[Reno Flytyer]

If the Indians grinding pine nuts, etc. wanted to drink something, wouldn't they just grab a beer and get back to work? That's what I do, although I'm not native to this land.
RFT
I also haven't ground pine nuts in some time.

[jbird]

I don't. That is granite, not some soft sedimentary rock. There are indian grinding stone holes in granite all over the Sierra.

I work with Granite as a profession. It has very obvious soft spots. You can feel the blade (or grinder) "jump" thru them. Some have more than others. The augering rock is an interesting observation. A little hard to imagine it tunneling a perfect tube thru the rock, but maybe.

[michaeln]

OK, if it's 4' deep then I agree, it's not a grinding hole.

[westslope]

Thanks for the report Scott! I parked and fished the same exact spot this past week and had a blast throwing dries to wild fish. Capped the evening off with a beer and a beautiful sunset from the granite slab on the right in your last photo. I've spent five out of the past six evenings up on the south fork and silver fork and both are fishing excellent right now. Still a few golden stones coming off in the late afternoon with the yellow stones showing up about 5-6 days ago. Definitely a mix of bugs popping from about 7:30 till dark.

If anybody is interested in a trip, I pulled a permit with USFS to guide both the South and Silver Forks this summer. Drop me a PM.

Todd Gillihan
West Slope Outfitters

[TaylerW]

i walk that log every time go there. i also fell about 20 feet off of the third granite face. i have like 5 holes in there that all produce 5 or 6 fish each time

[Chet Troutpuncher]

“Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it.”
-Lao Tzu