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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Body of Water: Hat Creek, Lassen County, CA
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2010
# of Fish Caught: 10
Species: 7 Browns, 2 Brook Trout and 1 Rainbow
Size: Biggest was about 12"
Effective Flies: #12 BH Prince; #18 Pheasant Tail; #16 "Darin's PT"

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Fished with Christian Hill. Entered at day parking area downstream of the campground along Hwy 44/89. Not far downstream from the headwaters. Crowded day with many bait fisherman. We had a good time though Weather was just perfect with no wind. Fish were fairly active but down deep and only went for nymphs. Three species of trout in one a few hours of fishing. Pretty cool. What a beautiful river!


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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Body of Water: Battle Creek, Lassen County, CA
Date: Friday, October 2, 2010
# of Fish Caught: 26
Species: All Rainbows (Lost one HUGE salmon)
Size: Biggest was 10" (several of those)
Effective Flies: #10 Rubber Legged/Parachute/Orange Body Stimulator; #16 Silver Copper John; #16 BH Prince Nymph

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Fished with Christian Hill. Entered Battle Creek at Eagle Canyon from private property. Treacherous wading. Mountain Lions (didn't see any but they are there according to our contacts). Poison oak! Rattlers. Beautiful creek, a lot of wild Rainbows and spawning salmon. I hooked a salmon. Nymph lodged in it's mouth (no foul hook). Fought it for a while and lost it. Super fun experience. Dries and droppers. Very unique.

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Thanks for the report Jon and welcome to the Virtual Fly Guides. I also received the report and photo you submitted to the Virtual Fly Guides Blog. Your report will be featured tomorrow at www.flyguides.net

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8/24/10
Number of Fish: 4
Species: High-Altitude Bluegill
Pattern used: #12 Copper Copper John
Location: Cherry Lake, Stanislaus National Forest

Fished Cherry Lake for about an hour and a half from my kayak this morning. Took four high altitude bluegill in a small cove near the boat ramp on a # 12 Copper John on a floating line. Fish were in about 9 feet of water, so I used a extra long leader.

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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Body of Water: Pyramid Creek, El Dorado County, CA
Date: Friday, September 17, 2010
# of Fish Caught: 30
Species: All Rainbows
Size: Biggest was 10" (several of those)
Effective Flies: #10 Rubber Legged/Parachute/Orange Body Stimulator; #16 Silver Copper John; #16 Brassie; #18 Red Copper John

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Fished with my Dad from 1:00PM to about 6:00PM. Water flows were very low but fishing was quite productive. We caught and released 64 beautiful rainbow trout between us. Mostly dry takes, but caught a bunch on the dropper as well. We were the only fisherman on the water. The wading and moving along the stream can be tough. It's pretty rocky. Watch your step! Great stream. If you go please catch and release!

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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Body of Water: E Carson River, Alpine County, CA
Date: Sunday, September 5, 2010
# of Fish Caught: 6
Species: 5 Rainbows & 1 Brown
Size: Biggest was 14"
Effective Flies: #16 Green BH Pulsating Caddis Nymph

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Fished alone. Good weather and water flow. Bad company on Labor Day Weekend (redneck bait fishermen EVERYWHERE).

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Body of Water: Pyramid Creek, just off hwy 50 east of Placerville
Date: Friday, September 17, 2010
# of Fish Caught: 34
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: Small up to 10"
Effective Flies: #14 Cutter's EC Caddis dry fly

My first time fishing this little gem of the Sierra gold county. There's no better way to celebrate my son Sean's 40th birthday than to be fishing together. It's great to fish with one of my best fishing buddies (the other best buddy is my son Darin) while "leap-frogging" from one productive pool of pocket water to another. I've had occassions where I fished alone, but nothing beats being with your best fishing buddies.

