next time you guys should take the yaks out to crowley. There are a few roads off Benton crossing rd that take you to green banks/north landing where you can launch right off the shore to some good water. You can't camp right on the lake in that area, but there is good BLM all along Benton crossing. There are some very crowded hot springs too. Fish midges just off the bottom under an indicator
This was a great video Michael. Enjoyed watching it with my daughter this morning. Haven’t camped at Convict lake for many years but this sure made me want to go back.
I have a similar stainless steel fire pit that I use pellets in. The advantage is the clean up which is almost none after the fire burns out. You haven't lived until you surf your kayak back to the boat ramp at Convict during the late afternoon winds! Cowabunga dude!
@@flyfisher530 forgot to add that a long time ago, after using the fish cleaning station at Convict, we got a visit by baby and mama bear! Someone rang the dinner bell!
I have camped and fish Convict Lake as well as Convict Creek which flows down to Lake Crowley. They said in the video that they were not sure if there were Brown Trout in Convict Lake. There are! I caught a 5 lb Brown there as well as smaller Browns in Convict Creek.
Thank you for sharing! Silver Lake is a long generational vacation spot. In fact my daddies ashes were sprinkled in the stream that runs into Silver Lake. It’s been years since I’ve been there but want to go back. I enjoyed your video as I remembered many great times. Just some fyi’s those trees in Silver Lake are always there in water. Also, Walter Lance owned a cabin there on Silver Lake. 😊
Convict lake is gorgeous like you said!! Looked like a fun trip for sure. Sometimes it is well worth getting a normal pay camp site to be close or on your target area
Silver Lake, which is in the June Lake loop is another gorgeous lake that you should check out. The campground is nice with sites that are so close to the lake that we walk our kayaks across the road.
My brother and I went to Benton Crossing to fish the upper Owen’s river and there were thousands of mosquitoes. They chased us out of there. I went there about 5 years ago to try it again and no mosquito’s. I guess it’s kinda touch and go around there.
Great video! Thanks. Convict is where we stay. Most of our fishing is at the Upper Owens that you were showing. If you go in the fall you can usually drive all the way in. Fish average 2 lb. There are some bigger ones also. Convict does have browns and cutthroat along with rainbow. Best fishing is at the inlet. Caught a 7 lb. Rainbow on 4lb. test. What a ride. My buddy caught a 5 lb. Brown. There are trips though where we hardly get a bite. Convict Lake is fisherman's heaven.
Yes thanks for the comments! In my "Part 2 - Mammoth Lakes & the Upper Owens" video about a year ago I caught a nice Cuttthroat...not huge but decent. It can be hit or miss but I really don't care, the location makes up for it - same for Convict Lake!
OMG! That’s Shawn! Stylist of the Seas he’s an Aptos institution. Well done indeed on all the great video and production. Fly fishing at the end is super neat. All the best to y’all on future expeditions. Blue skies and tight lines.
Thanks Brian!!! Yeah Shawn is one good guy if you discount how long he takes to get ready to go fishing! Or how many things he loses along the way. Or how many times he breaks something. But yeah it was a fun trip!! 👍
My Alucab rooftop tent has the option for standard vehicle type roof racks to be installed on top of the tent (made by Alucab). My kayak is just strapped down to those load bars. Shawn is similar, I think he had Yakima racks for his kayak. My rig walk-around video has more information.
Alucab has load bars for top of the tent. A canoe would be possible but keep in mind if makes opening tent difficult. I went with a 55 lb kayak which was at my limit for lifting the tent. Thanks for watching!
