After fishing Crowley on Saturday we wanted to fish Lake Kirman for hopefully some trophy brookies/cutthroats. Left Tuff Campground across from Toms Place at 4am and headed up 395 past Bridgeport and turned left on Sonora Pass and stopped at the turn off about 1/2 mile off 395. Got there at 5:45 and started to get everything ready for the 3 mile hike to the lake.
Climb over the first of 2 fences and we are on our way.
Pat and Me about a mile in.
They wanted to hike with us.
And leave land mines for us to dodge.
Junction Lake (full of nice trout but closed to all fishing all the time)
Half way point and our friends.
5 star bathroom
Me on my way up "The hill of Death"
Kirman Lake
Got to the lake at 7am and started fishing.
Was slow for a couple hours, but we managed to catch a couple nice fish.
My dads 18" fat Brookie
Then at around 11 they went on a bite, and we started picking away at them.
Ended up fishing for 5 hours and catching 16 fish for 4 people. I think it was 5brookies and 11 cutthroats. Always a blast fishing this lake, even though the numbers arent that great. It is one of my favorite lakes to fish because there are no crowds and there isnt really any lakes that I know you have a chance at some trophy Brookies and Cutthroats this lake has. The size of the fish were on the smaller size this year(12-15inches) except for my dads nice one. But we did see some really nice ones swimming around and lost a couple nice ones. Cant wait to fish it again and hope you enjoy the pictures.
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Good job Josh, that is the best report and pictures that I have seen of that lake. Like the pics of the walk in and those cutts, right on. I have yet to get a cutt out of that lake. A couple more years and those pups are going to be big.
I would have to imagine its still a little early, but did you see any damsels? That place has the killer hatch.
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Ya I like doing the hike, its not a abd hike and very scenic. The flys we used were any really small green with alot of flash or sparkle in them and this little fly that looks like a bumble bee. All fish came on the green one except 2 I think. As for the damsels didnt see any of them of any bugs for that matter, so that was a good but bad sign, because when they start showing up the fish will really key in on the flys. But we didnt see alot of fish swimming around like usual, except when I went on an adventure up the creek in my tube! lol And it was full of trout, so I think they are tucked up in the shallows right now.
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