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Date: 9-15-2010, 1 to 5:30 PM
Results: Two rainbows 14" and 12"
Method: Two fly nymph rig and caught both fish on the bottom fly, #16 bead head Prince Nymph.
Location: On highway 4 just north of the of the hwy 89 split.
Fishing was unexpectedly slow this afternoon, even when I switched to my dry-dropper set-up, which was successful on the 13th. After catching the two fish within the first 45 minutes I expected a more productive afternoon. Guess I should have caught the two fish and then taken a nap!


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Date: 9-13-2010, 2 to 5 PM
Results: Four rainbows, 8 to 12" and one brown 15".
Method: Dry, royal stimulator #14 and dropper #18, bead head green sparkle emerger.
Location: I fished the section just about the highway 89 and 4 split. This section is known to hold large stocked rainbows up to 27", but competeing with spin casters intent on "taking fish" is a challenge at times. The river below the bridge just east of Marleeville is restricted to catch and release single barbless hooks only. Having fished that area on a previous trip I know that it can be productive also. I recommend that a visit to the Tahoe Flyfishing Outfitters in S. Lake Tahoe for the latest info and river conditions.

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Sacramento, CA

Body of Water: Wolf Creek, Alpine County, CA
Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010
# of Fish Caught: 4
Species: Brook Trout
Size: Small up to 10"
Effective Flies: #12 Stimulator

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Took the family on a hike up Wolf Creek and brought the fly rod along. Did a little fishing. Only fished about an hour or two in total; from about 12pm to 1:00pm. Perfect weather. Got VERY close to a huge mountain lion. Close call. Also caught a snake the kids played around with for a while.

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Mark Thrush
Stockton, CA

Body of Water:   Middle Fork Stanislaus River
Date:                  August 3rd-4th, 2010
# Fish caught:    3
Species:              Rainbow Trout
Size:                   12 inches +
Effective flies:      #12 brown Woolly Bugger

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Hello all, just got back from Kennedy Meadows.  Weather was outstanding and so was the fishing!  Fished the Stanislaus near Deadman Campground below Kennedy Meadows Resort.  Tried a few flies, but nailed them on the 'ole standby, a brown Woolly Bugger.  The bait fisherman were nailin'em on worms.

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Mark T.
Stockton, CA

Body of water:  Mokelumne River
Date:  July 12th, 2010
# of fish caught:  one
Species:  Rainbow trout
Size:  12 inches
Effective flies:  #12, brown wooley bugger


Summary:  Didn't have a lot of time today so I made a quick trip to the Mokelumne River below Camanche Dam.  I fished from below the hatchery for about a mile maybe.  i was there for about three hours and hooked a few and managed to land one about twelve inches in length using a brown wooley bugger size #12-14.  Flows are still pretty high and it's the middle of July.  They are still releasing alot of water due to the abudant snow snow in the higher elevations.  One last note:  I thought I ran into Sean Wallentine! but it was a gentleman who was the spitin' image of him.


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Didn't have a lot of time today so I made a quick trip to the Mokelumne River below Camanche Dam.  I fished from below the hatchery for about a mile maybe.  i was there for about three hours and hooked a few and managed to land one about twelve inches in length using a brown wooley bugger size #12-14.  Flows are still pretty high and it's the middle of July.  They are still releasing alot of water due to the abudant snow snow in the higher elevations.  One last note:  I thought I ran into Sean Wallentine! but it was a gentleman who was the spitin' image of him.

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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Body of Water: Pyramid Creek, CA
Date: Monday, May 31, 2010
# of Fish Caught: 6
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: Small up to 9"
Effective Flies: #12 Stimulator, #16 Dark Lord

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Took the family on a hike up Pyramid Creek trail and brought the fly rod along. Did a little fishing. Only fished about an hour or two in total; from about 2pm to 4pm. Patches of snow still around the creek. Good, clear flow. Cold out with some drizzles. Fish were willing to hit both dry flies and nymphs. Love Pyramid Creek. Beautiful.

