RVing spots

[FISHISH]

Hi,
My Family is planning yet another RV trip in June. We are looking for spots anywhere really, but I was hoping we could go to the sierras although I swear, every single rv park in the sierras was pretty much booked out already. Found a couple of nice spots at Cachuma but wanna explore other possible lakes before reserving spots. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[etucker1959]

Hi,
My Family is planning yet another RV trip in June. We are looking for spots anywhere really, but I was hoping we could go to the sierras although I swear, every single rv park in the sierras was pretty much booked out already. Found a couple of nice spots at Cachuma but wanna explore other possible lakes before reserving spots. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I love Cachuma lake! However, your fishing opportunity's this time of the year will be on Bass and Crappie. You probably need a boat to catch those and their not cheap at that lake. (they start at $95 dollars) It would be a great lake during trout season and you can catch them pretty good from shore that time of the year! (next year) Seriously Lake Isabella might be your best choice, even if you just have to pull it up to the shore and deal with it!

[909er]

There's alot of "walk in" ( fully accessible simply non reserveable) sites in the sierras. all along the lower Owens each campground has a few. might be worth a shot.

if I wasn't retarded I could figure out how upload the pic of the list a ranger gave me of these from pleasant valley to Diaz lake and all the spots in between. I'm sure the all knowing Google has this.

[tacklejunkie]

Take that sucker boondocking up some crazy Oregonian coastal rivers away from RV parks.

[FISHISH]

Take that sucker boondocking up some crazy Oregonian coastal rivers away from RV parks.

Yeah, maybe later. Without the family and kids. Also bringing along a friend’s family who will be camping for the first time ever (if you can call RVing camping) . Wouldn’t want them to have a bad experience and never head out again do you? :Wink: Gonna take em fishing and maybe they will love the outdoors! Other than that, boondocking/backcountry camping in the Oregonian or Alaska coast is a dream of mine!

[FISHISH]

I love Cachuma lake! However, your fishing opportunity's this time of the year will be on Bass and Crappie. You probably need a boat to catch those and their not cheap at that lake. (they start at $95 dollars) It would be a great lake during trout season and you can catch them pretty good from shore that time of the year! (next year) Seriously Lake Isabella might be your best choice, even if you just have to pull it up to the shore and deal with it!

Thanks to your recommendation, now our choices are Isabella and Cachuma. I am worried about is whether the crappie bite will still be good in June. (June 13 to June 18 to be exact) Also, I am confused by what you mean by "However, not now but maybe next year" the first time I asked about an RV spot in my Lopez lake report.

[etucker1959]

Thanks to your recommendation, now our choices are Isabella and Cachuma. I am worried about is whether the crappie bite will still be good in June. (June 13 to June 18 to be exact) Also, I am confused by what you mean by "However, not now but maybe next year" the first time I asked about an RV spot in my Lopez lake report.

Last year the Crappie at Cachuma bit all through the summer. I wouldn't worry about them not biting if you have a boat! Lake Isabella is a lot of things all wrapped into one lake. So fishing it makes a lot of sense. However, it might not be your perfect RV hook up deal you're looking for! So temper your expectations and see what you can come up with.

[FISHISH]

Last year the Crappie at Cachuma bit all through the summer. I wouldn't worry about them not biting if you have a boat! Lake Isabella is a lot of things all wrapped into one lake. So fishing it makes a lot of sense. However, it might not be your perfect RV hook up deal you're looking for! So temper your expectations and see what you can come up with.

So it’s confirmed we are going to Cachuma. We will be renting a boat 2 out for the 4 days we’re there. Is the crappie bite good all summer or only in spring? Will the crappie still be schooling? And where do I fish it?

[etucker1959]

So it’s confirmed we are going to Cachuma. We will be renting a boat 2 out for the 4 days we’re there. Is the crappie bite good all summer or only in spring? Will the crappie still be schooling? And where do I fish it?

Last year they bit all summer. 2 ways to catch those things, troll for them around Jack Rabbit island. Or fish Mini Jigs in the shallow brush. The people at the lake tackle store are pretty well informed about what's biting and where. Their not like the Internet and are afraid to tell you where the fish are biting. I do have the hot Mini jig rig, but it can only be purchased in Brea CA!

