Bad Pig Heads North Again

[Tim524]

 I usually go to Bishop in June for my Birthday but my 40 Year Class Reunion falls on that weekend so I decided to go the week before. Janie hung back this time to get some things taken care of After packing up Bad Pig, I hit the road at 6:30am on Wednesday morning


A few miles shy of Bishop there are some side roads with some canals that come off of The Owens River, I stopped to have a look. Water was stained a bit but worth a look cause the fish are in there too



I tried to fish Pleasant Valley Reservoir but.....  



I goofed around then headed up to about 8000 feet and started looking for fish, eventually I found a few




Haven't fished The Upper Owens for a while so why not give it a go, another scenic area Got checked by Fish and Game for License and also this area is Barbless and Artificial only. Luckily I had filed off the barbs on my hook, Mr. Warden looked very closely too   He was cool and gave me a few spots to try out 




Got to the house and settled in, Tim wasn't going to be there till Thursday night so I had the place to myself 


Did some scouting around and fished a bunch of creeks but the water was pretty rough in some spots due to all the snow melt. Worked my way over to Convict Lake, such a beautiful place !



Friday we all took a drive up above Mammoth to the June Lake Loop, we fished Rush Creek but the damn Mosquitoes were terrible !!! Not much fishing going on   We did find a few pools and scratched a few here and there





Lots of Hiking in between fishing and letting Tim's dog play in the water




Saturday was Lake Crowley Day, June is hit and miss on the lake cause of the Algae Bloom and it's still early in the season, didn't matter cause we were on the water and having a great time ! I had made some Breakfast Burritos beforehand 








Time to BBQ and chill by the stream in the front yard !




Up and on the road Sunday morning, back to reality




Got out cheap, had Lunch and bought a Yeti Cool Cup



Will be back in August or September, in the meantime the salt is calling

[Latimeria]

I have to get my butt up there.  I think I might be able to talk the family into a weekend trip as I think they would love the scenery.

Well done once again Tim.  The warden checking out your barbs was funny.  So, if you crimped them down, would that have been an issue, or do you have to file them down?

[Tim524]

I have to get my butt up there.  I think I might be able to talk the family into a weekend trip as I think they would love the scenery.

Well done once again Tim.  The warden checking out your barbs was funny.  So, if you crimped them down, would that have been an issue, or do you have to file them down?

Most people crimp the barb down but it still has a catch point, I used a Dremel Tool and I keep a file in my Tackle Box. Some Wardens are not as forgiving and the Fines are upwards of $500