Ever fish the lower area of the river?Supposed to be some nice smallies down past isabella somewhere.I'd like to give that a try next time i'm up that way.
I used to go every year up to the upper kern river around goldenledge campground.I've heard some real crazy stories that might be true about throwing trout baits for the squawfish in the larger deeper parts of the river.It's probably true since those fish definetly eat the trout and some get to large to move down some of the shallow rapids.That would be fun to do,especially at night!