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Sierra_Smitty
06-16-2010, 02:19 PM
I was due for a day off - big time. Heard the perch bite was going off last week but I also heard that the cold front that came through last weekend threw it off a bit. I really needed to get out of the canyon for a bit so myself, Tim & Lori (aka Fish Story Lori) Carnahan and my marina manager Brett decided to head over to Crowley anyways. I LOVE perch fishing and neither Tim or Lori had ever fished on Crowley and neither had caught a perch before - so we were all stoked. A lake wind advisory was in effect but that didn't seem to matter at all until it was about time to return the boat.

We hopped on a pontoon at 7am and found warm glassy conditions - stoked!

First spot we hit was pelican point - didn't see or catch a fish there so we moved on to Leighton Springs - my go-to spot to get the skunk off. We fished that area for a few hours and put 20 fish in the buckets. Pumpkinseed 2" berkley grubs with a white 1/32oz leadhead was the ticket. I couldn't buy a hit using a 1/16oz jighead and both the motor oil and christmas lights colors weren't working well at all - it was odd because those are usually awesome colors there.

After a while we decided to mix it up so we fished Green Banks for nothing. Sandy Point for one big 2lb perch and a few missed fish. Then we hit Crooked Creek which was supposed to be wide open but we didn't find it to be so - although we did put a few more in the boat including the biggest of the day.

The last spot we fished was Beaver cove and it was WFO when we could keep the boat in position.

We ended up keeping two buckets full of the tasty critters - ended up being 42 fish - plus a bunch of small ones we released. I'm not sure why others out there weren't doing as well but we found the bite to be hot.

GORGEOUS day out there, great company and we finished the night off with a massive perch taco fry for my staff. It was a freaking awesome day from beginning to end....one of the best fishing days I've had in months!!

Here are some pics of the day.....

On the way to Leighton
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Lori's first Perch
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My first of the day
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Tim with a toad
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Brett showing off a solid fish
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Tim & Lori posing with a chunky perch
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Happy campers!!!!
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A good days work
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The mandatory cleaning station shot - sink full, counter full. Boooya!!!!
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Big Country
06-17-2010, 09:58 AM
What a great use of time off...good job putting the hammer to them smitty.

SierraPeaks
06-17-2010, 10:15 AM
Looks like you had a per(ch)fect day !

STEVE IN SOCAL
06-17-2010, 11:13 AM
We were up there the day before and caught....2.

I need to work on my perch mojo.

cjschock
06-17-2010, 09:24 PM
Nice going out there. Did real well in crooked creek 3 weeks ago. Couldn't get any bites in Leighton on the trip. We saw some fish there but couldn't get a bite. Crooked creek and beaver cove were wide open though. Seems like mostly smaller fish so far this year. Glad the instated the 25 fish limit on them. Should cut back on the spawn raping.

brn2fis
06-18-2010, 05:36 PM
Looks like a fish fry about to happen to me. Smitty do you have any recipes for them? ENJOY

Sierra_Smitty
06-19-2010, 10:53 AM
Looks like a fish fry about to happen to me. Smitty do you have any recipes for them? ENJOY

I pretty much always turn 'em into beer battered fish tacos. Store bought beer batter works just fine. Then just load 'em up with whatever you like, I prefer serranos, shredded cabbage, some guac, a little cheese, a sqeeze of lime and a sauce made with sour cream, mayo, lime juice and tapatio. Mmmmmmmm.

SierraPeaks
06-19-2010, 11:25 AM
I pretty much always turn 'em into beer battered fish tacos. Store bought beer batter works just fine. Then just load 'em up with whatever you like, I prefer serranos, shredded cabbage, some guac, a little cheese, a sqeeze of lime and a sauce made with sour cream, mayo, lime juice and tapatio. Mmmmmmmm.

Sounds great...and a nice change from the usual cod or tilapia tacos.

brn2fis
06-19-2010, 03:00 PM
I pretty much always turn 'em into beer battered fish tacos. Store bought beer batter works just fine. Then just load 'em up with whatever you like, I prefer serranos, shredded cabbage, some guac, a little cheese, a sqeeze of lime and a sauce made with sour cream, mayo, lime juice and tapatio. Mmmmmmmm.

That sounds like a winner. Thanks

STEVE IN SOCAL
06-19-2010, 04:00 PM
Here's my white sauce for fish tacos...got it from a kid working at Rubios when there was just one restaurant:

Equal parts plain yogurt and mayo, then add some vinegar (I use the malt vinegar like they put on fish and chips), squeeze in some lime juice.
Here's the most Important thing about fish tacos....THE WHITE SAUCE IS APPLIED DIRECTLY ON THE FISH...putting it on the cabbage as the last ingredient won't cut it. Makes all the difference...trust me.

fisherman from long beach
06-19-2010, 04:11 PM
looks like goods times.had fun catch and gonna have a nice fish fry,wtg.

troutdog
06-19-2010, 04:41 PM
Way to slay Smitty, those fish tacos are sounding GOOD!!!!!


TD