johnsfishing
01-25-2009, 06:25 PM
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-090122.jpg
Once again my Dad and I ventured out to Irvine Lake. It was a calm, relaxing day out there with a little rain mixed in. Awesome Fishing Weather! It wasn’t cold, just a little wet.
We arrived at about 5:15am and I went up to the tackle shop to pick up some pink shad Powerworms. Saw Dr. Hook and Mitz at the lake in the early morning and throughout the day. Good seeing you guys out there. WTG on the fish you guys caught.
We also spoke with Patrick quite a bit throughout the day. Good seeing you again man!
Now on with the details!
My Dad and I decided to baitfish the buoy line in front of Trout Island. We got as close as we could, in line with the point and that is pretty much where we stayed all day.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09031.jpg
I landed the first 2 fish. Usually my Dad and I take turns but here is why this time was different.. The first fish we landed had tangled up another line that was still in the water. I saw the tangled line start moving so instinctively I grabbed that line, because we could not reel in. I knew there was a fish and continued letting the fish move... Seconds later I said Dad I have one on here! I slowly hand reeled this trout in, what a blast!!
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09007.jpg
We continued to have a steady bite but it was necessary to check, re-bait, and re-dip if we were not getting hits.
We were blown off our spot by some other boats so we had to reposition a few times throughout the day. We focused all of our rods towards shore in hopes of landing our limits for the day.
Here are some more pics!
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09009.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09010.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09015.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09023.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09027.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09032.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09033.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09034.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09037.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09040.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09042.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09047.jpg
Baits of choice included Night Crawlers, Berkley Powerworms, Berkley Gulp Eggs, and Berkley Powerbait.
Dip of choice would be Berkley Trout Dip.
We just about had the whole buoy line to ourselves the whole day. There were only a few boaters towards the end of the day that even swung by this area.
We finished the day landing our 10th fish as Patrick cruises by. He sees that we just had landed it and came over to chat! It’s always good seeing you man. Hopefully we get up to the Sierra's this season!
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09051.jpg
Patrick made me smile in this one!
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09049.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09066.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09067.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09070.jpg
My Dad and I decided that we needed to put guides on our trailer to make it easier to load the boat.. It did help, but it visually helped me the most. We thought it would have helped keep the boat a little more center but we are still glad we added this.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09073.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09075.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09078.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09082.jpg
Here are the 2 Limits (10 fish) and The Fillets!
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09084.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09087.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09089.jpg
In conclusion it was a great day out on the lake!
Limits, Relaxation and a little rain... what more could we ask for!
Till Next time,
Tight Lines.
johnsfishing
Once again my Dad and I ventured out to Irvine Lake. It was a calm, relaxing day out there with a little rain mixed in. Awesome Fishing Weather! It wasn’t cold, just a little wet.
We arrived at about 5:15am and I went up to the tackle shop to pick up some pink shad Powerworms. Saw Dr. Hook and Mitz at the lake in the early morning and throughout the day. Good seeing you guys out there. WTG on the fish you guys caught.
We also spoke with Patrick quite a bit throughout the day. Good seeing you again man!
Now on with the details!
My Dad and I decided to baitfish the buoy line in front of Trout Island. We got as close as we could, in line with the point and that is pretty much where we stayed all day.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09031.jpg
I landed the first 2 fish. Usually my Dad and I take turns but here is why this time was different.. The first fish we landed had tangled up another line that was still in the water. I saw the tangled line start moving so instinctively I grabbed that line, because we could not reel in. I knew there was a fish and continued letting the fish move... Seconds later I said Dad I have one on here! I slowly hand reeled this trout in, what a blast!!
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09007.jpg
We continued to have a steady bite but it was necessary to check, re-bait, and re-dip if we were not getting hits.
We were blown off our spot by some other boats so we had to reposition a few times throughout the day. We focused all of our rods towards shore in hopes of landing our limits for the day.
Here are some more pics!
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09009.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09010.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09015.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09023.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09027.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09032.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09033.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09034.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09037.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09040.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09042.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09047.jpg
Baits of choice included Night Crawlers, Berkley Powerworms, Berkley Gulp Eggs, and Berkley Powerbait.
Dip of choice would be Berkley Trout Dip.
We just about had the whole buoy line to ourselves the whole day. There were only a few boaters towards the end of the day that even swung by this area.
We finished the day landing our 10th fish as Patrick cruises by. He sees that we just had landed it and came over to chat! It’s always good seeing you man. Hopefully we get up to the Sierra's this season!
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09051.jpg
Patrick made me smile in this one!
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09049.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09066.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09067.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09070.jpg
My Dad and I decided that we needed to put guides on our trailer to make it easier to load the boat.. It did help, but it visually helped me the most. We thought it would have helped keep the boat a little more center but we are still glad we added this.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09073.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09075.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09078.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09082.jpg
Here are the 2 Limits (10 fish) and The Fillets!
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09084.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09087.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/johnsfishing/Irvine%20Lake%201-23-09/2009IrvineLake1-23-09089.jpg
In conclusion it was a great day out on the lake!
Limits, Relaxation and a little rain... what more could we ask for!
Till Next time,
Tight Lines.
johnsfishing