Lake Chabot(oak.) Sun. 1/23

Thinking of hitting Chabot since I'll be in the Berkeley area on Sat.
Hope to launch at approx. 8:30a
Company welcome! ch69

Also any intel on the lake would be appreciated as I've never launched/fished there before

If you're trolling, I had the most luck while trolling gold KastMasters in the Half Moon Bay area. Everywhere else is just hit-and-miss. The ppl at the marina would be able to tell you where it is on the map. Good luck.

ernest

Lake Chabot is HOT right now for chartreuse powerbait and night crawlers. I was there the other afternoon and a bankee got a 8lb3oz rainbow off a nightcrawler with a marshmallow...Dont forget the skittles!!! Maybe Ill see ya there Tony! 

Thanks guys, I'll have to pick up some P-bait, the stuff I have is about 20 yrs old!
MBP - hope to see you out there!

Dont forget to keep your yak clean and dry for inspection! Oh and dont forget your wheels, its no fun without them 

OK, i'll wipe it down inside and out before I arrive.
Any other tips?

Never fished it before...........you should go, fishit, work out the kinks, and then give me pointers .  Good luck out there brother

I was just there less than 2 weeks ago. Caught a 18" trout (I'm not good at guestimating fish weight) on Berkeley power worm flourescent green. There is an island near the marina. Try to fish and go around it first. That's where I caught mine. Kayak cart is a must. It's a short hike from the parking lot. Make sure your yak is dry, although they didn't even bother to inspect mine. They only looked at the previous inspection paper. There was a guy who caught a big trout in half moon bay area before the dam. It's a small reservoir. You can paddle around the whole lake without breaking a sweat. Good luck!!

Silver spoons i.e. kastmasters if it's sunny, gold spoons when cloudy or overcast. Rapala SR-5s or J5/J7 firetiger or ones with some chartreuse in them. My $0.2 They planted some toads up there on Wed.

I was there 2 days ago with a buddy on a rental boat. Caught one casting out a gold kastmaster near coots landing near where they plant fish, and got one other trolling a j7 firetiger. two other boats came in at the same time and had the best luck with the j7 firetiger as well, one being about 8 lbs... good luck!

roger

I've been dying to try my luck at Lake Chabot for a long time.  Funny part is that Lake Chabot is just on the other side of the hill from my house. I'm planning to hit the lake tomorrow, never been a lake fisherman before but I am willing to try something different other then ocean fishing.

IslandYak