[FISHISH]

Last year they bit all summer. 2 ways to catch those things, troll for them around Jack Rabbit island. Or fish Mini Jigs in the shallow brush. The people at the lake tackle store are pretty well informed about what's biting and where. Their not like the Internet and are afraid to tell you where the fish are biting. I do have the hot Mini jig rig, but it can only be purchased in Brea CA!

hot Mini jig rig? What's that? Also, how do you troll? minnows aren't allowed, right? How do you decide between trolling and mini jigging?

[etucker1959]

hot Mini jig rig? What's that? Also, how do you troll? minnows aren't allowed, right? How do you decide between trolling and mini jigging?

No Minnows! How to troll for Crappie, crash course 101! You do know all the Crappie snobs are saying, "don't just tell him" make him figure it out over 20 years of trial and error! lol You know what would probably be very helpful is, if you were to buy a map of Lake Cachuma! They make one of those really good for about $8 bucks! You can buy them at your better tackle stores. Or just go to Bob's tackle in Norwalk. (he has them for sure) It will show you where Jack Rabbit Island is! Don't be afraid to watch other people when they troll for Crappies. (notice their trolling pattern and copy it) If you really want to cheat, find the pretty Bass boat that guide there. (watch what he does) Remember they almost have a zero tolerance for private boats there! So any private boats on the lake are going to be run by people who know what their doing!

How to troll for Crappies for Dummy's.

Use either 4-6 pound test. (if your worried about losing too many lures, use 6 pound) You do know what to do if you get a snag right? Go behind it and pull! Now you need 2 kinds of lures. Deep divers on their own, like Flicka shads that you can purchase at Walmart cheap! Or small sinking minnow lures like Rapalas or Lucky craft lures if your wallet is fat! Rapalas are priced in the middle. Walmart Flicka shads are $3.99 and Lucky craft lures are $12.99. Bob's tackle does have good small trolling minnow lures for sale. I like the colors of Black or Blue for trolling for Crappies!

How to troll for them.

Slow as the motor can go is the correct speed. We got 15 bites using their boats with their motors, so I know they go slow enough to troll. Where and how to troll them. Remember the closer you are to shore the shallower you are, so the Flicka shads don't need any weight pretty close to the bank. The further you get off the bank in open water, you need weight on your lines to get the lures down to the Crappies. Racer X figured a simple way to do that. Buy 3/8 ounce rubber core sinkers and put them 3 1/3 feet up from lure. Let a fair amount of line out and you're good to go in deeper water when trolling. That's all you need to know besides finding a good trolling pattern. The guides used a rectangle pattern from the shore opposite of the North tip of Rabbit Island. They went down that shore past the point and cut over to the other shore on the opposite bank. Ran down it back to Jack Rabbit Island and cut back across and repeated the pattern. I did a circle you know what? I went down a 1/4 of the way down the face of Jack Rabbit Island and did circles in the deep water. We started hooking so many Crappies the guide boat and friends came into our pattern!

Now if their no longer in the deeper water, you are going to have to Mini Jig them up. Once again take your map out and have the nice people at the boat rental mark on your map, where to start looking for them! Here is the best Crappie Jig I found and it's only sold at Fishermen s Access in Brea. It's called Collin's Micro Minnows. You want the solid white glow in the dark color. The Minnows and the jig heads are sold separately, but they have them both there. Have Jake who works there rig them up for you. You also want to put a white Crappie Niblet on there with a large Meal worm too! Fish it on 2 pound test and if you find a school of them, you won't be able to keep them off of your hooks! Good Luck and the rest is up to you to find them!

[FISHISH]

No Minnows! How to troll for Crappie, crash course 101! You do know all the Crappie snobs are saying, "don't just tell him" make him figure it out over 20 years of trial and error! lol You know what would probably be very helpful is, if you buy a map! They make one of those really good for for about $8 bucks! You can buy them at your better tackle stores. Or just go to Bob's tackle in Norwalk. (he has them for sure) It will show you where Jack Rabbit Island is! Don't be afraid to watch other people when they troll for Crappies. (notice their trolling pattern and copy it) If you really want to cheat, find the pretty Bass boat that the guide uses! (watch what he does) Remember they almost have a zero tolerance for private boats there! So any private boats on the lake are going to be run by people who know what their doing!

