Sorry for not posting during the trip. Was too much fun, and interesting
things to do while traveling. Went up to June Lake and Mammoth, Calif for a
few days. Took the kayak and float tube, and left the boat home. Small
lakes and streams, and a long tow through Yosemite Park. Friday night, VERY
WINDY! Too windy for most of the 4 days to use the kayak. Fished a few
streams, for not much in the way of trout. Mostly Caddis (hate tying on
those little #20 hooks), and Olive Matuscas for flies. Mostly aspen trees
caught with the fly. Salmon eggs and worms were doing most of the catching
in Rush Creek. Fished Starkweather Lake in the Devil's Post pile area, for
small trout on mosquito pattern. The mornings were cold, 25 Sunday morning
and ice forming in the guides of the fly rod. 60's during the day. The
Aspens were in full color. Fantastic viewing, clear days, gray mountains,
and aspens in fall color and sage brush for gray green ground color and lots
of lodgepole pines and red cedars for contrast. Surprising how many people
driving the Tioga road and Tuolumne meadows areas of Yosemite this time of
year.