vortec_cruiser
06-09-2011, 10:36 AM
Yesterday I decided to head back out to Perris for some more bluegill & redear action. Got to Bernasconi Road at 6AM, and the Ranger got there a few minutes later to open the gate. I was the only one there for fishing, so I had the place to myself. I unloaded the float tube, along with my newly-built cart to haul the tube down the long road to the water. The cart worked great, and made carrying the tube and my gear an easy task. I then locked the cart to a small tree by the launch area, so it would still be there when I finished fishing. With low cloud cover and a slight breeze, the morning was a bit chillier than it was last Friday. However, the temperature of the water was on the warmer side, so my comfort level was pretty good.
I started out with a meal worm/cricket combination on a number eight circle-type hook. A lot of guys use a drop shot setup with the weight at the bottom and the hook off a dropper loop about 18"-24" above the weight, and that works fine. However, for simplicity sake I tie my hook to the end of the line and attach a 1/4" split shot that same distance up from the hook. Using 2-lb. line, I use only my fingers to press the split shot on the line, thereby not weakening the line. My first bite came quickly, and yielded a nice hand-sized bluegill. During the next forty-five minutes, I landed another 2-3 fish, and then things slowed down dramatically for the next hour. I tried moving around to find the fish, but it seemed that breakfast was over for them. Later in the morning action picked up again, and the hot number was crickets, with meal worms getting an occasional bite. My best fish came on a CD-5 Rapala in silver color. This guy hit the lure like a freight train and fought like a world champion.
I do have to say that most of the fish were not hitting the bait hard, but were simply picking it up and swimming away with it. A few just sat with the bait in there mouth, and I didn't know I had a fish until I started to reel in the line.
About two o'clock in the afternoon the dinner bell was again ringing for the fish, and it was non-stop action for the bluegill and occasional redear. Final count for the day was 31 fish landed and released.
Looking back at the launch ramp (Bernasconi side of lake)
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820115.jpg
This guy was the best of the day - hit hard and fought well.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820113.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820114.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820112.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820111.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820116.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820117.jpg
I started out with a meal worm/cricket combination on a number eight circle-type hook. A lot of guys use a drop shot setup with the weight at the bottom and the hook off a dropper loop about 18"-24" above the weight, and that works fine. However, for simplicity sake I tie my hook to the end of the line and attach a 1/4" split shot that same distance up from the hook. Using 2-lb. line, I use only my fingers to press the split shot on the line, thereby not weakening the line. My first bite came quickly, and yielded a nice hand-sized bluegill. During the next forty-five minutes, I landed another 2-3 fish, and then things slowed down dramatically for the next hour. I tried moving around to find the fish, but it seemed that breakfast was over for them. Later in the morning action picked up again, and the hot number was crickets, with meal worms getting an occasional bite. My best fish came on a CD-5 Rapala in silver color. This guy hit the lure like a freight train and fought like a world champion.
I do have to say that most of the fish were not hitting the bait hard, but were simply picking it up and swimming away with it. A few just sat with the bait in there mouth, and I didn't know I had a fish until I started to reel in the line.
About two o'clock in the afternoon the dinner bell was again ringing for the fish, and it was non-stop action for the bluegill and occasional redear. Final count for the day was 31 fish landed and released.
Looking back at the launch ramp (Bernasconi side of lake)
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820115.jpg
This guy was the best of the day - hit hard and fought well.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820113.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820114.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820112.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820111.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820116.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/Perris%20fishing%20June%208%202011/PerrisJune820117.jpg