Vet's Day w/Dr. Hook & MagicMan Mitz!

[sansou]

The original plans for Maddie and I were to use up some MLPA fundraiser tickets we won and go 3/4 day island fishing the Coronados, but the indicators I look for in those trips told me I should just wait for a better day.

Instead, we linked up at "Da Vine" with good ol' Dr. Hook and MagicMan Mitz.

Got to the lake at a leisurely 9ish in the a.m., and met the guys at Trout Island. Wow was it packed!

Rather than combat fish, we all opted to take a pontoon out to the West Shore and find a little breathing space for ourselves. It was a great idea that paid off.

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Maddie was in great hands as the "Ambassadors of Da Vine", Mister Hook and Mitzy were having a great time putting Maddie on fish. I can tell Maddie had a great time. (Thanks a ton guys).

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The usual bait stuff was working pretty good, nothing "wide open", but a steady little bite. I caught and farmed a few today on hardware and found the froggy pattern rooster and brassy w/red spoons were the ticket. Nice and slow retrieve, and 50 to 1 casts was the ticket.

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MagicMan Mitzy's School of Driving!
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Got back to the picnic area and chatted it up with Jimmy (sweet looking 52lb albie!) and Catchthatrout (I dig your new wheels!), over a bowl of Bambi chili, courtesy of Dr. Hook.


It was another good day at Da Vine.











This last pic is for you Art. Whenever you're ready, I'll model your Z71 too in return for some more venison chili! :ROFL:
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[Fisherman57]

Congrats Rich, Maddie, Art & Mitz.......

Looks like a good flotilla of boats on the water, but limit fishing always makes for a good day........

[calico killer kevin]

Very nice. Think the West Shore is bikeable?

[primo55]

Its guaranteed limits fishing with Mitz and Hook!!!
See you guys out there on saturday for the tourney!

[Rooster]

Great pics and report Rich.. Loved the iron report as well... nicely done

[pasadenafishin]

awesome fish and pics
theres nothing like fishing with dr.hook, i had the pleasure of fishing with him last year... man that guy can fish!

[PONTOON]

When it comes to catching any kind of fish at the Vine Maddie got some trout fishing lessons from two of the best with Mitz and Dr. Hook.

Congrats on the limits Rich! and thanks for the report.:Thumbs Up::Thumbs Up:

[Hitts0n]

I been waiting for all the trout reports for a long time ! Thanks Rich for the great report! Mits and S0ldierHook is a great team !! :Envious::Envious:

[dfisher]

Great report..

Mitz is the man!

[Angler Dan]

Great report and pictures.

[troutdog]

Looked like a great day at the Vine, sorry I missed out on all the fun!

Thanks for sharing,


TD

[johnnyblade666]

nice meeting you guys. irvine is stocked up right now because i even caught a few. should be great on saturday. i think they are stocking again today.

[fishndad]

Wow....nice job on the the trout. I plan on taking my 10 yo son to the vine Saturday. What sort of bait set up was working for you?

Thanks

[sansou]

fishndad: I don't think any particular bait really stood out. In fact, my daughter was using purple power bait and getting hit just as much as the guys who were using garlic and cheese PB. Good luck out there!

[Granny Fish]

Can't believe how big Mattie is getting to be! Looks like a fun time out there. Limits are always a nice bonus.

[Troutman65]

One can never go wrong fishing with Dr Hook & Mitz . Congrats on your limits and thanks for the post Rich.:Cool:

[CatchthatTrout]

Hey Rich,

It was great to get to chat with you for awhile, way to long between get togethers.
Maddie is such a doll and growing up as one beautiful young lady (of course taking after Mom).
I hope we can get out there soonwith you and fish.

Glad that you all did well.

[TroutOnly]

good stuff rich,,,,,,,,,,,