Sunday 2/20 on the SS NoHo

[troutdog]

Just a quick report and some pics from Sunday's tourney, beautiful weather and a great quality of fish out there although the DDs proved elusive this weekend...

First a little shoutout to the weatherman who predicted rain all weekend! :Finger: :LOL: From what I heard the threat chased quite a few people off the water Saturday, myself included and I opted for an afternoon behind a computer at work. After hearing how great the bite was and how nice the weather was I felt like the guy on the right! :Idiot: :Evil:

Capt Noho was also cursing Johhny Mountain and his buddies on tv with the doplar radar, so we decided to try for some redemption on Sunday. Of course Art was supposed to call me at 4:30am when he got up to let me know he was on the road, but instead I called and woke him out of a sound sleep around 5am :LOL:

Got to the lake just shy of 6am, only a few lines of cars and through the gate 15 minutes later. Got into the tourney, grabbed some seeds and headed for an open spot along the shore until Art showed up. With road access closed in both directions, taking a walk or getting a boat was a popular choice....busy spot at 6:30am
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A quick shot of the kids lagoon, no lack of water over there...
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Found a spot opposite of the courtesy dock, but the action was very slow up front during the hour or so that I was there....APFish1965's favorite spot, aka "Pintor Point" :LOL:
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Fishing near the boat ramp for the first hour is always entertaining to say the least, Ernie working security did an AWESOME job maintaining the chaos and even helped a couple of elderly gentleman get their boat safely into the water...wtg Irvine staff!
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NoHo shows up a little while later and after launching the boat I took his rig up to the overflow parking lot, on the way back I saw a familiar face...hey OlFishergal! :LOL:
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Got back to the dock and took a quick shot of this happy troller out on the water, snow covered mountain in the background makes for a beautiful view...
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Capt NoHo and I decided to hit the troll for the day...."TRUST me bro...we are going to KILL dem trout today" :LOL:
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Noho's CD7 firetiger produced early and often on the port side, I was first on the rotation and nailed what turned out to be 4.02 at the scales...not bad after less than 30 minutes of trolling!
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It was a GORGEOUS day to be out on the water...
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The Vine in all its glory, there is just something about being on this lake....
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What a day to be out there!
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NoHo was up next and his catch gave him a fight in and out of the water...way to grab that fish Art! :LOL:
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Mr, Bring It Scott himself on the troll....where is the jig rod brotha!? :Wink:
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We lost two fish at the net, one spit hook and one rookie move by yours truly :Embarrassed: So we only ended up with 2 for NoHo's bbq, I had to leave the troll a little early to slang some GirlScout Cookies with LilTD
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No Master's qualifier for the day, but Capt NoHo and I will have our revenge! :Twisted:

See you at the lake,


TD

[Trout-Chaser]

Nice report, TD--and photos. Congrats on the nice fish, too. Looks like you two wwere having fun. Irvine is indeed a special place. Of the three pay lakes in the area, it's the most scenic and gives you more of a 'wild' feel.

Hope we can get out on the water together soon!

TC



P. S. You're a good dad to take time with your daughter!!!

[Josh]

WTG guys. Good job on the fish!

[Rooster]

The SS NOHO is back ,, Great report and pics as always TD. Your time is coming and im sure we will all see ya collecting the golden ticket next month. BTW i need some cookies

[TaperSteve]

Awesome pics and report as always! Thanx for posting TD!

TS

[NachoFish]

Great report TD & Art! Looks like a gorgeous day out there.

Glad to see Team 57 rep'n the Girl Scout cookies!! :Big Grin: Please send 2 boxes of thin mints for my freezer!

D

[Hometown]

another exellent report TD BUT NOW IM CRAVING GRIL SCOUT COOKIES

[BRING IT]

sweet report DOG! The Black Rock jig sticks were sun bathing on the bow all day. stupid trolling! SKUNK-lol funny when i finaly Jiggged it up (3pm) 1 trout 1 crappie i should stick to what i know, at least what i think i know. see ya soon brotha TEAM BRING IT:Guns:

[NoHo ART]

its always a pleasure fishing with you bra... the only down side is the day after fishing with you my ribs hurt from laughing so much :LOL:

[dixoncider]

Thanks for the report.....FYI S/S= sailing ship...should be F/V= Fishing Vessel.... for what it worth..Maybe you have sails on there?

[troutdog]

Nice report, TD--and photos. Congrats on the nice fish, too. Looks like you two wwere having fun. Irvine is indeed a special place. Of the three pay lakes in the area, it's the most scenic and gives you more of a 'wild' feel.

Hope we can get out on the water together soon!

TC

P. S. You're a good dad to take time with your daughter!!!

Thank you Linda, I always appreciate your kind words...looking forward to meeting up again as well. Lets try and make something happen in March!


WTG guys. Good job on the fish!

Thanks Josh, I'll see you at the lake again really soon I'm sure.


The SS NOHO is back ,, Great report and pics as always TD. Your time is coming and im sure we will all see ya collecting the golden ticket next month. BTW i need some cookies

Good times out on the troll for sure, hoping a big fish finds it's way into my net next month...I know you want it just as bad, lets do it! :Thumbs Up: I'll set aside some GS cookies for you, what kind you want dude...I owe you a box or two.


