VineAssist
01-18-2014, 04:49 PM
Today was day one of the Martin Luther King Jr Trohpy Trout Tournament and today was a GREAT day for anglers that showed up to the lake. Temperatures hovered in the mid 70's with little to no wind all day! A very nice turnout for the tournament with 187 anglers entering the big fish side pot and 154anglers entering the blind bogie. On behalf of Daniela, myself and the staff we would like to thank you guys for participating in the derby today. We really appreciate all the support you guys have been showing out derbys and we would just like to reconize you guys and gals. To the fishing.
Fishing was once again really good with the fish being caught on a variety of methods so I will kind of break it down by different statgies that way everyone can get the inside scoop on their prefered method.
Trollers did very well today and the past few days as you can tell from the pictures on our website, facebook and on here. The fish have been all over the lake with mid lake, the Red Clay Cliffs, Siera Cove and the West Shore being the hot spots. The fish have really keyed in on the abundant baitfish in the lake (silversides, shad, and sculpins). Anglers trolling the new 5cm Hot Pink Berkley Flickershad found a lot of success. The first double digit Trout that we know was caught on it today by Steve Christopher with his HUGE 10.35 Rainbow Trout.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0578_zpsc3f2eb0d.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0578_zpsc3f2eb0d.jpg.html)
Other hot colors included the Firetigers, Chrome Clowns, and Racy Shad colors. Trolling one of the Flickershads and a SC Shiner or CD 05 Rapala has been very productive. It gives the fish a little different look in the pattern and a different profile.
Plastic fisherman scored as well today and yesterday. No big suprise the Berkley Mice Tails dipped in an attractant such as Bite On Garlic, Garilc Alive Gulp Spray or isert your favorite attractant. A lot of these guys are simply casting it out and waiting for the bite. Or you can "stitch: a la Bill Murhpy style and work these deadly soft plastic back to the shore or boat. Anglers fishing minnow styled imitations such as the Mijos Minnow and Trout King minnows have also been doing very well fishing these baitfish imitations, have you guys noticed the fish are on the bait yet, have been knocking the fish dead! A lot of guys are fishing these plastics on pea heads and working them back like a mini jig or are fishing them on a dropshot.
Bait fisherman have also been getting in on the big fish and numbers. Fishing has been really good in the Santiago Flats, Red Clay Cliffs and West Shore. Anglers are fishing various colored powerbaits on 18in leaders and scoring very well. Nightcrawlers have also been accounting for a ton of fish too. Fishing them either on a carloina rig, bobber style or even flyline (shhhh its a secret) have been the preferred methods.
On to the big fish parade and tournament results from today:
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0578_zpsc3f2eb0d.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0578_zpsc3f2eb0d.jpg.html)
Taper Steve Critstopher of Pacioma is all smiles after landing this 10.35lb Rainbow Trout while trolling the NEW Berkley Frenzy Flickershad in 5cm Hot Pink Pattern. Unfortunatly for Steve he failed to enter the big fish side pot! What could have been a $300 pay day!!!! Next time Steve.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0579_zpsd36b1211.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0579_zpsd36b1211.jpg.html)
Jaime Lopez of Norwalk used a White Mijo's Minnow with Bite On Garlic from his float tube to land this GIGANTIC 13.25lb Rainbow Trout. This fish earned Jaime 3rd place in today's tournament and a whopping $449 payday for fishing.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0584_zps5a485d1c.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0584_zps5a485d1c.jpg.html)
Richard Real of Torrance was today BIG winner with this 14.65lb Rainbow Trout. The Titanic Rainbow Trout was caught on a Berkley Mice Tail in the Pearl White Florescent Orange color with Bite On Garlic scent. This fish earned Richard $1,309 dollars for a day of fishing!
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0585_zps98ae3182.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0585_zps98ae3182.jpg.html)
Arturo Valesquez used a yellow Trout King mini jig to land this 5.20lb Rainbow Trout.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0586_zps8a958c40.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0586_zps8a958c40.jpg.html)
Mike Alverado cashed in today by placing 2nd in the big fish derby and having his weight called in the blind bogie! All thanks to this 13.35lb Rainbow Trout that he caught using a Power Mouse doused in Bite On Garlic! Mikes fish earned him $636 dollars in big fish money and $154 dollars in blind bogie money! In total Mike walked away with $790 dollars in cold hard cash!
