We ended up taking the boat out for both days at Lake Sabrina to go fishing. It's nice to launch out of Sabrina because it's only a two minute drive and it's usually a consistent producer of trout. South Lake is a little bigger but has not been very consistent the last few years, plus it's about a 15 minute drive, and since we're on vacation and lazy... that is 15 minutes too long.
The first day was successful but a slow day fishing. I got lucky and caught 4 that day, my mom caught 2 and everyone else caught 1 or 2. Carrie's line had a few bites but the fish we're pulling a Harry Houdini on her all day. Despite the slow fishing we all had a great time relaxing at this beautiful lake.
The second day at Sabrina was one of the best lake fishing outings I've had in the Sierra's since last years Fathers day. We decided to take the boat to the other side of the lake near the large inlet since we always done fairly well there and the fishing yesterday wasn't so good on the other side. Plus there were a little less sliding rocks to trip on, although it was pretty funny to see some people take a nice Pete Rose an inch from the water.
The fishing started very slow, even slower than the first day, but after a few hours the bite began to pick up. Carrie, Grandpa and I went out and drifted some Powerbait out on the boat for a few hours while Uncle Tim and Mom and Dad stayed and fished off the point. Grandpa and I each caught a decent sized stocker but two fish in two hours wasn't too fantastic. As we were heading back to our group we saw my Mom bringing in a fish so we knew that the fishing picked up. We all caught a few more fish and were having a great time. It wasn't constant action but the fish consistently were biting about every 20 minutes and everyone was able to catch at least 2 or 3.
It was getting close to the end of the day and that it is when the cherry was topped on the cake. I just put on Eagle Claw "Strawberry" dough bait which was my experiment for the season. Every year I try and get a new color or flavored bait that just looks odd and see if a fish will actually fall for it. And sure enough, this year, the Strawberry bait delivered! I was eating some beef jerky when I look over and see my poll with a nice bend on it. I ran over and set the hook with precise angling technique (hehe) and I noticed that there was quite a lot of weight on the other end and line being taken out. For a big fish it didn't fight me as long as others have but it was still an adrenaline rush when I saw a large tail splash out of the water. As I brought him in closer I noticed that I had him hooked on his lip. To avoid loosing this good size fish I quickly took a few steps into the water and scooped him onto the land and nearly bear hugged him.
This was my 3rd time catching a bigger size trout. Although this one was the smallest of the three (it was 3 pounds), it was one of the most memorable fish to bring in.
All in all this was an amazing fishing trip. We all caught fish, we all had incredible food and got to sleep in. Happy Fathers Day.
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