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    Andy Guibord and I got to fish with Kevin Doran when he was still guiding.

    KD said May was his top month for top water LMB in the Delta.

    Andy said his best day ever had absolutely no wind, breathless.

    Another protege of KD's, Gary Hinman, said his best day was in August?

    I think April through October could all be very good for top water LMB in the Delta.

    I think the tides are important so I would talk with Andy about that.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Y0wmSr0Tg&t=119s



    Kevin Doran was the best LMB guide for top water but is retired.


    Andy Guibord, Maury Hatch, Brice Tedford and Steve Santucci are the best bet now for LMB in the Delta.

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    Personally, I only fish top water for bass.....actually I mostly fish top water for all fish.
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    I fished stripers with KD several times and bass once. He was really into the top water. We fished the swimming frog the time I fished bass with him. I always felt like he had a plan for getting the stripers and that we were heading to some super secret spot that could potentially be loaded with fish. He would watch the sky for overcast conditions and if it looked like striper top water might happen we would put the Clousers away and head for Mildred Island. We got a topwater striper there once. It followed the fly a long way and nipped at it several times. You had to resist setting until he really took it.

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    Here is my new bug. Hopefully I can get a five pounder to commit to it.


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    I tried out my new bug and I am declaring it better than my old bug. It is on a bigger hook so I have more bulk and I stacked the hair rather than spinning it which gave it more density. It makes a lot of noise and bubbles which bass like and has some longevity. It even caught some fish. Windy out there.




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    Thanks John...........Top water fly fishing for Large Mouth Bass is one of my favorite things to do.
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    I watch the wind forecast in the Delta and it seems to be the restriction on fishing down there for me. The forecast today was 22 mph out of the west at sunrise and building as the day went on. Wow! That is tough for topwater bass in a kayak so I went to some sheltered water instead. I put my new bug to work looking for fish and he found some. If you want your bugs to take care of you, you better take care of your bugs.

    No five pounders but maybe someday. Bob's quest for the Pyramid ten pounder was ultimately successful so I have some confidence.



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    Quote Originally Posted by John H View Post

    No five pounders but maybe someday. Bob's quest for the Pyramid ten pounder was ultimately successful so I have some confidence.
    Love the Breaking Bass reports John !!!

    You should have confidence ............................... but only if you've had a "Santa Sighting" out there on the Delta.

    By the way, nice looking flies you're tossing to the "bucket mouths".
    Are those "Bass Bombs" ???

    You'll get your big momma' soon John, I can feel it !!!



    Bob

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    Thanks John H. You really make the best posts/fishing reports in the whole site. Very entertaining. I have fun just by reading your post.

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    The Kayak approach is especially intimate and you are one with the surroundings too.

    On that note, it's amazing how many Kayaks are being sold and have been sold of late!

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    Gotta say John, your fly is pro tied...very impressive. I gave up on stacking deer hair years ago.
    It's not one of my gifts.

    Nice job and report.

    Eric

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