When does the "season" start?

I have a outdoor writer buddy in San Diego that wants to do an article on kayak sturgeon fishing and I would like to look at tide tables and give him some open windows to think about coming up.

MolBasser

Hi MolBasser,

You can catch them year round but the best time is from November through March.

Sailfish

You already read the reports from Sean, Dan, & Jody so I won't need to "bore" you with mine.  Only want to add more pictures from this "wonderful" trip.

We met Sean at the bait shop close to South end of the lake:


Jody finally caught this "jumping" bass when we went ashore to stretch our legs after the whole morning paddling:


My very first striper caught from the kayak!


Jody first striper:


Dan got his first one for the afternoon:


Thank you all your guys for the suggestions/tips, we defenitely had a great time fishing at this lake!!!

Thank you all for the tips.  We'll give it a try.  Even if I don't catch any fish, I'll take lots of pictures to include in my report.   

Buy your miinows down here and use a air pump in a 5 gallon bucket to keep them alive.  Buy a good air pump $35 to 50. Jumbo minnows.  There is a bait shop near Clear Lake (Lakeport) that has bester bait than the one at Mendo.

Ken kickfish

Hi kickfish,

Thank you for the tip, but I don't know the Clear Lake area either.  I'll check with Jody and work-out a plan for tomorrow.

Sailfish

Baitshop is on the way to South Launch.It opens at 8:oo and has what you need LIVE JUMBO MINNOWS.Read the section on Mendo(opening NCKA page)written by:Sean-The Master.If you are launching from S.Launch you will pass the shop,then only minutes to lake.The Lake Mendo exit off 101 takes you straight to the S.launch,a few turns(follow signs-easy)

Thank you for your info. & suggestions.  Jody & I are not familiar with this lake as this's the first trip here for both of us.  We would appreciate any pointers as where to fish as this is a big lake.

Sonny

Hi Jody,

Do you know where to get live baits?  I checked Yahoo Yellow Page in Ukia and found only 1 place: Ron's Grocery & Tackle but when I called the number listed it's no longer in service.

Sonny

Sailfish -

The O'Neil Fore Bay is next to San Luis Reservior just off of highway 152 west of highway 5. The Mediieros area is a good kayak launch site. Check out Mooch's photos of his stripers from last week. The stripers can get much bigger with some in the 50# class. I have fished there a few times with mixed results. The wind can be really bad so check the reports. Good luck!

Scott

Thank you for your information.

Sonny