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[size 1]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. [/size]
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Pat and Me about a mile in. [/size]
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They wanted to hike with us. [/size]
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And leave land mines for us to dodge.

Junction Lake (full of nice trout but closed to all fishing all the time) [/size]
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Half way point and our friends.

5 star bathroom [/size]
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Me on my way up "The hill of Death" [/size]
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Kirman Lake [/size]
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Got to the lake at 7am and started fishing. [/size]
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Was slow for a couple hours, but we managed to catch a couple nice fish.
My dads 18" fat Brookie [/size]

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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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[cool][#0000ff]Welcome to the board. Nice report and pics. However, as you can see, and as I sent you in a PM, your pics are too wide for our format and nobody can access the buttons to reply to your post. [/#0000ff]
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I wanna say welcome to Josh. I know of him from another site I visit. He does have some beautiful reports to share and I hope you keep posting.
I wanted to answer sooner, but as Tube Dude said, your pictures are too wide and I couldn't hit the reply because of the WEATHER POST in the corner....(who cares about the weather in Colorado Springs anyway...LOL)
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Welcome Drmcatcher. Glad to have you here. Great report and pics. Hope you'll stay with us and keep us informed on your fishing.

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Hi drmcatcher nice report and I loved the pics. No matter what size they were. Glad you can join us. Hang around for a bit this site might just grow on ya.
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Nice report and pics. Please try to keep them smaller bro.

I just got back from the back country myself. There is nothing like the fresh smell of cool water, pine trees and Cow Pies.[cool]
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Just like everyone saying welcome and hope u would stay on and post more of your trips like that.
I was wondering where that lake is and looked it up and that is in Cailfornia. Do u do alot of those tubing hikes?
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Will try and keep the pictures smaller next time. Look forward to posting here more and reading reports.

I do alot of tubing in the Eastern Sierras mainly at Crowley lake(Double-Haul-In-The-Fall), then we also fish, Kirman Lake, Poore Lake, Reds Meadow lakes, Convict Lake, and a few Mammoth lakes. But we mainly fish Crowley and lakes that arent crowded. Looking to fish some new back country lakes this year!
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That is cool bro. I just got back from a 4 day in Bishop. I used to fish Crowley quite a bit. Then moved on to Intake ll, South Lake, Sabrina and a whole lot of other very nice spots.

It's all good up there.

Where do you hang your Tube at now?? I'm in SoCal.[cool]
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Live in Whittier and going to start float tubing the harbors and bay for some bass soon.
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Very nice beautiful
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That's cool bro. I live in the San Fernando Valley.

I do alot of tubing in Long Beach, and Ventura County areas. Maybe we could hook up some time and take the tubes out for some Halibut.

Do you flyfish at all???[cool]
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I first read his post on a California Fly Fishing forum and the picture of Josh in the tube looks like a fly rod, so I think it is a safe bet he does.
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Just checking. I just wanted to see how much fun we could have in the Big Salty.[cool]
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Yes that would be cool to hook up and float together. Been wanting to put my beast of a tube to the test in the ocean. I know its great for Crowley and probably even better for the ocean! And yes I do fly fish, thats all I actually do from a float tube. Havent fly fished from a tube in the ocean yet but I have from our boat, and caught albacore, yellows, barries, bonita, and bass. I dunno if you have fished the WON Double-Haul-In-The-Fall at Crowley or know what it is, but I am the kid who won the thing in 1999 when I was 14. Thats where I got my tube/motor boat. lol
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My tube

Has a motor in it, and just about everything else you need.
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That's cool bro. I have heard of the double haul at Crowley. I kind of stay away from that whole area when there are huge events.

The Trout Opener is a major crowd up there. It did that once about 18 years ago. Never again.

I usually like to go up to Bishop on Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend. Everyone in town is doing something and it is always away from where I am fishing.[cool]
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Yes Double-Haul is busy, but its the funnest and most exciting tournament I look forward to do it every year. When it over I cant wait till next year. lol I dont like the crowd thing either, thats why we never fish opening day, but any other weekends Crowley is so big it doesnt really bother us. Plus most are flyfishing anyways or just trolling so its not bad at all to me.
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I was looking for it....Just want to see more of his hiking tubing/fishing trips....
What's the website?
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