sevenout
01-27-2014, 03:34 PM
Being a bass guy 'jonesing" for some fishing action, I finally found a Monday to fish without those angler menacing Santa Ana's making their presence known. So my buddy and I hit up Irvine and go basic by leaving my boat at home and just do some shore fishing. Arrived at 0630, drove to a spot on the "Famed West Shore". Amazed to see the shrinkage! Lake looked more like a gravel pit than what I have been used to seeing. Had all of the artilliary out (PB/NC/ powermouse), casted short, medium and far and adjusted leader lengths, but it was to no avail. My partner did hook up 2 pounder but "operator error" allowed the fish to swim free courtesy of a bad hook tie. That was it! Nothing else. No taps, hits or ghost strikes. Even the Comorants were coming up empty. A couple of other groups fishing closer to the original boat ramp scratched out one or two, but overall, a pretty dismal day from what I saw and experienced. I guess I'll go back to my local lake (Prado), where I know I won't catch any trout, but at least it's much closer and cheaper. Can't wait for the spawn to start!