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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Body of Water: Putah Creek, CA
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009
# of Fish Caught: 4
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 19", 21", 22", 22"
Effective Flies: #22 Killer (pea**** hurl head and red chenille body/tail)

Summary:
Fished alone from 8am to 1pm. Weather was great. It was about 50 degrees, foggy in the morning, mostly cloudy with no wind. It started getting breezy and began raining at 1pm when I called it quits.

Water flows were good, about 100 cfs is my best guess. Regular winter lows. The fish were very active. I fished below the campground at a place called "the point."

I used 6lb flourocarbon tippet and a very small (#22) midge called a "Killer." It as no bead, a pea**** hurl head and a body/tail of red chenille.

It was important to use the stronger tippet because I caught some big fish. Landed four fish that were 19", 21", and two 22-inch Rainbows.

Great day on the creek!


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Don Van Schenck
Sacramento, CA

Trinity River, CA
Dec 3-4, 2009
Rod 6 w 10 ft/ 7 WF Floating line/ 3x to top fly/ 4x to dropper
Flies Used: Size 12 Golden Stone  to Size 16 FB PT, Blue and Red Copper John, Size 18 Micro May
Other: 30 solid hook-ups/ 23 steelies and 1 sea-run brown landed/ 12 fish per man/ WOW!!



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I caught this nice brown on Squaw Valley Creek in Northern California.

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Sean Wallentine of the Virtual Fly Guides (www.flyguides.net) fights a Brown Trout on northern California's Squaw Valley Creek. This is a good sized fish for this creek. Jared Griswold is a good videographer and color commentator in this clip.

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West Carson River, CA
September 2006


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Darin Wallentine
Tucson, AZ

Silver Creek, CA
September 2008
Caught 5 Rainbows and 3 Brookies
Flies Used: X-Wing Caddis #16 and Gold Bead Pulsating Caddis #18
Other Details: Fished Silver Creek south of Markleeville along Hwy 4. Used a dry/dropper for most of the afternoon. The water was very low, but still held some nice fish.


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Dan Wallentine
Irvine, CA

Body of Water: Coffee Creek (Trinity County, California)
Date: Sunday, July 26, 2009
# of Fish Caught: 17
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: Up to 11"
Effective Flies: #10 Royal Stimulator with droppers including #14 Prince Nymph and red Copper John droppers

Summary
For most of the details of this location and day of fishing see Sean's report below; no need to submit duplicate info.

I have always enjoyed secluded mountain streams with the constant sounds of the water and cooperative native fish. Coffee Creek is one of those special places. Sometimes those special places hold surprises too.

Toward the end of the day I was fishing the left side of the stream while Sean was fishing the right. We were in a sort of zone; catching a releasing numerous small fish. As I was moving up to the next pocket my foot slipped off of a rock with a thud and instantly there was a loud shoreline rattle; a short rattle in time but loud nonetheless. It took me a moment to gather my attention and at the same time Sean said, "what was that?"
"It sounded like a rattlesnake," I responded. Then looking to my left, sure enough there he was slithering along the bank away from me. Needless to say, our fishing was interrupted while we photographed and filmed it. In thirty years of fishing this is only my second encounter with a rattler. The first was along Deep Creek in the Lake Arrowhead area of Southern California.

So, be careful and alert when entering and exiting the water there are more native creatures than just the fish.

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Sacramento, CA

Body of Water: Lake Davis, CA (Plumas County near Portola)
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009
# of Fish Caught: 1
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: 14"
Effective Flies: #14 Blood Midge

Summary:
My first time on Lake Davis. Fished with some friends. Fishing was slow. Among us we only caught 6 fish. While fish were hitting the surface, the fish we caught were on streamers with droppers and sink tip line.

We fished the west side of the lake using pontoon boats. We took a dirt road down the water's edge a little north of the boat launch.

