Mountain fly trip 2025
fourbizz reply :
Well I have only bass fished three times since the beginning of July, so I thought id throw a report up of the fishing I have been doing. Left about 9am wednesday with my girlfriend for the Tahoe area for two days on a fly fishin mission. Started out at Red Lake and caught a nice ~13" brook trout, lost another similar sized one at the bank, and missed a couple.
There was a huge algae bloom and it was very windy so we headed up the hill to Woods Lake. A few rises and small cruising brookies with only one unlanded bite on a midge nymph/indicator rig. Said f that and headed back down to Wrights Lake where I knew the fishing would be easier and wind wouldnt be so much of a problem in the morning and evenings at least. Arrived at dusk to a gorgeous sunset on the mountains in the Desolation Wilderness and fish rising all over.
Waded out to a cool casting rock and had a hook jawed brown trout around 15 inches hooked up and landed and I missed three or 4 more on tiny size 22 dries with 2lb tippet.
Woke up in the morning to very little surface activity which I found odd, worked hard for about an hour and a half with only two missed bites to show for it. Went and woke up my girl and inquired whether she would enjoy a hike. She foolishly said yes. . Packed up camp and made a quick drive to the trailhead. Our target was Twin Lakes in the Desolation Wilderness. It is a 6 mile roundtrip hike with 1200 vertical feet of altitude gain. Pretty rugged country. Found this little spring pool with a couple 6 inch fish in it on the way up
After an hour and forty five minutes we made it to the lower lake after much whining and near puss outery from my girl. What a breathtaking place!
So is the upper lake which is mere feet above the first, kind of a weird reverse infinity pool effect while standing at the lower lake with the upper one at below eye level.
I found the fishing for little brookies to be pretty easy and exciting on dry flies. You could watch them appear from the bottom in 10+ feet of water to rocket up and smack the fly.
Many many misses and about 10 or so of these little dudes before we made the trip back out.
Lot of fun, havent done something like this since i was about 14!
senile1 reply :
That's some breathtaking scenery fourbizz. I didn't know you were a fly fisherman as well.
Jimzee reply :
Awesome pics and what a beautiful place. Native fishing is something I haven't done this year. I always enjoy getting away for a couple days, relaxes the soul and my usually stressful state of mind.
fourbizz reply :
QuoteThat's some breathtaking scenery fourbizz. I didn't know you were a fly fisherman as well.
I'm not. But I'm learning. Just a great break from all the crowds,heat, and monotony of summer time bass fishing. I'll get back to bass fishing for about a month and a half next month, then I think its gonna be stripers, steelhead and trout until february. This year round bassfishing that i have been doing got old!
senile1 reply :
QuoteQuoteThat's some breathtaking scenery fourbizz. I didn't know you were a fly fisherman as well.I'm not. But I'm learning. Just a great break from all the crowds,heat, and monotony of summer time bass fishing. I'll get back to bass fishing for about a month and a half next month, then I think its gonna be stripers, steelhead and trout until february. This year round bassfishing that i have been doing got old!
It looked like it was getting too easy for you. 
Every few days you were posting 35 - 45 lb bags. Those breaks from the crowds are awesome. I love to hike in the mountains or any wilderness where I can get away from it all. Once in awhile you can find a bass fishing place that is secluded but it is rare for me.
roadwarrior reply :
Great pics!
8-)
slomoe reply :
Looks like a great time. Cool post.
burleytog reply :
That's some good eatin' right there.
firefightn15 reply :
I really like the post fourbizz. Awesome pics. Not alot of scenery like that here is Wisconsin.
MichiganFisherman reply :
Beautiful. Sounds like an awesome time. Nice pics.
.dsaavedra. reply :
one word:
awesome.
Branuss04 reply :
Cool pics bud, can't believe you got your woman to go with you. She doesn't seem like the "Death Hike" type person. I'll have to stick you on some bigger brookies in october though. Nice story.
Cough Cough.... Lagoon October 6.... Cough Cough
fishinfiend reply :
What beautiful scenery. I would love to go out West.
Daniel My Brother reply :
Cool post and pics! 
=Matt 5.0= reply :
Awesome dude! Much respect for the guys who are multi-species / technique. My dad tried and tried to get me into fly fishing, but I could never get into it.
Paul Roberts reply :
Gee, looks like home to me (now). I actually have to drive an hour or so downslope to get to my bass waters. I was all wrapped up in FF for trout until I moved to CO. Now that I have snowmelt streams in every canyon, I'm chasing bass. I guess bass is where I started and that aesthetic, the rich peaty dark water and those green fish have me by the heartstrings.
Of course, then there's smallmouths...and walleyes...and muskies...and...chubs...I guess I've loved them all.
fourbizz reply :
Thanks all!
Paul, if I was living back in Colorado (which I might go ahead and do) I wouldn't bother bass fishing! Northerns, Muskies, and high country natives would occupy my life I think. Plus I miss shooting Elk!
paul. reply :
very, very nice jay. really pretty scenery. Mr. versatility.
Paul Roberts reply :
It's all great stuff.
Yeah, bass don't tend to get my heart going like a screaming bull coming in. But then again, neither do trout, or even muskies. Something about 800lbs and 12 dagger like tines as wide as my car comin' at me that does it. It's the wondering in which way he's gonna bust me. I've yet to release an arrow on one. Whitetails they ain't.
bmadd reply :
Man those pictures are awesome. I wish I could get my girl to come along on a trip like that.
Chris at Tech reply :
Looks just like where I grew up in New Jersey...
Oh wait...
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Chad. reply :
The dude abides, is that from the big lebowski.
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
QuoteQuoteThat's some breathtaking scenery fourbizz. I didn't know you were a fly fisherman as well.I'm not. But I'm learning. Just a great break from all the crowds,heat, and monotony of summer time bass fishing. I'll get back to bass fishing for about a month and a half next month, then I think its gonna be stripers, steelhead and trout until february. This year round bassfishing that i have been doing got old!
I'm with ya there man, I'm lucky to have the salt water in my back yard. That, plus having a "Winter" are what keep me from burning out.
Cool pics, and nice baits. (tell the truth, those aren't real, they're the latest Bizz trout swimbaits, right?? )
Mrs. Matstone reply :
great report and AWESOME PICS! Congrats on a great outing and catching the fish too! ;D
JUST reply :
Nice!
shorefisher reply :
Incredible photos, I love the high country. Must be all the westerns I've watched over the years. Those brooks looked tasty.
Tokyo Tony reply :
Nice pics 4bizz 8-)
It's funny when I think of all the giant bass you've posted, caught on huge swimbaits, and then I see tiny (albeit beautiful) brookies on size 22 flies, sitting in the palm of your hand ;D
fourbizz reply :
QuoteNice pics 4bizz 8-)It's funny when I think of all the giant bass you've posted, caught on huge swimbaits, and then I see tiny (albeit beautiful) brookies on size 22 flies, sitting in the palm of your hand ;D
What can I say man, i guess i like the extreme ends of the fishing spectrum, haha. Had an amazing fly trip with Brannus04 yesterday, we'll work up a post here at some point,
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