ScottyP
05-05-2011, 03:44 PM
Found myself driving by Echo Park Lake today with my gear in the car and figured I'd try a few casts.
My weapon of choice was a yamamoto grub t-rigged on 6 lb test. Started walking up along the bank and saw lots of bass fry and quite a few baby bass; looks like the post spawn.
Maybe ten casts in, my rod loads up on the drop. I Set the hook and fish on. Good fight and I pull in my first Echo Park bass! CPR'ed him quickly and kept fishing.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t280/eekamouse420/STP89729.jpg
I just noticed my date is wrong on the camera, this was caught today.
Well now that I had that bass confidence in me, I figured I'd walk around the lake. I lost one near the boathouse, but it felt like a dink.
Then I managed a mean little bluegill who decided to mess with the grub. Released him, no picture; only about 7 inches or so.
Then as I'm working my way around enjoying the beautiful day, I feel like I'm hung up on a shopping cart. Give it a little pull and my line starts pulling hard to the right. I set the hook and this thing doesn't move at all. After a few minutes I managed to reel him in a bit and saw one ugly catfish. Big catfish, 10+ easy. I walked my way down the bank about 50 yards trying to find a place to land him; as I walked around a tree near the bank I almost got pulled in. Finally, found a suitable place and slide him up on the bank. Bink! Line breaks, and I made no attempt to catch him as he slid right bank into the water and back into the depths of the Echo. :EyePop:
My PB catfish as I rarely ever fish for them. I wish I could've gotten a picture of the beast!
I worked my way around the rest of the lake for nothing. Although, I briefly thought about trying for one of the large carp that I saw swimming around.
It turned out to be a great Cinco De Mayo for me. A Three species day at Echo Park with great weather, little fishing pressure, and lots of pretty girls walking around the lake. :Big Grin:
Hope you liked the report. See you out there soon.
My weapon of choice was a yamamoto grub t-rigged on 6 lb test. Started walking up along the bank and saw lots of bass fry and quite a few baby bass; looks like the post spawn.
Maybe ten casts in, my rod loads up on the drop. I Set the hook and fish on. Good fight and I pull in my first Echo Park bass! CPR'ed him quickly and kept fishing.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t280/eekamouse420/STP89729.jpg
I just noticed my date is wrong on the camera, this was caught today.
Well now that I had that bass confidence in me, I figured I'd walk around the lake. I lost one near the boathouse, but it felt like a dink.
Then I managed a mean little bluegill who decided to mess with the grub. Released him, no picture; only about 7 inches or so.
Then as I'm working my way around enjoying the beautiful day, I feel like I'm hung up on a shopping cart. Give it a little pull and my line starts pulling hard to the right. I set the hook and this thing doesn't move at all. After a few minutes I managed to reel him in a bit and saw one ugly catfish. Big catfish, 10+ easy. I walked my way down the bank about 50 yards trying to find a place to land him; as I walked around a tree near the bank I almost got pulled in. Finally, found a suitable place and slide him up on the bank. Bink! Line breaks, and I made no attempt to catch him as he slid right bank into the water and back into the depths of the Echo. :EyePop:
My PB catfish as I rarely ever fish for them. I wish I could've gotten a picture of the beast!
I worked my way around the rest of the lake for nothing. Although, I briefly thought about trying for one of the large carp that I saw swimming around.
It turned out to be a great Cinco De Mayo for me. A Three species day at Echo Park with great weather, little fishing pressure, and lots of pretty girls walking around the lake. :Big Grin:
Hope you liked the report. See you out there soon.