Memorial Day Weekend

Got out for a couple days over the weekend.  Sunday Daryl and I hit Carnero.  Perfect day for fishing…. little wind, clouds, and a few nice fish.

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We both caught a good holdover and the rest were this Spring’s stockers.  Daryl caught his on a callibaetis nymph and I caught mine on a streamer.  We landed plenty of smaller trout and they weren’t shy.  They were eating my 3″ streamer as good as Daryl’s nymph.  They should be some nice fish by the end of summer….as they had an attitude…..if the lake holds up.  I was told it’s going down so hit it while you can.

Sunday Daryl, Ron, Tim and I hit Crescent.  Dave Batten showed up later and we all had a good day catching some holdovers and bigger stockers…..no brookies.

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I think we all caught at least one holdover and Dave lost a couple others.  His big fish went probably 20″s and gave him a handful getting him to the net.  I think Dave was catching his on c’mids.  These fish are stout and fight hard.  Wind was a little bit stronger but not unfishable. Most were caught on black/red ss leeches under a bobber.  I caught quite a few stripping but they didn’t want any motion at all so I went to the bobber (begrudgungly) and caught more fish with that method than stripping.  I think there are more good holdovers in Crescent than Carnero.  I’d hit it before the “C&K” crowd thins them out even more.  I think that is what is happening at Carnero.  Everyone I talk to says they were catching more good fish earlier.  No winter kill at any of the lakes this year but most are low so hit it now.  If we don’t get some moisture pretty soon they will start to suffer.