Fishing Forum

Got off work Friday and home shortly after 5am to find a note on the counter to not wake anyone up since they didn't have school. Good idea'r since I would of since I spaced it/didn't know. Thought about it for a second and woke the oldest up and said let's go. On the late side departure wise for me but one has to go with what when gets tossed their way.

Anyways feeling semi done chasing the Shad/Stripers from the previous trip I had already changed all the rods up to LMB/SMB baits/set-ups so that was the plan. Headed out and realized how behind the curve time wise I was so instead of heading to Echo for the first time this year I cut it short and launched out of Callville. I have only launched out of there maybe 2 times before and not in the last couple years. I figured what the heck it is Friday and I doubt busy so why not. I certainly like launching out of the low level ramp. Sure beats that 1/2 mile walk up the main ramp for sure!

Fishing... Not happening yet. Still too cold. I was hoping to find them starting to move up but still early. It sure was a nice day to be on the water though. Essentially zero wind and just perfect. Water temps was ~59 at the launch and ~60 once the day got going. That is off my rear transducer that is just a hair shy of a foot in the water column. The front transducer is ~2 feet down and read 1 degree less than the rear.

We "shared" the one smallie that was caught. Madi had just nodded off when I caught it. 50 feet of water and a 4" grub on a light line/sensitive spinning rod set-up. This was in the mouth of a cove right off the main lake where there was a island between the points I realllly don't care to chase bass in those depths whatsoever. Just not fun and too slow but one does what one has to do. Once hooked I could see her down there 30+ feet fighting it. That part is pretty dam cool. Madi woke to the noise I was making and took over while I dug out the net to be sure we landed the one fish for a picture.

Put +/- 50 miles on the boat. Bummer to burn that much gas up over one little SMB but how it goes. Went as far at Bonell Bay.


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Took the boat down to BPS on Saturday to have annual oil/lube/filter changes done. I most certainly dread that chore but done and over with for the year...
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Cmon 65 degree water!!!!!!
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Julie and I launched the Skeeter from Callville I think Feb 12th. The lot was empty!

Slightly cool for T shirts/ Bluebird day, flat all day. Out through the narrows and over to Bonelli Bay then Middle Point Island and Rotary Cove.on the way in. Water temp 58°

I wanted to run some $1.99 fuel through the Yamaha to clean out the lines. She'd sat un-started for about 8 weeks. Dumped a can of SeaFoam in each tank; topped the tanks off and ran some.

We never graphed a fish( striper or bass) and caught nothing. Did see a couple sheep around MIddle Point.
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Sunday 2/15: I don't usually launch on weekends as a rule but we had been vegging Thursday and Friday and sitting around on Saturday waiting for no show house guests and were a bit antsy.

I think Julie counted 25 rigs at Callville, but only about 10 bass-boat trailers. Maybe a club tournament?

Started with a drop shot, grub rod and jig rod on deck. We stayed closer (Firebowl) and fished on the Nevada side at first (primary and secondary points). Again nothing much on the graphs...
Moved to the Arizona side and tried some steeper walls and bluff points. Water temp 60° at 10:30 and up to 62.5° by afternoon. My temp gauge is about 12" below water line and the temp got to 55/53° when we were running.

Julie suggested we go into Indian Canyon Cove. I hadn't fished there in a long time and with the water level down structure previously at + 70ft. depths is now 20 to 35ft deep and perfect for Smallmouth spawning territory; lots of crawdad terrain. There was one rig in there staked out on a secondary cove/point. I finally, late afternoon, got a follow on a 1/8th oz.Kalin's grub but he saw me and turned. About 20 to 25 ft on a deeper flat (larger secondary point). I was fishing it as a drop bait or letting it sink to the bottom then lift and drop. The follow came on a lift and drop

We gave Indian Cove a fairly though going over but stayed off the other fisherman.

To end the day we finished in Rotary Cove. Ran to the back and nothing so I pulled out to near the floating toilet. The is a peninsula there from which extends a flat point topping out in 11 ft right now. I threw the jig over the point on the far downhill side and got tapped almost immediately and rather aggressively. I did miss him though. Thinking maybe there is a school, I cast the jig again over the point out in deeper water( maybe 25 to 30 ft.). About that time Julie gets a massive line tangle as the flouro on her spinning reel springs off. Now I am on the front deck (with my baitcaster held between my legs) trying to get the tangle out of her rod and I see my line jump and move off.

Too funny but there is nothing for it. It takes a couple minutes to clear the loops and twists and rewind so she is back in business. Thinking ...well I missed the only fish of the day....I start to reel in and a 2lb smallie is mad and on the other end. Had the jig point in the roof of his mouth and the line wound behind the brush guard. He was a dark fish too.
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