NorCal Fishing BS

They all pretty much look like this one. My bud got a 4. And I got a tiny one. But most were smallish but fun.
We lost count.

 

Ahhhh that’s the delta I know and miss. @LTDSC you’re probably in for a treat if you go Monday.

 

We get this storm system behind us and all bets are off.
‘Water was 53 deps yesterday. Very windy and current was ripping.

I’m searching for a few launch spots closer to some CRAZY bedding areas we found yesterday’s. Tules poking out of the water, logs, rip rap, sandy bottom with big patches of grass and weeds. But I bet the boats hammer that spot.

 

“Here Hali Hali Hali, I got a nice plastic snack for you...”

 

Interesting Sunday at Lake Sonoma. I really wasn’t even planning on going out as it was raining/cold and I had been driving a TON the day before so I didn’t feel like doing jack shit.

Unfortunately I have a bad fishing addiction that eats me alive..... so there I was.... lake Sonoma boat ramp at about 10 am. Put the kayak in the water, made sure I had all my important stuff tied down, and off I paddled.

The first hour was sloooooww. Threw a ned rig, swimbait, drop-shot, jerkbait, etc etc. Nothing.

After the first hour, the rain died off and the sun peeked out from the clouds. That’s when the bite picked up too. Ended up getting them on the jerkbait, ned rig, and a jig.

Smallmouth bass were running the show were I was. Ended up with around 6 decent smallmouth in total. Lost a nice one at the kayak, and had a few more bites on the bottom. Fun day!

 

@Porter707 hows the Ford, man? You been able to build it out at all yet? Add any cool fishing gizmos and doodads?

 

It’s good man, and no crazy build out on this one. I’ve only been deleting the chrome and then getting a third brake light replacement/NMO mount put in today. Then the leveling kit next week.

 

Badass! Glad its treating you well. I've been seeing more and more of those on the road lately and I'm starting to dig 'em. Saw one the day before yesterday and was like; "shit I wonder how James is liking his....?" lol

 

shit Iggy just got one too.

 

My arms and shoulders are aching. .....pics later.

EDIT. CBD pain relief...ahhh..

 

okay. i wont bore you with a bunch of pics, and Kat' can supplement with his one images..he got a bigun!!!

but here is a sample of our outing. i was on the water 9 friggen hours and we paddled marathon mileage..i would estimate 8 miles for myself since i did the long run essentially twice after meeting up with a buddy (katchase).."let go back out there!"

 

i bailed out from my fishing trip because the wind. Glad i did, it gailed like a bitch. Although i am missing the water a lot lately. Windy AF again this coming weekend too.

 

i'm getting much more comfortable in the wind on my kayak. i used to be all puckered...that and boat wakes.

 

shit im in my boat and i hate being blasted by the wind all day up on the bow.

 

Yeaaaahhhhh we smoked ‘em! Glad we went back into that cove more. I didn’t really get any pictures.... mostly video. Posting it all on my fishing Instagram page.

Here’s a photo of the 3 1/2ish lber I got on a jig though:



good times!

 

i am dedicated to hiking with my wife tomorrow. i havent spent much quality time with her since that magical and fateful day my wife said, "you should buy a kayak!"

having said that, i am thinking about Yorty Creek Lake Sonoma. i heard the gate is open, but the water is wayy low off the ramp. like hundreds of yards low.

has anyone seen this first hand? i have zero issues of rolling my kayak several hundreds yards, but not SLOGGING thru a swamp to do so. is the land stable..terra firma? or is it a swamp?

i might drive up there with the wife afterwards and check it out. i will be at LAke Sonoma Sunday, if anyone else is going - chime in.

 

Oh. My legs are sore from hike. Despite that; I’m loaded up for lake Sonoma. Forecast show calmest wind day of the week.

Friday at my local lake I was wind swept. I was blowing around so quickly I could have trolled a lure. Tiresome skunk.

 

Finally found some live bait to throw net. Halibut been coming back in. Buddy hooked up yesterday, then drag started SCREAMING a big ass seal jumped with a butt hangin out its mouth and took off with it. Was kinda cool to see, but buddy was devastated lol

I have officially broke the skunk of 2021, albeit with jack smelt

 

cool. i cant throw a cast net to save my life. and i have tried. my brother is so good at it, i just quit trying.

 

i took my kayak on a 8 mile journey yesterday. but it was worth it. i didnt skunk..i got into them actually. mostly largemouth, with the occasional smallie. i finally scratch my "i really want to catch a bass on a jig" itch!! it was exciting and i cant actually believe it worked. blew me away.
all of the fish were keepers. pretty much Stepford wives of each other. about 14" fish. the water was emerald color!! very little wind..i bet the fishing would have been better with a touch of a breeze to break up the water surface.