Just headin' out to the Mormon Island access (dike 8/Browns Ravine) , will post results upon return
David
Just headin' out to the Mormon Island access (dike 8/Browns Ravine) , will post results upon return
David
Good Luck!!
Looking forward to your report!
Katz
"The only time we're guaranteed, is the time we've already had. So make the most of every day!"
Fished 8:30 to 11:30 ......
Vis. good at over 4 feet , surface was mid-60s . Wind constant around 10-15 MPH . Spent most of the day draggin' stuff over the bottom for NADA , switched to Chart/white Clousers and Zonkers ..... three Spotted Bass , two at 15 inches , one slightly over 17 inches . All at the clear edge of the mudline biting on the drop . Cast to the bank , 2 or 3 hard strips , then , let it drop 2-4 feet - next strip .... ZAP !
Fun , fun , fun !!
David
One thing I forgot to mention ......
All Bass fights thus far have been EPIC - I've been using 12 lb. tippets on a soft-ish 7 wt. and have had those fishes just beat the $#%@ outta me . I don't recall many times that Black Bass have had that kind of fortitude in the past , must be the moon phase/water temps/old age/etc. .
Or the sun's gone to what's left of my brain
David
Yeah! David.
Seems like I always do best on Clousers in Folsom.
It is going to get even better soon.
Hi David! Nice fish, sounds like you had a good time! I'll take bass those sizes any 'ol day. Noticed you've been spending more time at Folsom -- must be fairly close to the new digs?
Yesterday morning, I fished the Delta for bass and decided to fish topwater exclusively or not fish at all. Spent most of the morning using a very slow retrieve, thinking that's what was called for with the lower water temps and all. Didn't catch squat, although my fly did disappear a couple times in swirls. At the end of the session, I went to a fast retrieve and just missed hooking up on the biggest, longest, fattest bass that EVER went after one of my flies. I saw him/her porpoise out of the water and onto the fly and take it under but didn't hook up. I didn't pull it away or anything, it just didn't stick. It was easily over 20", probably a good 7 lb or so bass. Talk about an adrenaline rush! That event marked the last time I will ever use my 5 wt. rod again in the Delta. I got to thinking if I had hooked up, I probably would have been seriously thrashed. From here on out I will be using my 7 wt. and contemplating going to an 8 wt.
-- Mike
Chuck Norris has already been to Mars; that's why there are no signs of life.
Hi Mike !!
I don't really care for Folsom ..... just the American is blown and my creeks ain't open yet !
If I were you , I'd fish NOTHING but the 8 down your way - sooner or later , you're gonna hook a MONSTER and wish you had a baseball bat
David
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