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cutbait
07-08-2013, 07:01 PM
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/kluna2/IMG_20130708_065116_167_zps157d315a.jpgOn vaca here in San Luis. Plan was to hit SA hard today, gauge the bite and reevaluate my weeks fishing plans.

Lake is at 27 percent and I had fears the bako boy ramp was inaccessible to my two wheel drive truck.. So I headed to the South Marina and Harris creek ramps..

Good lord! You guys that go that route thru Nacimeiento need to get that head examined. 15 mins longer than the North shore and very hilly and hard on brakes with a trailer..

Anyway, MO says lake opens at 530, I arrived at 545 because of the longer route.. Gates don't open till 6.

AND they do not accept Castaic or Pyramid bands! You heard it! Prepare yourselves.

Anyway hit the ramp and found a very silted ramp which made it snotty. But he handled it.

Headed straight to striper alley.. fog thick that way. 20 mins and ZZZZZZZ!!

My boy worked it in perfectly, into the net she went. His first San Antone striper

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Lake is way low. Only 16 feet in the middle of the lake at the bako boy ramp. And between the bako boy ramp and the south marina it bottle necks down to about only 300 yds wide of lake for east to west.

From three fingers north the lake only hits 35 ft. Most everything north of Harris is untrollable along the banks as it is too shallow for approx 200 yds away from bank.

Striper alley and the house boat run is still manageable but the waters are really down to striker alley, the dam, and the center of the lake in flat mud bottom.

I did hit 97 ft in the deepest by the damn. Normally its 167 ft

Water temp is 77 warming to 80.

I was one of three striper guys out there and was the only one with fish. They were locals and you know how they like their flat line trolling

cutbait
07-08-2013, 07:10 PM
My apologies for the read.

Doing this on my phone camping sucks.

Looks like I'm Lingcod fishing the rest of week

Hardcor
07-08-2013, 08:20 PM
That's what I was talking about Mikey ! Beautiful fish ! Tell your son,I said nice ! Good luck on those big lizards ! Post the pictures.

cutbait
07-08-2013, 08:38 PM
What's crazy Corey is its a " ho hum" 7 lber...

Another lake and its a nice fish

At San Antonio its like as small as they get. Its basically a dink

dk4885
07-08-2013, 08:53 PM
Nice fish mike. Good job on getting 1 we all know how SA could be.

TroutOnly
07-08-2013, 09:57 PM
Get back over there and kill me bigger ones,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,lol,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,cheeseburgers and beer ,,,,,,,,,,,oh ya,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

MikesOcean
07-09-2013, 07:33 AM
Great job Mike on the recon!

Fortunately you didn't drive down there just to fish SA and your making it a family vacation.

We all know how tough SA can be!

I still say you go back at least one more time before heading home. I think fish might be just spooked from 4th of July and you just might have a completely different experience going back tomorrow or Thursday. You did say Wednesday is the best day to fish. Just saying...

Double A
07-09-2013, 08:15 AM
Nice dink.

Looks like you didn't tie a SoCo knot.

cutbait
07-09-2013, 08:48 AM
Nice dink.

Looks like you didn't tie a SoCo knot.

Hehe. Good times...

Talked to Bob last night. Darned near choked to death on a cheeseburger.

I have vid of realese of the striper. You can tell I'm not accustomed to releasing technique's


No boil activities. Though the terns constantly were looking into the water as if active feeding. Didn't see one with a bait fish and none flew.


Did see a golden eagle!

Hardcor
07-09-2013, 01:07 PM
Mike ! If your son caught this fish after it feed it would be close to ten pounds ! Nice Fish !
41889

fishinone
07-09-2013, 03:38 PM
Nice job putting your son on his first striper.

That's a nice one for a first striper, congrats young man!

cutbait
07-09-2013, 04:19 PM
Nice job putting your son on his first striper.

That's a nice one for a first striper, congrats young man!

His first San Antonio striper. He's caught a bunch already

Stalker Of Fish
07-09-2013, 04:51 PM
Nice fish and report have fun on your camping trip ! Thanks for posting.

snospdr
07-09-2013, 09:21 PM
Thanks for the very good report!

trail blazer
07-11-2013, 06:41 AM
WTG my brother and nephew!!!


7lbs ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,corys right,,,,,,,,,with a full belly that's a dd,,,,,,WTG Eddie!!!!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,



TRAIL BLAZER

flyhigh123
07-11-2013, 03:00 PM
at least you beat the skunk! the lake is real low, even for my first time, i couldn't believe how low the water was... i was trying to do what you did the previous trip, but i couldn't understand how you were close to shore and 20 feet down, when 20 feet down for me would be 200 yards out lol....

keep it going!

cutbait
07-11-2013, 03:10 PM
at least you beat the skunk! the lake is real low, even for my first time, i couldn't believe how low the water was... i was trying to do what you did the previous trip, but i couldn't understand how you were close to shore and 20 feet down, when 20 feet down for me would be 200 yards out lol....

keep it going!
Only two spots in lake is still fishable that method.

Striper alley and house boat alley. Everywhere else your in open water with no structure underneath just mid flats. At that point its just dragging over one or two.

Like you said from June 8

Shock
07-12-2013, 08:41 AM
Good Job on the SA Stripey! Good to see you caught it in Shock's alley buddy...Last couple of times I hit SA only got them green carp....

Can't believe the water is so low wtf?

CL SmooV
07-12-2013, 11:01 PM
Hunt em down Cutty

cutbait
07-14-2013, 04:27 PM
I know its week late guys but here it is.

The release... something I'm sure we all can agree that I ain't no good at


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Efol4QzAY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Hardcor
07-14-2013, 05:00 PM
I know its week late guys but here it is.

The release... something I'm sure we all can agree that I ain't no good at


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Efol4QzAY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Crawdad Food !

cutbait
07-14-2013, 05:04 PM
Crawdad Food !

She made it. We went back and helped her