Awesome pics and report as always! Thanx for posting TD!

TS

I got to keep up with you on the water Steve, looking forward to seeing you holding your DD this season! :Envious:


Great report TD & Art! Looks like a gorgeous day out there.

Glad to see Team 57 rep'n the Girl Scout cookies!! :Big Grin: Please send 2 boxes of thin mints for my freezer!

D

2 boxes of thin mints with a "D" are already on the box, I'll deliever them to you at the FHS! Thanks for the props Donna.


another exellent report TD BUT NOW IM CRAVING GRIL SCOUT COOKIES

Sales have spiked significantly since this post Mark, gimme a call and place your order! :Wink: Thanks for your support brotha...


sweet report DOG! The Black Rock jig sticks were sun bathing on the bow all day. stupid trolling! SKUNK-lol funny when i finaly Jiggged it up (3pm) 1 trout 1 crappie i should stick to what i know, at least what i think i know. see ya soon brotha TEAM BRING IT:Guns:

Next trip out I am going to put in some work with my BlockRod jig stick, last two trips out have been trolling excursions....was stoked to hear you killed them the other day, WTG!


its always a pleasure fishing with you bra... the only down side is the day after fishing with you my ribs hurt from laughing so much :LOL:

It had been way too long Art, thanks again for getting me on the lake...fish or no fish we sure have a blast out there. I usually have a slight headache the next day from busting up so much, thanks for laughing at all my stupid jokes btw :LOL:


Thanks for the report.....FYI S/S= sailing ship...should be F/V= Fishing Vessel.... for what it worth..Maybe you have sails on there?

Glad you enjoyed the read Dixon, and thanks for dropping some nautical knowledge on me....very interesting, but google says SS actually stands for "steamship", which in that case when NoHo smokes cigs we could be confused for one out there :Wink: And to think I thought it was short for Shrimp Scampi the whole time :LOL:


TD

[dixoncider]

I was just messing around anyways... just glad to get a report...seeya

[fishincrave]

Great read as always TD Thanks for the report and pix ,Glad you guys made it out there and slayed some ,to bad you and Art didn't make the top 10 i was pulling for you guys ,
i am sure it will happen real soon .:Twisted::Twisted::Twisted:

The SS Noho is a nice platform to fish from .
By the way it's a must to call Art at least 30 minutes ahead of scheduled time of meeting i thought you knew that already :LOL::LOL:.

[TroutOnly]

VERY NICE TROUT ART,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Troutman65]

Nice trout boys . Great pics . Thanks for sharing

[Native Gal]

TD,
Nice report on the day doing what ya love to do.....fishing and spending time with lil missTD, SWEET!!!!
Ahhhh NF you just had to go on and mention thin mints, now I have to make a run down to the local grocery store for an immediate fix, lol.

NG
:Envious:

TD pm me your mailing address....thanks!

[Señor.Chilax]

Great report TroutDog! Did you hear about that one girl who was arrested for not showing a permit to sell girl scout cookies??? Or something like that, be careful out there. HAHAHA!

[crappiemike]

nice job you guys, planning a trip
out there soon...........



cm

[5150fishn]

Nice pics and report. The Vine is one of those places that even when the fishing isn't off the hook you just enjoy being out there.

[troutdog]

I was just messing around anyways... just glad to get a report...seeya

You had me until I looked it up :LOL: See you on the water....



Great read as always TD Thanks for the report and pix ,Glad you guys made it out there and slayed some ,to bad you and Art didn't make the top 10 i was pulling for you guys ,
i am sure it will happen real soon .:Twisted::Twisted::Twisted:

The SS Noho is a nice platform to fish from .
By the way it's a must to call Art at least 30 minutes ahead of scheduled time of meeting i thought you knew that already :LOL::LOL:.

Thanks Sean, you gotta get down South and come visit....been too long! Art enjoys his rest, I will be sure to always set my alarm earlier next time :LOL:




VERY NICE TROUT ART,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Thanks for giving my fish a complex Bob....BTW the matching pillow you requested is almost done :LOL:



Nice trout boys . Great pics . Thanks for sharing

Right on Patrick thanks, I see you been catching your fair of trout these days...wtg dude!


TD,
Nice report on the day doing what ya love to do.....fishing and spending time with lil missTD, SWEET!!!!
Ahhhh NF you just had to go on and mention thin mints, now I have to make a run down to the local grocery store for an immediate fix, lol.

NG
:Envious:

TD pm me your mailing address....thanks!

Thank you NG, hope you are doing well....hope to see you soon!



Great report TroutDog! Did you hear about that one girl who was arrested for not showing a permit to sell girl scout cookies??? Or something like that, be careful out there. HAHAHA!

Yeah I heard about the cops sweatin some girlscouts, no worries we had a getaway car running at all times!:LOL: See you on the water Señor...


nice job you guys, planning a trip
out there soon...........



cm

With the crappie I have seen coming up on the troll, this just might be a banner year for the slabs....let me know when you can make it down so you can show me the drill!


Nice pics and report. The Vine is one of those places that even when the fishing isn't off the hook you just enjoy being out there.

Thanks 5150 I appreciate it. Your last comment hit the nail on the head...


TD