03-24-2017, 06:57 PM
Hi tubeN2, wiperhunter2, lskils,
Thank you all for your replies.
lskiles, great info! I had lost hope in finding that place. I'll get a few quadrangles to use with my compass so I can't get lost. I have a lot of experience doing that. That detailed instructable on how to get to
Fordyce Lake and Creek is a Godsend. I'm planning to build a
ToteGote to get back into those kinds of places. The only thing is, I don't know if it is allowed on trails, especially during the hot dry season. That pic shows the creek at high Spring levels. I can see why kayakers like this stream. I used to do maniacal class 4+ kayaking until I realized I didn't really want to die just for thrills.
tubeN2, do you have a way to cast a bubble with 15-20 ft. of line below it? I have an idea, but I've never tried it. By carefully placing the line on the ground in large circles so when the cast comes, it can lift off without tangling. I expect it would work best with 1/4 and less ounce lures. I'll try that in my yard.
Wiperhunter2, good tip, thanks.
Does anybody use wire mesh to catch the nymphs that live under rocks? Using those used to be the only way I could catch the 3 pound browns scattered throughout the put-and-take planted "trout" in Deer Creek near the town of Chester, which is close to Lassen Park. BTW, I'm certainly not too pure to fish for planteds when it's the only thing around.
My first memory of fishing happened more than 50 years ago on Yosemite Creek. I was eight YO or so, and I remember falling I love right there with small mountain streams. I've been a near fanatical fisherman ever since. My
Dad used a 7 ft. flyrod with the appropriate lines, and liked to walk directly upstream as he made casts. He taught me to do do that. Those are great memories. I'm sure you guys have similar tales.
Getting hooked on fishing is the world's only profitable addiction.
Roger!
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Thank you all for your replies.
lskiles, great info! I had lost hope in finding that place. I'll get a few quadrangles to use with my compass so I can't get lost. I have a lot of experience doing that. That detailed instructable on how to get to
Fordyce Lake and Creek is a Godsend. I'm planning to build a
ToteGote to get back into those kinds of places. The only thing is, I don't know if it is allowed on trails, especially during the hot dry season. That pic shows the creek at high Spring levels. I can see why kayakers like this stream. I used to do maniacal class 4+ kayaking until I realized I didn't really want to die just for thrills.
tubeN2, do you have a way to cast a bubble with 15-20 ft. of line below it? I have an idea, but I've never tried it. By carefully placing the line on the ground in large circles so when the cast comes, it can lift off without tangling. I expect it would work best with 1/4 and less ounce lures. I'll try that in my yard.
Wiperhunter2, good tip, thanks.
Does anybody use wire mesh to catch the nymphs that live under rocks? Using those used to be the only way I could catch the 3 pound browns scattered throughout the put-and-take planted "trout" in Deer Creek near the town of Chester, which is close to Lassen Park. BTW, I'm certainly not too pure to fish for planteds when it's the only thing around.
My first memory of fishing happened more than 50 years ago on Yosemite Creek. I was eight YO or so, and I remember falling I love right there with small mountain streams. I've been a near fanatical fisherman ever since. My
Dad used a 7 ft. flyrod with the appropriate lines, and liked to walk directly upstream as he made casts. He taught me to do do that. Those are great memories. I'm sure you guys have similar tales.
Getting hooked on fishing is the world's only profitable addiction.
Roger!
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