paulito
11-03-2015, 12:19 PM
Hi Guys,
This is a combined report of outings to both lakes within the last two weeks of both lakes.
I haven't gone to Ralph b. Clarke park in about a decade, to fish. I went 10/30/15 at 7am to figure out the lake. I was using a Md Lt. Phenix Recon 2 rod with a Curado 200i (6.3:1). Noticeably, there were still plentiful underwater vegetation (I wish that first shallow lake with all the lilypads was deeper. Oh man how I would love a topwater frog bite off those pads!). I also noticed small sunfish/bass and numerous crawfish. I started out using a livetarget frog with no luck. Used a weightless fluke jr to try for better luck to no avail. Switched to the crawfish patter once I saw how many there were. Started out with a jackall covercraw 4", watermelon candy color, on a 5/0 screwlock hook. Switched to a z man turbo craw(has an orange belly to better match the hatch) with a 1/8oz tungsten weight pegged right atop the hook. hooked into a nice on punching through the vegetation. Lost it right after I hooked it because 1. I wasn't expecting the bite since I was talking to my brother. 2. I didnt expect to free the bass of the vegetation so easily, so I set the hook too hard. Was about to tell it was around 2lbs since it fully came out of the water. Had no other takers that day other than a large softshelled turtle that ate my craw right in front of me. I lost my tungsten weight and my hook cuz the turtle shred my 30lb braid with it's claws:Head Bang:. Saw a bass hit an insect midair as I was about to leave. I will be back with my flyrod.
Been going to Cerritos Regional lately around 5-8pm. Used a clarus medium 8'6" rod with a stradic 2500 and 20lb braid for flies and grubs. Used a phenix x-12 for the cranks, topwater, and texas rigs. No topwater takers. Dont know where all the big ones have gone. Hope they are just shy and I pray that poachers did not take them :(. I havent seen minnows in the lakes for a long time, are they still around? I know there are mosquito fish. Saw bait busting the schools of mosquito fish, so I know there are bass in there. Caught a 24in bass using a 3in grub. Nothing big worked. Also the vegetation is very close to shore, and nothing beyond it. No pictures sorry. I will keep in mind to take pictures next time for validation.
Tight lines.
This is a combined report of outings to both lakes within the last two weeks of both lakes.
I haven't gone to Ralph b. Clarke park in about a decade, to fish. I went 10/30/15 at 7am to figure out the lake. I was using a Md Lt. Phenix Recon 2 rod with a Curado 200i (6.3:1). Noticeably, there were still plentiful underwater vegetation (I wish that first shallow lake with all the lilypads was deeper. Oh man how I would love a topwater frog bite off those pads!). I also noticed small sunfish/bass and numerous crawfish. I started out using a livetarget frog with no luck. Used a weightless fluke jr to try for better luck to no avail. Switched to the crawfish patter once I saw how many there were. Started out with a jackall covercraw 4", watermelon candy color, on a 5/0 screwlock hook. Switched to a z man turbo craw(has an orange belly to better match the hatch) with a 1/8oz tungsten weight pegged right atop the hook. hooked into a nice on punching through the vegetation. Lost it right after I hooked it because 1. I wasn't expecting the bite since I was talking to my brother. 2. I didnt expect to free the bass of the vegetation so easily, so I set the hook too hard. Was about to tell it was around 2lbs since it fully came out of the water. Had no other takers that day other than a large softshelled turtle that ate my craw right in front of me. I lost my tungsten weight and my hook cuz the turtle shred my 30lb braid with it's claws:Head Bang:. Saw a bass hit an insect midair as I was about to leave. I will be back with my flyrod.
Been going to Cerritos Regional lately around 5-8pm. Used a clarus medium 8'6" rod with a stradic 2500 and 20lb braid for flies and grubs. Used a phenix x-12 for the cranks, topwater, and texas rigs. No topwater takers. Dont know where all the big ones have gone. Hope they are just shy and I pray that poachers did not take them :(. I havent seen minnows in the lakes for a long time, are they still around? I know there are mosquito fish. Saw bait busting the schools of mosquito fish, so I know there are bass in there. Caught a 24in bass using a 3in grub. Nothing big worked. Also the vegetation is very close to shore, and nothing beyond it. No pictures sorry. I will keep in mind to take pictures next time for validation.
Tight lines.