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troutdog
04-29-2009, 09:46 PM
Let me start this report by first saying thank you to Tony CatchThatTrout for sending me the half off passes to Corona. I also want to thank Fisherman57 for calling my raffle ticket# and hooking me up with a free boat rental from the last event. Lastly I want to thank Melissa from Corona, I asked her for any helpful suggestions and her information proved critical in getting us on the fish. I have been to both Sarl and Corona a number of times the past few years, and based on my experience Melissa and Bradley are the two friendliest employees either lake has ever had imo! Because of them I will be back.

Okay onto the report....

Met up with PoxyBoggards and BoxLobster around 6am and grabbed our rental, Poxy made sure we got the choice boat and we headed over to spot #1.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009001.jpg

Ernie fishing the pink powerworms was hammering...THE CLAMS!!! :LOL:
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009004.jpg

Wes ready for action with his rod holders in place
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009003.jpg

It was wfo on the clams for Ernie so he started a collection!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009010.jpg

The first stop proved uneventful and did not produce any bites so after 25-30 minutes we headed for a spot Ernie had fished last Friday with some success. No bites for almost 45 minutes and then my stick caught fire!

Fish #1 and skunk off the boat...
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009005.jpg

10-15 later and fish #2 falls prey
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009008.jpg

Within an hour I put fish # 4 fish on the stringer, I found a sweet little hole the short leader Melissa at the gate suggested was making all the difference. Just then I thought I heard TM65's voice saying "almost time for a 2nd pass brah!" :ROFL:That is usally the kiss of death for me at the Vine and the bite shut down shortly thereafter. Meanwhile Wes and Ernie were still trying to get on the board....I felt the tension in the air and was worried I might be going swimming any minute! Luckily someone said something about trolling, so we pulled anchor and off we went!

Not long after Ernie was on....Ernie was pumped and Capt Wes was equally satisfied as you can see by the grin on his face!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009011.jpg

The result was Ernie's first ever crappie...we of course made him eat the heart! :LOL:
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009013.jpg

We made a few eventual trips around the lake, losing a lure or two before going back to the spot that had produced a few fish. The fish had moved on and we quickly decided to try another spot that had been producing.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009015.jpg

Anchored up to a spot and were greeted by this nice gentleman who informed of us all the lake rules including the "100 yds" away from the shore rule....uh sir that would be 100 feet and if that was the case what were you doing fishing 90 feet out. I musta been really confused especially when I asked him about the 2 rod limit and how tricky it must be to attend to the three he was using?
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009017.jpg

I know he is a regular and I respect my elders so I don't mean to be putting him on blast, but dude was not a freindly guy out on the water. The best part was when he called the office on his cell phone saying we were causing trouble and crossing up "everyone's" lines. Credit the Corona staff for checking on the "problem" and quickly realizing we were doing nothing wrong and just waved hello to us :LOL: Oh well that is paylake fishing sometimes I guess...to the tuber's credit he was smiling and acted like a gentleman at the baitshop porch when we came in with our eventual catch. The Corona gods musta have been on our side at that point and sent some good fishing karma our way because this is when it got REALLY good!

Fishing crawlers and various plastics started nailing the fish between 3 and 4pm...Ernie nailed this little chunk on a crawler if I recall correctly.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009018.jpg

Ernie strikes again with another solid fish!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009019.jpg

Wes finally on the board with a beauty...
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009021.jpg

Nice bookend fish for Team57!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009022.jpg

I lost a bigger grade fish with about 5 minutes left, but I redeemed myself with another fish to finish the day for a limit, while Ernie finished with 4 and Wes had 3. Our12 fish weighed 25lbs on the scale....not bad!

Thanks for the net Bullets....very cool early B-day present!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009026.jpg

Took a couple quick pictures up front and were rewarded with a handful of discount tickets from Corona employee Bradley for doing so....here is the Corona pic, although it doesn't really do my tan much justice :ROFL:
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/coronapic.jpg

Another that Wes took
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/troutdog_photobucket/Corona4282009027.jpg

Had a great time at the lake and now that I am more familair with it I look forward to going back during catfish season!

