JerryInLodi
09-26-2006, 12:25 AM
I left the marina at Korth's at four and was fishing by four thirty. I had planned to toss a clouser for stripers but when the boat settled down all I could hear was the splashes of bass along the shoreline and carp just outside the weedbeds. I couldn't help myself. I put away the striper rod and took out the trusty 7 weight, floating line with a greased #2 3x long olive flashtail woolly bugger.
The water temperature was still a cool 67. I had thought that it would be warmer after the sun shining all day. A slight breeze put the faintest ripple on the water. I set up about forty feet from the rip wrap with the trolling motor on number one and crept along.
The greased woolly bugger floats when first cast and then, once the retrieve starts, drops just below the surface, with a noticeable bulge of water as it is pulled back in. I caught a 15 inch bass on the first cast.
The next two hours were incredible. Ten bass over two pounds, the largest a four pounder pictured. Another ten to twelve bass from just under two pounds to about six inches. The takes were of every imaginable type. Some sideswiped the fly as it was being retrieved and the line darted off sideways. Others followed with a noticeable wake before hitting. Some smashed the fly as soon as it landed and was floating on the surface. Others came up from the bottom and busted water, taking the fly with them. The four pounder took it porpoising, hitting it on the way down, an unusual bass take.
Suddenly, about six thirty, the water became very quiet, absolutely smooth, as smooth as glass. Not a sound of a fish could be heard. No carp jumping. No bass swirling next to the shore. Not a ripple.
I continued casting for the next half hour, catching two more fish after having switched over to a foam diver but these were small fish. It was over but man, it was awesome while it was going on!
http://ww1.pureupload.com/stfiles//309/92506.JPG
Equally amazing. I was in a major traffic area but in three hours, only one boat passed, a small trawler style yacht. The delta can get very private in the fall.
Note: With the recent information about killing larger fish with a lip lift, I've taken to landing any bigger fish with a net. The net shown is my striper net, pretty good sized!
The water temperature was still a cool 67. I had thought that it would be warmer after the sun shining all day. A slight breeze put the faintest ripple on the water. I set up about forty feet from the rip wrap with the trolling motor on number one and crept along.
The greased woolly bugger floats when first cast and then, once the retrieve starts, drops just below the surface, with a noticeable bulge of water as it is pulled back in. I caught a 15 inch bass on the first cast.
The next two hours were incredible. Ten bass over two pounds, the largest a four pounder pictured. Another ten to twelve bass from just under two pounds to about six inches. The takes were of every imaginable type. Some sideswiped the fly as it was being retrieved and the line darted off sideways. Others followed with a noticeable wake before hitting. Some smashed the fly as soon as it landed and was floating on the surface. Others came up from the bottom and busted water, taking the fly with them. The four pounder took it porpoising, hitting it on the way down, an unusual bass take.
Suddenly, about six thirty, the water became very quiet, absolutely smooth, as smooth as glass. Not a sound of a fish could be heard. No carp jumping. No bass swirling next to the shore. Not a ripple.
I continued casting for the next half hour, catching two more fish after having switched over to a foam diver but these were small fish. It was over but man, it was awesome while it was going on!
http://ww1.pureupload.com/stfiles//309/92506.JPG
Equally amazing. I was in a major traffic area but in three hours, only one boat passed, a small trawler style yacht. The delta can get very private in the fall.
Note: With the recent information about killing larger fish with a lip lift, I've taken to landing any bigger fish with a net. The net shown is my striper net, pretty good sized!