I actually saw several mature blood midges on the surface (stunningly beautiful adult fly; soft white wings and red body). I also saw brown damsel flies swimming near the surface. There were several adult damsels flying around. Mayflies were abundant and there were caddis as well.

Lake Davis has been very controversial due to some rogue idiot who has twice planted Northern Pike in the lake. The state and feds have both killed the lake twice now. The Pike seem to be gone...for now.

For more on Lake Davis do a Google search or check out this link for general information:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Davis,_California


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Sacramento, CA

Body of Water: Coffee Creek (Trinity County, California)
Date: Sunday, July 26, 2009
# of Fish Caught: 27
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: Up to 11"
Effective Flies: #10 Royal Stimulator with droppers including #14 Dark Lord and Prince Nymph droppers

Summary:

My dad and I fished some new water: Coffee Creek, CA. This stream feeds the upper Trinity River north of Trinity Lake (formerly known as Clair Engle Lake) in Trinity County. It's about an hour drive north of Lewiston, which is approximately 30 miles west of Redding in California's northern Central Valley.

From California's Highway 3 we drove 6 miles west (upsrtream) along Coffee Creek Road. This classic, icy cold freestone stream has beautiful plunge pools and runs. It is filled with stunning natural Rainbow Trout.

Fishing a dry/dropper combination (#10 Stimulator with #16/18 Copper John, Dark Lord or Prince Nymph Droppers) we got strikes on nearly every cast. While the fish were small, topping out at 11 inches, they were active all day and fought hard.

Together we brought more than 40 fish to hand. The wading was a little tough and it was very hot (at least 90). Dad was nearly struck by a 5 foot rattlesnake. I heard the snake rattle from across the stream. It made me realize how loud a rattler rattles. I couldn't hear my dad yell from across the roaring stream but I heard that rattle loud and clear! Of course, we had to get a closer look.

If you like catching fish all day long in a pretty mountain setting (with an occasional rattlesnake), then give Coffee Creek a try if you ever find yourself in the area. I wouldn't come all the way to California just to fish Coffee Creek, but if you find yourself fishing Steelhead or Salmon in the Trinity River and need a small stream diversion, Coffee Creek's a perfect destination.


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Sacramento, CA

Body of Water: Trinity River
Date: Monday, July 27, 2009
# of Fish Caught: 16
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: Up to 13"
Effective Flies: #12 Prince Nymph, #16 BH Green Rock Worm, #16 Red Copper John

Summary:

Fished at Bucktail Access in the late morning. The Copper Johns worked best in this area. Then we moved up into the "fly fishing only" section in Lewiston. We fished above the old concrete diversion dam and had pretty good success using the green rock worm.

It was very hot; sunny. Water was clear and cold. Again we saw some very large salmon swirling. Used the hinged indicator technique.

The fish were not big but they were a lot of fun. At about 2:30pm my dad and I agreed it was just too darn hot.

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Body of Water: Trinity River
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009
# of Fish Caught: 6
Species: Rainbow Trout
Size: Up to 12"
Effective Flies: #12 Prince Nymph and #16 BH Copper John (copper)

Summary:

Fished the "fly fishing only" section of the Trinity River in Lewiston with my dad. We only fished for a couple hours. It was very hot. Water was clear and cold. Saw some very large salmon.

I caught 6 rainbow trout using a #12 Prince Nymph and a #16 Copper John (copper wrap). Hinged indicator nymphing with an AB splitshot. The fish were small, up to 12 inches.

Great afternoon of fishing.

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Sacramento, CA

Clark Fork of the Stanislaus River, CA
August 2007
Caught 7 Rainbows up to 9"
Flies Used:Elk Hair Caddis #14 and Green Pulsating Caddis #16.
Other Details: Sean Wallentine and I fished above the Clark Fork Bridge, about a half mile up. The weather was excellent.


