Boldfin
05-02-2010, 09:54 PM
Dave and I went up to Castaic today to see if we could get some more Stripers on fly gear. We saw a few familiar faces at the ramp, said our hellos, and got right to it.
Starting at the West Ramp, Dave picked up the first fish - a decent schoolie.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s163/Boldfin/Stripers%20on%20Fly/P5020557.jpg
The wind came up early and it was pretty snotty for most of the day. We had to tuck in behind points or hide out in coves to get our casts off. But despite the poor conditions, we managed to pick up a fish or two pretty much everywhere we stopped. Dave had the hot stick today, easily getting a couple dozen fish.
Our most productive stop was at a hump in open water, fully exposed to the wind. We anchored up and began the old "chuck, duck, and rotate left" routine. We both picked up a half dozen fiesty stripers on that spot.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s163/Boldfin/Stripers%20on%20Fly/P5020558.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s163/Boldfin/Stripers%20on%20Fly/P5020559.jpg
We hit several more spots for ones and two's. As afternon turned to evening. We found some coves with good mudlines, and Dave added a few green fish to his daily tally.
We saw what appeared to be a gopher snake swimming across the lake.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s163/Boldfin/Stripers%20on%20Fly/P5020563.jpg
We ended our day right where we started, at the West Ramp. By then the wind had finally died down, and the meter was lit up with fatties a' plenty. We got a few more schoolies, but we both knew there were larger fish around. Finally, Dave hooked into something heavy. An 8lb'er was soon his... A great way to end a great day.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s163/Boldfin/Stripers%20on%20Fly/P5020567.jpg
Starting at the West Ramp, Dave picked up the first fish - a decent schoolie.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s163/Boldfin/Stripers%20on%20Fly/P5020557.jpg
The wind came up early and it was pretty snotty for most of the day. We had to tuck in behind points or hide out in coves to get our casts off. But despite the poor conditions, we managed to pick up a fish or two pretty much everywhere we stopped. Dave had the hot stick today, easily getting a couple dozen fish.
Our most productive stop was at a hump in open water, fully exposed to the wind. We anchored up and began the old "chuck, duck, and rotate left" routine. We both picked up a half dozen fiesty stripers on that spot.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s163/Boldfin/Stripers%20on%20Fly/P5020558.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s163/Boldfin/Stripers%20on%20Fly/P5020559.jpg
We hit several more spots for ones and two's. As afternon turned to evening. We found some coves with good mudlines, and Dave added a few green fish to his daily tally.
We saw what appeared to be a gopher snake swimming across the lake.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s163/Boldfin/Stripers%20on%20Fly/P5020563.jpg
We ended our day right where we started, at the West Ramp. By then the wind had finally died down, and the meter was lit up with fatties a' plenty. We got a few more schoolies, but we both knew there were larger fish around. Finally, Dave hooked into something heavy. An 8lb'er was soon his... A great way to end a great day.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s163/Boldfin/Stripers%20on%20Fly/P5020567.jpg