Eastern Sierras - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Dark_Knight_9C1 · 05-29-2021, 11:16 AM

I'll be up the week before you.
Don't worry. I'll leave you some.

-Keith

katchfish · 05-29-2021, 11:32 AM

Tuesday for the Rush Creek opener!😎

Traps and andouille packed👍🏻

Saba Slayer · 05-29-2021, 06:03 PM

So Sad...only one day left...I'll be driving down 395 on Monday...

Fishing has been slow for a lot of folks since DFW isn't stocking as usual...
I've been pretty lucky to connect on 1 or 2 quality fish each day...
The 1/32 Black Gold and Yellow White Hook Up Baits have been killing it...my fly fishing buddy has been doing well on the brown Wooley Bugger and weighted line...
Rush Creek opened today and I only got slow fishing reports...

Saba Slayer · 05-29-2021, 06:11 PM

The Crawdad crawl was good...not great but Good...we had plenty for a big boil with 6 traps on a two night soak with bacon, chicken, and cat food...

Dark_Knight_9C1 · 05-29-2021, 06:59 PM

I'll be at Silver Lake the two nights before I go home . Hope to have a good haul for a boil when I get home.

That one crayfish looked like it was 9 inches long, just scaling it from the 12 inch diameter trap.

daperrin · 05-31-2021, 08:02 PM

Those are some great looking fish! I can't wait for my turn. I usually go up in mid summer when the fishing is slower. Guess I should schedule an early run next year. I hate the drive home

Saba Slayer · 06-01-2021, 09:35 AM

deperrin said..." I hate the drive home...

"
Note to self...Never , Ever, travel on a Holiday again

...LOL
Worst traffic I've ever encountered on 395...

The last fish for the trip was on the yellow/white 1/32 HUB...released for the next trip at the end of the month...

Lots of weather and some cold nights...but overall it was another incredible trip with some beautiful sights and adventures...like the nighttime kayak trip on Silver Lake to watch the full moon rise on a flat calm night...and being one of the first folks into Yosemite when it opened last Thursday...hiking around Rush Creek before it opened to fishing and have the whole place to myself...watching those big giant snowflakes fall and instantly melt on the ground...beautiful quality fish for such slow fishing overall...and another delicious crawdad boil with friends....

05-29-2021, 06:03 PM	#3
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,837	almost over... So Sad...only one day left...I'll be driving down 395 on Monday... Fishing has been slow for a lot of folks since DFW isn't stocking as usual... I've been pretty lucky to connect on 1 or 2 quality fish each day... The 1/32 Black Gold and Yellow White Hook Up Baits have been killing it...my fly fishing buddy has been doing well on the brown Wooley Bugger and weighted line... Rush Creek opened today and I only got slow fishing reports... Attached Images __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer Last edited by Saba Slayer; 05-29-2021 at 06:14 PM.

05-29-2021, 06:11 PM	#4
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,837	Crawdads... The Crawdad crawl was good...not great but Good...we had plenty for a big boil with 6 traps on a two night soak with bacon, chicken, and cat food... Attached Images __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

05-31-2021, 08:02 PM	#6
daperrin www.TheKayakLaunch Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Orange County Posts: 228	Those are some great looking fish! I can't wait for my turn. I usually go up in mid summer when the fishing is slower. Guess I should schedule an early run next year. I hate the drive home __________________ David P YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekayaklaunch https://www.instagram.com/thekayaklaunch

06-01-2021, 09:35 AM	#7
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,837	deperrin said..." I hate the drive home..." Note to self...Never , Ever, travel on a Holiday again ...LOL Worst traffic I've ever encountered on 395... The last fish for the trip was on the yellow/white 1/32 HUB...released for the next trip at the end of the month... Lots of weather and some cold nights...but overall it was another incredible trip with some beautiful sights and adventures...like the nighttime kayak trip on Silver Lake to watch the full moon rise on a flat calm night...and being one of the first folks into Yosemite when it opened last Thursday...hiking around Rush Creek before it opened to fishing and have the whole place to myself...watching those big giant snowflakes fall and instantly melt on the ground...beautiful quality fish for such slow fishing overall...and another delicious crawdad boil with friends.... Attached Images __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

05-29-2021, 11:16 AM	#1
Dark_Knight_9C1 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 74	I'll be up the week before you. Don't worry. I'll leave you some. -Keith

05-29-2021, 11:32 AM	#2
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 847	Tuesday for the Rush Creek opener!😎 Traps and andouille packed👍🏻

05-29-2021, 06:59 PM	#5
Dark_Knight_9C1 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 74	I'll be at Silver Lake the two nights before I go home . Hope to have a good haul for a boil when I get home. That one crayfish looked like it was 9 inches long, just scaling it from the 12 inch diameter trap.