Thanks for reading,


TD

The Angler
04-29-2009, 09:57 PM
Nice catch that first spot is my personal fav spot i always kill it right there. Even with them damn clams. I once pulled out three clams on a treble hook one on each end it was pretty funny.

Good job slaying it :Twisted:

Hitts0n
04-30-2009, 12:05 AM
Cool stuff Aaron.Its always good to see great reports and old folks complainning! Old folks are something else....l0l
Great report !

boxl0bster
04-30-2009, 12:16 AM
thanks for the hook ups for the day aaron! and i gotta thank wes for backing me up when trouble came lol. :High Five:
all in all it was great learning new techniques etc.. from you and wes and in the end i just plain had a blast fishing with you guys. cant wait to do it again soon! if not we'll have to definitely hook up for some catfish slaying. :Envious:

Koshaw
04-30-2009, 07:08 AM
Great pics and report as usual! You guys did great :D Wish I was there as usual ;)


Chuck

KaliDawgFan
04-30-2009, 07:16 AM
Thanks for the net Bullets....very cool early B-day present!

That's my net actually. Greg just forgot it on Scott's boat.

Fisherman57
04-30-2009, 09:45 AM
Great report guys.... Im always pleased to see TEAM 57 members using their raffle winnings!

While I'm the lucky guy that gets to give the stuff away sometimes..... the real "thank you" goes to the management at Corona & SARL ..... for ALWAYS supporting TEAM 57 and the events we have at their facilities! THANK YOU!

What a great report and pics..... made my day!


Thanks Aaron, Ernie & Wes for continuing to support and represent TEAM 57!


http://fishinghotpage.com/users/tmp3/57pow060.jpg

LateFisher
04-30-2009, 10:38 AM
Nice report Aaron, looks like you guys had a great day of fishing. By the way take it easy on us old guys :ROFL::ROFL: we mean well, we just get a little cranky now and then :ROFL:. Way to represent TEAM 57, you guys did us proud :Beer Toast::Beer Toast::Beer Toast:

Rooster
04-30-2009, 01:09 PM
Enjoyed the report and pics. Great to see all of ya out there having a blast. As far as the pic and your suntan. I think it helped, I actually can see a little color in the photo :Cool:

Poxy Boggards
04-30-2009, 04:11 PM
Awesome report and pics as usual TD! That sure was a fun day. Thanks for sharing the boat with myself and Ernie!

Ernie, it was a pleasure meeting and fishing with you. Your right, we need to get back out there again soon!

Big props to Corona/Sarl management for supporting Team 57!

bullets_full
04-30-2009, 05:48 PM
Very nice fellas! Been a while since a quality Corona report with pictures has graced the forum.

edit: I take that back, just read Ernie's report

TD, gimme my net back you thief!

JigStop
04-30-2009, 06:09 PM
Nice job on the trout dude ! The only reason that lake still has crappie is because they spawn all over those massive clam beds. Nice job on keeping the "newspaper reader" crappie, i.e. you can read a newspaper through it because it is so small. Really, everybody should keep all the crappie hooked, because they are on the road to getting stunted.

I am not saying this is the management fault, crappie are a game fish and Corona is a pay lake. This means something has to give when it comes to paying customers and managing fish. Corona should be sited for it's efforts to keep everything in balance, a rarity for a So Cal pay lake.

ghetto dad
04-30-2009, 06:35 PM
Nice job guys..really nice..what happened to 2quick??

GD

CASTAWAY
04-30-2009, 08:45 PM
Looks like a good day out. Congrats on the catches......:Cool:

yamafish
04-30-2009, 09:27 PM
Nice report and pics,
TD thks for the pm - Fusion will soon make a trip down there.

Take care,
Rodger - Yamafish

pokerface12
05-01-2009, 12:52 AM
Very nice report TD, love all the photos.

BIGRED KILLA
05-01-2009, 04:31 AM
Thanks for the pics and report Aaron and gang very nice fish landed. Thanks for the pics and report.







