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Wind: E switching to ESE 10-20 knots
Tide: moderate incoming
Water Temp: 70-74 deg F
Water Clarity: Green with 1-2 ft visibility
Water Depth: 2-4 ft
Bottom: Soft mud/scatter shell transitioning to silt/sand
Waded East Bay again with my brother and brought my good buddy along to get in on the topwater action. Got an early start and arrived at spot #1 before first light.
Not as much bait as I expected or would have liked, and as a result, the bite wasn't as aggressive as it can be this time of year. However, we worked the area over really hard and were able to scratch out blow ups every 20 mins or so. I'm not a "you gotta throw this color lure" kinda guy... I throw whatever color is most visible given the light and water conditions. However, on Saturday, the most consistent bite came on the pink skitterwalk jr and not my beloved super spook jrs.
After the bite died, we headed to spot #2. We didn't see any bait, but we did see slicks. The wind and current had the slicks distorted... they were'nt circular but elongated. I'm glad we stopped, because the topwater bite was much more aggressive and the fish were much bigger.
Anyway, we ended up having a really good day. We kept 18 trout to 23 inches... about half were in the 17 inch range while the other half was over 19 inches.
Glenn caught his personal best trout... twice. The first was a hair under 23" and the second was just over 23".
Finally, that was my last trip for a while. My company is shipping me overseas til December. I'm sure Glenn and my brother will be posting their catches throughout the year.
Until then... tight lines!
Tide: moderate incoming
Water Temp: 70-74 deg F
Water Clarity: Green with 1-2 ft visibility
Water Depth: 2-4 ft
Bottom: Soft mud/scatter shell transitioning to silt/sand
Waded East Bay again with my brother and brought my good buddy along to get in on the topwater action. Got an early start and arrived at spot #1 before first light.
Not as much bait as I expected or would have liked, and as a result, the bite wasn't as aggressive as it can be this time of year. However, we worked the area over really hard and were able to scratch out blow ups every 20 mins or so. I'm not a "you gotta throw this color lure" kinda guy... I throw whatever color is most visible given the light and water conditions. However, on Saturday, the most consistent bite came on the pink skitterwalk jr and not my beloved super spook jrs.
After the bite died, we headed to spot #2. We didn't see any bait, but we did see slicks. The wind and current had the slicks distorted... they were'nt circular but elongated. I'm glad we stopped, because the topwater bite was much more aggressive and the fish were much bigger.
Anyway, we ended up having a really good day. We kept 18 trout to 23 inches... about half were in the 17 inch range while the other half was over 19 inches.
Glenn caught his personal best trout... twice. The first was a hair under 23" and the second was just over 23".
Finally, that was my last trip for a while. My company is shipping me overseas til December. I'm sure Glenn and my brother will be posting their catches throughout the year.
Until then... tight lines!
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