How to troll for Crappies for Dummy's.

Use either 4-6 pound test. (if your worried about losing too many lures, use 6 pound) You do know what to do if you get a snag right? Go behind it and pull! Now you need 2 kinds of lures. Deep divers on their own, like Flicka shads that you can purchase at Walmart cheap! Or small sinking minnow lures like Rapalas or Lucky craft lures if your wallet is fat! Rapalas are priced in the middle. Walmart Flicka shads are $3.99 and Lucky craft lures are $12.99. Bob's tackle does have good small trolling minnow lures for sale. I like the colors of Black or Blue for trolling for Crappies!

How to troll them.

Slow as the motor can go is the correct speed. We got 15 bites with their motors, so I know they go slow enough to troll. Where and how to troll them. Remember the closer you are to shore your shallower, so the Flicka shads don't need any weight pretty close to the bank. The further you get off the bank in open water, you need weight. Racer X figured a simple way to do this one. Buy 3/8 ounce rubber core sinkers and put them 3 1/3 feet up from lure. Let a fair amount of line out and you're good to go in deeper water when trolling. That's all you need to know besides finding a good trolling pattern. The guides used a rectangle from the shore opposite of the North tip of Rabbit Island. They went down that shore past the point and cut over to the other shore on the opposite bank. Ran down it to Jack Rabbit Island and cut back across and repeated the pattern. I did a circle you know what? I went down a 1/4 of the way down the face of Jack Rabbit Island and did circles in the deep water. We started hooking so many Crappies the guide boat and friends came into our pattern!

Thank you so much! I am worried about line twists though, I sorta tried to troll at Lopez, but I got severe line twists. Also, assuming you rented a boat, which one did you get? And do you use ultra-light rods?

[etucker1959]

Thank you so much! I am worried about line twists though, I sorta tried to troll at Lopez, but I got severe line twists. Also, assuming you rented a boat, which one did you get? And do you use ultra-light rods?

The Minnow lures should not twist your line. Trout lures that wobble are the notorious line twisters, so you should be okay. We got the next bigger boat up from the bottom. It's nice and big and should handle 3 or more people easily! Don't be afraid to talk to your neighboring campers! One of them might know exactly where the fish are and you could just follow them!

[FISHISH]

No Minnows! How to troll for Crappie, crash course 101! You do know all the Crappie snobs are saying, "don't just tell him" make him figure it out over 20 years of trial and error! lol You know what would probably be very helpful is, if you were to buy a map of Lake Cachuma! They make one of those really good for about $8 bucks! You can buy them at your better tackle stores. Or just go to Bob's tackle in Norwalk. (he has them for sure) It will show you where Jack Rabbit Island is! Don't be afraid to watch other people when they troll for Crappies. (notice their trolling pattern and copy it) If you really want to cheat, find the pretty Bass boat that guide there. (watch what he does) Remember they almost have a zero tolerance for private boats there! So any private boats on the lake are going to be run by people who know what their doing!

How to troll for Crappies for Dummy's.

Use either 4-6 pound test. (if your worried about losing too many lures, use 6 pound) You do know what to do if you get a snag right? Go behind it and pull! Now you need 2 kinds of lures. Deep divers on their own, like Flicka shads that you can purchase at Walmart cheap! Or small sinking minnow lures like Rapalas or Lucky craft lures if your wallet is fat! Rapalas are priced in the middle. Walmart Flicka shads are $3.99 and Lucky craft lures are $12.99. Bob's tackle does have good small trolling minnow lures for sale. I like the colors of Black or Blue for trolling for Crappies!

How to troll for them.

Slow as the motor can go is the correct speed. We got 15 bites using their boats with their motors, so I know they go slow enough to troll. Where and how to troll them. Remember the closer you are to shore the shallower you are, so the Flicka shads don't need any weight pretty close to the bank. The further you get off the bank in open water, you need weight on your lines to get the lures down to the Crappies. Racer X figured a simple way to do that. Buy 3/8 ounce rubber core sinkers and put them 3 1/3 feet up from lure. Let a fair amount of line out and you're good to go in deeper water when trolling. That's all you need to know besides finding a good trolling pattern. The guides used a rectangle pattern from the shore opposite of the North tip of Rabbit Island. They went down that shore past the point and cut over to the other shore on the opposite bank. Ran down it back to Jack Rabbit Island and cut back across and repeated the pattern. I did a circle you know what? I went down a 1/4 of the way down the face of Jack Rabbit Island and did circles in the deep water. We started hooking so many Crappies the guide boat and friends came into our pattern!