Bigred

TroutOnly
05-01-2009, 04:25 PM
NICE FISH T/D AND COMPANY,,,,,,T/M 57 REPRESENTED,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,WHERES THE BLOOD SHOT,,,

troutdog
05-01-2009, 11:42 PM
Nice catch that first spot is my personal fav spot i always kill it right there. Even with them damn clams. I once pulled out three clams on a treble hook one on each end it was pretty funny.

Good job slaying it :Twisted:

Thanks Angler...I tried everything in the box and I got skunked on the clams :LOL:


Cool stuff Aaron.Its always good to see great reports and old folks complainning! Old folks are something else....l0l
Great report !

Hitts give it another 10-15 years and that will be you, smokin a black n mild and sippin a tall boy! :ROFL:


thanks for the hook ups for the day aaron! and i gotta thank wes for backing me up when trouble came lol. :High Five:
all in all it was great learning new techniques etc.. from you and wes and in the end i just plain had a blast fishing with you guys. cant wait to do it again soon! if not we'll have to definitely hook up for some catfish slaying. :Envious:

It was a pleasure Ernie, looking forward to it again myself...you'rr an excellent friend and fishing buddy.


Great pics and report as usual! You guys did great :D Wish I was there as usual ;)


Chuck

Thanks Chuck...you'll hafta join us next time out!


That's my net actually. Greg just forgot it on Scott's boat.

I kinda figured that was too big for the bluegill Greg usually catches....


Great report guys.... Im always pleased to see TEAM 57 members using their raffle winnings!

While I'm the lucky guy that gets to give the stuff away sometimes..... the real "thank you" goes to the management at Corona & SARL ..... for ALWAYS supporting TEAM 57 and the events we have at their facilities! THANK YOU!

What a great report and pics..... made my day!


Thanks Aaron, Ernie & Wes for continuing to support and represent TEAM 57!


http://fishinghotpage.com/users/tmp3/57pow060.jpg

Thanks for the Team57 pic of the week honors Dana, we had a blast out there!


Nice report Aaron, looks like you guys had a great day of fishing. By the way take it easy on us old guys :ROFL::ROFL: we mean well, we just get a little cranky now and then :ROFL:. Way to represent TEAM 57, you guys did us proud :Beer Toast::Beer Toast::Beer Toast:

Thanks LateFisher...hey even us "young old guys" have their moments! :Wink:


Enjoyed the report and pics. Great to see all of ya out there having a blast. As far as the pic and your suntan. I think it helped, I actually can see a little color in the photo :Cool:

I think it was the first time I took a pic like that at Sarl or Corona....not like a seasoned Lloyd slayer like you Rob.....YET! I appreciate the reply buddy.


Awesome report and pics as usual TD! That sure was a fun day. Thanks for sharing the boat with myself and Ernie!

Ernie, it was a pleasure meeting and fishing with you. Your right, we need to get back out there again soon!

Big props to Corona/Sarl management for supporting Team 57!

Very well said Wes, thanks for sharing the day out on the water with us buddy...glad you could make it. I enjoyed learning a few tricks from you, very cool!


Very nice fellas! Been a while since a quality Corona report with pictures has graced the forum.

edit: I take that back, just read Ernie's report

TD, gimme my net back you thief!

Dude that is your brother's net, quit being such a bully! :LOL:


Nice job on the trout dude ! The only reason that lake still has crappie is because they spawn all over those massive clam beds. Nice job on keeping the "newspaper reader" crappie, i.e. you can read a newspaper through it because it is so small. Really, everybody should keep all the crappie hooked, because they are on the road to getting stunted.

I am not saying this is the management fault, crappie are a game fish and Corona is a pay lake. This means something has to give when it comes to paying customers and managing fish. Corona should be sited for it's efforts to keep everything in balance, a rarity for a So Cal pay lake.

Thanks man....I'm looking forward to your report from Corona with the limit of slabs to help the problem...you sound like a very concerned angler and I applaude your efforts :Applause:


Nice job guys..really nice..what happened to 2quick??

