Saturday, March 26, 2016
Santa Margarita Lake Crappie Fishing
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Nacimiento Lake Fishing
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Winter / Spring California Perch Fishing
The perch fishing in Central California seems to be the best in late winter / early spring.
I went out to several beaches several times with no luck.
Finally I bit the bullet and bought some Gulp Camo Sandworms at 6.99 a pack.
I finally found a beach with a steep drop off ( different than the super flat beaches I was previously fishing...)
Sure enough, the fish were holding and biting. It was nearly a bit every cast, sometimes very subtle so they were easy to miss!
I focused on fishing high tides and did well!
I went out to several beaches several times with no luck.
Finally I bit the bullet and bought some Gulp Camo Sandworms at 6.99 a pack.
I finally found a beach with a steep drop off ( different than the super flat beaches I was previously fishing...)
Sure enough, the fish were holding and biting. It was nearly a bit every cast, sometimes very subtle so they were easy to miss!
I focused on fishing high tides and did well!
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Santa Margarita Lake
Nice day
Fished 2-5pm for bass
Seemingly warm water
Water stained
Water levels less than 20%
75 outside temp
Tried worm, spinnerbait, crankbait
No fish
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Pyramid Lake Fishing Trip March 2014
Well the annual Pyramid Lake fishing trip got scheduled to chase after the Lohontan Cutthroat trout. We arrived March 20th and left March 23rd. The fishing was good... not great, but good. There was enough fish to keep our attention, but it was slow at times too. Watching an indicator for 2 hours without a bite and make ya grow a bit weary... We still got into some fish and had a great time. Water temps ranged from 45 up to 49 in the afternoons. I'm not sure if the pumps were on. Fish hit a lot of Red Mahalos and some snowcone midges. Fish were caught quite a bit on beetles, mostly black.
Anyways, now for the fun stuff, the pictures:
(above) Morning bendo...
(above) A Mahalo is always a tasty treat!
(above) Solid fish by my Uncle Tom
(above) Gotta love days like this...
(above) My Dad with a nice fish!
(above) Love when that rod bends...
(above) Just a small one, notice camp in the background
(above) This is where I spent 12 hours a day for a few days...
(above) Lots of color!
(above) Just shy of 10lbs and 30", a really nice fish caught on a black midge.
(above) We're hooked up!
(above) Pretty solid fish, may have been the biggest of the trip for myself, something around 26", probably a bit over 5lbs
(above) What a FATTY female!
(above) Solid buck...
(above) The lineup...
If I didn't live nearly 8 hours away, I'd be at that lake a LOT more often!
Until next year, tight lines!
Anyways, now for the fun stuff, the pictures:
(above) Morning bendo...
(above) A Mahalo is always a tasty treat!
(above) Solid fish by my Uncle Tom
(above) Gotta love days like this...
(above) My Dad with a nice fish!
(above) Love when that rod bends...
(above) Just a small one, notice camp in the background
(above) This is where I spent 12 hours a day for a few days...
(above) Lots of color!
(above) Just shy of 10lbs and 30", a really nice fish caught on a black midge.
(above) We're hooked up!
(above) Pretty solid fish, may have been the biggest of the trip for myself, something around 26", probably a bit over 5lbs
(above) What a FATTY female!
(above) Solid buck...
(above) The lineup...
If I didn't live nearly 8 hours away, I'd be at that lake a LOT more often!
Until next year, tight lines!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Pyramid Lake - April 27-29, 2012
Another Pyramid trip in the books. We read the reports, it sounded slow. Quoted from some other people, 'the slowest fishing we've seen in 20 years.' I guess we should have known what to expect, but I was optimistic anyways!
Friday:
After about a 4.5 hour drive from San Jose, we rolled in around 11am to the South Nets. Tom already had a few fish, so things were looking good. After unpacking the amazing amount of gear, we were on the water. It wasn't too long before we had our first fish from the boat. We had to fish the boat to be able to be right on the ledge that drops from 5 to 10 ft of water.
(above) Tom with a standard slot female with the Pyramid in the back
(above) My first fish of the trip
(above) My Dad with his first and perhaps only fish of the trip
(above) Chunky fatty on the midging rig... Look at that tail!
Saturday:
Woke up with high hopes, but boy was this to be a SLOW day. We have a group of at least 6 guys, and NO ONE got bit until after 730PM. We fished ALL day and it was SLOW.
(above) WINDY in the morning
(above) The wind died down which didn't help the already non existent bite. At least we could enjoy the Pyramid?
(above) FINALLY a fish caught on a beetle around 730pm
There was one or two other fish caught before dark by the rest of our group, but BOY was it slow.
Sunday:
Woke up a bit discouraged, but thought we would give it a try anyways. I never caught a fish and had to pull out around 11am to drive back to San Jose. Tom ended up with 2 fish and the rest of the group got another 3 more I think for the rest of the day. Slightly better bite than Saturday?
(above) Sunrise Sunday
(above) Tom bendo!
(above) Just a fiesty little scrapper!
(above) This is about what we did all day, but it was great hanging out with everyone and getting a couple fish!
I won't be back till next spring, but lets hope it's better than this year!
-Ryan
Friday:
After about a 4.5 hour drive from San Jose, we rolled in around 11am to the South Nets. Tom already had a few fish, so things were looking good. After unpacking the amazing amount of gear, we were on the water. It wasn't too long before we had our first fish from the boat. We had to fish the boat to be able to be right on the ledge that drops from 5 to 10 ft of water.
(above) Tom with a standard slot female with the Pyramid in the back
(above) My first fish of the trip
(above) My Dad with his first and perhaps only fish of the trip
(above) Chunky fatty on the midging rig... Look at that tail!
Saturday:
Woke up with high hopes, but boy was this to be a SLOW day. We have a group of at least 6 guys, and NO ONE got bit until after 730PM. We fished ALL day and it was SLOW.
(above) WINDY in the morning
(above) The wind died down which didn't help the already non existent bite. At least we could enjoy the Pyramid?
(above) FINALLY a fish caught on a beetle around 730pm
There was one or two other fish caught before dark by the rest of our group, but BOY was it slow.
Sunday:
Woke up a bit discouraged, but thought we would give it a try anyways. I never caught a fish and had to pull out around 11am to drive back to San Jose. Tom ended up with 2 fish and the rest of the group got another 3 more I think for the rest of the day. Slightly better bite than Saturday?
(above) Sunrise Sunday
(above) Tom bendo!
(above) Just a fiesty little scrapper!
(above) This is about what we did all day, but it was great hanging out with everyone and getting a couple fish!
I won't be back till next spring, but lets hope it's better than this year!
-Ryan
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Nacimiento Lake Spotted Bass
Fished Friday April 20th - Sunday April 22
Weather: Major high pressure, Friday was 90 degrees, and so was Saturday. Sunday was about 80 degrees.
Water: Clear in most areas, 66-72 degrees.
Fish: Lots of spotted bass, they liked the plastics, shakey head or drop shot. Also some soft jerk bait. Major topwater action in the morning in the shade on rocky points.
Fish 2-20ft deep.
Had a great trip!
Weather: Major high pressure, Friday was 90 degrees, and so was Saturday. Sunday was about 80 degrees.
Water: Clear in most areas, 66-72 degrees.
Fish: Lots of spotted bass, they liked the plastics, shakey head or drop shot. Also some soft jerk bait. Major topwater action in the morning in the shade on rocky points.
Fish 2-20ft deep.
Had a great trip!
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