Fish Report (with fish porn!)

[Fly Guy Dave]

I took a trip over to the east slope for a few days and had me a GREAT time. The weather was nice, the trout were on the bite, and the company was really quiet...since I was by myself!

I fished a well-known, but yet shall remain nameless, east slope stream for two days, catching plenty of rainbows and browns, first on nymphs, and once the baetis started hatching, on dries with a Tenkara rod. FUN! Here's a sampling of some of the locals I caught up with (pun intended).

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa104/dderuysscher/FirtsRainbow.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa104/dderuysscher/SpottyRainbow.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa104/dderuysscher/CaughtTwice.jpg

This last guy, in full spawning colors and a slightly kyped jaw, I caught on a PT nymph, released him, and caught him again about two minutes later! Either he's really dumb, really hungry, or I tie great PTs!

This thing liked my GRHE. Can you say UGLY?

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa104/dderuysscher/Sucker.jpg

Here's something we could use a bit more of around here: RAIN!

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa104/dderuysscher/Rain.jpg

Even so, the local peaks had a nice dusting of the white stuff, but its usually a lot deeper up there this time of year. Man, I love the views on the east side!

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa104/dderuysscher/NicePeak.jpg

I fished another stream on the first and last day, found another guy's fly box, which I am trying hard to return, and I later drove north for a couple of hours and fished another stream that I often ignore, but I wanted to give it a try. The water was really low and the trout were in super-skinny water and sipping on something tiny. I threw everything I could think of for over an hour with no luck, but it finally dawned on me to try a PT with a greased leader. First cast: BAM! A strike and a break off. I tied another on, made a few casts and then hooked into and landed this nice chrome rainbow

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa104/dderuysscher/ChromeRainbow.jpg

I caught two more trout in about five minutes, the last one being this sweet sixteen inch brown...with my first PT fly stuck in his lip! HAH!

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa104/dderuysscher/BigBrown.jpg

I hope this trip will tide me over until I can wet a line again...

Enjoy and cheers!

--F.G. Dave

[DFrink]

I think that trip report will tide me over for a while! Beautiful fish. Thanks for sharing.

Dan

[jbird]

Very cool! Fun report with excellent pics!

Thanks

[Morgan]

looks and sounds like you had a blast! Nice pics. Love the mountain shot. March is coming up....hopefully we get some weather.

[thepeacockspecial]

Last year i made a day trip to the stream you caught a sucker... I landed over 10 suckers that day with a few being gigantic... but no trout... they fight like champs though don't they?

[pvsprme]

1st fish looks like a cutthroat?

[Fly Guy Dave]

1st fish looks like a cutthroat?

Yeah, it does have a spotting pattern like a cutt, but it didn't have the tell-tale red slashes under its jaw, so just a rainbow trout. I'm always amazed at the variety of appearances in the way rainbows look.

[Jay S.]

Most excellent report. Love the Eastern Sierra.