Went fishing today with my good friend Suki. He has fished Irvine before but its been some time. I was the guide today. Once we got on the boat and our first stop was along the West shore. Droped anchors and set up with inflated N/C and power bait. Suki got bit right away on the N/C and landed a nice 3 pounder. Sweet. Guide trip going great so far. Waited for a while had farmed a few bites and it seemed that the bite died off about 8 thirtyish.
I decide to play a hunch and try an area that was productive for me last year in the Flats. There were a few boats around but none of them close to my spot. Anchored down and threw out Gulp Chunkie Chart. and Rainbow Turbo Powerbait. Got hit in a few min. and the fishing was on. Suki landed a nice 3 lbs. This trout fought great and had shoulders. I was hoping this was going to get good as this was a really nice class of trout. Sure enough, I got hit and I set the hook and landed a nice 3 lbs trout too. This was getting better by the min. We ended of with our limits at this spot. All the trout were in the 2 to 3 1/2 range with shoulders. All these trout hit our bait like a freight train. I guess these trout have been feeding on the shad and they are stong and beefy. I got the hit of the day. It was a flash back from last year when I was fishing the spot with Mitz. Mitz tells me I got a bite and next thing I know my rod and reel are going over board. This happened again today. A nice trout that was 3 1/2 or so hit my bait and my rod & reel was going over board. I jumped up to grab my rod and I fell down and got a nice strawberry on my knee. Bleeding and all. I did not take my eyes off my $$$$ rod & reel and reached out and grabed it and set the hook. Man did my knee hurt but I got that rod & reel steeling trout in the net & on the boat. I was stoked
You have to watch out for these rod & reel steeling trout at the lake They are in there waiting for you to be not paying attention. Bam next thing you know your stuff is gone. Don't laugh. It could happen to you.
Thanks for reading. It was a really nice day at the lake on the water. If you get the chance get out and get some.