SHigSpeed
09-17-2012, 10:47 AM
This last weekend I revisited one of my favorite lakes for a solo overnighter. The two guys that bailed on me will probably kick themselves, but oh well! :)
I'll keep it pretty simple, but it was a lot of beautiful scenery, good weather, no bugs, and willing fish (at least on Saturday).
I hauled my gear and tube/waders/fins up the mountain, set up camp, fished for a very productive few hours, then scaled the mountain above to bag my first actual peak ever! I hope this doesn't become a habit, but it sure is fun to be at the top of the (local) world. Managed to do a crossword up top, scribbled in the log, and read through some of the funny, inspiring, and emotional notes that others have left before me.
Unfortunately one of my fins fell off and sunk early in the afternoon on Saturday, so once the wind started whipping up, it was difficult to really keep position or move so well. Crazy, I lost a fin last time too! I gotta start taking three? No matter, I had accomplished what I had come for, and just being there was worth the work.
Photos below:
On the way in:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8458/7993942758_6c9b73890c_c_d.jpg
"Camp Orange at 9000 feet"
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/7994020282_aaa5f60ce2_c_d.jpg
I found GOLD!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8315/7994001548_030cbb52e7_c_d.jpg
... and what I think is a LGT - Lahontan Golden Trout. Check out the leopardy spots on the tail and the white tipped fins. Though it has the body spots and irridescent hues (not to mention what I call the "idiot-eyed" look of an LCT) of a cutt. The kicker was most LCT fight, in the words of a co-worker, like a three-hole punch tied to your tippet. But this one kicked my ass! I had to feed it line and put it on the reel. Even then it took off on a few hearty runs, and anyone who has fished with me knows that I NEVER let fish take line and I always pretty much strip skip them into the net. Very curious for a pure LCT. Fun, whatever it was.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/7994000701_25a7e72199_c_d.jpg
Oh, and if anyone needed the answers:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8306/7993970941_e4bc65f697_c_d.jpg
"I'm on top of the world!"
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/7993974872_2bfce1f070_c_d.jpg
Homeward bound:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7993950423_77f79f3621_c_d.jpg
_SHig
I'll keep it pretty simple, but it was a lot of beautiful scenery, good weather, no bugs, and willing fish (at least on Saturday).
I hauled my gear and tube/waders/fins up the mountain, set up camp, fished for a very productive few hours, then scaled the mountain above to bag my first actual peak ever! I hope this doesn't become a habit, but it sure is fun to be at the top of the (local) world. Managed to do a crossword up top, scribbled in the log, and read through some of the funny, inspiring, and emotional notes that others have left before me.
Unfortunately one of my fins fell off and sunk early in the afternoon on Saturday, so once the wind started whipping up, it was difficult to really keep position or move so well. Crazy, I lost a fin last time too! I gotta start taking three? No matter, I had accomplished what I had come for, and just being there was worth the work.
Photos below:
On the way in:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8458/7993942758_6c9b73890c_c_d.jpg
"Camp Orange at 9000 feet"
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/7994020282_aaa5f60ce2_c_d.jpg
I found GOLD!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8315/7994001548_030cbb52e7_c_d.jpg
... and what I think is a LGT - Lahontan Golden Trout. Check out the leopardy spots on the tail and the white tipped fins. Though it has the body spots and irridescent hues (not to mention what I call the "idiot-eyed" look of an LCT) of a cutt. The kicker was most LCT fight, in the words of a co-worker, like a three-hole punch tied to your tippet. But this one kicked my ass! I had to feed it line and put it on the reel. Even then it took off on a few hearty runs, and anyone who has fished with me knows that I NEVER let fish take line and I always pretty much strip skip them into the net. Very curious for a pure LCT. Fun, whatever it was.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/7994000701_25a7e72199_c_d.jpg
Oh, and if anyone needed the answers:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8306/7993970941_e4bc65f697_c_d.jpg
"I'm on top of the world!"
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/7993974872_2bfce1f070_c_d.jpg
Homeward bound:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7993950423_77f79f3621_c_d.jpg
_SHig