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Pics from 2 day camping/fishing outing past wk end in Harriman.
8am on Sat morn. bear came down to the lake 4 drink. He moved along shore & everytime I pulled camera out he'd move along again behind some bushes. I finally paddled within 20 yrds @ which point he became aware of me & bolted.
Slept a little less sound night 2. Put food up in bear bag for 1st time in 25 years camping there. Reported sighting to office at Tiorrati Circle, but they expressed no interest. Surprising giving the number of campers on any weekend & the kids soon 2 arrive 4 summer camp. Night 1 I had midnight snack of peperoni stik in my tent. Essshh. Could have ended badly.
Was shut out 1st 4 hrs Sun morn having fished lake perimeter features. Fish had 2 be somewhere. Broke out purple Robo worm & let wind take me across lake while I drop shotted as I recently learned in CA. (see post Drop Shotting Diamond Valley). After getting blanked all morning I began to pluck fish off the bottom non-stop. Bright cloudless skies had them all down deep. Awesome technique.
If you try, I recommend the River2Sea Tungsten Skinny Drop Shot weights from Cabela's as they are compact (thus barely vis) and the thin tube profile means almost no weeds hang up. A little more $, but I didn't snag and lose even 1. Bait was 18" up from sinker. I like the red StandOut brand hooks as I can never get the hooks to stand up right otherwise.
8am on Sat morn. bear came down to the lake 4 drink. He moved along shore & everytime I pulled camera out he'd move along again behind some bushes. I finally paddled within 20 yrds @ which point he became aware of me & bolted.
Slept a little less sound night 2. Put food up in bear bag for 1st time in 25 years camping there. Reported sighting to office at Tiorrati Circle, but they expressed no interest. Surprising giving the number of campers on any weekend & the kids soon 2 arrive 4 summer camp. Night 1 I had midnight snack of peperoni stik in my tent. Essshh. Could have ended badly.
Was shut out 1st 4 hrs Sun morn having fished lake perimeter features. Fish had 2 be somewhere. Broke out purple Robo worm & let wind take me across lake while I drop shotted as I recently learned in CA. (see post Drop Shotting Diamond Valley). After getting blanked all morning I began to pluck fish off the bottom non-stop. Bright cloudless skies had them all down deep. Awesome technique.
If you try, I recommend the River2Sea Tungsten Skinny Drop Shot weights from Cabela's as they are compact (thus barely vis) and the thin tube profile means almost no weeds hang up. A little more $, but I didn't snag and lose even 1. Bait was 18" up from sinker. I like the red StandOut brand hooks as I can never get the hooks to stand up right otherwise.
