Bishop, CA is one of the cities in Kevin's territory and he has to be there for business every 8 weeks. It's about 4 hours from our house and Kevin had heard it was a great place to go for fishing. When he goes up he has to rent a car and stay the night. Kevin thought it would be fun to bring Kyle and I along. We both agreed that a short family get a way would be wonderful so we packed an over night bag and headed up to the mountain air Tuesday morning. We got a much later start than we hoped, so by the time we made the four hour drive, got checked into our hotel and Kevin did his business...the day was nearly gone. Still, the guys headed out to explore a few of the many nearby lakes, streams and rivers that are known for some of the best fishing in California. I stayed behind to enjoy some rest in the room. After being gone about 3 hours, they showed up around 8:30 p.m. and were totally excited about what the next day had in store. They ended up fishing along a stream for a couple of hours and were told by some locals that THE lake to go to, rent a boat and enjoy some rainbow trout fishing was South Lake. Only 20 minutes away from our hotel in Bishop, we headed out the next morning bright and early and were on the lake in a boat fishing by 9 am Wednesday. Kevin and Kyle have poles and I don't...so I ended up being the official photographer of the day and enjoyed the picturesque scenery and my book while the guys fished. We realized right away that Kyle was TOTALLY in his element. The only other time we have seen him that focused on something and enjoying it as much is when he has been on the golf course. He not only loved it...but WOW...is he a great fisher man! He caught 5 fish total and we decided when we began that they would do catch and release unless a really big trout was caught. We did not want to bring home more fish than we knew we would eat. So when Kyle caught a 2.5 pound trout...that is the one we kept! It is now in our freezer and we are going to BBQ it up this weekend. I'm not a fresh water fish lover, but I promised Kyle I would try it since he caught it! Kevin had lots of bites, but only ended up catching one fish. I ended up casting out a few times and I am really excited to get a fishing pole so I can fish too next trip up which is in November. Kyle and I plan on going up with Kevin every 8 weeks from now on.
Driving up to South Lake....the scenery was breath taking. Many of the trees were turning yellow, gold and orange...so beautiful!
Kevin and Kyle...ready for a big day on the lake! Notice that Kyle is almost as tall as his Dad now!
Arriving at South Lake...we parked right up the hill from here and walked down to the docks where we rented a little motor boat.
What a beautiful lake! So serene, quiet and pretty. The air was slightly crisp and the mountain air was wonderful to breath in. Ahhh...nature at it's best!
The small dock with boats. We were only 1 of only 3 boats on the lake the entire day. So wonderful!
Kevin does some prep work with his fishing pole before heading down to the boat.
Kyle is in the boat and ready to go out for a great day!
I love candid shots like this. Can you tell Kevin is loving this moment?
The pictures do not do the scenery justice. The fall trees were so beautiful.
Kyle enjoys the boat ride as we search for the perfect place to stop and fish.
With no other boats out on the lake yet...the water was like glass.
The reflection of the rocks in the water was really spectacular.
We found a great place to stop and put down the anchor, right at the mouth of a small water fall.
Kyle is excited to catch a fish!!!
waiting.......
...and he has one on the line!!!
Kevin brings in the fish.
Kyle with his first fish of the day....he held it briefly for a picture and then released it.
It wasn't but five minutes later when Kyle had his second fish on the line!
another beautiful trout!
Another beautiful trout to release....
Soon after....Kyle has his third fish on the line!
WOW....this one is bigger and it is a fighter!
Kevin brings in the fish.
Kyle's 2.5 pound rainbow trout....which he proudly called "his trophy for the day" THIS ONE is a keeper!
We pulled the boat up to a small inlet of beach to eat our picnic lunch. Kevin chose to take his lunch and climb up on this big rock to eat!
FINALLY...at the end of the day, Kevin catches a fish! (and releases it)
Kyle had his fish weighed and recorded at the tackle shop. They took a picture for their website.
A proud fisherman! As we were driving away from South Lake Kyle said "I can't wait to fish again!"
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