lake del valle 1/17

[a.tranthefisherman]

got to the lake around 11 talked to the eb park rangers and they let me check out there boat what beauty! i need me a north river! after the chit chat i hoped on my tooon anchored then casted my bait pole out right when it hit the bottom fish on landed the first dfg to get the skunk off my back that was the only fish i got on bait! however i was able to manage 16 other trout on jiggin power worms includin this beauty i estimated to be around 7 or 8lbs so after i laned the dfg i casted my power worm out jig jig tap tap set the hook i thought i snagged for a minute or two the fish just sat there then she finally realized she was hooked the drag started to peeel i knew i had to finnese this fish cause i was using 2lb after a 15 minute battle i finally landed her and gave out a bigg WOOOHOOOOO as the rainn starts to Pour! after that i would pick off a fish here and there as the wind died!

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[Mondo21]

Nice looking fish! Cindy:Big Grin:

[camman]

nice fish...didnt realize they stock that big of fish in del valle....

how much does it cost to launch the toon?

[ryanerb]

hey man, very nice fish. i have seen those boats in a magazine before, but that is sweet you got one! how do you like it? I got a porta bote that is pretty fun. Thanks for the report, I go to del valle quite a bit. Let me know when you go again.

[troutdog]

Nice job out on the water and congrats on the chunky bow....nice looking setup you have btw! Good to see some No. Cal lake reports here on FNN, keep'em coming :Thumbs Up:


TD

[Bradakas]

wow thats one husky trout

[troutslayer05]

Thats a pretty sweet setup ya got there. Hows the water looking? I heard its pretty muddy up there. I was gonna fish DV yesterday but decited to hit up Shadow Cliffs in my tube instead. I got one at the cliffs jigging the orange power worm it seems to do the trick in the muddier water. Looks like a fun trip leme know if you wanna fish someitme.

[pargo lsb]

nice fishes & the set up... thanks for the report
what brand is the toon?

[a.tranthefisherman]

thanks guys im orignally from oc and moved to the bay area 2 years ago. hey ryan ive seen quite a few porta botes out there but when the water settles we got to fish yesir troutslayer i think we fished before somewhere do you live up north now?
thats a sea eagle 285 frameless pontoon boat and ill tell you its bullet proof and they put alot of thought into it for the angler i would recomend it i sold my water skeeter fish guide all i need is to get some pvc pipes and fishfinder and ill be ready to go!