Daryl
02-23-2009, 11:59 AM
Poxy Boggards and I planned to hit Prado for the derby. On his way to my house, he passed the lake and witnessed about 1/2 mile of cars waiting on Euclid at 5am. We decided to pass on the derby and drive out to Corona. We picked up the boat and loaded our gear. When we got to the lake at 6:45 there was still a line around the bend. By the time we made it in and launched, it was about 7:15.
Where we anchored up on the south side of the lake turned out to be a sweet spot. I was surprised that there were so many boats on the water. By 8am the bite went WFO. We C&R anything that would survive and kept the bleeders. The hot color was yellow. After we had our fill of c&r'n at least a dozen fish, it was around 12:30 and we decided to troll. It wasn't easy due to the large number of boats out there but we managed to hook 7 or 8 on bright colored cranks. On the way back to the dock, Wes hooked up a nice tail walker on his PINK crank to fill out our limit. The biggest was around 4 lbs. but they were all nice quality.
Let me tell you, the tail walkers are awesome. You definitely know when you have a tail walker. These things put up one hell of a fight. You think you hooked a double digit and when you get it to the boat... Ahh, a 2.5 pound beautiful tail walker. They taste great too.
Here are some pics.
Picked up the boat:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/103108-01-1.jpg
Caught some fish:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0014.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0015.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0017.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0023.jpg
Got them home and cleaned:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0021.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0022.jpg
Brined and seasoned:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0024.jpg
In the smoker:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0025-1.jpg
Smoking:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0026.jpg
Finally ready:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0028.jpg
I must say that Saturday was by far the best fishing I've had so far this trout season. And Wes, if you want some smoked trout, give me a call.
Where we anchored up on the south side of the lake turned out to be a sweet spot. I was surprised that there were so many boats on the water. By 8am the bite went WFO. We C&R anything that would survive and kept the bleeders. The hot color was yellow. After we had our fill of c&r'n at least a dozen fish, it was around 12:30 and we decided to troll. It wasn't easy due to the large number of boats out there but we managed to hook 7 or 8 on bright colored cranks. On the way back to the dock, Wes hooked up a nice tail walker on his PINK crank to fill out our limit. The biggest was around 4 lbs. but they were all nice quality.
Let me tell you, the tail walkers are awesome. You definitely know when you have a tail walker. These things put up one hell of a fight. You think you hooked a double digit and when you get it to the boat... Ahh, a 2.5 pound beautiful tail walker. They taste great too.
Here are some pics.
Picked up the boat:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/103108-01-1.jpg
Caught some fish:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0014.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0015.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0017.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0023.jpg
Got them home and cleaned:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0021.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0022.jpg
Brined and seasoned:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0024.jpg
In the smoker:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0025-1.jpg
Smoking:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0026.jpg
Finally ready:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/daryladams2/IMG_0028.jpg
I must say that Saturday was by far the best fishing I've had so far this trout season. And Wes, if you want some smoked trout, give me a call.