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0588_zps85444fa2.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0588_zps85444fa2.jpg.html)
Rob "Rooster" Primm has been on a multi species tear as of late. One week its trophy catfish this week its TROPHY Trout. Rob trolled a Chrome Clown Flickershad to boat this 10.30lb Rainbow Trout earning him 4th place in todays tournament and $336 dollars in cold hard cash!
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0590_zps1586f1ea.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0590_zps1586f1ea.jpg.html)
A picture of the crowd that gathered at the awards/raffle for todays tournament. Lots of raffle prices donated from Diawa, and Ego nets! A huge thank you to all of you who showed up today! The fish coperated quiet nicely and a jug of big fish showed up to the sclaes.
Also a huge thank you to Jared and Bryan from Diawa, Scott Nagel and Ryan Blackman of Maschmandt and associates for todays tournament prices.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0591_zpsa947f3ad.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0591_zpsa947f3ad.jpg.html)
TOP 10
1.Richard Reel 14.65
2.Micheal Alverado 13.35
3.Jaime Lopez 13.25
4.Rob "Rooster" Primm 10.30
5.Arturo Valesquez 5.20
6.Dan Call 3.80
7.Miguel Dtore3.70
8.John Shreve 3.60
9.Rick Chance 3.50
10.Lee Cradiav 3.50
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0592_zpsed274090.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0592_zpsed274090.jpg.html)
BIG FISH PARADE today at Irvine Lake!!!
Richard Real 14.65
Mike Alverado 13.35
Jaime Lopez 13.25
Rob Prim 10.30
Taper Steve Christpher 10.35
Art Valesquez 5.20
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0593_zpsb3db1b1c.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0593_zpsb3db1b1c.jpg.html)
Top 3
Richard Real 14.65
Mike Alverado 13.35
Jaime Lopez 13.25
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0594_zpse13be41f.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0594_zpse13be41f.jpg.html)
TEAM 57 members on the big fish!!!
Mike Alverado 13.35
Rob Prim 10.30
Taper Steve 10.35
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0595_zps5f3db375.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0595_zps5f3db375.jpg.html)
Blind Bogie Winners!
Luigi Moreno
Nathan Rotio
Ben Hinojosa
Travis Donahue
Derek Ingle
Mark Leach
Veronica Anderson
Rob Hamilton
Mike Alverado
Once again we would like to thank you all for coming out and participating. What a day it was as you can see from the pictures. Tomorrow is day two of the MLK Trophy Trout Tournament. Tomorrow we will announce 10 more big fish winners and blind bogie winners. More importantly we will know who moves on to the Masters Tournament.
Regards,
Jimmy
Fishing was once again really good with the fish being caught on a variety of methods so I will kind of break it down by different statgies that way everyone can get the inside scoop on their prefered method.
Trollers did very well today and the past few days as you can tell from the pictures on our website, facebook and on here. The fish have been all over the lake with mid lake, the Red Clay Cliffs, Siera Cove and the West Shore being the hot spots. The fish have really keyed in on the abundant baitfish in the lake (silversides, shad, and sculpins). Anglers trolling the new 5cm Hot Pink Berkley Flickershad found a lot of success. The first double digit Trout that we know was caught on it today by Steve Christopher with his HUGE 10.35 Rainbow Trout.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0578_zpsc3f2eb0d.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0578_zpsc3f2eb0d.jpg.html)
Other hot colors included the Firetigers, Chrome Clowns, and Racy Shad colors. Trolling one of the Flickershads and a SC Shiner or CD 05 Rapala has been very productive. It gives the fish a little different look in the pattern and a different profile.
Plastic fisherman scored as well today and yesterday. No big suprise the Berkley Mice Tails dipped in an attractant such as Bite On Garlic, Garilc Alive Gulp Spray or isert your favorite attractant. A lot of these guys are simply casting it out and waiting for the bite. Or you can "stitch: a la Bill Murhpy style and work these deadly soft plastic back to the shore or boat. Anglers fishing minnow styled imitations such as the Mijos Minnow and Trout King minnows have also been doing very well fishing these baitfish imitations, have you guys noticed the fish are on the bait yet, have been knocking the fish dead! A lot of guys are fishing these plastics on pea heads and working them back like a mini jig or are fishing them on a dropshot.
Bait fisherman have also been getting in on the big fish and numbers. Fishing has been really good in the Santiago Flats, Red Clay Cliffs and West Shore. Anglers are fishing various colored powerbaits on 18in leaders and scoring very well. Nightcrawlers have also been accounting for a ton of fish too. Fishing them either on a carloina rig, bobber style or even flyline (shhhh its a secret) have been the preferred methods.
