vortec_cruiser
06-08-2012, 03:48 PM
I went out to Perris this morning, getting there about 6:20 A.M. I was the only person there in the parking lot on the Bernasconi side of the lake. I was anxious to try out my new HotSpot fins. This was my first trip to the lake since last year, so I was surprised to see the higher water level. There's lots of bushes out in the water now for fish to breed and hide in. After unloading my tube from its carrier, I got all my battle accouterments ready and headed out for some action.
The first thing that was very apparent was the missing 5 MPH buoy line. With nothing to control the speeders near shore, these people have absolutely no regard for the fisherman in the float tube. :Bug Eyes: One particular ski boat sped by within 50' of me, and had breaking waves rolling into my tube. And the guy didn't even have a spotter in the boat for his skier. But I guess with no patrol boat ever visiting the east side of the lake, it's hard to enforce any lake rules.
I fished until noon, and wound up with about twenty, which were all safely released to fight another day. I didn't catch any big fish, the largest ones being 8" long. Although I was constantly throwing lures - silver and gold Super Dupers & a silver F-5 Rapala, I couldn't get even one hit. All fish were caught on crickets. There's still eight escapees crawling around somewhere on my tube, that old fumble-fingers couldn't hold onto.
Water temperature was warm and air temperature was hot. No wind at all.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/1339163204723-1.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/fish1.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/fish2.jpg
The first thing that was very apparent was the missing 5 MPH buoy line. With nothing to control the speeders near shore, these people have absolutely no regard for the fisherman in the float tube. :Bug Eyes: One particular ski boat sped by within 50' of me, and had breaking waves rolling into my tube. And the guy didn't even have a spotter in the boat for his skier. But I guess with no patrol boat ever visiting the east side of the lake, it's hard to enforce any lake rules.
I fished until noon, and wound up with about twenty, which were all safely released to fight another day. I didn't catch any big fish, the largest ones being 8" long. Although I was constantly throwing lures - silver and gold Super Dupers & a silver F-5 Rapala, I couldn't get even one hit. All fish were caught on crickets. There's still eight escapees crawling around somewhere on my tube, that old fumble-fingers couldn't hold onto.
Water temperature was warm and air temperature was hot. No wind at all.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/1339163204723-1.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/fish1.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r229/luvtnt/fish2.jpg