June Lakes loop ⛰️ - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

govomit · 10-01-2021, 10:22 AM

Last week we were in the June Lake area for 3 days.
June Lake was empty of fish - kayaked the entire coastline early morning for nada. Some motorboats were digging deep with downriggers. Did not see anybody catch.

Silver Lake was a disappointment as well (sorry Saba Slayer

). Entire evening 5-8pm two people kayaking = just 1 big beauty brown 14". Amazing fish, but just one, not even other bites. Maybe they eat once a day in the morning... Was surprised how shallow and full of bottom vegetation this lake is. No wonder there is crawfish there.

We managed to get some good native trout in other lakes however. Like the Golden/Rainbow hybrid below top. This fish had some "gold nuggets" inside, like dispersed roe, never seen anything like it. Sorry did not take pictures.

Overall - beats the ocean. Nice weather (got some frost on the tent though @ Silver @ dawn), no mosquitoes and no fire smoke which is a big 🍀 these days in the Sierras.

Jxjones · 10-01-2021, 05:41 PM

Thanks for sharing. Good to know that the smoke has dissipated.

govomit · 10-01-2021, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jxjones

Thanks for sharing. Good to know that the smoke has dissipated.

Well, it's day-by-day. One good place to monitor smoke is THIS. Pretty accurate predictions for the next 6-7 hours.
And HERE is the official air pollution data for the Fwy 395 corridor.

Jxjones · 10-22-2021, 03:05 PM

Wow, what an awesome site!!! Thanks for sharing the link. I bookmarked it and will consult it before I head up.

JohnMckroidJr · 10-22-2021, 04:38 PM

Nice looking trout, Congrats!

10-01-2021, 10:22 AM	#1
govomit Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 77	June Lakes loop ⛰️ Last week we were in the June Lake area for 3 days. June Lake was empty of fish - kayaked the entire coastline early morning for nada. Some motorboats were digging deep with downriggers. Did not see anybody catch. Silver Lake was a disappointment as well (sorry Saba Slayer ). Entire evening 5-8pm two people kayaking = just 1 big beauty brown 14". Amazing fish, but just one, not even other bites. Maybe they eat once a day in the morning... Was surprised how shallow and full of bottom vegetation this lake is. No wonder there is crawfish there. We managed to get some good native trout in other lakes however. Like the Golden/Rainbow hybrid below top. This fish had some "gold nuggets" inside, like dispersed roe, never seen anything like it. Sorry did not take pictures. Overall - beats the ocean. Nice weather (got some frost on the tent though @ Silver @ dawn), no mosquitoes and no fire smoke which is a big 🍀 these days in the Sierras. Attached Images Last edited by govomit; 10-01-2021 at 11:22 AM.

10-01-2021, 05:41 PM	#2
Jxjones Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 47	Thanks for sharing. Good to know that the smoke has dissipated.

10-22-2021, 03:05 PM	#4
Jxjones Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 47	Wow, what an awesome site!!! Thanks for sharing the link. I bookmarked it and will consult it before I head up.

10-22-2021, 04:38 PM	#5
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,863	Nice looking trout, Congrats!