Well, we haven't been to Bishop since the twins were 2, so we were well overdue for another visit
I loaded The Escalade and we headed for high ground
Didn't take Bad Pig and the Rig this trip cause Diesel is sky high so we stayed at The Creekside Inn, downtown Bishop for 3 days
My buddy has a Vacation House in Crowley, across from the lake so we stayed at his place for 3 days as well
The Hotel was very nice, even has a stream with fish in it
Day one was a cooler than I expected, low 90's in Bishop and high 70's on the hill at Intake 2. Aaron wasn't able to join us this trip but the twins look a bit taller these days
They wasted no time as we visited our favorite spots, Janie even threw some bait too
We drove around and explored some creeks to fish the first day but the lake was the only spot that produced, no big deal cause we had fun !
There is a secluded spot that I like to fish and always had luck in the past, so it turned out to be a hot spot for fun, pan sized non stop action. Myles was first on the board
Word on the street is The Bowling Alley next to the Hotel has good grub
Yep they do, so since it was my Birthday, Timmy schooled the family at a fun game
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Headed back up the hill the next day and a few Thunder Storms rolled in
It was actually kind of nice since it was starting to warm up in Bishop, the mountains were much cooler in the rain
Drove The Hearse to another favorite spot and it was cloudy and wet but we fished anyway
Lake Sabrina is very low
The lady at the local Info Center/ Gift Shop informed us that these are posted all over the place to let you know the Regs. for that particular spot. Just scan and read, pretty cool since some areas are barbless and C&R
Time to venture up to Crowley and meet up with my buddy, haven't seen him since my eye surgery in 2016 ( Yep, the one eyed jokes are still flowing
) His house is BEAUTIFUL
His place is on 1 acre and has a nice creek that flows thru it. He showed us pics of 3Lb'ers in it
We enjoyed hanging out by the water and catching up on old times
Of course I had to BBQ some good grub, including a nice trout
Tim ( my buddy ) took us all over the place, but right up the street is a pond with 5-6 pound trout in it. You pay by the hour to fish and if you want to keep them, it's $10 a pound
. He introduced us to fly fishing and Max hooked up but lost one
It is definitely an acquired skill
The next day we got a tour of Mammoth and all the lakes in the June Lake Loop, very pretty scenery, haven't been here since I was 6 or 7 years old
Had a nice lunch too
Max was being a SH*T Stain and didn't want his pic taken, so he missed out
Tim showed us another great spot to fish but no takers in that spot, still beautiful !
Off to The Upper Owens for some fun
The wind showed itself for a bit, the only good thing about that was it kept the damn mosquitos away
The trout were on the chew
They wanted Gulp Power Eggs and Gulp Night Crawlers only
Although we did fish Lake Crowley, bait and wait is not my style, so we were always hiking to find the fish
Hiking in search of the elusive trout
On Sunday Tim had to head back home so we helped him clean the house and get it ready for his next visit. He is having a big family gathering for 4th of July
He offered to let us stay and lock up when we left but since he just bought the place I didn't feel comfortable with that responsibility. We headed back to the Hotel after 3 days and nights at his pad. Oh yeah, we helped him move a new Fridge up the stairs and into the kitchen so I guess we earned our keep
Max was hooked on fly fishing so guess what he wanted for our last day
Off to the local Tackle Shop we went
He found a nice beginner setup with his recent Birthday money for a couple hundred bucks. My buddy was fishing with a high dollar rig (2 Grand) Just a bit out of Max's budget
Back to Intake 2 for our last day and The old First Cast Curse set in with the new fly rod
Dink Fest after that so we called it a day.
Janie did a good job taking pics. We had a great family getaway
336 Miles from our house to Bishop, made it there and back on less than 1 tank of gas (26 Gallons)
The Hearse gets pretty damn good mileage
It was a quiet ride home after 7 days of fishing, Thanks for reading
P.S. While searching/fishing the Owens River, someone crashed into a guard rail and signs. I guess the signs went into the water for a while before being pulled out, Timmy now has a couple of Souvenirs for his patio
