Sierras, part deux

[jburge]

It's been a huge desire of mine to connect with a brown. I love these guys. Not only are they gorgeous, I just love hearing the tales of what they consume. Well, I made another trip to the Sierras and got my first yesterday:



When the days look like this (sorry, camera got wet):



And your river bank neighbors look like this:



It just doesn't get any better.

There were lots of 'bows all throughout the day, but my last for the day was this fellow:



Beautiful days, and lots of fish. I'm loving this start to summer!

John

[JohnScott]

John -

That is some great looking water and really purty fishies.

Not so sure about the snake, but if he helps keep the crowds away, good on him !!

John

[kglissmeyer]

Excellent report and thanks for sharing. Congrats on the first Brown, that's always a treat!

Kelly.

[Beaver]

John,

Congrats on your first brown and may that be a start to many more. Thanks for the great report and the exellent pics.

Beaver

[TyroneFly]

jburge,

Nice pictorial.

Are you finding the water level higher this year over last. Back in October I was fishing the Sonora Pass above Strawberry and the water level was very low. Places I fished that would normally have 3+ feet deep pools were more around 18 inches. I sure hope the levels are up this year.

[jimsnarocks]

Thanks for the report John. Those are some nice fish except for the long skinny one. Jim

[jburge]

TyroneFly, yep levels are definitely higher. I'm still fishing from the bank in a lot of places where I would normally wade. It's a little too fast, a little too deep, and a little too cold for me

And for all you brownie pros... the thing that amazed me (and I didn't really realize it until I was looking at the pix) is the translucence of the tail. You can see the net markings through the tail. Amazing creatures.

John

[texfly]

Great report John. Nice fish and and an excellent looking stream.

[UncleD]

Stunning looking stretch of water.

Good idea to set out those rattler decoys to keep the pressure down