Striped Cat At Izzy Today (4/19)

[flytyingreloader]

Just a short blurb to say that Marie and I hit Isabella this afternoon--I met her there as she motored homeward from a gig in Bako at about 4 P.M. We trolled my trout spots until the sun was off the surrounding mountains, and only got 2 desultory taps on Thomas Bouyants/rainbow trout pattern. Surface temp was 52*-54*, and there were TONS of fish on the screen--almost all of which were at or under 40' of water. Anyplace shallower than 40' was devoid of marks. Thermocline looked to be at about 18-22 feet. A number of fish extended middle fin rays as we passed above them. That's always a bad sign. Rotten &^%$ fish.

Beats sitting around Ridgecrest all day, though! 7 more shopping days 'til the Sierra opener.

[Fishin Magician]

Crappie are biting at the cages in Jaughins cove.

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Thought about that, but opted to hang in the "wind break" of the dams and not fight the white-capped water back and forth with our short time element. The wind was kicking up in the 15-20 MPH range when we set out, and one little side-run to French Cove kinda beat us up on the way back.

Off to the salt this weekend.