China Camp 3-17-08

Off work at 0700 and headed for China Camp. Got two blocks from the house and realized I forgot the fishing rods. Armed with a couple hours of sleep, a cup of coffee and my fishing rods I’m on the water at 0930. After about an hour I get the right kind of tap and for some reason I give it a half a%& hook set and feel nothing. I take up the slack and suddenly realize my line is coming straight at me like a fright train. I reel like crazy to catch up and by now my line is going under the yak and headed in the direction of the anchor. I catch up and feel solid weight and then the sickening feeling of nothing. Sturgeon….and did I botch that one. Fished for a few more hours and C&Red three nice, fat Perch. One of which had a cool looking bite mark on both sides of its body. At about 1400 I realized I had forgotten something else, my fishing LICENSE!!! Tail between my legs I packed it in. Used host Shrimp, the LORD was out of grass. Going to do it again tomorrow, this time with my license.

Matt

Looks like you had a nice day, good luck tomarrow.

Pat R

looks like a bird beak bite.

did you see this from la paz last year?
that's not a bird bite

Go get 'em, Capt. Matt!     Thanks for the report.

Damm.....

 I almost went there today, I got a late start so I headed to montezuma instead,

 Would have had more time on the water @ china.

 Nice job getting out there.  Maybe a Good thing Mr. Dino split the scene with no License,

 I've been checked 3x this year....

good luck tommorrow matt,  march is a good time for china camp.  it seems that there are a lot of barred perch in the bay this year.
steve-i like that picture from la paz, i will be there in 2 months.

Just think, I bet if you had a nice new Avet on that beautiful Seeker stick of yours, we'd be eating sturgeon filets tonight  !!

Erin Go Bragh  !!

Nice report cap'n
I'm headed out to Montezuma myself...hope they're all over...both slough and cc

Nice report, I forget something EVERY time.

If ever... that will be a very expensive outing. I remember my uncle got busted for fishing without a license. He showed up in court with his valid fishing license but was still fined $280. 

LL

good report. i'll be out at china camp tommarow also

I have never heard of anybody getting out of that citation. Thats why the second I realized I did not have my license in my possession I packed it up and left. BTW I did not SEE a single other fishing boat out there today. literally had the area to myself.

Matt

Thanks for the PICS&port Capt. having all to yourself, hooking things that tapped and then a botched-set?
 that would have left me with an OTWSUMC(on-the-water-sickened-unstable-mental-condition) also refered to some as MADNESS!!
...too bad on havin to tuck-tail&bail (I'Dbeen DUMB&stayed) the WI$E move for sure!