Black lake reservoir

by **Hoon** » May 26th, 2014, 3:43 pm

1st post...a friend and i are headed up above lone pine lake next week...finding remote locations on the 650's seem to be the play now....i'm in the bay area and he's in bakersfield, so this is our meeting area....last month we only made it to black rock res, but this time were doing wishon and courtright and,of course, the waters along the way.....so here is the big question......???? suggestions and insite will be greatly appriciated....pics to follow....
p.s. all fish will be released.....doing the dehydrated food route...

by **Wildman** » May 26th, 2014, 4:34 pm

Hoon wrote:1st post...a friend and i are headed up above lone pine lake next week...finding remote locations on the 650's seem to be the play now....i'm in the bay area and he's in bakersfield, so this is our meeting area....last month we only made it to black rock res, but this time were doing wishon and courtright and,of course, the waters along the way.....so here is the big question......???? suggestions and insite will be greatly appriciated....pics to follow....
p.s. all fish will be released.....doing the dehydrated food route...

Welcome. Not quite sure what you are asking or where you are going. Are you going to backpacking above Lone Pine Lake (along the Whitney Trail) or are you fishing some reservoirs on the West side of the Sierras. As you know, each present a different set of circumstances and opportunities. A little information about your experience level and what equipment you'll be bringing along will give us another clue to how we might help you have a successful trip.

I can tell you that water levels in back country creeks and streams are at record lows, even this early in the year. Many reservoirs have shorelines that have diminished dramatically. Looking forward to that trip report as well.

by **Hoon** » May 26th, 2014, 4:53 pm

we'll i'll call it like it is......i'm new to the sport...i 'm using a 5w-9ft w floating line....& i have a fair selection flys, you know the kind that are suggested as you start out....some of these, some of those....ect...couldnt name them all,but i did ok with this seleation on the owens last sept, near benton crossing rd.... anyways, maybe a recommendation on flys that can be used on the kings river would be a good start, hope this helps.....this is east of fresno, not 395....sorry about the lone pine referance, it's pine flat lake........and we'll be riding duel-sports bikes along black rock rd......no hiking, we'll need to keep a eye on our stuff...........thanks.

by **Wildman** » May 26th, 2014, 6:17 pm

Copy. That helps clarify things. Having never fished the waters you'll be visiting, I will defer to one of our members who have. Looking forward to hearing about your adventure when it is over.

by **Bernard** » May 27th, 2014, 7:29 am

Hoon wrote:we'll i'll call it like it is......i'm new to the sport...i 'm using a 5w-9ft w floating line....& i have a fair selection flys, you know the kind that are suggested as you start out....some of these, some of those....ect...couldnt name them all,but i did ok with this seleation on the owens last sept, near benton crossing rd.... anyways, maybe a recommendation on flys that can be used on the kings river would be a good start, hope this helps.....this is east of fresno, not 395....sorry about the lone pine referance, it's pine flat lake........and we'll be riding duel-sports bikes along black rock rd......no hiking, we'll need to keep a eye on our stuff...........thanks.

Keeping an eye on gear is the bane of all outdoorsmen. If you can sneak away, you have tons of options in that area - esp. if you are in reasonable shape....hmmm...even if you aren't. If you need to fish crazy close to your car, I have seen impressive evening surface activity right at the dam at Courtright; roadside. Most good moving water will draw you away from camp/car. All said, you are choosing a very pretty area.

B.

by **Hoon** » May 27th, 2014, 3:28 pm

Thanks for the reply....im excited, and off work for the week.......!!! whoohoo...!!!! everything is ready and waiting in the garage.....all i need to do is secure it to the bike......this is why i need to keep an eye out, it's all exposed..........i did manage to pic up some flys today during lunch, 20 or so......seem rather small, but he said these are the ones" i'd use".......i'll check back on sunday night and keep the lies to a min......nice strat by the way.......maybe the martin backpacker can find a place on the dr650 someday.......

by **briansII** » May 27th, 2014, 4:45 pm

Hoon wrote:Thanks for the reply....im excited, and off work for the week.......!!! whoohoo...!!!! everything is ready and waiting in the garage.....all i need to do is secure it to the bike......this is why i need to keep an eye out, it's all exposed..........i did manage to pic up some flys today during lunch, 20 or so......seem rather small, but he said these are the ones" i'd use".......i'll check back on sunday night and keep the lies to a min......nice strat by the way.......maybe the martin backpacker can find a place on the dr650 someday.......

Ah. Now it's starting to make more sense. First, "lone pine" was throwing me a curve, then the 650 reference I didn't understand.

I've done the Black Rock to Wishon drive. Not something I care to do again in a 4 wheeled vehicle, but it should be a blast on a bike. Wish I had fishing info to offer, but I did not fish on that trip. All I can say is, if you see water, fish it. Good chance there are fish in there. Courtright can be very good fishing.

briansII

by **silverlaker** » May 27th, 2014, 7:33 pm

Have fun! Let us know how it goes...

by **Hoon** » June 7th, 2014, 7:36 pm

Well....for starters, we didn't realize there were soo many rafters using the kings river....we worked the assortment in the fly box and only produced large mouth bass with black woolies.....and this was upstream...? replacked everything and reset at wishon....bit late in the evening, with no success on the water...following morning we hit courtright, now this was easy pickings....green wooly w-bead and it was on.......released 6-8 and kept the stringer for afternoon lunch....best part?....didn't run out of fuel.... Were gonna head up above Huntington in a few weeks and attempt this again.....of course, i'll keep u in the loop.....thanks!!!