Now if their no longer in the deeper water, you are going to have to Mini Jig them up. Once again take your map out and have the nice people at the boat rental mark on your map, where to start looking for them! Here is the best Crappie Jig I found and it's only sold at Fishermen s Access in Brea. It's called Collin's Micro Minnows. You want the solid white glow in the dark color. The Minnows and the jig heads are sold separately, but they have them both there. Have Jake who works there rig them up for you. You also want to put a white Crappie Niblet on there with a large Meal worm too! Fish it on 2 pound test and if you find a school of them, you won't be able to keep them off of your hooks! Good Luck and the rest is up to you to find them!

Do you mean flicker shad?

[etucker1959]

Do you mean flicker shad?

That sounds about right. They have a big bill and they usually come in 2 colors. (Black and a green fire tiger color) If they look like that, that's probably them! Lol

[FISHISH]

That sounds about right. They have a big bill and they usually come in 2 colors. (Black and a green fire tiger color) If they look like that, that's probably them! Lol

Here's a picture I found on the Walmart online store5317853178

[Althea Hamby]

I was also going to ask the same thing. What's a Mini jig rig?

[etucker1959]

Here's a picture I found on the Walmart online store5317853178

That's them, Buuuuttttt the price?????? I bought some for $3.99, so I don't know what to tell you about that price. For that price, I would get the small Lucky Craft Minnows at Bob's Tackle in Norwalk. The Flicka shads are a maybe bait, but the Lucky crafts Minnows are a for sure baits!

[etucker1959]

I was also going to ask the same thing. What's a Mini jig rig?

A Mini jig rig is any plastic small tube lure on a leadhead. You should put a Crappie Niblet on it and a large meal worm. Usually fished from shore under a bobber, but in a boat usually no bobber. The choice on the tube is tremendous, but everyone usually has their favorites.

[FISHISH]

That's them, Buuuuttttt the price?????? I bought some for $3.99, so I don't know what to tell you about that price. For that price, I would get the small Lucky Craft Minnows at Bob's Tackle in Norwalk. The Flicka shads are a maybe bait, but the Lucky crafts Minnows are a for sure baits!

Lol the reason why I had to run it through you is the price! You said they were 4 bucks but the website said they were 13! Might as well get some Lucky craft minnows.

[etucker1959]

Lol the reason why I had to run it through you is the price! You said they were 3 bucks but the website said they were 13! Might as well get some Lucky craft minnows.

Here is novel concept that many of us have lost site of in recent years. Go on a treasure hunt in person to several Walmarts and buy them in person for $3.99! Lol I've done that several times in recent weeks and it works every time! It does help I have 3 Walmarts on Imperial Hwy in a 7 mile stretch!

[FISHISH]

Here is novel concept that many of us have lost site of in recent years. Go on a treasure hunt in person to several Walmarts and buy them in person for $3.99! Lol I've done that several times in recent weeks and it works every time! It does help I have 3 Walmarts on Imperial Hwy in a 7 mile stretch!

Haha maybe that’s the problem, everything I buy from Walmart is online!

[feednfish]

Check out Four Jeffery's up by Lake Sabrina just outside of Bishop. There are other campgrounds up there to. No hook ups but they should have spots open. Good luck.

[feednfish]

Check up around the Kern River too

[FISHISH]

Here is novel concept that many of us have lost site of in recent years. Go on a treasure hunt in person to several Walmarts and buy them in person for $3.99! Lol I've done that several times in recent weeks and it works every time! It does help I have 3 Walmarts on Imperial Hwy in a 7 mile stretch!

What colors? I plan on trolling 4 rods. And I assume for crappie you use the smallest size right?

[etucker1959]

What colors? I plan on trolling 4 rods. And I assume for crappie you use the smallest size right?

4 rods??????? Good Luck with that! Lol For Crappies I like Black or Blue colored Minnows, but you could use Green too. Smaller the better when it comes to lure size of the Minnow type lures.

