Maverick's 2015 Annual HST Meet-Up 7/22-7/24/15
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Re: Maverick's 2015 Annual HST Meet-Up 7/22-7/24/15
Yes sorry coming in Kaweah pass.
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Re: Maverick's 2015 Annual HST Meet-Up 7/22-7/24/15
The particular fishing opportunity of this trip lies in the journey, not the destination. Heck, that was even true of this year's meet-up: Jim and I were both wondering why, why didn't a place as incredible as Wales not have fish? But it didn't matter, because along the way and even next door provided enough fishing to satisfy even the most jaded GT hunter.rlown wrote:Showed the lakes as fish-less.
Consider the Miter x-c route - 'nuff said. What about Shepherd? As a quick spur, WLB rocks even if you don't go all the way below Tulainyo. And the Kern itself? A true native Sierra species, never planted either 5, 50 or 100 years ago unlike every lake in the Sierra north of the Kern, Golden trout creek or the SF Kern watershed.
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Re: Maverick's 2015 Annual HST Meet-Up 7/22-7/24/15
k. i'm done. sky blue,et al looks better.
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Re: Maverick's 2015 Annual HST Meet-Up 7/22-7/24/15
The lakes in KB are fish less, but Picket Creek and the lakes in that drainage have
fish Russ, that is from a good source, who was through there last year, not 20 years
ago.![wink ;)](./images/smilies/wink.gif)
fish Russ, that is from a good source, who was through there last year, not 20 years
ago.
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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Re: Maverick's 2015 Annual HST Meet-Up 7/22-7/24/15
never saw a TR on that. prove it someone. And not 6" fish.
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Re: Maverick's 2015 Annual HST Meet-Up 7/22-7/24/15
PM-ed the member to please chime in about the size of the fish he saw in the
Picket Creek drainage Russ.
Edit: So we have you on record, if the fish are larger than 6" you coming.![big grin :D](./images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Picket Creek drainage Russ.
Edit: So we have you on record, if the fish are larger than 6" you coming.
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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Re: Maverick's 2015 Annual HST Meet-Up 7/22-7/24/15
Thanks. 14 or better.. or not going. There are other choices.
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Re: Maverick's 2015 Annual HST Meet-Up 7/22-7/24/15
Per a private exchange a few years ago with Tom K, who has traveled in these parts many, many times over the last 20-30 years, and isn't one particularly prone to hyperbole:
"The Kern river definitely has some huge fish in it, especially as you go further downstream. I say 2 were at least 20" hanging in the current XXX just north of YYY back in 2006. The water is bigger down there and there is a lot more insect life. It's great fly fishing water down that way. The bears are fatter, too."
I've kept copies of these emails in a file folder for a Kern river trip ever since. Next year is my chance - all I needed was an excuse to finally pull the trigger.
"The Kern river definitely has some huge fish in it, especially as you go further downstream. I say 2 were at least 20" hanging in the current XXX just north of YYY back in 2006. The water is bigger down there and there is a lot more insect life. It's great fly fishing water down that way. The bears are fatter, too."
I've kept copies of these emails in a file folder for a Kern river trip ever since. Next year is my chance - all I needed was an excuse to finally pull the trigger.
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Re: Maverick's 2015 Annual HST Meet-Up 7/22-7/24/15
i don't doubt that report. I now know what i'm doing next year. Not the meet up. Not that I don't want to see you guys/gals, but, I do what I do. BTW, fish don't live much beyond 20 years.
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