I'm getting over the cold still, but I was wondering if anyone interested...!?

so I worked late & finished the work that Jim told me to finish!!!    & the Monday looks great in Tomales bay, so I'm gonna give another try...  Hopefully, Halibut sashimi!!!
Anyone!?

I have to visit my girl friend's brother cuz he just had a baby on 10th (major GAF).  He lives in Valley Springs where very close to New Hogan Res.  It's famous for stocked striper like Mendo, so I'm thinking about good practice for BAM III.
I probably have my girl friend or her brother w/ me, but any companies welcome (more GAF).
PM me for my cell or I'll carry my VHF. so Ch 69.

Inseine Jim & I have been so busy, but the weather here has been super nice, so we have to go out...  I was hoping to hear good Hali reports, but not near by, so we gonna try Fort Ross on 1st light for upgrading my Rockfish & Ling, & possible Abing too.  Anyone interested PM me or catch you up there w/ Ch 69!

Ok, this is a two day report & my girlfriend told me that it’s good for my English.  So it’s kinda long, so please be patient with me…
I took days off (don’t worry about my work, Mooch & Bill) to gain some GAF & AOTY pts.  I decided to take my girl to go camping & yak fishing in the lake because she was begging me about it for awhile (but not ocean yet), and this week was her only week off from school.  I was also getting tired of getting blown in Bodega (but of course the day that I decided to go away from here, then the best kayak fishing day came), so I went to stay in Davis.
I was gonna give trout fishing in Lake Solano another try (the last few times I got skunked), but Davis was getting pretty hot for me, so we decided to go to the North end of Lake Berryessa because it’s a little cooler up there.
We picked up some stuff & lunch then drive up to Berryessa.  It was sunny out but we noticed some wind.  We got to the Putah Creek Resort early in afternoon & got a nice camping spot right away because no one was there (weekday treat).  We put up the tent, had some lunch, and got into the water around 2pm.  The sun was still up pretty high, but there was slight breeze.
We went out to main water & the wind started picking up.  And PBs started showing up, so we decided to stay in the cove to avoid the wind & PBs.  I was trolling minnow to catch some trout/salmon, and as soon as we got into mouth of the cove my pole went down.  I picked up a nice LMB.  My girlfriend was getting pretty excited & started casting plastics out.  I got myself situated & dropped a worm down and right away I got a big hit!!!  I thought “AOTY”!  He was very heavy & I only had a 6 pound test… so I took my time & slowly brought him up.  It came next to my boat & I saw him, it was a big cat.  When it hit I was so sure that a bass, but I guess I wasn’t that lucky…
We fished around the cove for awhile.  My girlfriend was getting hit but the wind was pushing her around, so she couldn’t really fish much.  She was getting frustrated especially when I was picking up a few fish.  I tried to stay around her, but you know me I can’t paddle.  We were going all over the place trying to catching up to each other.  I told her to we should move to other side of the lake because the wind was coming from there.  I thought if we were on the other side we would be protected by the hills.  She wanna give a few more cast, so I let her, but the wind pushed her to the end of the cove right away again.  I looked behind her & saw the deer come down by the water.  I told her to slowly look back, but she told me she can’t look back because of the wind & she would flip over.  When we were arguing, the Fawns (baby deer) came out of the bush to follow their mother.  I just took a quick picture and that interested her enough to finally make her look back then she saw it & said “ohhh…”
We moved to the other side but there wasn’t much of cove there & PBs were everywhere.  I picked up some more bass, but she was having a hard time fighting with wake & wind. We paddled some more to look for some coves & finally got into decent size cove.  However, now her legs were burning…  Before we left, I helped her put on sunscreen (of course that’s my favorite GAF job) & she had been reapplying it through out the day.  It’s SPF 50 & it was for babies, but she was really getting burned (yes she is a very white).  So we decided to land the kayak & put our feet in the water to fish.  We fished there for awhile & both picked up some baby bass, but nothing big so decided to paddle back & fish back.  She picked up a nice Black Crappie at the mouth of the cove.  She was very excited; her 1st BC did the pose again!
We paddled back against wind & it took awhile, but we made it back to the campsite cove.  I was trolling minnow and ended up picking up a nice SMB for AOTY.
Her sunburn was pretty bad, so we took some pictures.  I was worried that she needed medical attention, but drugged her with Advil & put her to sleep.  I cooked the fresh BC and ate it myself cuz she doesn’t like fish, but it was very good!
I woke up early the next morning & went for a paddle before breakfast.  Nice & cool but not too cold, not much wind & of course no PBs.  I kinda felt bad that I left her at camp by herself in these nice conditions.  I lost some fish & only got one nice SMB.  She called me & asked me about the catfish that we left on the stringer in the water by our campsite.  She found the stringer but the clip was open & the catfish was gone.  I was pulling the cat all day on my boat but never came out.  Strangest thing…
Even thought her sunburn was still pretty bad, but she still wanna fish some more (that’s my girl).  She wore my waders to avoid UV & we fished around the campsite.  Fish were jumping around, but we only got nibbled by blue gills.  We’re getting tire of our bait stolen, so we decided to call it for the day.  I let her lay down then I cleaned up the camp, and we left around 3pm.  The nice thing about the campsite was that check out was at 4pm.
Despite fact that she got sunburned, we had a great time kayak fishing & camping, and more importantly I earn some good GAF & 20 more pts for AOTY!!!  We gotta do this more often (if Jim let me), but next time some company will help!