[FISHISH]

4 rods??????? Good Luck with that! Lol For Crappies I like Black or Blue colored Minnows, but you could use Green too. Smaller the better when it comes to lure size of the Minnow type lures.

I'm fishing with another family in 1 boat! gotta use at least 4 rods (I guess I have to use planner boards. I did get a good deal on a couple though). Anyways, what do you mean by minnow lures? Are those the ones you troll with or cast with? As for the flicka shad/other crankbait, what colors do I buy? The flicka shads I see are about 1 and a half inches (the website says 4 cm) Are those the size assuming the "smaller the better" rule?

Thanks.

[etucker1959]

I'm fishing with another family in 1 boat! gotta use at least 4 rods (I guess I have to use planner boards. I did get a good deal on a couple though). Anyways, what do you mean by minnow lures? Are those the ones you troll with or cast with? As for the flicka shad/other crankbait, what colors do I buy? The flicka shads I see are about 1 and a half inches (the website says 4 cm) Are those the size assuming the "smaller the better" rule?

Thanks.

A Minnow lure is a simple definition. It's any hard body lure in the shape of a Minnow! (use a Rapala lure as a guide) Smaller is always better for Crappies in the way of a hard body lure. As for colors, Black, Blue and Green in that order. Fishing 4 people, you might want to ditch the trolling all together and go with the Mini Jigs deal.

[FISHISH]

A Minnow lure is a simple definition. It's any hard body lure in the shape of a Minnow! (use a Rapala lure as a guide) Smaller is always better for Crappies in the way of a hard body lure. As for colors, Black, Blue and Green in that order. Fishing 4 people, you might want to ditch the trolling all together and go with the Mini Jigs deal.


A Minnow lure is a simple definition. It's any hard body lure in the shape of a Minnow! (use a Rapala lure as a guide) Smaller is always better for Crappies in the way of a hard body lure. As for colors, Black, Blue and Green in that order. Fishing 4 people, you might want to ditch the trolling all together and go with the Mini Jigs deal.

Ok, let me know if I get this right. The trolling lures I should use are the smallest ones, and I should use the
Countdown (sinking) Rapala:5318653188
Flicker Shad:53187
As for colors, both of these lures have a shad color (black top and white) and a Firetiger color (green/lime with black stripes color) but the Flicker shad also has a blue color.

[FISHISH]

any other lures you recommend for trolling crappie?

[WARRIORMIKE]

Hey FISHISH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. Dude, I though I talked too much. You're on another F.U.C.K.I.N.G. level dude. I ain't no squeaky wheel, but I’ve been meaning to tell you for quite some time now. Dude, like, just SHUT THE F.U.C.K. UP! You’re like the biggest douchebag on this website dude. So, if this is my last post, let it be, however, before I go, I just want to say F.U.C.K. you dude! You're a piece of **** human being. You got something to say to me? You know what's up. Who the F.U.C.K. do you think you were any way? F.U.C.K. you, F.U.C.K. your Amazon homies, and F.U.C.K. that fool you sent to check car handles. Watch yourself, you understand! This state is big, but it ain't that big! Whack A.S.S. fool! F.U.C.K. YOU, F.U.C.K. NATURALLEFTY, F.U.C.K. MIKEWARRIOR, **** CRAPPIEMIKE, AND **** DARKSHADOW, AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO HAS **** TO SAY ABOUT ME! Get a ******* life! Catch a bluegill or a crappie or something. I don't know.

Are you ok? I don't have amazon homies. I wish I did though, could be cool. Anyways, if you need help let me know, hopefully we can talk about it.

[DarkShadow]

I don't have amazon homies. I wish I did though, could be cool.

I'm confused at what Amazon homies he's referring to.

These guys?

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Or these guys?

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I could get free Prime or a hot tip on a peacock bass bite.

[Panshot]

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I could get free Prime or a hot tip on a peacock bass bite.

I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be trusting THAT guy to guide me on a trip.

I mean there you are, casting your line, next thing you know there is THWACK on your head and you end up, well......

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[DarkShadow]

I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be trusting THAT guy to guide me on a trip.

I mean there you are, casting your line, next thing you know there is THWACK on your head and you end up, well......

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