I must say, I was a it was a little unsettling to head out of South Lake Tahoe and into the remote Big Country sections of Nevada. The huge jagged peaks towered overhead and it seemed like I was on a road to nowhere. Up and down huge mountain passes. No gas stations. Nothing but valleys and peaks as far as the eyes could see. Then I found it. A tiny little river called the East Walker River. It was absolutely beautiful. It ran through a quite valley meadow and was surrounded by huge snow capped mountains. I was so excited to fish. I parked the car, stepped out into the sunny 60 degree weather and I could not put my waders on fast enough. Within minutes I was casting my line. Second cast, wham! A big hit on an olive wooly bugger. Yup, anyone who knows me, knows how much I love wooly buggers. So, I knew there were fish. I worked my way upstream and fished the deeper holes. I caught a nice brown trout and couple colorful rainbows on a black wooly bugger. I looked upstream and saw a slow stretch of water. I could see trout feeding and I noticed that a fair amount of BWO’s were coming off the water. So I tied on a parachute adams, laid out a long cast upstream and WHAM! A huge brown took the fly, but then spit it out. He was big! I could not tell if it was a brown or rainbow, but who cares. I caught a few more smaller fish on top, but my mind was still focused on the big one. I ran into…2 other flyfisherman and watched one of them land a sweet 21-22 inch brown. He tricked his fish with a midge. I fished back down to my car, but things started to die off at around 4pm, so I decided to call it a day. The Sierras are phenomenal. Today was a day that I will remember forever. Actually, it was so good, I might go again tomorrow. In fact, I will. That big fish will be in my dreams tonight and hopefully on my line tomorrow.
Book
- Alaska
- Guide & Fisherman
- Guiding: Choosing Your Guide And Choosing Your Customer
- Guiding: Do It Yourself With A Guide
- Guiding: Evolution Of A Guide
- Guiding: Freshwater, More Than Meets The Eye
- Guiding: Friends For Life
- Guiding: Know Where You Are
- Guiding: More Than Just A Fisherman
- Guiding: Mystery Of The Fisherman
- Guiding: Payment
- Guiding: Saltwater, A Different World
- Rough Fish
- Fly Fishing For Rough Fish: Why Do It?
- Introduced Rough Fish: The Carps & Other Invasive Species
- Methodology: Gear & Tactics For Pursuing Roughfish On A Fly
- More Roughfish: Bullheads, Whitefish, Goldeye, Burbot & Drum
- Rough Fish Environments: Where To Look For Rough Fish?
- Rough Fish Species: The Suckers
- Rough fish: A Lifetime Of Learning
- Rough Fish: Fishing For Dinosaurs (Gars & Bowfin)
- Rough Fish: What Are They?
- The Hook: Some Common Rough Fish Fly Patterns
- Spey
- Spey: Applications, Where Can You Do It?
- Spey: Atlantic Salmon, A Significant Fish
- Spey: Defined And Demystified
- Spey: Gear, The Nuts And Bolts
- Spey: Lines, They Are That Important
- Spey: Steelhead, New Traditions & A Modern Movement
- Spey: The Energy
- Spey: The Flies
- Spey: The Swing
- Spey: Two Critical Casts
- Striped Bass
- Striped Bass: Fishing Rocky Shorelines
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Beaches
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Flats
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Reefs
- Striped Bass: Fishing Tidal Rivers
- Striped Bass: Flatwing Swing
- Striped Bass: Fly Line Options & Choices
- Striped Bass: Gear, The Nuts & Bolts
- Striped Bass: Migration Patterns
- Striped Bass: What They Eat
- The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: A Natural Drug
- Fly Fishing: A Validation Of Freedom
- Fly Fishing: Don’t Fight The Current
- Fly Fishing: It Is What It Is
- Fly Fishing: Socialization For Asocial Individuals
- Fly Fishing: The Allure Of The Fish
- Fly Fishing: The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: The Simplicity Of It All
- Fly Fishing: Time Flies
- Fly Fishing: Times You Remember & Try To Forget
Makes me envious! Ahh, to even wade there and take in the view….nice post, jer.
great! I have lot’s of chances to go to Cal. I did not know about the fishing.. I’ll be there asap thanks for the info
You do find fish you little shit!!
Just found this post. The East Walker is amazing! It is loaded with browns and bows in the 20″ range, and puts out fish in the 30″ range every season. Glad you got to see what we have to offer in this area. The East Walker is about as good as it gets. And if you like to streamer fish then this is your place!! Glad you had good day!