I’m going to bbq a Tri-Tip for the potluck. Get your helping quickly before Brian and Ron get to it or their may not be any left!

true! 

daaaaang, thats some serious wind!

Sooo, we went to Berryessa this weekend. I tried to keep up with my brother in the kayaks Now I'm downing Ibuprofen like PEZ  We Caught chinook salmon, koke's, rainbow trout, bass, crappie, even a BIG pike minnow on a whopper plopper. The wind tried to keep us away but we got in to them! 5 kings in 2 days on koke setups!!!! I might have to get a site there for next year, same time, same place... Steele canyon and we never left the 5mph area! I might get up to bullards for the day with y'all. Good luck and stay safe!

just bring the Ibu's to Bullards, a few in the morning, a few when you get back!

Joe, I'll have a BBQ and Grill you can throw some food on if you want.

dang, looks like a good time!  Nice catfish Al! wow!

nice hali! thanks for the detailed report - I hope you're feeling better

my son and I fished a party boat a few years ago, they would put the fish in an upside down milkcrate that was waited, and send them to the depths.  Not sure how effective it was at keeping them alive.

Great day on the water, ok day fishing

Got to the Dark Day ramp just after sunrise - packed full of kayakers (FnS I think), worked the Dark Day Bay for a bit, but it was so crowded, you could walk shore to short just stepping on kayaks.  Turned off my radio (too much chatter) and worked the shore down to Willow Creek. I've literally never seen so many kayaks at Bullards, like 5x normal and 3x the max I'd seen before.  I was marking schools in the bay, but only getting fly by's, when I left the bay, picked up a couple more schools - but didn't seem to want to play.  I was working 2 and 3 ounce waits, anywhere from 45' to 125' of line.  Got down to willow creek, surprisingly quiet, talked with another kayaker - very slow for him as well, I think we both regretted working our way down there.  I worked the opposite shore on the way back, picked up a 10" koke just before tractor cove, went in to work the cove, I saw the schools, but could not get them to play.  I've had more luck using my downrigger, but downriggers can also be a PITA in a kayak, so trying to improve my sliding weight skills.  After 8+ miles and6+ hours, pulled out and headed home.  After enjoying a nice beer with Kevin in the lot (thanks Kevin!).

Mrs. BBT and I enjoyed the koke appetizer before our dinner.  So darn good, I'm convinced that Bullards kokes are the best tasting, it may be the size? the water? I don't know, but they are soooo goooood.

Hoping to get out there again next weekend!

Looks like we have a good weather window tomorrow.  I'm thinking about heading up to Bullards again

anyone else heading up?

see ya,
Brian.