By kiki
Bobby with his 3-pound rainbow
While I was anxious to get back home, I was still sad to leave the beautiful Eastern Sierra mountains behind. But rest assured that many great memories, though lacking the funny drama of past years (some of the class clowns didn't make it this year), were made on this 2017 trout season opener. And I tried to record as many of those new memories as possible with my camera for future generations to enjoy. I hope you all enjoy my photos, too - The 2017 trout season opener was one of the most productive openers our group has had in years, especially in the last three years in which we were snowed in for most of our time on the June Loop. Most of the guys caught their limit with some pan-sized fish and some good-sized (above two pounds) rainbow and brown trout.
Silent Mike with his 2.9-pound brown
I also had the pleasure of meeting for the first time some cousins from northern, or is it central, California? Either way, it's north of Southern California. Last year I invited my cousin Ernie Adame to join us at the opener. Ernie, whom I had not seen since around 1982, accepted my offer and made the trek to June Lake with his son Jose AKA Ernie Jr. This year, Ernie made the opener with Jose and two other sons Julio and Marcos. And even though they didn't stay in the same cabins we did (they were about 3 miles down the Loop from us), we were still able to spend some time together. I found Ernie's sons to be a chip off the old block: respectful - I would like to thank Ernie, I would be omitted if I didn't, for the tee-shirts that he presented my boy's, and I, with. Thank you, cousin Ernie.
James, with his 2.7-pound rainbow