After long debate w/ Brian for last couple of days about the winds & swell.  The forecast was saying 15-25ft wind, but I couldn't wait any longer, so I decided to go anyways since I don't have this weekend off (I'm actually working!).  I heard some guys gonna be at Ocean cove but, my buddy, Jason, call me & he's gonna go to Fort Ross, so I told him I'm gonna meet up w/ him at 1st light, but I couldn't sleep well so got up 4 in the morning & started driving.  It was still pitch dark & I thought I left too early, but I saw Jason getting gas at Jenner's Gas station, so just fallowed him. 
We got there before Sun up, but there were some light up already.  Ocean was dead calm & no freaking wind (whatever to NOAA swell forecast)...  Some cars there but we didn't see anyone.  We geared up & park the car walked down the killer hill & went into the water.  Whata easy launch!!!
We started paddle out & seeing lots of bait then I saw some big "boils"!  We fish around there & the boil getting closer & closer, and I started seeing their fins & lots of them.  I thought they're Blues, but we're catching ok size Blacks & Yellow tails.


The boil getting so crazy they're jumping out of the water.  I've never seening like this.


They weren't typical Blue boil.  They were bunch of Yellow tails!!!

My buddy Jason picked up some nice Yellows (they're good eating)!
We fish for while & getting close to limit but no Lings, so I decide to go near shore to try some Lings & Cab.  & I picked up nice Black & Cab.
I got ten rocks but no Ling & I really needed to go pee (no, I'm not gonna pee on dry wet suits)...  I guess I gotta get to work too, so we left around 10am.  No Lings all day for both of us & I don't know why... 
The landing was pretty easy & I checked my fish but I only had 8 fish...  I didn't know if I counted wrong or they jumped out, but since I had my big Cab & Black, so I didn't care much...
It was nice opening day at Fort Ross again!!!

So I've been stuck in Davis over month now... but I guess not much going on in our ocean (Bodega Bay), so it's ok then.
I used my unpredictable work schedule (7 days a week but unknown hours) to hit the lake over this past month...
Today I even took my gf to the lake (non-yak fish & I need a tendon kayak) & of course she kick my butt!  She caught 1st & biggest fish of the day.  Total of 4 fish.  Me, only one... my excuse is I was her personal deckhand.  She had a blast & I got GAF account up (I hope).
And here are some pics.


Her first Bass!


Taste Test!?


She got her casting down, but not wiggly warms yet...


Catch of the day!