On to the big fish parade and tournament results from today:
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0578_zpsc3f2eb0d.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0578_zpsc3f2eb0d.jpg.html)
Taper Steve Critstopher of Pacioma is all smiles after landing this 10.35lb Rainbow Trout while trolling the NEW Berkley Frenzy Flickershad in 5cm Hot Pink Pattern. Unfortunatly for Steve he failed to enter the big fish side pot! What could have been a $300 pay day!!!! Next time Steve.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0579_zpsd36b1211.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0579_zpsd36b1211.jpg.html)
Jaime Lopez of Norwalk used a White Mijo's Minnow with Bite On Garlic from his float tube to land this GIGANTIC 13.25lb Rainbow Trout. This fish earned Jaime 3rd place in today's tournament and a whopping $449 payday for fishing.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0584_zps5a485d1c.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0584_zps5a485d1c.jpg.html)
Richard Real of Torrance was today BIG winner with this 14.65lb Rainbow Trout. The Titanic Rainbow Trout was caught on a Berkley Mice Tail in the Pearl White Florescent Orange color with Bite On Garlic scent. This fish earned Richard $1,309 dollars for a day of fishing!
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0585_zps98ae3182.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0585_zps98ae3182.jpg.html)
Arturo Valesquez used a yellow Trout King mini jig to land this 5.20lb Rainbow Trout.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0586_zps8a958c40.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0586_zps8a958c40.jpg.html)
Mike Alverado cashed in today by placing 2nd in the big fish derby and having his weight called in the blind bogie! All thanks to this 13.35lb Rainbow Trout that he caught using a Power Mouse doused in Bite On Garlic! Mikes fish earned him $636 dollars in big fish money and $154 dollars in blind bogie money! In total Mike walked away with $790 dollars in cold hard cash!
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0588_zps85444fa2.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0588_zps85444fa2.jpg.html)
Rob "Rooster" Primm has been on a multi species tear as of late. One week its trophy catfish this week its TROPHY Trout. Rob trolled a Chrome Clown Flickershad to boat this 10.30lb Rainbow Trout earning him 4th place in todays tournament and $336 dollars in cold hard cash!
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0590_zps1586f1ea.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0590_zps1586f1ea.jpg.html)
A picture of the crowd that gathered at the awards/raffle for todays tournament. Lots of raffle prices donated from Diawa, and Ego nets! A huge thank you to all of you who showed up today! The fish coperated quiet nicely and a jug of big fish showed up to the sclaes.
Also a huge thank you to Jared and Bryan from Diawa, Scott Nagel and Ryan Blackman of Maschmandt and associates for todays tournament prices.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0591_zpsa947f3ad.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0591_zpsa947f3ad.jpg.html)
TOP 10
1.Richard Reel 14.65
2.Micheal Alverado 13.35
3.Jaime Lopez 13.25
4.Rob "Rooster" Primm 10.30
5.Arturo Valesquez 5.20
6.Dan Call 3.80
7.Miguel Dtore3.70
8.John Shreve 3.60
9.Rick Chance 3.50
10.Lee Cradiav 3.50
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0592_zpsed274090.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0592_zpsed274090.jpg.html)
BIG FISH PARADE today at Irvine Lake!!!
Richard Real 14.65
Mike Alverado 13.35
Jaime Lopez 13.25
Rob Prim 10.30
Taper Steve Christpher 10.35
Art Valesquez 5.20
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0593_zpsb3db1b1c.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0593_zpsb3db1b1c.jpg.html)
Top 3
Richard Real 14.65
Mike Alverado 13.35
Jaime Lopez 13.25
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0594_zpse13be41f.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0594_zpse13be41f.jpg.html)
TEAM 57 members on the big fish!!!
Mike Alverado 13.35
Rob Prim 10.30
Taper Steve 10.35
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/Irvine_Lake/GEDC0595_zps5f3db375.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/user/Irvine_Lake/media/GEDC0595_zps5f3db375.jpg.html)
Blind Bogie Winners!
Luigi Moreno
Nathan Rotio
Ben Hinojosa
Travis Donahue
Derek Ingle
Mark Leach
Veronica Anderson
Rob Hamilton
Mike Alverado
Once again we would like to thank you all for coming out and participating. What a day it was as you can see from the pictures. Tomorrow is day two of the MLK Trophy Trout Tournament. Tomorrow we will announce 10 more big fish winners and blind bogie winners. More importantly we will know who moves on to the Masters Tournament.
Regards,
Jimmy