08-07-2003, 10:53 PM
[cool]If you wanna go trout fishing, the Kings River is where you should be going. I have fished it from the foothills to it's origin in Center Basin, way back in the Sierras. They have some C&R only stretches not too far from Fresno. The water is clear and the fish are wise. Not a good place to practice if you are not already a savvy fly flinger. One question I have is whether or not you would be better (healthwise) sticking with a lowland reservoir. This time of year it is hot up there, and to find good fishing on the streams you usually have to hike a ways from the road's end.
If you are not dead set on Fresno, stop at Bakersfield and go up the Hill to Lake Isabella. It is good bass fishing, and the Kern River, both above and below the lake are good fly fishing for trout.
For fly flshing, you will need a line, backing, tapered leaders, tippet material and a range of surface and subsurface flies. Dark patterns in sizes 12 to 16 will work, although both larger and smaller will work. Matching the hatch can be critical with those educated fish in the C&R areas.
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If you are not dead set on Fresno, stop at Bakersfield and go up the Hill to Lake Isabella. It is good bass fishing, and the Kern River, both above and below the lake are good fly fishing for trout.
For fly flshing, you will need a line, backing, tapered leaders, tippet material and a range of surface and subsurface flies. Dark patterns in sizes 12 to 16 will work, although both larger and smaller will work. Matching the hatch can be critical with those educated fish in the C&R areas.
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