Fly Fishing Golden Trout Wilderness

06082013 From the trailhead you almost immediately enter the Golden Trout Wilderness.

Fly fishing golden trout wilderness. Goldens are voracious wild and always willing to take a buggy dry fly. Information on golden trout and Kern River Rainbow trout trip reports trail reports fish reports and other relevant information about whats going on at the pack station. 14082012 The Golden Trout Wilderness is golden after all NO PHOTOSHOP HERE.

The Cottonwood Lakes basin is famous for its Golden Trout fishing. As the name implies this area is home to the Golden Trout a subspecies of the Rainbow Trout that is native to California. 09012018 Fly-fishing for golden trout is a time-consuming obsession-creating adventure of a time.

The ice-out period eg late June to early July is optimal for actively feeding trout and fewer people. And youre sight-casting tiny flies on light tippet to those beautiful fish in gin-clear water. At the time I had only been fly fishing for two summers and the interstate-wide water.

A low profile and soft walk are key to keep the fish from spooking never to be seen again. It offers several hundred miles of trail the designated Wild and Scenic North and South Fork of the Kern River and excellent trout fishing for Kern River Rainbows and Volcano Creek Goldens its namesake. The fish are small probably 6-9 but they fight like theyre much bigger.

For Labor Day weekend Monica David Diamond and myself went on a quick backpacking trip to the Golden Trout Wilderness. Generally you cant just do a quick day trip for these ornate fish. This kind of fishing is why 99 of people get into fly fishing.

They are best approached from behind in the water facing upstream. Back 2-3 day backpacking trip. From Lone Pine off the 395 you take a left at the only stoplight in town then watch for signs virtually non-existent to Horsehoe Meadow Road drive up the dreaded Z.