Big Browns in California?

Otter · Senior Member

Big Browns in California?

Packrat · Senior Member

I might guess the Trinity?

drifter · Senior Member

Its got to be some type of head-water where the big browns head out of some lake to spawn.....lets see, that narrows it down to about 25 different spots (noticed some aspens, so Im thinking mid to upper elevation)...At least its a start.

Man those are some nice fish. �Judging by the size of their set-ups it looks as though they were fully prepared for their encounter. �On a more random/related note, has anyone ever tried to take a boat as far as they could up the yuba dumping into bullards bar res? �I have fished up higher on the NF, but kind of wanted to do a little exploring closer to the res. �Any thoughts? These pics have got me ancy to try it out.

mx19 · Senior Member

By the looks of the shallow water and the time of the year those are spawning fish...I dont know where they were caught but the water must be warm and the food supply heathy...

East Bay Ed · Senior Member

I would guess they were fishing one of the streams on the eastern side of the Sierras.� Anywhere from Fall River to the Walker.
East Bay Ed

East Bay Ed · Senior Member

Oops, I ment to say from the Owens River to the Walker.
East Bay Ed

dtp916 · Senior Member

PM Sent.

Packrat · Senior Member

East Bay Ed wrote:

Oops, I ment to say from the Owens River to the Walker.
East Bay Ed

Definitely not the Walker, the water is too big and the surrounding trees are all wrong. �

THE BIG PIKER · Veteran Member

BELOW BRIDGEPORT RES. THE BROWNS ARE THAT BIG THERE AND FISH�TWIN LAKES ALSO!!

-- Edited by THE BIG PIKER at 08:20, 2008-11-19

shon42073 · Senior Member

How about the upper sac. just up a bit from lake shasta.

Black Cloud · Senior Member

It looks like the Trinity below Lewiston. There is a house in the first picture and I know an area that looks like the last picture.

Coffeen · Veteran Member

It's not the owens for sure. smile

bono · Master Fly Fishing Guide

That area looks just like the Trinity,but my good buddy who guides there and lives there part time has not mentioned any browns of those numbers this year.Last year we caught a few big browns there though.