Castaic Lake 6/11/10 Screw work

[marzocchi]

Hello again. Yep...here is another week of Castaic Lake Striper fishing. All I can say about this week is work is overrated. Woke up this morning and I did not feel like doing any work. I had 2x the load of work to finish up cause I went cattle boat fishing yesterday. Look at my to do list and all the deadlines I had. I went ahead and did most irresponsible thing. Attach my tin boat to my truck and went fishing again. Monday morning is going to be a *****. Besides that, I had another excellent day at Castaic Lake. Caught plenty of fish and had the time of my life again. Fishing was slow for me in the beginning but I stuck in there and caught lots of fish in the end. Here is the reckless day pictures:

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Can you really blame me for not going to work on this beautiful day? Got a late start cause I had to repair the tops of rods. Broke off the tops of them when I closed the back of the truck with the rods sticking out. Quick fix with some sanding and super glue.

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Have a bite. I have a new favorite Gallion Sandwich. Tuna Salad....soooo good.

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Got to the lake just in time. They were sure to close the boat launching at any minute. The white caps were forming and there was a slight swell.

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On my way to my fishing spot I spotted a newly fledged endanger California Condor. He is on top of the ledge near the white rocks. He kind of looked like a bald eagle with his white head.

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First fish of the day a large unit. Woot!

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Then landed some of these. They were all on top today. You can see my fishfinder in the background with them passing under my boat.

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Action shot. Bendo!

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Some school bus action.

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That is not the ocean, that is Castaic Lake. The winds picked up drastically in the afternoon. There was no way for me to securely anchor so I surf my way onto the otherside of the lake where the mountain range blocks the NW winds.

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Action shot from the otherside of the lake. Schoolie.

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They bit well in the evening.

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I think I got water on the lens.

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The action was furious at the end.

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Slayed.

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Some guy was trolling too close to my anchor line and got caught in it. I think this is a banjo minnow?

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Parting shot. Back to reality.

Hope you enjoyed another week at Castaic week with me. I had a ton of fun. See you next time.

[trail blazer]

NICEEEEEEEEE,,,,,,,,,,Way better then WORK!!!!!!!!

TRAIL BLAZER

[sawoobley]

Interesting lure. Not a banjo minnow though. They are rigged with a hook that goes through a ring that is attached to the nose of the minnow.

:Cool:

[Fishbones]

Good for you bro, .,.sometimes even when the paper is stacked high on the desk you must take a break from the office and slay away

I dig the lure, it kind of looks home made.,., i think i can rig one up out of a old bomber lure.,.,.

congrats on the striper slay even with white caps got got your fish on....nice

[BIGBASS MB]

You always seem to do well out there no matter what the conditions are...
Keep the rod tips up and reel them in...
Work never ends...
Mb