kokaneejr
09-16-2011, 09:49 AM
Last week I continued my Lake and Float tube education with Scott and this week brought us to beautiful Wrights lake.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6405copy.jpg
I arrived on Thursday and barely got a campsite took this shot and immediately headed out to check out the area. I drove to Gerle Creek about 45 min away as I heard they had browns up there. Fished for about 3 hours but got nothing along with a few bank anglers who wondered like I did why so many fish were jumping around us but we couldn't catch anything. Oh well there is always another day. On my way back to Wrights about 4 miles from the campground I saw 2 bears heading across the road. They looked as surprised as I was and took off before I could even find my camera.
The next morning at Wrights I awoke to a pretty scene but lots of wind.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6422copy.jpg
I decided to go for a hike rather than fish considering Scott would arrive later and we could fish Wright's later.
I drove away from Wrights only to find Dark much calmer. I raced back to my campsite got my tube and set off. I caught 5 fish all planters and enjoyed my morning.
Later Scott arrived and we discussed how to fish in the wind and set out to see what we could do. I was neat to be out late and Scott missed a few and finally caught one. I caught one just before dark and we called it a day.
The next morning we set out to fish the back side of the lake. It was really beautiful with canals and reeds.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6435copycopy.jpg
Scott LDR'd a couple but fishing was tough and a few clouds started to form.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6430copy.jpg
We both had a new friend as we continued our efforts,
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6437copy.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6439copy.jpg
I got a bit jealous and I know he was asking Scott some secret information.
I finally got a bite unfortunately it was our new friend. Luckily it LDR'd and left us alone for the rest of the day.
It was time to take a break and eat some lunch and head back to camp. Luckily for us just as I got to shore a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. Surmise it to say 2 hours later my tent was over a creek many campers were taking refuge under trucks and outhouses Scott and I enjoyed the scene in our waders and rain gear. I was able to dodge a few of Scott's snowballs as I hurriedly cleared a creek to save my tent then put everything in the back of my poor Echo and we enjoyed a PB&J before vowing to fish again soon.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6441copy.jpg
Al in all another great time out on the water and thanks again to Scott who still hasn't gotten tired of all my questions. Amazingly as I was trying to thaw out my feet I arrived in Placerville a little later to find the temp at 94. September in California what are you going to do.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6405copy.jpg
I arrived on Thursday and barely got a campsite took this shot and immediately headed out to check out the area. I drove to Gerle Creek about 45 min away as I heard they had browns up there. Fished for about 3 hours but got nothing along with a few bank anglers who wondered like I did why so many fish were jumping around us but we couldn't catch anything. Oh well there is always another day. On my way back to Wrights about 4 miles from the campground I saw 2 bears heading across the road. They looked as surprised as I was and took off before I could even find my camera.
The next morning at Wrights I awoke to a pretty scene but lots of wind.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6422copy.jpg
I decided to go for a hike rather than fish considering Scott would arrive later and we could fish Wright's later.
I drove away from Wrights only to find Dark much calmer. I raced back to my campsite got my tube and set off. I caught 5 fish all planters and enjoyed my morning.
Later Scott arrived and we discussed how to fish in the wind and set out to see what we could do. I was neat to be out late and Scott missed a few and finally caught one. I caught one just before dark and we called it a day.
The next morning we set out to fish the back side of the lake. It was really beautiful with canals and reeds.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6435copycopy.jpg
Scott LDR'd a couple but fishing was tough and a few clouds started to form.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6430copy.jpg
We both had a new friend as we continued our efforts,
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6437copy.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6439copy.jpg
I got a bit jealous and I know he was asking Scott some secret information.
I finally got a bite unfortunately it was our new friend. Luckily it LDR'd and left us alone for the rest of the day.
It was time to take a break and eat some lunch and head back to camp. Luckily for us just as I got to shore a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. Surmise it to say 2 hours later my tent was over a creek many campers were taking refuge under trucks and outhouses Scott and I enjoyed the scene in our waders and rain gear. I was able to dodge a few of Scott's snowballs as I hurriedly cleared a creek to save my tent then put everything in the back of my poor Echo and we enjoyed a PB&J before vowing to fish again soon.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t100/kokaneejr/IMGP6441copy.jpg
Al in all another great time out on the water and thanks again to Scott who still hasn't gotten tired of all my questions. Amazingly as I was trying to thaw out my feet I arrived in Placerville a little later to find the temp at 94. September in California what are you going to do.