Trouter925:
Fished out on the San Joaquin on Sunday. Caught 7 stripers in about 4 hours in the morning. All were undersized with exception of maybe one. They were particularly feisty and I thought all were larger fish until I saw them. A couple of larger followers when fish were on. One close encounter with a sea lion while fish was on. Swooped fish into kayak and let if flop about until I thought coast was clear. All fish caught on the riprap where drop off to deep water was quick. I didn't catch any fish in the shallows. The fish didn't care for a steady retrieve. All came on pause between strips on erratic retrieve.
Out going tide and the current wasn't very strong current. Water temp was about 63F. Nice morning out. A little breeze but not enough to mess with casting, just enough to cool off.
DancesWithHooks:
I can't think of a fish that is more fun to catch on a flyrod ...
The first one I caught was almost as big as the fly, probably about 9" long, and I thought it was at least three times that...
Anything bigger than 5 lbs and you get a free tow ... strong fish, and a hoot to catch. Awesome!
SpeedyStein:
Nice! Where did you launch from there?
pindo124:
I don't recognize the spot in the photo but I hit the SJ either from Pirate's Lair or Eddo's. Bill
DavidMel:
Me too. I want to spot burn. Tell me where you launched, the time, temperature and how you fished and where you caught them. :smt044