Mojave River Angler
08-30-2009, 01:56 PM
Tim and I took a trip to Castaic Saturday. Visiting new water is always fun to a point, but this place is really overrun. We took the kayak up the west wall and all the way to the upper dam. Fished all the way up and then stayed up there at the buey line for about 2 hours. Went back down the other side of the channel heading back to the south end of the lake and then across the main body of water to the west ramp to call it a day about 3.
The boaders only bothered me a couple of times...ran over my line once and then truned around in front of me only to finally see me only when I'm behind them. Those bums will end up causing someone a bad day some time soon. The lawyers will love them.
I was surprised at how few fish I metered on that side of the lake. Also not sure why I couldn't meter them when the boil went by one time. I need to learn more about my Humminbird I guess.
We trolled many lures and worms. We tried fishing against the bouy for a while too (bait and wait). We threw shiners, chovies, worms, and variious other items and presentations. We never got so much as what could be loosely construed as a bite. We even threw the same bait and similar presentation right next to some guys that were taking them abord one right after another. Nada for us.
So as you can imagine I now have a complete list of all the things I could have done wrong...but I'll spare you all those details leave you wondering how anybody could go to Castaic at this time of year and not catch stripers. I'll only offer as proof that we were indeed at that body of water this pair of photos.
Not sure where I'll fish next. I've still got a burn on to go out of San Diego on a 1.5 or 2 day. Anybody going soon? PM me.
The boaders only bothered me a couple of times...ran over my line once and then truned around in front of me only to finally see me only when I'm behind them. Those bums will end up causing someone a bad day some time soon. The lawyers will love them.
I was surprised at how few fish I metered on that side of the lake. Also not sure why I couldn't meter them when the boil went by one time. I need to learn more about my Humminbird I guess.
We trolled many lures and worms. We tried fishing against the bouy for a while too (bait and wait). We threw shiners, chovies, worms, and variious other items and presentations. We never got so much as what could be loosely construed as a bite. We even threw the same bait and similar presentation right next to some guys that were taking them abord one right after another. Nada for us.
So as you can imagine I now have a complete list of all the things I could have done wrong...but I'll spare you all those details leave you wondering how anybody could go to Castaic at this time of year and not catch stripers. I'll only offer as proof that we were indeed at that body of water this pair of photos.
Not sure where I'll fish next. I've still got a burn on to go out of San Diego on a 1.5 or 2 day. Anybody going soon? PM me.