GD

2Quick turned into 2Flake....I think he had family obligations :Wink: Thanks for the feedback GD.


Looks like a good day out. Congrats on the catches......:Cool:

Thanks Castaway...


Nice report and pics,
TD thks for the pm - Fusion will soon make a trip down there.

Take care,
Rodger - Yamafish

All good Rodger, glad I could help...see you soon!


Very nice report TD, love all the photos.

Photos always make the report that much better, glad you liked them!


Thanks for the pics and report Aaron and gang very nice fish landed. Thanks for the pics and report.

Bigred

Thanks BigRed, I sure miss the Pirate reports from Corona....howz Big Daddy Cuda these days?




NICE FISH T/D AND COMPANY,,,,,,T/M 57 REPRESENTED,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,WHERES THE BLOOD SHOT,,,

Thanks TO...Ernie might have the blood shot for you as he went to work on the fish with his boy scout knife. All of the fish were caught with surgical procision to avoid spilling any blood until they hit the fillet table. :Wink:


TD

crappiemike
05-02-2009, 11:06 AM
another good report and pic TD!!!! that crappie pic took the cake LOL...

cm

saintarv
05-03-2009, 09:31 PM
Nice report TD........You look kind of scary in that picture. :ROFL:

MAN VS WILD
05-04-2009, 01:16 PM
Now that looked like a fun day with a couple of cool guys. Where ever you go your on the fish, I like that. We got to get out on the water together soon. Nice report. Hit me up!

FISH ON!!!

Trout Nine
05-04-2009, 02:32 PM
Nice report TD
You guys look like you had a lot of fun WTG!

BingJr
05-05-2009, 03:33 PM
WTH!!!!! TEAM 57 OC??????? Ernie you need to represent us out here in the 626~!~~~~~~~~~~~


Nice fish boys. Gratz on Photo of the week. Only about a year after I won the very prestigious honor!~!!!! Better Late than Never!

Santa Fe Eric
05-05-2009, 10:21 PM
How did I miss this?
Oh well! Nice report TD.

That old dude on the tube was out there a couple of Friday's ago when I took my nephew out there.

Great Photos!

Mr Bendo
05-05-2009, 10:43 PM
Nice work guys!!!!

troutdog
05-06-2009, 09:02 PM
another good report and pic TD!!!! that crappie pic took the cake LOL...

cm

I appreciate the feedback CM, BoxLobster would like to fill out all the formal paperwork needed to join TeamPanfish now that he has a crappie under his belt.


Nice report TD........You look kind of scary in that picture. :ROFL:

There are quite a few pictures on FNN you could say that about :Wink:


Now that looked like a fun day with a couple of cool guys. Where ever you go your on the fish, I like that. We got to get out on the water together soon. Nice report. Hit me up!

FISH ON!!!

Thanks Tony...I have a couple skunks to my credit thus far in 2009, but I am fortuntate to say my good days have outnumbered the slow ones...looking forward to fishing with you again. I STILL have your bag of things!


Nice report TD
You guys look like you had a lot of fun WTG!

Hope to see you out on the water again T9, I still gotta shake the hand of a DD slayer like yourself!



WTH!!!!! TEAM 57 OC??????? Ernie you need to represent us out here in the 626~!~~~~~~~~~~~


Nice fish boys. Gratz on Photo of the week. Only about a year after I won the very prestigious honor!~!!!! Better Late than Never!

Bing its been a year since I last recall you catching much of anything, okay besides the 3lb TurkeyBowl fish! :Wink: Time to wet a line together braddah!


How did I miss this?
Oh well! Nice report TD.

That old dude on the tube was out there a couple of Friday's ago when I took my nephew out there.

Great Photos!

Thanks Santa Fe E, I know you are the OG trout slayer at Corona...just tryin to do you proud! Not surprised that tuber was there, by the way he was acting on the water I assumed he owned the place! :LOL:

All good...I don't let anything spoil my time out on the water with friends.


Nice work guys!!!!

Time to head North up the 395 Patrick!


TD