I was up early on the 17th and made the drive up to Silver Creek where I met Bill Bendt and Mike Caporaso. We fished together through Friday and stayed at Mike’s house in Pinetop, a luxury to which I could get accustomed!

The fishing started out slow, but by the time we quit for the day we each had caught multiple Silver Creek behemoths. The standard rig worked well - a Simi Seal Leech and a Zebra Midge all suspended under an indicator. Here’s a photo of me with one of these large Rainbows.

The next day we headed over to Becker Lake and fished most of the day. It was a sunny day with virtually no wind, so it was nice, but between the three of us, only two fish were landed. I was only able to hook one for about two seconds, so it was a very slow day for me.

After that, we decided to go take a look at Carnero Lake. It is very low. It may not even be fishable. But, at 9000’ elevation, it sure is a pretty spot.

Friday, the 19th, saw us back to Silver Creek. I only caught two fish the whole day and knocked off early to make my way down the hill. I was home by 6:15pm.