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Joe Specchio
Fernley, NV

Indian Creek, CA
May 24, 2008
Mountain Whitefish
Flies Used: Stimulator, Red Copper John, Olive/Black Woolly Bugger.
Other Details: Fished the North Fork of the Feather River at the bridge at Seneca Road downstream from Lake Almanor in the morning from 9am till 11am. Access was really tough and the water was really stained due to a lot of rain. After lunch, fished Indian Creek just upstream from Indian Falls. Again, constant rain and temp's in the 40's  to low 50's made conditions really tough, especially for a beginner fly fisherman. Just as I was getting ready to call it quits and head back to camp, I hooked my first fish on any kind of stream. I'm pretty  sure it is a mountain whitefish. Not a trout like I was hoping for, but I will take it!


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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Wolf Creek, CA
August 31, 2008
Caught 3 Rainbows up to 12"
Flies Used: #16 BH Red Copper John and #18 Griffith's Gnat.
Other Details: We fished Wolf Creek camping area and trail head, a feeder to East Carson River about 10 miles south of Markleeville, CA. I spent a little time casting at small rainbows. Caught one nice one.


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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Whitney Creek, CA
September 2006
Caught 26 Golden Trout up to 11"
Fly Used: EC Caddis #16
Other Details: Fished this High Sierra creek for Goldens. The weather was Warm, sunny, progressively cooler with onset of dusk.


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Sacramento, CA

Putah Creek, CA
December 13, 2008
24" Rainbow Trout
Pheasant Tail Nymph #20
Details: Caught two Rainbows, and 18" and a 24". Lost another that was well over 24".Weather was very cold and windy, but the fish were BIG, so it didn't matter!


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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Upper Sacramento River, CA
September 2003
Caught 74 Rainbows up to 13", but lost some others that were much BIGGER.
Flies Used: Beaded Gordon's Prince #16; Beaded Bird's Nest #14; Hopper #12; Green Beaded Pulsating Caddis #16; Green Z-Wing Caddis #14.
Other Details: Fished downstream from I5 bridge, through town at Prospect Access up to Mossbrae Falls, and in Dunsmuir at Gillis Street, and down I5 at Conant exit.


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Sacramento, CA

Truckee River, CA
April 24, 2004
Caught a Brown, 2 Rainbows, and a big Carp up to 18"
Flies Used: Green Beaded Pulsating Caddis #16; Milky Egg Pattern #16.
Other Details: Opening Day, Perfect! Clear water and flows at about 225cfs. We parked on Glenshire Rd near the railroad tracks and later near Glenshire Bridge.


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Caleb Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Bubbs Creek, CA
August 2008
Caught 8 Golden Trout up to 9"
Flies Used: Rubber Leg Stimulator #12
Other Details: Fished  Bubbs Creek (High Sierra) along John Muir Trail. Nice meadow just upstream of Center Basin trail junction. I was starting to get the hang of things and actually fished by myself for a while. But dad had to come down and help me release some fish.


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Caleb Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Bubbs Creek, CA
August 2008
Caught 15 Golden Trout up to 9"
Fly Used: Rubber Leg Stimulator #12
Other Details: Fished  Bubbs Creek (High Sierra) along John Muir Trail. Nice meadow just upstream of Center Basin and trail junction. My dad and I fished pockets and runs. Fish hit my fly on almost every cast!


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Caleb Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Bubbs Creek, CA
Date Fished: Friday, August 22, 2008
Location Fished: Bubbs Creek at Vidette Meadow (High Sierra)
Size and Species: Small Brook Trout
Flies Used: Parachute Adams
Other Details: I fished with my dad for about 15 minutes and was able to catch one.


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Caleb Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Silver Creek, CA
July 2007
Caught 3 Rainbows up to 8"
Flies Used: Stimulator #12; Parachute Adams #16.
Other Details: This small creek in Alpine County feeds the East Carson River at Hwy 4. Wonderful dry fly creek.


