Silver Lake and Bear River Reservoir California
California Fishing
Sep 17, 2023 15:36:20 #
My Alaskan fishing buddies and I stayed at one of their cabins in Lincoln and then drove up to Silver Lake and Bear River Reservoir to do some trout fishing these lat few days. Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery but fishing was a bust. Found out from another angler that live minnows as bait under a bobber was what worked vs. the worms/marshmallow or power bait or casting lures. Oh well, it was a great time with friends and that really was my main goal, so goal achieved for me!
Silver lake at the ramp, everyone but me had kayaks
Bear River Reservoir from the bank I was fishing
Bear River gorge from the dam.
The guys struggling from the weight of their stringer 😂
The cabin neighbors
Sep 17, 2023 16:05:59 #
40GRIT wrote:
My Alaskan fishing buddies and I stayed at one of their cabins in Lincoln and then drove up to Silver Lake and Bear River Reservoir to do some trout fishing these lat few days. Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery but fishing was a bust. Found out from another angler that live minnows as bait under a bobber was what worked vs. the worms/marshmallow or power bait or casting lures. Oh well, it was a great time with friends and that really was my main goal, so goal achieved for me!
Beautiful place Denny. It's not always about the fish, but they don't hurt.
Thanks for sharing. 
Sep 17, 2023 17:29:48 #
40GRIT wrote:
My Alaskan fishing buddies and I stayed at one of their cabins in Lincoln and then drove up to Silver Lake and Bear River Reservoir to do some trout fishing these lat few days. Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery but fishing was a bust. Found out from another angler that live minnows as bait under a bobber was what worked vs. the worms/marshmallow or power bait or casting lures. Oh well, it was a great time with friends and that really was my main goal, so goal achieved for me!
Dang Denny. Ya shoulda let me know bout the Yak. I have 2 different ones that you coulda borrowed.
One of them is already in Brentwood too.
Sep 17, 2023 23:48:16 #
Sep 18, 2023 10:00:19 #
40GRIT wrote:
My Alaskan fishing buddies and I stayed at one of their cabins in Lincoln and then drove up to Silver Lake and Bear River Reservoir to do some trout fishing these lat few days. Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery but fishing was a bust. Found out from another angler that live minnows as bait under a bobber was what worked vs. the worms/marshmallow or power bait or casting lures. Oh well, it was a great time with friends and that really was my main goal, so goal achieved for me!
Awesome country Denny, thanks for the beautiful pics.
Sep 18, 2023 16:11:08 #
IROLL
Loc: San Martin Ca.
40GRIT wrote:
My Alaskan fishing buddies and I stayed at one of their cabins in Lincoln and then drove up to Silver Lake and Bear River Reservoir to do some trout fishing these lat few days. Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery but fishing was a bust. Found out from another angler that live minnows as bait under a bobber was what worked vs. the worms/marshmallow or power bait or casting lures. Oh well, it was a great time with friends and that really was my main goal, so goal achieved for me!
Absolutely gorgeous scenery. No fish is a minor inconvenience. We’re those lakes in Ca.
Or Alaska?
Sep 19, 2023 01:35:19 #
Sep 19, 2023 01:36:23 #
saw1 wrote:
Dang Denny. Ya shoulda let me know bout the Yak. I have 2 different ones that you coulda borrowed.
One of them is already in Brentwood too.
One of them is already in Brentwood too.
Didn’t think of that Steve, but not sure my back would agree to being in a kayak for hours anyway. Thanks for the thought!
Sep 19, 2023 02:01:03 #
Sep 19, 2023 02:01:48 #
OldBassGuy wrote:
Awesome country Denny, thanks for the beautiful pics.
Thanks Garey, it was epic scenery and weather!
Sep 19, 2023 02:04:02 #
IROLL wrote:
Absolutely gorgeous scenery. No fish is a minor inconvenience. We’re those lakes in Ca.
Or Alaska?
Or Alaska?
Thanks Iroll, they’re in Ca. Off 88, there were fish but you either had to troll at 30’ or have live bait.
Sep 19, 2023 08:37:25 #
40GRIT wrote:
My Alaskan fishing buddies and I stayed at one of their cabins in Lincoln and then drove up to Silver Lake and Bear River Reservoir to do some trout fishing these lat few days. Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery but fishing was a bust. Found out from another angler that live minnows as bait under a bobber was what worked vs. the worms/marshmallow or power bait or casting lures. Oh well, it was a great time with friends and that really was my main goal, so goal achieved for me!
Great pictures , thanks
Sep 20, 2023 01:25:39 #
CrappieJed
Loc: Yosemite area California
40GRIT wrote:
My Alaskan fishing buddies and I stayed at one of their cabins in Lincoln and then drove up to Silver Lake and Bear River Reservoir to do some trout fishing these lat few days. Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery but fishing was a bust. Found out from another angler that live minnows as bait under a bobber was what worked vs. the worms/marshmallow or power bait or casting lures. Oh well, it was a great time with friends and that really was my main goal, so goal achieved for me!
Use to be great German Brown fishing both those lakes until fish n game screwed that up by introducing slime rockets aka lake trout aka mackinaw aka char. They wiped out the tui chub Browns lost their main forage. FYI big fine using live minnows in those lakes.
Nice pictures
Sep 20, 2023 04:33:54 #
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