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Joshua Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Silver Creek, CA
August 2008
Caught 4 Rainbows up to 13"
Flies Used: #16 Red BH Copper John, #14 Hi Vis Black Ant and #16 BH Prince Dropper.
Other Details: Fished Silver Creek between Wolf Creek turn off and Silver Creek Campground along Highway 4 in California. Fell in the water and filled my hip waders 3 times. Kind of had fun. Caught a bigger fish than my dad! I played with rocks and sticks along the shore.


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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Squaw Valley Creek, CA
May 2005
Caught 17 Rainbows and Browns up to 15"
Flies Used: Elk Hair Caddis #14; EC Caddis #16; Yellow Stimulator #12; Hopper #10; Parachute Adams #16.
Other Details: Hiked down the creek about 3/4 mile along the trail from parking area and fished back to the bridge.


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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Pyramid Creek, CA
June 2007
Caught 20 Rainbows and Browns up to 11"
Flies Used: #14 Royal Coachman; #12 Elk Hair Caddis; #16 Parachute Adams.
Other Details: Fished from the Pryamid Creek trailhead to the boundary of Desolation Wilderness (elevation 6,100'). My first time. Great creek!


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Sacramento, CA

Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River, CA
August 2007
Caught 10 Rainbows up to 14"
Flies Used: Royal Stimulator #14; Yellow Sally #14; Copper John #16 (copper); Dark Lord #14.
Other Details: Fished the Middle Fork at the town of Strawberry, which is above Beardsley Reservoir. Exact location just above the Old Strawberry Bridge on Old Strawberry Road.


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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

McCloud River, Ca
September 2004
Caught 13 Rainbows and a big Brown up to 20"
Flies Used: Beaded Prince Nymph #14; Beaded Micro Mayfly #18; Beaded Pheasant Tail Frostbite #16; Rubber leg Copper John #16; Red Larva #16 (thin); Deep Red Egg Pattern #16.
Other Details: Fished areas below the dam, near Ah Di Nah campground, and areas near Ash Camp.


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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Little Truckee River, CA
September 29, 2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Flies Used: Griffith Gnat #20
Details: Fished the Little Truckee between Stampede and Boca Reservoir. Fish were very active on the surface near the area where the Little Truckee flows into Boca. I hooked 5 nice fish before I landed one. Ugh!


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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Italy Lake, CA
July 2003
Caught 37 Golden Trout up to 13"
Flies Used: EC Caddis #14; Orange Stimulator #10; Dave's Hopper #10.
Other Details: Fished this High Sierra lake from the island in the area near the outlet into Hilgard Creek on the west end of the lake.


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Sacramento, CA

Hilgard Creek, CA
July 2003
Caught too many to count!
Flies Used: EC Caddis #14; Elk Hair Caddis #14; Adams #14.
Other Details: Fished this High Sierra creek from the outlet of Lake Italy and all the spots that held fish.


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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Guitar Lake, CA
July 2006
Caught 12 Golden Trout up to 12"
Flies Used: Any dry fly you tie on!
Other Details:On our way to summit Mt. Whitney. Stopped to rest. Fished the inlet from Arctic Creek. Swarms of fish. Jumped in the lake. Very cold!



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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

East Carson River, CA
October 2008
Caught 2o Rainbows and a Mountain Whitefish
Flies Used: Green Beaded Pulsating Caddis #16 and a Black Double Bead Stone Fly Nymph #8.
Other Details: Fished along Hwy 4. This is a great stretch of river for nymphing catching fish of all sizes and species.


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Sean Wallentine
Sacramento, CA

Burney Creek, CA
September 2004
Caught 22 Rainbows and Brookies up to 14"
Flies Used: Royal Wulff #14; Beaded Prince Nymph #16; Beaded Micro Mayfly 18; Z-Wing Caddis #18.
Other Details: Fished above the falls and below the falls from the base along a well maintained path all the way to Lake Britton.


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